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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

“Supreme Court gives administration more leeway to deport migrant criminals”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justices Reject Lawsuit Claiming U.S. Company Helped China Target Spiritual Group; The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

And Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court sides with Cisco over Falun Gong in case on Chinese surveillance; Group says Cisco Systems supplied spy technology that Beijing used to target them; Cisco denies that.”

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Religious Prisoners Need Congress’s Help; A Rastafarian who was shaved by prison guards loses at the Supreme Court”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Sides With Exxon in Lawsuit Over Assets Seized by Cuba; The Trump administration backed Exxon Mobil’s effort to be compensated for oil and gas assets confiscated by the Cuban government in 1960”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court lets Michigan family fight foreclosure in equity theft case; The decision was a partial victory for Michael Pung and his family; It keeps their challenge alive but does so without setting a larger precedent on the issue of equity theft”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

And Megan Butler and Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service report that “Michigan family gets Supreme Court support in foreclosure fairness bid; The justices sided with a family whose Michigan home was seized to satisfy a $2,000 tax debt.”

Posted at 8:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Sparkling Lame-Duck Deal on Judges”: Michael A. Fragoso has this post at the “Bench Memos” blog of National Review.

Posted at 7:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“10th Circuit revives review of Biden’s Utah monument expansion; Upon taking office in 2021, President Joe Biden reversed his predecessor’s shrinking of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Arizona and Bears Ears National Monument in Utah”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 7:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“This is what a 6-3 Supreme Court looks like; On a rainy Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the reality of today’s high court was abundantly clear as the court handed down four 6-3 decisions moving the law to the right”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 1:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Expedited Deportations Nationwide; In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that the president can expand the procedure, previously used primarily near the border, to arrests nationally”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Appeals court backs Trump’s expansion of speedy deportations.”

You can access today’s decision of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Posted at 1:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks; Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court says Rastafarian can’t sue prison officials over shorn dreadlocks; The ruling dealt with legal technicalities but is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Inmates may not sue prison officials who violate their religious rights, Supreme Court rules.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Rastafarian Prisoner Can’t Sue Guards Who Shaved His Head, Supreme Court Rules; Decision narrows federal law meant to protect religious rights in state prisons.”

And Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “High court says Rastafarian man can’t sue prison guards for shaving dreadlocks.”

Posted at 1:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Major Supreme Court Decisions Testing Trump’s Policies Remain; Over the next two weeks, the justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:36 AM by Howard Bashman