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05/16/2026

04/01/2026

The U.S. Department of Justice closed more than 23,000 criminal cases in the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second administration as it shifted its resources to immigration.

04/01/2026

The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance legislation that would remove federal courts’ authority to appoint US attorneys, a process that has provoked the ire of Trump administration officials eager to install loyalist prosecutors. Read more at the link in our comments.

04/01/2026

Bridgewater lawyer Rajeh A. Saadeh sued the New Jersey State Bar Association's over its policy of reserving leadership positions for members of minority groups.

Saadeh's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court argues the question presented in the case is "Whether the First Amendment overrides anti-discrimination laws when the discrimination furthers the defendant’s views about diversity, equity or inclusion.”

"Illegal discrimination does not become a constitutional right when the discriminator discriminates in the name of diversity," Saadeh's petition says.

NJSBA is represented on the case by Lawrence Lustberg of FBT Gibbons. Saadeh petitioned for certiorari with assistance from with lawyers from the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School's Supreme Court Clinic and law firm Consovoy McCarthy.

From reporter Charles Toutant: 🔗 https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2026/03/30/groups-urge-scotus-to-hear-new-jersey-bar-association-affirmative-action-suit/

04/01/2026

President Trump is attending the arguments challenging his executive order, which seeks to bar children of undocumented immigrants or temporary residents from automatically being Americans.

04/01/2026

President Trump’s expected attendance at Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship comes as his relationship with the court is already at a boil. The unprecedented appearance is un

04/01/2026

What's on the Shelf?: Winning From Losing: Attorney who lost Gideon looks back on landmark case and how it reshaped his career. https://ow.ly/Pyhg50YBlgw