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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

“As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court; An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Keep Cameras Out of the Supreme Court; The last thing the judicial branch needs is to become a platform for partisan gasbags”: Ben Sasse will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions; Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell”: Caroline Kitchener of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Chevron Deference Is Gone. Where Is Kagan’s ‘Massive Shock’? Loper Bright isn’t without costs, but it has benefits too — and it hasn’t proved particularly disruptive.” John Chisholm will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee declines to name 2020 election winner, defends immigration decisions”: Michael Karlik of Colorado Politics has this report.

Posted at 7:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Texas’ and Confessions of Error in the U.S. Supreme Court; The Texas Attorney General should be invited to participate in any case in which Texas confesses error”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

Posted at 5:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Did Justice Jackson Lose The Majority In Landor To Justice Gorsuch? I think Gorsuch was able to flip the majority and place the Court back on the path to policing the scope of the spending power and the Necessary and Proper Clause.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 5:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s next rulings could set Trump off; The justices will hand down rulings Thursday”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

Posted at 5:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Taking On Tough Cases For The Trump Administration: Abhishek Kambli; A former top DOJ lawyer, Kambli discusses defending the Biglaw executive orders — opposite three former solicitors general — and his move to Holtzman Vogel.” You can access today’s new episode of David Lat’s “Original Jurisdiction” podcast via this link.

Posted at 1:41 PM by Howard Bashman



“Guns, Weed, and the Forgotten Framers: The Supreme Court unanimously rules a marijuana user has a Second Amendment right to own a gun — and what a buried chapter of constitutional history tells us about democracy’s future.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 1:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Just Empowered Prison Guards to Violate Religious Rights With Impunity; The conservatives on the Court often posture as great defenders of religious rights; In reality, they only care about the religious rights of some people”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 10:51 AM by Howard Bashman