“John Roberts Is on a Collision Course With Trump”: Jeff Shesol has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“DOJ Accuses Judge of ‘Misconduct’ in Trans Military Ban Case; Reyes accused of mistreating DOJ attorney during hearing; Complaint will be reviewed by DC court’s chief judge”: Erik Larson and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Kagan ’81 speaks on college days, workings of Supreme Court in Alumni Day event”: Sena Chang of The Daily Princetonian has this report.

And Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law reports that “Kagan Defends Public’s Right to Criticize US Supreme Court; Kagan weighs in on court criticism at Princeton event; Supreme Court likely facing more challenges over Trump actions.”

“Judiciary Tells Judges, Staff to Ignore Email to Explain Work; Some judges, court staff got Musk-led email to explain jobs; Experts say executive branch lacks authority over judiciary”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Judicial Notice (02.23.25): How Appalling; Impeachment articles against Judge Paul Engelmayer, Paul Clement’s latest project, a notable hire by Hecker Fink, and more DOJ departures.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Revered RI judge Bruce M. Selya, known for distinctive writing style, dies at 90”: Antonia Noori Farzan of The Providence Journal has this report, which includes a link to my “20 Questions for the Appellate Judge” interview with Judge Selya from March 2024.

And Edward Fitzpatrick of The Boston Globe reports that “Federal Judge Bruce Selya, widely respected R.I. jurist known for his vocabulary, dies at 90; US Senator Jack Reed described the judge as ‘a legal legend’ and ‘a man of great wisdom, integrity, modesty, wit, and high ethical standards.’“

“Reasoning backward and forward; Birthright citizenship and the horseshoe”: Adam Unikowsky has this post at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site.