""What Birthright Citizenship Gave to Me: MAGA's effort to restrict citizenship rights defies the Constitution - and endangers an essential part of America's greatness." Law professor Akhil Reed Amar has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal. "For Donald Trump, Everything Is an Emergency; He's exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power": Adam B. Kushner of The New York Times has this report. "Donna Adelson trial live updates: Closing arguments before jury deliberates for a verdict": Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. "Supreme Court asked to hear case of Alaska taking plane from man for transporting beer; State had seized $95K aircraft over three cases hidden in passenger's luggage": Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report."
""Favorable views of Supreme Court remain near historic low": Joseph Copeland of Pew Research Center has this report. "Ex-Solicitors General Parse Recent Emergency Rulings' Value": Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report. "Senate Democrats grill Third Circuit nominee Mascott on qualifications; Jennifer Mascott, a law professor and White House counsel nominated to an appellate vacancy in Delaware, faced sharp questions from lawmakers about her lack of legal experience in the First State": Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report."
A weekly roundup presents items relating to appellate litigation, constitutional debates, and current legal controversies. A law professor's essay defends birthright citizenship against proposed restrictions and frames those efforts as unconstitutional and harmful to America's strengths. Coverage examines claims that a former president seeks to exploit emergency powers to enlarge executive authority. A criminal trial reaches closing arguments as jurors prepare to deliberate. A state moved to forfeit a private aircraft after finding alcohol concealed in passenger luggage. Public approval of the Supreme Court remains near historic lows. Former solicitors general assess recent emergency rulings, and lawmakers probe a judicial nominee's qualifications.
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