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Monday, August 24, 2026

“South Carolina vs. the 26th Amendment: Voting laws can’t favor seniors, a court says. Will the Justices agree?” This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now; The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates ‘state citizenship lists’ and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot”: Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times have this report.

Justin Jouvenal, Patrick Marley, and Julian Mark of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court eases path for Trump’s sweeping limits on mail-in balloting; The legal fight will continue, but the president’s executive order could inject fresh uncertainty into the already high-stakes midterm elections.”

And James Romoser and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Removes Hurdle to Trump Directive on Mail Voting; Lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order on mail ballots was premature, court says, but more litigation is ahead.”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Posted at 9:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Paul, Weiss Welcomes Acclaimed Lawyer William Jay in Washington, D.C. to Lead Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation Practice”: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP issued this news release today.

Posted at 8:48 PM by Howard Bashman



“246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling: The Supreme Court’s grant of a stay in one of the mail-in ballot cases is deeply wrong, but it’s also not the main event over whether Trump’s patently unlawful executive order can take effect.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 6:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“245. Irreparable Harm, ‘Administrative’ Stays, and the White House Ballroom: Chief Justice Roberts’s Friday order in the White House ballroom case is a useful (if exasperating) illustration of how standardless the Court’s approach to ‘administrative’ stays appears to be.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 5:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dragging the Supreme Court Out of the Shadows: It’s time for Congress to put a stop to the unbriefed, unargued, unexplained rulings that account for a majority of the Court’s decisions.” Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

Posted at 5:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Stolen Seat: How Neil Gorsuch leapfrogged Merrick Garland to land a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 9:56 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court blew a nearly trillion-dollar hole in budget by striking down Trump tariffs”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

Posted at 9:55 AM by Howard Bashman