How Appealing



Sunday, July 12, 2026

“Knives out at US Supreme Court as justices’ squabbles go public; The spilling-over of partisan divisions on the normally collegial bench erodes public support for the institution”: Ella Lee of Financial Times has this report.

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court originalists split on history and Trump”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Posted at 9:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Blanche Stares Down Confirmation Hurdle: Lingering G.O.P. Doubts; Key Republicans on the Judiciary Committee could push for concessions from Todd Blanche, in line to be attorney general, though they did not appear in revolt.” Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 9:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s personal law firm has a pipeline to top DOJ jobs; The white-shoe firm whose lawyers represents Trump — and then get prime DOJ jobs”: Erica Orden of Politico has this report.

Posted at 6:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Courting No Favor — Review: ‘Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today’s Supreme Court’ by Sarah Isgur.” David J. Garrow has this book review online at The Washington Free Beacon.

Posted at 5:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“What I Learned By Watching Every Todd Blanche Appearance; The acting AG’s nomination for the permanent position may be in serious trouble, particularly given the ongoing instability of the Senate Republican conference”: Ankush Khardori has this post at his new “OPENfile” site, which you can learn more about here.

Posted at 5:14 PM by Howard Bashman