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8:25 AM ET, January 28, 2022

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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
The Dishonest Cancellation Campaign against Ilya Shapiro  —  Ilya Shapiro has been writing and speaking on the Supreme Court for the Cato Institute (where he ran the Cato Supreme Court Review), the Federalist Society, various conservative publications, and mainstream outlets such as guest blogging at SCOTUSBlog for years.
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Newsmax host: Is Breyer's retirement the way Hillary ends up as president?  —  In fairness to Grant Stinchfield, this is only the second-craziest succession scheme I've seen in the past 24 hours.  Take a bow, Nikki Haley: … Forced to choose between President Biden and President Pelosi, I'll stick with Sleepy Joe.
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
New Georgetown Law Exec Deletes ‘Appalling’ Tweets About Biden SCOTUS Picks  —  ‘LESSER BLACK WOMAN’  —  Less than a week after being hired to head a high-profile research department at Georgetown Law School, the former head of a conservative D.C. think tank predicted that Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee …
Discussion: LAW.com and Raw Story
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Breyer: I'm Retiring, But Only When My Successor Is Confirmed
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Right-wing commentators spread hate — and hypocrisy — on Biden's upcoming Supreme Court pick
CNN:
Ukrainian official tells CNN Biden's call with Ukrainian President ‘did not go well’ but White House disputes account  —  (CNN)A call between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday “did not go well,” a senior Ukrainian official told CNN, amid disagreements over the …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Putin Can't Be Appeased  —  Vladimir Putin has deployed some 100,000 troops to Russia's border with Ukraine.  He has moved fighter jets and antiaircraft defenses into neighboring Belarus.  He has around 6,000 soldiers, as well as air and naval assets, in Crimea, the peninsula in south Ukraine that he annexed illegally eight years ago.
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
The NYT's polarizing pandemic pundit  —  THE NIGHTLY READS ‘THE MORNING’ — With 5 million readers, David Leonhardt, the author of The New York Times “The Morning” newsletter, is arguably the most influential of the Covid influencers.  —  He has positioned himself as the pundit who punches holes …
Discussion: Politico
mcminn.k12.tn.us:
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Kaivan K. Shroff / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's Lawyers Should Demand Kavanaugh's Recusal  —  “What goes around comes around.”  —  These were the words of now Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during the opening statement at his confirmation hearing.  In those unprecedentedly partisan and hostile remarks …
Neal Augenstein / WTOP News:
Judge reverses decision: Teen convicted of Loudoun Co. high school sexual assaults will not go on sex offender registry … The teenager convicted of two assaults at separate high schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, will not have to register as a sex offender after a juvenile court judge reconsidered her initial ruling.
Discussion: Redux and TheBlaze
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. judge reverses decision to place teen on sex offender registry in bathroom assault case
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Fox News:
California trans child molester, 26, gets 2 years in juvenile facility thanks to progressive DA Gascon  —  Tubbs, 26, pleaded guilty earlier this month to molesting the girl in a woman's bathroom on Dec. 31, 2014, when she was 17  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 27
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Marjorie Hernandez / New York Post:
California child molester sentenced to two years in juvenile facility
Discussion: ABC7 and Redux
David M. Perry / CNN:
The real reason some people are so afraid of ‘Maus’  —  ‘Maus’ author reacts to his book being banned  —  David M. Perry is a journalist and historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.”  He is a senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota.
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Anneken Tappe / CNN:
The economy boomed in Biden's first year.  His second will be harder  —  New York (CNN Business)The US economic recovery from the depths of the Covid pandemic continued through the end of last year.  —  But the strong finish to 2021 likely won't last into this year.
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Talmon Joseph Smith / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew 1.7% in 4th Quarter, Capping a Strong Year
Discussion: HotAir
John Sexton / HotAir:
Washington Examiner: BLM charity has no office and no known director  —  Recently, Marxist Black Lives Matter co-founded Patrisse Cullors claimed that backlash over her home-buying spree last year was an actual attempt to get her assassinated.  Cullors subsequently stepped down from leadership …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:   BLM's millions unaccounted for after leaders quietly jumped ship
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Pittsburgh bridge collapses on day Biden to visit city to talk infrastructure  —  A Pittsburgh bridge collapsed early Friday, according to authorities, just hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city to talk about infrastructure.  —  No injuries were immediately reported …
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Bidens welcome Willow the cat to the White House  —  The Biden family finally has a cat.  —  First lady Jill Biden's office has announced America's first family is excited to welcome a two-year-old, gray-and-white-striped feline named Willow to the White House.
Taisha Walker / Click2Houston.com:
'I've never missed a vote': 95-year-old World War II Veteran says his mail-in ballot application has been denied twice due to new requirements  —  HOUSTON - A Harris County man fears new voting laws may prevent him from voting by absentee ballot for the first time in his lifetime.
Simon Carswell / The Irish Times:
Russian embassy disputes claims of ‘absolute guarantee’ to Irish fishermen on naval exercise impact  —  Military exercises will be carried out 240km off Co Cork from February 3rd to 8th  —  about 18 hours ago Updated: about 10 hours ago  —  Russia's ambassador to Ireland has given Irish fishermen …
David K. Li / NBC News:
Stephanie Ruhle set to take ‘The 11th Hour’ slot, while ‘Morning Joe’ expanding  —  Veteran anchor and reporter Stephanie Ruhle will be the new host of MSNBC's “The 11th Hour” while the cable network's “Morning Joe” is set to expand to an additional fourth hour, the network's president announced Thursday.
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
STATEMENTS FROM THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING JUSTICE STEPHEN G. BREYER'S RETIREMENT  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.:  —  Justice Stephen G. Breyer is an energetic jurist and dear friend.  He has rendered nearly half a century of distinguished public service to our country …
Discussion: Washington Post and Reason
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump faces MAGA revolt over endorsement  —  Former President Donald Trump is facing serious backlash from die-hard loyalists over his decision to intervene in a Tennessee House race, with his supporters accusing him of spurning a staunch Republican ally who's running.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Mandatory School Masking Should End After the Omicron Surge  —  Elissa Perkins, the director of infectious disease management in the emergency department of the Boston Medical Center, told me she spent most of 2020 “imploring everybody I could in every forum that I could to mask.”
Discussion: The Western Journal
 
 
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