I’ll highlight the stories in the news that I covered in the Daily Find. Without a Duolingo reminder to keep me going, I’ve somehow managed to post something every day since I launched on May 9.

September 1: Ilya Shapiro, Trump Should Thank the Federalist Society, City Journal, Summer 2025, https://www.city-journal.org/article/trump-federalist-society-judges-leonard-leo (connection to LEALS and the nomination, confirmation, and senior status of Article III judges; deep discussion into the mark that judicial appointments play in a President’s legacy; discussion of Trump 1.0 and the federal judiciary including three appointments to the SCOTUS; key events from 2017-2025 to help understand the present)

September 2: Filip Timotija, Chicago mayor ahead of expected immigration crackdown: ‘No federal troops’, The Hill, September 2, 2025, https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5481003-brandon-johnson-chicago-trump-federal-takeover/ (connection to our broader discussions about federalism; federal government versus the state/local governments, especially when they are on opposite sides of the political spectrum; more current discussions about how this plays out in Trump 2.0 around immigration and deportation, including connections to Los Angeles and D.C. previously)

September 3: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney, Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Biden-appointed FTC member, Politico, September 2, 2025, https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/02/trump-firing-ftc-member-dc-circuit-ruling-00540637 (a big focus on the President’s ability to fire members of congressionally-created bodies in Trump 2.0; discussions surrounding Humphrey’s Executor, a key precedent in this area; discussions about prior cases the SCOTUS got involved in (somewhat) similar situations and why this case is more “on point;” imminent appeal to the SCOTUS and the future of Humphrey’s Executor)

September 4: Josh Gerstein, Chief Justice John Roberts is wary of entering political fray, his top adviser says, Politico, September 3, 2025, https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/03/chief-justice-roberts-aide-dow-00542931 (the role of Article III and the SCOTUS within the U.S. legal system; more generally speaking and under current events)

September 5: Josh Gerstein, Trump asks Supreme Court to allow firing of FTC member, Politico, September 4, 2025, https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/04/trump-supreme-court-appeal-ftc-commissioner-00545620 (Humphrey’s Exeuctor continues to dominate this discussion on the President’s ability to fire members of independent bodies; discussions related to how the current case involving FTC member Slaughter is different from the recent cases where SCOTUS has allowed the Trump administration to proceed; reading tea leaves to think about how this will play out at the SCOTUS)

September 6: Hannah Rabinowitz, NRA says it opposes idea of banning transgender Americans from owning guns, CNN, September 6, 2025, https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/nra-transgender-gun-control (continuing discussions about the Second Amendment, a popular topic in LEALS; recent shooting in Minnesota; discussions around interest groups; discussions of a rulemaking procedure being floated in the Justice Department and connections to recent opinions at the SCOTUS)

September 7: Amy Howe, You say “a-mee-cus,” Justice Breyer says “a-mike-us,” SCOTUSblog, August 15, 2025, https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/you-say-a-mee-cus-justice-breyer-says-a-mike-us/ (Sunday Legal Education & Legal Practice) (focus on legal English, including pronouncing Latin terms)

September 8: Dustin Gardiner, Republicans brace for redistricting ‘catastrophe’ in California, Politico, September 7, 2025, https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/07/california-republicans-brace-for-redistricting-wars-00548906 (continuing our discussion on redistricting/gerrymandering, and our focus on how we got here; discussions about the 2026 midterms)

September 9: Amy Howe, Supreme Court permits Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner to remain in place, SCOTUSblog, September 8, 2025, https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supreme-court-permits-trumps-firing-of-ftc-commissioner-to-remain-in-place/ & Amy Howe, Supreme Court allows federal officers to more freely make immigration stops in LA, SCOTUSblog, September 8, 2025, https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supreme-court-allows-federal-officers-to-more-freely-make-immigration-stops-in-los-angeles/ (two major decisions on the emergency (“shadow”) docket; my focus on precedent and Humphrey’s Executor for that module in 2025-26 and why this is important; my focus on federalism and immigration/deportations for that module in 2025-26 and why this is important)

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