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Thursday, September 3, 2026

“Is Letting Only Seniors Vote by Mail Unconstitutional? Federal appeals courts have split on the question, making Supreme Court review likely.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

Posted at 12:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Justices Are Afraid of Accountability Even After Their Deaths; The papers of Supreme Court justices can help the public understand what the Court is doing and how the Court works; For John Roberts, that’s a real problem”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 10:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems; The conservative justices have separation of powers exactly backwards”: Law professor Leah Litman has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 10:22 AM by Howard Bashman



“Bonus 247: Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling; The Court’s latest emergency docket misadventure offers potentially important lessons about two of the justices, the Court’s procedures, and its sensitivity to certain types of public criticism.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 10:06 AM by Howard Bashman