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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

“Married judge had sex with cop in courthouse — and horrified clerks heard ‘moaning,’ ‘kissing sounds’”: Daniel Cody of The New York Post has an article that begins, “You had the right to remain silent, Your Honor.”

Posted at 9:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Migrants; Florida officials had asked the justices to hear a lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly granting licenses to an immigrant accused in a fatal crash”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Thomas and Alito see Supreme Court role in refereeing fights between red and blue states; English-language proficiency has been a topic of concern among the conservative justices as the Trump administration seeks to clamp down on immigrants with commercial driver’s licenses.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump fumes at Congress and courts for holding up his ballroom; The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project; But he has faced barriers as he seeks to complete it”: Dan Diamond of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit; A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s per curiam decision of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘It Ends in a Monarchy’; Trump the businessman said, ‘You’re fired’; Trump the president is suing to say those words whenever he wants”: Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

Posted at 3:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Feeder Frenzy; The latest SCOTUS clerk hires, a new feeder judge ‘tag team,’ and a question about transferring law schools and how it might affect one’s clerkship quest.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman



“As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries; Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:24 AM by Howard Bashman