“Trump administration eyes canceling leases for space used by US judiciary”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“A Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors, Politics and the Rule of Law; Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, ‘The Federal Prosecutor,’ figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have an article headlined “Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges; Maybe Not for Adams; Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.”

And in commentary, columnist Ross Douthat has an essay titled “Why Emil Bove’s Battle Against Danielle Sassoon Is So Self-Defeating.”

“Goldstein Loses Bid to Substitute House as Bond Collateral; Judge is willing to revisit the issue with more information; Court says it needs more clarity on Goldstein’s finances”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

“Can You Spot What’s Missing From This Soft-Focus Profile of Jonathan Mitchell? ‘I’m a lawyer, not really an activist,’ says an activist trying to ban abortion nationwide.” Susan Rinkunas has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Another Star U.S. Prosecutor Quits Over Eric Adams Case; Resignation deepens crisis at Justice Department sparked by demand to dismiss criminal charges against New York mayor”: Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Jonah E. Bromwich, Benjamin Weiser, and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times have an article headlined “Adams’s Lead Prosecutor Quits Defiantly: ‘It Was Never Going to Be Me’; Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution; He was the latest in succession of federal prosecutors to quit.”

And Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett, and Adam Goldman of The New York Times have a news analysis headlined “Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown; A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a retribution-minded president and his appointees.”

“May It Please the Court, for 20 Years and Counting: Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Celebrates Two Decades of Advocacy and Landmark Victories at the Nation’s High Court.” Rebecca Beyer has this article in the Fall/Winter 2024 issue of Stanford Lawyer.

“The Strategy Behind Trump’s Defiance of the Law: His violations follow an old playbook — trigger lawsuits, giving the Supreme Court a chance to declare statutes unconstitutional.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Billboard Wars: How Personal Injury Lawyers Took Over Philly; Armed with multimillion-dollar marketing budgets, personal injury attorneys have wallpapered the city with ads, flooding billboards, bus stops, social media feeds, and airwaves with their shiny pitches. But at what cost?” Tom McGrath has this article in the February 2025 issue of Philadelphia magazine.

“124. The Thursday Night Massacre(s): Two very different episodes on Thursday provide growing evidence of a Department of Justice that is showing less respect, by the day, for the rule of law.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“How John Roberts Teed Up Elon Musk’s War on the Court: The mogul seems bent on pushing the Trump White House into a nuclear confrontation with the federal judiciary; He has the Chief Justice to thank.” Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.

“The SCOTUS Beat — Divided by Principle: How Justices Barrett and Jackson are Shaping the Future of Constitutional Law; Two justices, two distinct philosophies — when Barrett and Jackson take the bench, their questions don’t just seek answers; they help shape the very future of constitutional law.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

“Tom Goldstein Ran Out of Luck: How the most influential Supreme Court lawyer of his generation gambled it all away.” Matt Stieb has this article online at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.