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Saturday, October 24, 2026

In posts of interest at the “Election Law Blog”: Rick Hasen has posts titled “Timing Issues Alone (Laches and the Purcell Principle) Should Doom DOJ’s Attempt to Get California Election Officials to Pull Out Ballots from Purported Possible Noncitizens” and “The Major Questions Doctrine Alone Should Doom DOJ’s Lawsuits in Both Alaska and California: Congress Would Not Hide Broad Federal Powers over State Elections in A Law Making Noncitizen Voting a Misdemeanor or in General Language in a Voter Registration Statute’s Preamble.”

And Justin Levitt has a post titled “The Lack of Any Cause of Action Alone Should Doom DOJ’s Lawsuits in Both Alaska and California: DOJ Needs Actual Statutory Authority to Sue.”

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Second Term, Trump’s Justice Dept. Submits to His Election Demands; With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power”: Glenn Thrush, Katie Rogers, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders. The service members at Navy and Marine Corps hearings are finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform.” Dave Philipps of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 8:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“Dewey Won’t Defeat Trump; My grandfather Earl Warren wanted to campaign vigorously in 1948; He was overruled”: Jeffrey Earl Warren has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:17 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pa. Supreme Court denies request to intervene in questioned capital punishment cases; Defenders asked the justices to bar Washington County prosecutors from seeking death sentences”: Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Inspires University of New Haven Volleyball Players Through Career Advice and Mentorship”: Hannah Adderly and Zaira Kearns have this post at “The Charger Blog” of the University of New Haven.

Posted at 1:20 PM by Howard Bashman