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scotusblog.com > 2026 > 09 > court-reform-is-liberal-coded-nowadays-but-it-shouldnt-be

Court reform is liberal-coded nowadays. But it shouldn’t be.

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (189+ words) Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In Jan. 2023, a PDF attachment appeared in my inbox: draft legislation requiring the Supreme Court to…...


scotusblog.com > 2026 > 09 > how-william-howard-taft-transformed-from-a-portly-president-to-a-svelte-chief-justice

How William Howard Taft transformed from a portly president to a svelte chief justice

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (182+ words) As one writer observed, But enough about bathtubs. After Taft lost the presidential election of 1912 and accepted an offer to teach at Yale Law School, he began focusing once again on losing weight, returning to his proto-keto diet. Importantly, he…...