“No rubber stamp for the Eric Adams case judge; Under pressure from the Justice Department, Judge Dale Ho still has options”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Ed Martin, Trump Loyalist, Is Nominated as U.S. Attorney in Washington; The nomination of Mr. Martin, who stood in the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, is a full reversal for an office that formed the core of one of the Justice Department’s most complex investigations”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

Gregory S. Schneider of The Washington Post reports that “Trump seeks to install top D.C. prosecutor who was a Jan. 6 defense lawyer; Ed Martin took over the top D.C. federal prosecutor role Jan. 21 and immediately began reshaping the office to align with Trump’s preferences.”

And Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times reports that “Trump taps Jan. 6 defense lawyer for new U.S. attorney for D.C.“

“NC elections officials seek to fast-track state Supreme Court race battle; The North Carolina Board of Elections wants the state Supreme Court to take up Republican Jefferson Griffin’s election challenge; The case could decide the race for an open seat on the high court”: Paul Specht and Laura Leslie of WRAL News have this report.

“Birthright Citizenship: Barnett & Wurman’s NY Times Essay and their Bates/Blackstone Double Backfire.” Jed Shugerman has this post at his “Shugerblog.”

“The White House Counsel and the Adams Affair: The root of the problem is at 1600, not 950, Pennsylvania Avenue.” Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith have this post at their “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Mass resignation marks a new kind of defiance in the second Trump era; The Trump team has rarely if ever faced such resistance from within the government, a move that may pave the way for further defiance”: Naftali Bendavid of The Washington Post has this report.

And in commentary, online at The New York Times, law professor Daniel Richman has a guest essay titled “All the President’s Sock Puppets.”

“Trump asks Supreme Court to take up issue over firing of whistleblower agency leader”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

And John Fritze of CNN has a report headlined “What to know about Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court.”

“Hundreds gather in downtown Raleigh to protest GOP challenge of NC Supreme Court race”: Korie Dean of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

You and your dam legal fight: Steve Carmody of Michigan Public Radio reports that “Michigan Supreme Court is the next stop for dam legal fight.”

“Yes, We’re in a Constitutional Crisis”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“125. The Court’s First Trump II Case Won’t Be a Bellwether: The challenge to Trump’s removal of the head of the Office of Special Counsel raises unique procedural and substantive issues likely to prevent it from serving as a referendum — in either direction.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.