1/20 Playbook: Shapiro Book Tidbits
Jan. 20, 2026 | Steve Ulrich | PA Politico Playbook The Principles for the Independence of the Legal Profession was mentioned by the Pennsylvania Politico Playbook. Read more
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‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
January 23, 2026 | Joel Abrams | The Conversation Judge Jones and Fogel also spoke with Fox News about the white house moving forward with support on impeachment of judges. Read more
Nonprofits, Not BigLaw, Lead Legal Challenges To Trump
January 21, 2026 | Jack Karp | Law 360 Judge Scheindlin spoke with Law 360 about the Principles for the Independence of the Legal Profession and provided perspectives on what BigLaw is facing with the current administration. Read more
Retired chief justice joins resistance to Trump’s Justice Department
Jan. 19, 2026 | Daryl Huff | Hawaii News Now Former Hawaii chief justice Mark Recktenwald is helping bring together about 40 other former chief justices to defend their colleagues and judicial institutions from President Trump’s criticism of judges and…
How the American Legal Profession Can Regain Its Dignity
January 19, 2026 | Shira A. Scheindlin and John Jones III | New York Times Former Judges Shira A. Scheindlin and John Jones III discuss a new set of ethical and legal principles for the legal profession and help protect…
How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience
January 16, 2026 | Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press Firings of notable DOJ attorneys have marked Attorney General Pam Bondi’s first year in office. “The terminations and a larger voluntary exodus of lawyers have erased centuries…
Retired Ohio chief justice joins alliance to preserve independent judicial branch
January 16, 2026 | Susan Tebben | Ohio Capital Journal . . . Since leaving the center chair on the state’s highest court at the end of 2022 due to age limits, O’Connor has sat on task forces and international…
Did a Supreme Court Loss Embolden Trump on the Insurrection Act?
January 15, 2026 | Adam Liptak | New York Times The Supreme Court’s refusal last month to allow President Trump to deploy the National Guard in Illinois marked a rare loss for the administration in the courts. However, Justice Kavanaugh,…
Exclusive: Trump says he has no plan to fire Fed’s Powell despite investigation
January 14, 2026 | Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt | Reuters In an exclusive interview with Reuters on Wednesday, President Trump said that despite the Department of Justice’s ongoing criminal investigation, he has no plans to fire Jerome Powell. Though…
Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow
January 13, 2026 | Ernesto Londoño | New York Times On Tuesday, six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on account of the Department of Justice’s decision to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the woman recently killed by an ICE…