Will Justice Thomas or Alito have the humility to retire before 2026 and secure Judge Ho’s spot on the Supreme Court? What a world.

Come for the talk, stay for the paper!

Deeply lamentable Court of Criminal Appeals news. Hopefully some good people can run. The terminally lopsided court needs judges with defense experience.

Relive today’s magic and traverse the distance from Dean Martin to Matching Mole while celebrating Art Neville’s birthday, hearing a new tune or three, and a handful of non-obnoxious (though predictable) seasonal numbers. Unless you consider an electro version of “Pretty Paper to be obnoxious.

What’s become of you? Wanging on about this in public. Tsk tsk.

As a child in San Antonio (a place with a distinctive and lovely XMAS vibe), Feliz Navidad was everywhere. It had such presence and vibrancy, it felt like a local record. I was actually sad to learn it wasn’t.

The strange days roll on …

I’m sure I remember a Muppets special when I was a kid that had Star Wars people in it. Probably around Empire Strikes Back.

Using only a restaurant, I’m telling you where I went to college. Lordy.

Good enough for contract law!

Not long. Surprised they haven’t done it already.

Join us on the radio today at wmuh.org for the sounds of Jamaica, sad men, the Jordan River, our ossified canon, birthday commemorations, and the rest, including but not limited to Conway and Loretta … also on mixcloud later … link in bio etc

Hooray for the Internet!

This is absolutely superb. Made my morning. 🤣

Yesterday the CCA said it was ok to have jury trials in a “courtroom” in the same building as the Medina County Jail (located on a dusty road on the outskirts of Hondo). I made a few appearances there around 2007. It is NO PLACE for a jury trial. Opinions here:

search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn...

Today's "One First" offers some reflections on my exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday's Federalist Society convention—and what it says about our discourse; left-of-center profs continuing to participate in Fed Soc events; and the future of legal debate:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...

If Jon Langford and one of his collectives are somewhere playing “Memphis Egypt,” they are the greatest rock and roll band in the world at that moment. Tonight it was the Far Forlorn.