Supreme Court Items: Law School Name Case Declined, Trump Pick Talk, Adams Birthday
Photo: The New York TimesThe U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear a challenge over a California law school's name change. The dispute traces to 1878, more than 145 years ago, when Serranus Clinton Hastings, California's first chief justice, who made a small fortune in real estate ventures, agreed to fund a new law school in San...
Separately, supporters of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement want a loyalist if he gets another Supreme Court pick, according to a report that said Supreme Court aspirants have long avoided discussing how they might rule and that Trump's frustrations with his first-term picks could change that. A Supreme Court history item dated October 30 noted that 10/30/1735 was the birthday of President John Adams.
The three articles do not cover a single shared event; they share only the Supreme Court as a subject. The New York Times, on the left, leads with future nominations. Its headline frames the story around MAGA demands for loyalty, and its excerpt centers on Trump's frustration with his first-term appointees and on candidates' reluctance to reveal how they would rule. It does not mention the law school case. The Daily Signal, on the right, leads with a decided docket matter, asking what a name is worth and recounting Hastings's 1878 funding gift, with no mention of presidential selection politics. Both cover the court, but one looks ahead at who might sit on it and the other looks back at a case it turned away. Reason, in the alternative group, differs from both with a calendar-style history entry marking John Adams's birthday and no current news.
How the sides differ Left sources focus on Trump wanting a loyalist for a Supreme Court seat; right sources cover a declined law school name case; alternative sources note an Adams birthday.
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The New York Times leads with Trump's possible next Supreme Court pick, saying MAGA supporters want a loyalist and that his frustrations with first-term picks could change how aspirants discuss their rulings.
Reason runs a brief 'Today in Supreme Court History' entry for October 30, noting only that 10/30/1735 was President John Adams's birthday, with no current-events angle.
The Daily Signal reports that the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a law school's name change, recounting the school's 1878 origins and Serranus Clinton Hastings's funding.