“Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say; Law professors have long debated what the term means; But now many have concluded that the nation faces a reckoning as President Trump tests the boundaries of executive power”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Emil Bove Revived His Career Defending Trump. Now He’s Upending the Justice Department. Once a relentless prosecutor, Bove turns his single-minded focus to president’s agenda.” Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“123. What Vice President Vance Did — and Didn’t — Say About Judicial Power: A weekend tweet provides a useful opportunity for articulating some nuance in understanding what federal courts can — and can’t — do when reviewing the executive branch.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Texas Court’s Unexpected Jurisdiction Invites Shopping, Deluge; Lawmakers created court to handle business, state matters; Recent decision could lead to judge shopping, overworked court”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Trump’s power to fire executive branch officials will be tested in another lawsuit; Hampton Dellinger, who led an ethics enforcement office, said his firing is illegal”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Trump Allies Start Bullying Judges After Adverse Rulings; Musk, Vance criticize judges’ reach after Manhattan court decision; Obama appointee put block on accessing Treasury information”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News report that “Trump’s Rush to Unleash Executive Power Hits a Judicial Wall; Courts have halted action on immigration, federal operations; More than 40 federal lawsuits filed over Trump’s actions.”

And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “JD Vance Is Playing a Dangerous Legal Game; The vice president’s comments about the relationship between the executive and judicial branches are intentionally misleading.”

“Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access).

And Holly Barker of Bloomberg News has an updated report headlined “Tom Goldstein Arrested for Allegedly Violating Release Terms.”

“Trump’s Tariffs Could Squeeze the Supreme Court; They represent another major effort to expand presidential authority”: Ankush Khardori has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“How the ‘10th justice’ can help Trump’s agenda at the Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis (subscription required for access).

“DOGE Runs Amok & Originalism’s Ahistoricism”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“122. Contempt of the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has the power to hold individuals in contempt (and send them to jail) for defying its judgments; In its 235-year history, it has exercised that authority only once.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure; Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Court’s decisions”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“How the Roberts Court Killed Originalism”: Eric Segall recently had this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Judicial Notice (02.09.25): Everything Enjoined Everywhere, All At Once; Latham raids Wachtell and Simpson, Tom Goldstein fights the feds, a ‘Trump judge’ rules against Trump, and Pam Bondi gets down to business.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row; Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners — and even made them affiliates of their order; The story of a powerful spiritual alliance”: Lawrence Wright has this A Reporter at Large article in the February 17, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“Gambling With the Law: How SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein Risked It All; Goldstein reports negative net worth of $3.3 million; Investigation started in 2020, court filings say.” Alexia Fernández Campbell and Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law have this report.

At Air Mail, George Pendle has an article headlined “Tommy Supreme and the Blitz: Tom Goldstein was a star in arguing cases before the Supreme Court; He was also one of the world’s highest-rolling — and most reckless—poker players; Then his worlds collided.”

Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law also reports that “Tom Goldstein Poses ‘Significant’ Flight Risk, Prosecutors Claim; Goldstein has resources and skills to flee, prosecutors say; Government claims he has interfered with potential witnesses.”

And John Woolley of Bloomberg Law reports that “Goldstein Accused of Breaking Court Rules With Pro Se Motion; Government asked federal judge to strike Goldstein’s motion; Goldstein seeks to remove home as collateral securing bond.”