“Trump’s Reprieve for TikTok Is Legitimate; The Constitution gives the president broad discretion in enforcing the law and conducting foreign affairs”: Law professor Elizabeth Price Foley has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump’s Onslaught of Executive Orders”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Could the Supreme Court Back Trump on Birthright Citizenship?” Nia Prater has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons; Mississippi is one of eleven states that don’t automatically restore voting rights after convicted felons finish their sentences.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects challenge over Mississippi stripping felons of voting rights.”

“Is Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship ‘Dred Scott II’? The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people; Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“Supreme Court rejects Biden voter’s insurrection clause challenge to Trump presidency”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Supreme Court of Canada invites Canadians to take part in 150th anniversary”: The Supreme Court of Canada issued this news release today.

“NC Supreme Court ballots lawsuit: Federal court to hear arguments over fate of 60,000 votes; The lawsuit is proceeding in state and federal court at the same time, a rare occurrence that mirrors the rare nature of the attempt to throw out ballots months after the election ended.” Will Doran of WRAL has this report.

And on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Steve Harrison had an audio segment titled “A Republican court candidate in North Carolina wants to toss out thousands of votes.”

“One of 2025’s Biggest Battles Over Abortion Rights Has Already Begun; A contest for control of Wisconsin’s top court may be even nastier and more expensive than its bitter 2023 predecessor, with the fate of an 1849 abortion ban and other policies at stake”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.

Scott Bauer of The Associated Press reports that “Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump’s power to pardon.”

And Marc Levy and Scott Bauer of The Associated Press report that “Battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are back in the spotlight with high-stakes court elections.”

“Governor Lamont Nominates Judge William Bright to the Supreme Court, Judge Robin Wilson to the Appellate Court, and 13 Other Jurists to the Superior Court”: Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued this news release today.

“North Dakota Supreme Court denies state’s request to reinstate abortion ban”: Mary Steurer of North Dakota Monitor has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of North Dakota issued Friday.

“Elon Musk weighs in on Wisconsin’s high-profile April state Supreme Court election”: Hope Karnopp of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And in commentary, online at The Cap Times, Lucy Ripp has an essay titled “Abortion care in Wisconsin on the line in Supreme Court race.”

“Can birthright citizenship be changed? Harvard Law School Professor Gerald Neuman says a president has no authority at all to change United States citizenship rules.” Rachel Reed of Harvard Law Today has this report.

And in commentary, today’s new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast is titled “Trump’s Unconstitutional Rampage Against Immigration; What’s a red flag, what’s a false alarm and what’s already a five alarm fire.”

“Riggs-Griffin fight moves to federal appeals court Monday, with 65,000 ballots at stake”: Steve Harrison of WFAE has this report.

Rachel Selzer of Democracy Docket has a post titled “4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court.”

Jeffrey Billman of The Assembly reports that “Some N.C. Supreme Court Republicans Seem Willing to Overturn Griffin’s Defeat; While the justices remanded the case to Wake County’s superior court on Wednesday, it’s likely to return.”

Will Doran of WRAL has a report headlined “‘Stop this attack’: New ad features NC Republican challenging GOP-backed effort to toss ballots; The ad was paid for by a group tied to former North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who’s leading efforts to help improve trust in elections among fellow conservatives.”

And Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline reports that “A Republican-led group is running ads in NC opposing the GOP attempt to throw out ballots.”

“Arkansas Supreme Court justices spar with chief justice over her authority in rare public meeting; Baker’s colleagues express frustration over inconsistencies in her statements”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

ArkansasJudiciary has posted the video of the meeting on YouTube at this link.

“We Just Got a Big Signal About Trump’s Abortion Plans”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision; A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states”: Amy Harmon of The New York Times has this report.

“Supreme Court Books You Should Read in 2025; A legendary Supreme Court reporter recommends recently published must reads about the nation’s top tribunal”: Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog” at The National Law Journal.

“How Trump being back in the White House could lead to an execution in Oklahoma”: Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman has this report.

“Trump administration asks for pause on Supreme Court cases; The four cases dealt with student loans and environmental issues”: Justin Jouvenal, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, and Maxine Joselow of The Washington Post have this report.

And Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause EPA and student debt cases; The Justice Department said it needs time to reconsider Biden administration policies it might change.”

“Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid ‘evolving standards of decency’; Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment; But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a record low”: Ayden Runnels of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”: Troy Closson of The New York Times has this report.

Laura Meckler and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools; The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to decide if public charter schools can be religious; The U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from ‘establishing’ a religion, but also says the government can’t prohibit the free exercise of religion.”

Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to hear case on religious charter schools.”

And Mark Walsh of Education Week reports that “Are Religious Charter Schools Legal? The Supreme Court Will Decide Soon.”

“Will SCOTUS help Trump make America great again? In the first week of his return to office, President Donald Trump took an axe to the Great Society, previewing his vision of what it means to be great in America.” Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Tech’s TikTok Dilemma: Follow the Law or President Trump? The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.” Sapna Maheshwari, Aaron Krolik, and Tripp Mickle of The New York Times have this report.

“The Supreme Court’s TikTok ruling is an ominous turn for online speech; There’s a mix of opinions about the impact of the justice’s TikTok ban ruling on future tech cases”: Lauren Feiner of The Verge has this report.

“NC justices delay Griffin’s ballot challenge — but shed light on how they may rule later”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

Tierney Sneed of CNN reports that “Ballots from Helene-damaged areas are among the 65,000 that Republicans want to throw out in North Carolina.”

And RightCount Action has posted a video on YouTube titled “Risk of Being Cancelled?“

“Rape kits are back in the news with the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Here’s what to know.” Alison Dirr of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Anya van Wagtendonk of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “Dueling Wisconsin Supreme Court ads focus on rape kit backlog; Brad Schimel says he oversaw mass testing of sexual assault kits while attorney general; Susan Crawford says he took too long.”

“Arkansas Supreme Court justices spar with chief justice over her authority in administrative matters; No accord struck on firings after livestreamed meeting”: Josh Snyder of The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has this report.

“US Supreme Court is unabashedly liberal — in its writing style”: Jill Barton has this essay online at The Conversation.

“How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Corporate Transparency Act Still Blocked Despite Supreme Court Decision; A separate national injunction blocking implementation remains in place”: Mengqi Sun of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“To gain a court seat, Republicans seek to throw out thousands of votes; The North Carolina Supreme Court may rule in a case that will determine which party gains control of a key seat on its own bench”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.

“Teddy Roosevelt Quickly Regrets Appointing Justice Holmes; ‘I could carve out of a banana a judge with more backbone’”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Justice Dept. revokes job offers to young lawyers in elite honors program; Students or graduates from Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, Stanford and other top law schools lost job offers from the Attorney General’s Honors Program”: Perry Stein and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“Trump Loses on Birthright Citizenship; A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan calls the executive order ‘blatantly unconstitutional’”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.