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Thursday, September 3, 2026

“How a coming Supreme Court clash over prediction markets could reshape American betting; The case, if taken up, would mark a blockbuster showdown between states and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket U.S. — and who gets to regulate them”: Declan Harty of Politico has this report.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Hulu documentary series examines Dan Markel murder; ‘Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel’ premieres Sept. 1”: Jim Rosica of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During ‘A Year of Murders’”: Nick Turse of The Intercept has this report.

Posted at 4:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats Who Are Still Afraid of Supreme Court Expansion Need to Grow Up; Democrats are finally grasping that their voters do not like the Supreme Court and do not want to be represented by politicians who defend it”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

Posted at 4:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Greatest Chief Justice There Never Was: Kagan has the consensus-building skills of a great Chief Justice; But today’s Supreme Court leaves little room for her to use them.” Noah Feldman has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 2:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“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



Wednesday, September 2, 2026

“Maduro Asks US Court to Dismiss Drug-Trafficking Prosecution”: Bob Van Voris and Andreina Itriago of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“DA Larry Krasner will not be called to testify about a case that has roiled his office; Two city prosecutors testified Tuesday and continued to paint a portrait of an office consumed by internal conflicts; But U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond said he won’t seek Krasner’s testimony”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Posted at 9:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“How the Supreme Court Helps Trump Run Out the Clock: A president who loves breaking the law is very lucky to have a Supreme Court that gives him the time he needs to do it.” Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 8:36 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship; The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

And Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump’s New Birthright Citizenship Curbs Halted by Court.”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland at this link.

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Purcell Principle and the Post Office”: William Baude has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

Posted at 4:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Birthright Citizenship and Reasoning by Analogy; Some Fundamental Matters in Constitutional Law”: Cass Sunstein has this post at his Substack site.

Posted at 4:34 PM by Howard Bashman



“Using legal loopholes and executive power, Trump is remaking Washington; The president’s ballroom and other projects are racing the courts and the clock, as the GOP-led Congress largely sits silent”: Dan Diamond and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 1:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why the government is running 24-7 surveillance on some lobster boats; It is tracking every federally permitted lobsterman from Maine to Virginia”: Tobias Russell has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“Goodwin Supreme Court Practice Chief Santos Bolts for Proskauer”: Meghan Tribe and Jacklyn Wille of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s ‘Lightning Speed’ Outpaces the Courts; In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Krasner Threatened ‘Consequences,’ Rejected Conflict Warnings in Exoneration Case, More Supervisors Testify; ‘She said something like, “Do you think Mr. Stiegler is losing any sleep over this?” I think I said something like “no, but I’m sure he will,”’ the supervisor said”: Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

Posted at 9:53 AM by Howard Bashman



Tuesday, September 1, 2026

“What a Churchill quote reveals about the Supreme Court’s ballroom decision: ‘We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us,’ wrote Justice Roberts in dissent, quoting Winston Churchill on the tie between aesthetics and ideals.” Columnist Philip Kennicott has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Pennsylvania Gambling Addicts Hope That ‘Skill Games’ Will Go Bust; The machines, which enjoyed legal protection until a recent court ruling, could go dark in October”: Nick Keppler of The New York Times has this report.

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested. Philan Le told The Post about the guillotine’s journey from California and what came next. Legal experts say convicting him may be a challenge.” Ben Conarck of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman