Are Republicans falling out of love with the Supreme Court?
Public opinion polls fielded and released this summer showed a by-now-familiar partisan gap in views on the Supreme Court. Republicans are not only more likely than Democrats to approve of the way the court handles its job (74% vs. 22%, according to a…
An election night error overshadowed Milwaukee’s improvements at processing absentee ballots
Votebeat: Milwaukee election officials spent Tuesday trying to prove they had a better way to count absentee ballots — faster, smoother, and with less reason for anyone to doubt the process. Then, after 15 hours of nearly flawless work, a few minutes of…
Trump informs Lisa Cook that he is “considering” her removal
President Donald Trump has renewed his effort to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. The Supreme Court on June 29 temporarily thwarted Trump’s initial effort to remove Cook, emphasizing the need for the Federal Reserve…
The Militia of the Sea
Jonathan Goldstein, Adjunct Professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School, has published a comprehensive analysis of the power of Congress to “grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water,”…
No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)
An excerpt from the longish decision in Monday’s U.S. v. Clerfe, written by Third Circuit Judge David Porter, joined by Chief Judge Michael Chagares and Judge Jane Roth: Derby Clerfe purchased handguns in the United States and smuggled them to the…
Florida Bar takes over lawyer addiction program
Home Daily News Florida Bar takes over lawyer addiction program Bar Associations Florida Bar takes over lawyer addiction program By Shirley Henderson August 6, 2026, 11:17 am CDT The Florida Bar is in-housing a program that had a long history of aiding…
SCOTUS has issued its decisions. Now Congress has the floor.
James Valvo and Cindy Crawford: A healthy federal government depends on an ongoing conversation between the branches. But that is not currently happening. When Congress disagrees with the Supreme Court’s statutory interpretations,…
Walter Olson: “More on the New Jersey Voter Registration Fiasco”
Walter at Cato: So far as I am aware, this is by far the biggest instance of unlawful noncitizen voting in the US unearthed in the past generation, so it may matter that it seems to be widely agreed that the mistaken registration did not result from…
Boutique Money Is Where It’s At — See Also
Up To $170K In Bonus Bucks! This firm has already handed out three bonuses, while Biglaw associates are waiting to see if they’ll maybe get one. Purcell Unprincipled: Alabama held its first primary since the Supreme Court jettisoned the Voting…
Votebeat is again looking for election experts to help with their coverage
The Slaying of the Voting Rights Act by the Coward Samuel Alito, Slate, Apr. 30, 2026 The Supreme Court’s Redistricting Ruling Creates a Dangerous Choice for Democrats, MS Now, April 30, 2026 The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling…
