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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

“Maduro Asks US Court to Dismiss Drug-Trafficking Prosecution”: Bob Van Voris and Andreina Itriago of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“DA Larry Krasner will not be called to testify about a case that has roiled his office; Two city prosecutors testified Tuesday and continued to paint a portrait of an office consumed by internal conflicts; But U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond said he won’t seek Krasner’s testimony”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Supreme Court Helps Trump Run Out the Clock: A president who loves breaking the law is very lucky to have a Supreme Court that gives him the time he needs to do it.” Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship; The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

And Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump’s New Birthright Citizenship Curbs Halted by Court.”

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

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Purcell Principle and the Post Office”: William Baude has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

Posted at 4:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Birthright Citizenship and Reasoning by Analogy; Some Fundamental Matters in Constitutional Law”: Cass Sunstein has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 4:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Using legal loopholes and executive power, Trump is remaking Washington; The president’s ballroom and other projects are racing the courts and the clock, as the GOP-led Congress largely sits silent”: Dan Diamond and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why the government is running 24-7 surveillance on some lobster boats; It is tracking every federally permitted lobsterman from Maine to Virginia”: Tobias Russell has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Goodwin Supreme Court Practice Chief Santos Bolts for Proskauer”: Meghan Tribe and Jacklyn Wille of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s ‘Lightning Speed’ Outpaces the Courts; In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Krasner Threatened ‘Consequences,’ Rejected Conflict Warnings in Exoneration Case, More Supervisors Testify; ‘She said something like, “Do you think Mr. Stiegler is losing any sleep over this?” I think I said something like “no, but I’m sure he will,”’ the supervisor said”: Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

Posted at 9:53 AM by Howard Bashman