by jpitney | Aug 30, 2025 | Constitution, Economic Policy, Judiciary, Madison, Taxes, Trade
Tony Romm and Ana Swanson at NYT: A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs were illegal, delivering a major setback to Mr. Trump’s agenda that may severely undercut his primary source of leverage in an expanding...
by jpitney | Aug 21, 2025 | Judiciary, Senate
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: President Trump set two confirmation process records during the first 200 days of his second non-consecutive term. According to Chris Piper of Brookings, based on data compiled by his colleague Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Trump submitted more...
by jpitney | Aug 16, 2025 | Judiciary
Federalist 78: This independence of the judges is equally requisite to guard the Constitution and the rights of individuals from the effects of those ill humors, which the arts of designing men, or the influence of particular conjunctures, sometimes disseminate among...
by jpitney | May 2, 2025 | Judiciary, Public Service
Ned Parker, Mike Spector, Peter Eisler, Linda So and Nate Raymond at Reuters: Reuters identified more than 600 posts on social media and right-leaning message boards since February targeting family members of judges who ruled against the Trump administration. The...
by jpitney | Mar 18, 2025 | Judiciary, Public Service
Carrie Johnson at NPR: Judge Richard Sullivan, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, said in his lifetime four federal judges have been killed in retaliation for their work on the bench. “This is not hypothetical,” Sullivan, who leads...
by jpitney | Mar 7, 2025 | Judiciary, Public Service, Violence
Reuters: Reuters interviews with 11 federal judges in multiple districts revealed mounting alarm over their physical security and, in some cases, a rise in violent threats in recent weeks. Most spoke on condition of anonymity and said they did not want to...
