“SCOTUSblog, Welcome to The Dispatch”: You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

“Moot, Wrong, and Irrelevant”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as U.S. Seeks Death Penalty; The judge warned Attorney General Pam Bondi to temper her statements about Luigi Mangione to ensure a fair trial on charges of killing a health insurance executive”: Benjamin Weiser and Anusha Bayya of The New York Times have this report.

Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges in Death of UnitedHealthcare CEO; Prosecutors told the judge this week they intend to seek the death penalty in the shooting of Brian Thompson.”

And Derek Hawkins and Mark Berman of The Washington Post reports that “Mangione pleads not guilty to federal charges in killing of health-care CEO; Luigi Mangione was arraigned in federal court on four charges, including murder through use of a firearm, under which he is eligible for capital punishment.”

“Many Big Law Firms Shun Conservative Clients; They denounce Trump for targeting causes he opposes, but they’re guilty of the same thing”: Law professor John Greil will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Can Trump send U.S. citizens to prisons overseas? Not yet. Citizenship is not contingent on good works. We get to be American no matter what we do.” Law professor Paul Butler has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Chuck Schumer’s Filibuster Flop: What if Senate Democrats had shown some restraint?” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“NC voters wait while a battle over ballots they cast six months ago rages; GOP effort to overturn the results of last November’s state Supreme Court election has left many voters frustrated and confused, while others remain unaware”: Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline has this report.

“Michigan Supreme Court won’t intervene in divorced couple’s dispute over frozen embryo”: Craig Mauger of The Detroit News has this report.

And Rose White of MLive.com reports that “Divorced Michigan couple’s fight over frozen embryo won’t be decided by high court.”

You can access today’s order of the Supreme Court of Michigan, and the opinion concurring therein, at this link.

“Trump says he’s ‘not defying the Supreme Court’ amid standoff over wrongly deported man; Trump’s pledge to respect the judiciary conflicts with mounting concerns over his administration’s compliance with court orders”: Amanda Friedman of Politico has this report.

And Breanne Deppisch of Fox News reports that “Trump says he would ‘never defy’ SCOTUS, commits to complying with courts despite flurry of legal setbacks; President Trump insisted he respects Supreme Court and broader judiciary system, but his administration faces backlash for allegedly defying deportation order involving alleged MS-13 member.”

“At Supreme Court, charter schools trapped in tug-of-war between church and state; The Supreme Court’s review of an Oklahoma charter school could drastically change public education in the U.S.” Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Government Notices to Migrants Fall Short of Due Process, Legal Experts Say; Venezuelan migrants were given English-only notices with limited time to file court challenges, according to a newly unsealed declaration”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Columbia Student Detention Puts This Rural Louisiana Town in Spotlight; Jena residents find the attention from Mahmoud Khalil’s detention unusual and a bit perplexing”: Victoria Albert of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“I Think Neil Gorsuch Is Lying About a ‘Religious Freedom’ Case Again; How did Gorsuch end up believing that Pride Puppy, a rhyming alphabet storybook about a lost dog at a pride parade, introduces children to bondage and sex workers? Let’s find out together!” Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes, along with an essay titled “Let’s Take a Look at the Children’s Books Sam Alito Is So Afraid Of; Stories with LGBTQ characters only ‘indoctrinate’ children if you believe that LGBTQ people are not worthy of being treated with dignity and respect.”

“Judges Worry Trump Could Tell U.S. Marshals to Stop Protecting Them; The marshals are in an increasingly bitter conflict between two branches of government, even as funding for judges’ security has failed to keep pace with a steady rise in threats”: Mattathias Schwartz and Emily Bazelon of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump will almost certainly get away with banning trans people from the military; Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service, after a lower court blocked it”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“This Supreme Court case could stall the charter school movement; A Catholic school in Oklahoma wants to join the state’s charter program; Charter advocates, beware”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

And online at The Atlantic, Adam Laats has an essay titled “Oklahoma Is Asking the Supreme Court to Ignore History; The Founders had disagreements about the role of religion in America’s public schools, but there was always one line they would not cross.”

“A Lesson Plan: Schools Should Respect Parental Authority; The Supreme Court will decide whether parents have the right to exempt their children from public school lessons that go against their religious beliefs.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“US Courts Up Budget Requests for Security, Public Defenders; Judiciary seeks more security funds as threats to judges rise; Republicans mull targeting budget over nationwide rulings”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States; Why did they stop?” Nick Miroff of The Atlantic has this report.

“Internal Documents Reveal Pervasive Pattern of Racial Discrimination at Harvard Law Review”: Aaron Sibarium of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.

“The Conservative Lawyer Defending a Firm from Donald Trump; Paul Clement complained that Big Law was becoming ‘increasingly woke’; Now he’s defending one firm’s right to do just that”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

And at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site, David Lat recently had a post titled “Trump Executive Orders Expose — And Exploit — Biglaw Vulnerability; Some billion-dollar firms have feet of clay — which the executive orders were perfectly designed to smash.”

“Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse”: Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week, officials confirmed.”

“Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Ban on Transgender Troops; Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

You can access the emergency application at this link.

“Trump Initiatives Knocked Back in a New Round of Court Rulings; Fresh setbacks are latest frustrations for an administration hit with numerous legal challenges to its top policy priorities”: Mariah Timms and Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“The lawyers pushing back on Trump’s campaign to corral big law firms: Big law firms stayed silent or cut deals as Trump sanctioned some firms; An increasingly vocal array of lawyers are challenging his moves.” Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report.

“Trump admin must seek return of another man who was improperly deported to El Salvador, judge rules; A Trump-appointed judge ruled that the administration deported a 20-year-old Venezuelan man last month in violation of a legally binding, court-approved settlement agreement”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Must Seek to Return Another Wrongly Deported Man, Judge Rules; A second ruling finds that the government wrongly sent a man to an El Salvador prison under wartime law despite legal protections.”

And Breanne Deppisch of Fox News reports that “Trump-appointed judge orders administration to return second deported migrant; Trump-appointed district judge ordered a 20-year-old immediately returned to the US, setting the stage for a high-profile compliance fight.”

“The Court Should Bless Religious Charters; St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School isn’t a state actor merely by dint of public funding”: Law professor Nicole Stelle Garnett will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Here’s Why the President Keeps Ignoring the Law; Trump knows he’s unlikely to face consequences; And he has enablers”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Supreme Court to Weigh Discrimination Standard for Some Special Education Cases”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.

“US appeals court questions 97-year-old judge’s challenge to her suspension”: Blake Brittain of Reuters has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit via this link.

“The Supreme Court’s ‘Selective Proceduralism’ Would Suffocate the Constitution; The law allows for extraordinary interventions under extraordinary circumstances, such as when human beings face the possibility of lifetime incarceration without due process”: Adam Serwer of The Atlantic has this essay.

“West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker to retire in June”: Lori Kersey of West Virginia Watch has this report.

“What the Supreme Court has already said about banishment; It called leaving people stateless a punishment worse than torture”: Law professor John D. Bessler has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge’s order”: Luc Cohen of Reuters has this report.

“Bonus 145: How (We Think) Emergency Applications Work; Given how much of the Supreme Court’s work in recent years (okay, days) has been focused on emergency applications, it seemed worth attempting an explainer on how (we think) they’re handled.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.