Howard Bashman

“The Roberts Court’s Internal Reckoning: The Supreme Court’s shadow docket antics have fractured the judiciary, now internal tensions are spilling out in public and onto the docket.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link. #231896" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/23/#23…

“Absentee Ballots, Asylum, and Too Many A**holes to Count”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube. #231895" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/23/#23…

#ELB: Supreme Court Likely to Divide Closely in Watson over Whether States May Count Ballots Received after Election Day in Federal Elections; Key Justices Don’t Tip Hands electionlawblog.org/?p=155013

“217. The Virtues and Vices of ‘Certiorari Before Judgment’: The Supreme Court is granting certiorari ‘before judgment’ far more than it ever has before; That may be a good development compared to the immediate alternatives, but is it healthy in the long #231894" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/23/#23…

“Judicial Notice (03.22.26): The $10 Billion Law Firm; Another possible victim of Epstein files fallout, another prosecutor’s potential AI fail, a new Biglaw revenue record, and entertainment lawyers on the move.” David Lat has this post at his “Original #231893" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/23/#23…

“The case against the Senate filibuster no Republican can make”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post. #231892" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

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“The Supreme Court Could Make It Harder to Vote by Mail in the Midterms; The Republican National Committee wants to toss ballots arriving after Election Day; Critics say thousands of votes — a majority cast by Democrats — are at stake”: Nick Corasaniti of #231891" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

“Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor’s legislative record is a focus in her race”: Mary Spicuzza of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. #231890" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

“A secularism law some women say makes them feel like ‘outsiders’ heads to Canada’s top court”: Nadine Yousif of BBC News has this report. #231889" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

“Will the majority-Catholic Supreme Court listen to the church on immigration? ‘Immoral.’ That’s what the Catholic church told the Supreme Court about President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for some babies born in the US. What to watch in #231888" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

“The Courts Cannot Save Us From Trump”: Duncan Hosie has this guest essay online at The New York Times. #231887" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

The Courts Cannot Save Us From Trump nytimes.com/2026/03/22/opi…

“With All Eyes on California’s Supreme Court Vacancy, 2 Appellate Seats Go Unfilled for Years; Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office won’t say if he’s waiting to fill vacancies on the the state’s San Francisco and Sacramento courts of appeal with administration #231886" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

With All Eyes on California's Supreme Court Vacancy, 2 Appellate Seats Go Unfilled for Years law.com/therecorder/20…

“Vinalhaven lobsterman petitions Supreme Court over GPS tracking mandate”: Ethan Andrews of The Bangor Daily News has this report. You can view the cert. petition at this link. #231885" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

“Can Robot Lawyers Replace Humans At the Supreme Court?” Bloomberg News has posted this video online. #231884" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/22/#23…

Republicans are challenging grace periods for late mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. President Trump wants to abolish mail-in voting. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

“Article I and the Major Questions Doctrine After Learning Resources; How the Court’s fractured tariff decision may reshape delegated executive authority well beyond trade — and why the future of the major questions doctrine remains far from settled”: #231883" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2026/03/21/#23…