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Friday, July 3, 2026

“In a polarized Supreme Court, even its conservatives are divided on Trump; On the big Trump cases at the Supreme Court, even the conservatives were split; The two that always voted for Trump: Samuel Alito, And Clarence Thomas.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Posted at 8:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s Barrett fuels conservative wins while sometimes splitting with Trump”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“John Roberts, the US chief justice playing the long game; Under him the Supreme Court has defied Trump, while at the same time expanding the scope of presidential power”: Ella Lee of Financial Times has this report.

Posted at 3:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump administration gets final legal OK to install own panels at President’s House, city appeals; The Third Circuit Court of appeals took the final procedural step Friday; It was not immediately clear when the Trump administration would move to install its panels”: Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 3:39 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Alito’s Non-Retirement; Why would Justice Alito assemble a full complement of clerks, including some hired as recently as last month, if he was planning on peacing out?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 2:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Advocacy groups gear up for potential Supreme Court nomination battle, continue to call for reform; They’re preparing for a fight within the system as it exists today while urging judicial reform”: Patrick McNeil has this post at his “nomination notes” Substack site.

Posted at 2:01 PM by Howard Bashman