First Monday In October (October 5, 2026)
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J “They are back.”
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J “Trump is cranky because his appointees to the Supreme Court are not obedient. He really deeply basically fundamentally does not get it.”
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K “I have arrived at a state of mind where I understand my views with greater certainty and conviction and now find some common ground with each of the nine some of the time, depending on the issue.”
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K “One case may determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.”
J “What bothers me is that there is clear evidence that the oil industry determined that there would be devastating impact on the environment. That may be a factual matter rather than a legal issue.”
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K “The Court must decide whether a plane worth $95,000 at the time should be forfeited for the illegal transportation of a six-pack of beer in Alaska.”
J “Seems excessive. The Bill of Rights protects each citizen’s rights, not society’s interests.”
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K “What are called ‘assault rifles’ are back on the docket.”
J “Where is the constitutional line? What is an ‘arm’ that one may ‘keep and bear’ in contemporary society?”
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J “Nothing really super sexy, yet the term is young.”
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[See the Category “First Monday in October.” for some background and perspective.]
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