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Sunday, July 5, 2026

“Judicial Notice (07.05.26): Born In The U.S.A.; Justice Barrett makes MAGA mad, Biglaw partners sue their former firm, and Paul Weiss makes another big hire — in litigation.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Birthright citizenship: The right’s meltdown sounds familiar; The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, and the right’s response — from ‘DEI hire’ attacks on Amy Coney Barrett to calls to pack the court — mirrors the left’s worst instincts.” Columnist Dace Potas has this essay online at USA Today.

Posted at 8:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“This ‘conservative’ Supreme Court decision could be the left’s friend; Liberals might love having a president empowered to fire almost every agency head”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Human Despite Their Robes: My methodology for explaining what’s going on at the Supreme Court.” Noah Feldman has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Sleeper Supreme Court Beauty: The Justices take judges out of the Alien Tort Statute business in Cisco Systems v. Doe.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

Posted at 8:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Did the Supreme Court Steal the Midterm Elections? Restrictions on party committees violated the Constitution — and gave Democrats an advantage.” Columnist Allysia Finley will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 5:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“3 judges vie for Washington Supreme Court position 3”: Troy Slack of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has this report.

Posted at 4:20 PM by Howard Bashman



Obergefell, Eleven Years On; The question of whether the Supreme Court should revisit the decision, as it did Roe, is on the table”: Robert P. George has this essay online at National Review.

Posted at 4:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court’s dramatic moves will reshape elections — and give the GOP a midterm boost; The timing and speed of the justices’ moves are all but unprecedented in recent years, legal experts said; Republicans are expected to reap the most rewards”: Justin Jouvenal and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 4:10 PM by Howard Bashman