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Monday, January 19, 2026

“Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit; The Stanford Daily lost a 1978 Supreme Court case over the search of its newsroom; But a bipartisan backlash prompted a federal law protecting journalists”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate; If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative”: Ana Swanson of The New York Times has this report.

And in commentary, Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Why the Supreme Court Tariff Case Is Such a Big Deal; President Trump’s weekend spree shows how unlimited his claim of power is.”

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“Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump’s Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook; The court is set to hear Ms. Cook’s case challenging her firing as the Justice Department investigates Jerome H. Powell, the central bank chair”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this news analysis.

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“Hawaii Tries to Evade the Second Amendment; The Supreme Court should strike down a law that effectively bans firearms on most private property”: John R. Lott Jr. will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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“Judicial Notice (01.19.26): Minnesota (Not So) Nice; The funniest justice, more DOJ drama, a Biglaw firm with big plans, and a ‘constitutional crisis’ at the National Constitution Center.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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“203. Legislative Standing and/After Bost; The theory on which five justices concluded that candidates for office have standing to challenge election rules is difficult — at best — to reconcile with the Court’s hostility to legislative standing.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 4:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fourth Circuit Nominee Reflects on Same Obstruction that Merrick Garland Would Encounter; ‘I’ll take that tradeoff eight days a week’”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

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Sunday, January 18, 2026

“Supreme Court tests limits of Trump’s power over the economy in fight over Fed’s Lisa Cook”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Will the Supreme Court let Trump take control of the Fed? President Trump’s attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board is part of his effort to assert unprecedented control of the economy.”

And Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has an article headlined “Trump’s Autocratic Power Is At Stake In Supreme Court Case Over Federal Reserve Firing; And he may have just shown his hand.”

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“Trump tests a cunning workaround on executive power; Does using force outside U.S. borders legitimize claiming emergency power within them?” Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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“Islamic Scholar’s Post-Sept. 11 Convictions Are Tossed on Free Speech Grounds; Federal judges ruled that an Islamic teacher’s statements goading men in Virginia to join an overseas militant group were protected by the First Amendment”: Adeel Hassan of The New York Times has this report.

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“An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

“Invoking the Insurrection Act: President Trump’s been itching to invoke this 200-year-old law unleashing the military against American civilians; But what can the troops actually do in Minnesota?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“The gaping hole in the transgender sports case; Avoiding the definition of a woman is hurting the trans rights movement”: Columnist Megan McArdle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Leadership Dispute Said to Spur Abrupt Exit at the National Constitution Center; The congressionally chartered museum and national town hall has not explained the sudden departure of Jeffrey Rosen as its president and chief executive”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Earlier, Robert Moran of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that “Jeffrey Rosen steps down as head of National Constitution Center; Rosen led the center for 12 years; He was replaced by Vincent Stango, who is now the interim president and CEO.”

Posted at 8:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why Is It So Hard to Set a 9/11 Trial Date? Here’s What to Know. Prosecutors want jury selection to start in January 2027. That would be a quarter century after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.” Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

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Friday, January 16, 2026

“Supreme Court to Hear Bayer’s Challenge to Roundup Weedkiller Cases; High court gives company hope in its effort to mitigate long-running litigation that has cost it billions of dollars”: Patrick Thomas of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Amudalat Ajasa of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court will review Monsanto’s bid for immunity in Roundup lawsuits; The case could sharply limit suits in state court over allegations of harm from the widely used herbicide.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Bayer nabs high court look at Roundup cancer warning labels; The Supreme Court’s ruling could decide whether Monsanto must face thousands of lawsuits for not warning users about the cancer risks of its weedkiller.”

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Can Hawaii Ban Guns by Default? The Supreme Court will consider whether the Second Amendment permits a law that bars firearms in many stores.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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“Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive; Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces”: Jazmine Ulloa of The New York Times has this report.

Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has an article headlined “What could happen if Trump invokes the Insurrection Act in Minnesota; Protesters have clashed with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis since Jan. 7, when an officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renée Good.”

And Madlin Mekelburg of Bloomberg News has a report headlined “What to Know about the Insurrection Act Trump Wants to Invoke.”

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hawaii takes on Second Amendment history test at SCOTUS; A challenge to the Aloha State’s ‘Vampire Rule’ asks the justices whether gun owners need permission to bring weapons onto private property”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations; A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.” Kyle Cheney, Hassan Ali Kanu, and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

Posted at 8:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘The Technology Is There’: Supreme Court Practitioners Quietly Embracing AI; ‘People are gonna start being being embarrassed by not doing it if they feel that their legal services can be enhanced with the assistance of AI,’ said Supreme Court lawyer Adam Unikowsky.” Jimmy Hoover of The National Law Journal has this report.

And the new episode of law.com’s “Supreme Court Brief” podcast is titled “Supreme Court Debates Trans Athlete Laws, SCOTUS Lawyers Embracing AI.”

Posted at 8:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Jay Powell, the Prepster Banker Who Is Standing Up to Trump; The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House”: John Cassidy has this essay online at The New Yorker.

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“How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience”: Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press have this report.

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“When Does the Contempt Clock Begin to Run? Clarifying two questions in J.G.G.” Samuel Bray has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

Posted at 11:57 AM by Howard Bashman