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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

“Supporters rally for embattled DA Krasner following Supreme Court decision and accusations of mishandling post-conviction cases; Faith leaders, exonerees and criminal justice advocates say the district attorney is being unfairly targeted for efforts to overturn wrongful convictions”: Carmen Russell-Sluchansky of WHYY has this report.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can Trump’s DOJ Really Force New York Times Journalists to Reveal Their Sources?” Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

Posted at 9:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hosting a prayer at your house? You might have to ‘cease and desist.’ Daniel Grand invited friends to a group prayer at his home. Local officials ‘put a stop to it.’” Law professor Michael A. Helfand has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 8:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Senator Whitehouse aims to keep Supreme Court ethics conversation alive with term limits bill; Though it has essentially no chance of becoming law, the Rhode Island Democrat said he’d reintroduce his measure to limit the justices’ terms to 18 years as a way to ‘keep trying the case’ with the American public”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 8:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“State Supreme Court rules warrantless searches by Pa. game officials are unconstitutional; The decision is in favor of a pair of western Pennsylvania hunting clubs”: Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report.

Yesterday’s decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, two concurring opinions (here and here), and two opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part (here and here).

Posted at 2:56 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Gorsuch’s Warning: Those who are on the side of the separation of powers should remember that it’s a republic we are restoring, not a monarchy.” Joseph Postell has this post at Civitas Outlook.

Posted at 2:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“State Court Judges Can Protect the Rights the Supreme Court Won’t; The Court has spent decades hollowing out its decision in Miranda v. Arizona; But state courts don’t have to follow the justices’ lead”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 2:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fired U.S. Attorney In Washington Files Case That Should Overrule Whatever Remains Of Morrison v. Olson; Justice Scalia was right. Federal courts should not be allowed to appoint federal prosecutors who cannot be fired”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Posted at 2:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“One of DA Larry Krasner’s top advisers once sent $100 to a man in prison for murder who’s now appealing his conviction. It’s under investigation. G. Lamar Stewart said he supported Anthony Sutton’s prison mentorship program with his own money in 2021. Krasner defended the donation but ordered a review.” Ellie Rushing of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman