""Did a Supreme Court Loss Embolden Trump on the Insurrection Act? In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers." Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis. "Conservatives On X Are Pretty Sure Amy Coney Barrett Is Woke Now; The author of the perhaps the most aggressively anti-trans Supreme Court opinion in recent memory is getting branded as an ideological traitor who ignores 'biological truth'": Jay Willis has this post at his "Balls & Strikes" Substack site."
""7 Predictions For The Legal World In 2026: SCOTUS retirements, $10 million in profits per partner, Trump v. Biglaw, Kirkland v. Wachtell - whatever it ends up being, the year ahead won't be boring." David Lat has this post at his "Original Jurisdiction" Substack site. "Supreme Court allows Illinois congressman to challenge mail-in balloting; The high court's 7-2 ruling dealt with the narrow question of whether Republican congressman Michael Bost and others had standing to sue": Justin Jouvenal and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post have this report."
The Supreme Court's refusal to allow the president to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law may increase inclination toward invoking broader executive powers. Online conservative critics have labeled Amy Coney Barrett 'woke' over reactions to an anti-trans opinion and cited alleged departures from 'biological truth.' Legal commentators predict a turbulent 2026 with possible Supreme Court retirements, major law-firm clashes, and high-stakes litigation involving prominent political figures. The Court ruled that an Illinois congressman could challenge mail-in balloting on standing grounds. California's governor declined to extradite an abortion provider to Louisiana amid interstate legal conflict. Law professors contend Renee Good's family should be able to sue the officer involved.
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