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Monday, June 15, 2026

“Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right; Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants”: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 9:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“When Did White-Collar Work Start to Look So Bleak? In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often tinged with dread.” Molly Fischer has this Books essay in the June 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

Posted at 9:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“233. Why Did the Court Deny Lovelace v. Lee? There are two potential grounds for the Court’s rare denial of Alabama’s emergency application in the Jeffery Lee case; But because it was unexplained, it’s not clear *which* was behind the ruling.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 9:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (06.14.26): Sorry Not Sorry; Federal judges going on with their bad selves, a case with AI fails on both sides, and the world’s first trillionaire — thanks to a record-setting IPO.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 8:00 AM by Howard Bashman