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Monday, May 11, 2026

“Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht leaves the Democratic Party over ‘acquiescence to Jew-hatred’; The justice from Allegheny County said he was no longer registered with any political party”: Abraham Gutman and Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Pittsburgh native and Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht changes party affiliation; ‘We all should awaken now to what is happening.’

J.D. Prose of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. Supreme Court Justice Wecht leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns.”

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quits Democratic Party, citing antisemitism concerns.”

Aaron Pellish of Politico reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns; David Wecht is becoming an independent due to ‘acquiescence to Jew-hatred’ from prominent Democrats.”

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky of WHYY reports that “Accusing party of antisemitism, Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht leaves Democratic Party that elected him; Justice David Wecht, who once served on the board of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, has spoken against antisemitism for years.”

And Chris Potter of 90.5 WESA reports that “PA Supreme Court Justice Wecht says he has left Democratic Party, citing concern over antisemitism.”

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“Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map; A majority of the justices sided with Alabama in a move that could speed up efforts to put in place a congressional district map that would eliminate a majority-Black district”: Abbie VanSickle and Emily Cochrane of The New York Times have this report.

And Julian Mark and Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court hands Alabama major boost in redistricting fight; Alabama legislators are hoping to boost the GOP in November’s midterm elections in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.”

You can access today’s 6-to-3 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

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“Trump Plans to Tap First-Term Judge Picks for Appeals Courts”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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“PA Supreme Court Justice David Wecht Announces Change In Affiliation From Democrat to Independent”: Steve Ulrich of PoliticsPA has this report.

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“Why 5–4? The Supreme Court should have to work harder if it wants to overturn an act of Congress.” Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

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“Trump Posts: Dear Diary, Why Is Supreme Court So Mean to Me?” Margaret Hartmann has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

You can view yesterday’s Truth Social post at this link.

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“Justice Samuel Alito opens up about oral arguments, judicial security, and his writing process”: Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

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“Judicial Notice (05.10.26): You Chose . . . Poorly; Neal Katyal’s viral video, a Biglaw insider trading ring, layoffs at two top firms, and a billion-dollar sports law deal.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 10:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“227. ‘We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This’: With both its ruling in Callais and its behavior before and since, the Supreme Court has not only accelerated the race to the redistricting bottom; it has placed itself *squarely* in the middle of it.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

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“Rationality is not irrational: The Fifth Circuit’s decision in Louisiana v. FDA is wrong.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

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