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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

“Judge Ejects Federal Prosecutor From Court and Orders Bosses to Testify; Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered a hearing on who had the authority to lead New Jersey’s top federal law enforcement office”: Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully of The New York Times has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Chris Palmer and Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that “A federal judge blasted prosecutors in N.J., saying Trump’s DOJ has ‘lost the confidence and the trust of this court’; U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi said all three lawyers leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office would have to testify in his courtroom before he would decide if a case could proceed.”

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“Putting The ‘Dick’ In Dicta; Judge Lawrence VanDyke’s ‘swinging dicks’ opinion, including the reaction to it, offers a window into the state of the judiciary — and our country — in 2026”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



Monday, March 16, 2026

“Time to Give Up the Jerome Powell Case; What matters is getting Kevin Warsh confirmed, not appealing a legal loss”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“California’s Never-Ending Race Preferences; Again activists attempt to gut the Golden State’s ban on affirmative action”: Columnist William McGurn will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Defers Decision on Trump’s Bid to End Protections for Migrants; The justices will hear arguments over the president’s efforts to terminate the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for migrants from Haiti and Syria as part of his mass deportation efforts”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to consider whether Trump can end protected status for Syrians, Haitians; A decision by the Supreme Court could affect other challenges to the government’s efforts to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of migrants.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court keeps legal protections for Syrian and Haitian migrants, for now; The Trump administration’s push to strip temporary protections from migrants legally living in the United States put a spotlight on shadow docket precedent.”

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“Professor J. Joel Alicea Named 37th Recipient of the Federalist Society’s Joseph Story Award”: The “FedSoc Blog” has this post.

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“A president under siege lashes out at the checks on his power; The president’s Sunday night diatribe was most notable for his attacks on the highest court in the land”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

Posted at 2:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“The IEEPA Tariffs Are Gone. The Damage Is Done. Next time the courts face patently illegal tariffs, they should not wait so long to put an end to them.” Stratos Pahis has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 1:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“216. Taking the TPS Cases Seriously: Two emergency applications seeking to put especially cruel Trump administration immigration policies back into effect are a referendum on the judicial role — and on the emergency docket, in particular.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 1:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“In Case of Emergency: The Dubious Legality of Trump Allies’ Draft EO; Conservative activists say that declaring a national emergency would allow Trump to assert sweeping authority over elections. They’re wrong.” Anna Bower and Molly Roberts have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 1:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pick your poison: How hard is it to refund the tariffs?” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site.

Posted at 1:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Major Questions Doctrine and Its Bipartisan History; The major questions doctrine has been applied in an evenhanded manner”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post online at Civitas Outlook.

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Situation: An Investigation Based on Vaporous, Speculative Malice; On a judge’s opinion, the U.S. attorney’s unhinged press conference, and the government’s almost empty brief.” Benjamin Wittes has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

Posted at 1:29 PM by Howard Bashman



“A 95th birthday tribute to legendary SCOTUSblog reporter Lyle Denniston”: Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

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“Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now; The administration’s policy of deporting people to South Sudan, Rwanda and other distant countries has been a striking attempt to create uncertainty for immigrants”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

You can view today’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

Posted at 1:07 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Dept. Struggles to Take Basic Steps in Targeting Trump’s Rivals; A ruling Friday that derailed an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair at an exceptionally early stage showed the limits of President Trump’s campaign of legal retribution”: Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this news analysis.

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judicial Notice (03.15.26): ‘Swinging Dicks’; Judge VanDyke’s latest provocation, Judge Newman’s last chance, Walmart’s new legal leader, and a $6 billion legal AI company.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 8:02 AM by Howard Bashman



Sunday, March 15, 2026

“Deportees sent by Trump to Salvadoran prison are still stuck a year later; Little is known about the status or whereabouts of the Salvadorans deported by President Donald Trump to CECOT, an infamous megaprison”: Samantha Schmidt, Karen DeYoung, and David Nakamura of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 9:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Court Ruling in the Fed Chair’s Favor Is a Double-Edged Sword; The decision was a vindication for Jerome Powell, but shows that Fed independence now depends on judges”: Nick Timiraos of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“We Have Reached End-Stage Polarization”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

Therein, French writes, “On Thursday, a federal appellate judge, Lawrence VanDyke, issued a truly remarkable dissent — a textbook example of how not to handle disagreement on profoundly important constitutional issues.”

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Obscure Judge Presiding Over $166 Billion in Tariff Refunds; Judge Richard Eaton, on a little-known trade court, is pushing the administration to pay back illegally collected tariffs — and quickly”: Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“These Voting Rights Groups Say It’s a ‘Critical Moment’ for the South; The groups are working to educate voters in the South about how they would be affected if the court strikes down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act”: Audra D.S. Burch and Emily Cochrane of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Liberals aim to extend their Wisconsin Supreme Court race winning streak; In next month’s election, liberals could further expand their edge on the battleground-state court and put the majority out of reach for conservatives for years”: Adam Edelman of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 8:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s latest tariffs face a fresh set of legal hurdles; Here are the key issues in the court fight over Trump’s newest tariffs after the Supreme Court’s ruling”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ted Frank’s turnaround: Driving a class action for motorists ‘imprisoned’ by a protest.” Jenna Greene’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 1:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Clearing the Path for Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Nomination; Two decades of confirmation battles”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

Posted at 1:32 PM by Howard Bashman



Saturday, March 14, 2026