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Saturday, June 28, 2025

“A Triumphant Supreme Court Term for Trump, Fueled by Emergency Rulings; Using truncated procedures, the six-justice conservative majority gave a green light to many of the president’s most assertive initiatives”: Adam Liptak and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.

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Friday, June 27, 2025

“162. What Does the Birthright Citizenship Ruling Portend? Friday’s ruling in Trump v. CASA will fundamentally alter the relationship between federal courts and other government institutions; How much depends upon three questions the decision left unanswered.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Online at The New Yorker, Ruth Marcus has an essay titled “The Supreme Court Sides with Trump Against the Judiciary; Its ruling lets the President temporarily revoke birthright citizenship — and enforce other unconstitutional executive orders without fear of being blocked by ‘rogue judges.’”

Online at Slate, Robyn Nicole Sanders has a Jurisprudence essay titled “The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Gets History Achingly Wrong.”

Also online at Slate, Shirin Ali has a Jurisprudence essay titled “Sonia Sotomayor Puts It Clearly: None of Our Rights Are Safe.”

And also online at Slate, Matt Watkins has a Jurisprudence essay titled “The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness.”

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“In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Limits Power of Judges to Block Trump Policies; The ruling clears a major hurdle to President Trump’s agenda and could reshape American citizenship, at least temporarily, as lower court challenges proceed”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court limits nationwide orders that have blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship ban; The ruling keeps President Donald Trump’s citizenship ban on hold for at least 30 days and sends cases back to lower courts to determine next steps.”

David G. Savage and Andrea Castillo of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court limits judges’ ability to block Trump’s birthright citizenship ban.”

Jess Bravin and Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Limits Rulings Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship; Decision imposes new restrictions on the power of individual judges to issue orders with nationwide effect.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “In win for Trump, Supreme Court orders courts to reconsider limits on birthright citizenship and other policies.”

And Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Justices back Trump on nationwide injunctions, clear way for limits on birthright citizenship.”

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

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Behind the Scenes at Harvard Law Review: There’s a lot to unpack with over 2,200 pages of internal memos from the decision-making process now released; Here are details on what they show.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

“Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’; The retired Reagan appointee joined a forum on threats to judges and the rule of law”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

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“Justice Department Says the Trump Administration Plans to Re-Deport Abrego Garcia; The assertion raised questions about how seriously the administration takes the criminal charges filed against the migrant; A White House official reiterated support for prosecuting him in America”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

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“Supreme Court is dropping the rest of its biggest decisions in one final swoop”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

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“Supreme Court Rules Planned Parenthood Cannot Sue Over S. Carolina Defunding Effort; The question for the justices was whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court allows states to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood; Ruling says Medicaid patients cannot sue to get non-abortion health care from Planned Parenthood if states have cut off government funding for those clinics.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court says states may bar women on Medicaid from using Planned Parenthood clinics.”

Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Makes It Easier for States to Boot Planned Parenthood From Medicaid; Justices find that patients don’t have a right to sue states that disqualify the abortion provider from the healthcare program.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in effort to cut Planned Parenthood funding.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court rules states can cut Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood.”

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

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects bid to reconsider congressional maps before the 2026 midterms”: Lawrence Andrea of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

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“Conservative Judges Shun Retirement Under Trump Second Term; Over 100 GOP-appointed judges eligible to retire but haven’t; Trump actions, recent nominations are influences”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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“Ten Years In, Same-Sex Marriage Is Part of American Life. But It’s Still Under Attack. On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally, supporters say they are secure but also wary and watchful.” Adam Nagourney and Jeremy W. Peters of The New York Times have this report.

Casey Parks of The Washington Post reports that “Gay marriages have doubled in 10 years since Supreme Court ruling; There are now 820,000 and 930,000 same-sex married couples — up from 390,000 in 2014, according to various reports.”

Steven Romo of NBC News reports that “On the 10th anniversary of the U.S. legalizing gay marriage, Jim Obergefell says the fight isn’t over; The plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage case urges LGBTQ advocates not to be complacent.”

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “He sued for marriage equality and won. 10 years later, he fears for LGBTQ+ rights.”

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“The Federalist Society isn’t going anywhere; Even as Donald Trump has fumed at the conservative legal group, it remains the most influential player in Republican judicial nominations”: Hailey Fuchs and Daniel Barnes of Politico have this report.

Posted at 8:22 AM by Howard Bashman



Wednesday, June 25, 2025

“Was a Right to Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Possible? The Supreme Court was unlikely to strike down a state ban on some pediatric medical treatments, but the Biden Justice Department’s strategy made it even more improbable.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this essay online at The New Yorker.

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“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Declaration of Independence: The newest Justice is increasingly willing to condemn the actions of the conservative majority, even when that means breaking with her liberal colleagues.” Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

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“What this Trump nominee says about his potential SCOTUS picks; The nomination of Emil Bove suggests the president is embracing a new kind of judicial pick”: Hailey Fuchs and Erica Orden of Politico have this report.

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“Bove Denies Suggesting Justice Dept. Ignore Court Orders; During a confirmation hearing for an appeals court opening, Emil Bove III was repeatedly questioned about a whistle-blower complaint that portrayed political appointees as willing to mislead judges”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump’s Former Lawyer Emil Bove Defends DOJ Tenure in Senate Hearing; President’s pick for appeals court faces scrutiny from Democrats over NYC Mayor Eric Adams, whistleblower complaint and his prosecutorial record.”

Erin Mansfield of USA Today reports that “Emil Bove, Trump’s former personal lawyer, faces renewed scrutiny for federal court seat.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Trump’s defense lawyer faces battle to win appeals court seat.”

Alfred Lubrano of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article headlined “N.J. Sen. Booker grills Trump’s choice to be a Philly-based federal judge: ‘What’s your red line?’; The closely watched confirmation hearing came a day after the release of damaging report against Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s pick for a prestigious federal appeals position in Philadelphia.”

Joey Fox of New Jersey Globe has an article headlined “Emil Bove accused of perjury, evasiveness at tough Senate hearing for federal judgeship; Booker, fellow Senate Dems call Bove’s nomination unacceptable as GOP stands by Trump’s pick.”

Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, and Holmes Lybrand of CNN report that “Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove denies allegations in whistleblower report and says he’s not a ‘henchman.’

And Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service reports that “Dems warn Emil Bove hearing shows blurring line between Trump and courts; Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attended a Senate hearing for President Trump’s Third Circuit nominee — a move which Democrats and judicial experts said was aimed at influencing Republican votes.”

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“Justice Amy Coney Barrett defies expectations as ‘center figure’ on Supreme Court; As MAGA brands Barrett as ‘squishy,’ liberals warm to judge they once demonized”: Devin Dwyer of ABC News has this report.

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“Meet the Lawyer in Snakeskin Boots Who Takes Cases for as Little as Minimum Wage; Jon Miller travels 4,000 miles a month as a private contract lawyer, a little-known job representing criminal defendants for a flat fee”: Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal recently had this report.

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“These Small Conservative Law Firms Are Raking In Business; Trump ties help power ascent as larger competitors come under fire”: Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

“Top Justice Department leaders and judicial nominee tried to mislead judges, whistleblower says”: Annie Grayer and Katelyn Polantz of CNN have this report. You can view the whistleblower’s letter at this link.

Joey Fox of New Jersey Globe reports that “Emil Bove, nominated for N.J.-based circuit court seat, will face Judiciary Committee hearing this week; Booker, fellow Dems demand SDNY records on Bove’s ‘unprofessional and unethical conduct.’

And in commentary, online at Balls and Strikes, Jay Willis has an essay titled “Emil Bove Is Everything Trump Wants In a Federal Judge; A whistleblower report alleges that during his time at the Justice Department, Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove suggested telling a federal judge ‘fuck you’ in response to a court order he did not like.”

Posted at 9:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Returning to Supreme Court, Trump Accuses Judge of Lawless Defiance; After the justices let the administration deport migrants to countries with which they had no connection, a federal judge blocked the removal of eight men”: Adam Liptak and Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times have this report.

You can access the court filing at this link.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge says government ‘failed’ to prove Kilmar Abrego García poses a danger; U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes ruled that Abrego García is eligible for release from criminal custody and raised questions about the government’s allegation that he is a threat to society”: Maria Sacchetti and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says; Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman



Monday, June 23, 2025

“Senate Questions for Emil Bove: How will he explain the Adams mess, as he seeks a lifetime judicial seat?” This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Rastafarian Prisoner’s Suit Over Shaved Dreadlocks; Damon Landor, whose faith requires him to let his hair grow long, said guards threw a court ruling in the trash before holding him down and shaving his head to the scalp”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“160. The Vices of Selectively Opening Courthouse Doors; There’s a direct connection between the justices’ willingness to open courthouse doors to certain litigants and a merits docket with so many culture-war disputes from specific parts of the country.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 5:04 PM by Howard Bashman