“Senators ask nominees about Trump’s potential defiance of court orders; The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned D. John Sauer, Aaron Reitz and Harmeet K. Dhillon, nominees for top Justice Department positions”: Ann E. Marimow and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post have this report.
And Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Trump’s nominee for solicitor general won’t rule out ignoring court orders in ‘extreme cases’; If confirmed, D. John Sauer will be the administration’s top advocate at the Supreme Court.”
“Trump Seeks Prompt Supreme Court Review of His Power to Fire Officials; The justices ruled last week that the president could not, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads the watchdog agency that protects whistle-blowers”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“Donald Trump Is Trying to Take American Law Back to 1641”: Law professor Frank Bowman has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“TN Supreme Court upholds ban on explicit license plates, not considered protected speech”: Angele Latham of The Tennessean has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Tennessee issued today.
“Supreme Court shakeup: Judicial resignations shape Georgia’s top court; A cycle of early resignations and gubernatorial appointments keeps open seats scarce and challengers at bay.” Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.
“Second US judge who ruled against Trump faces Republican impeachment bid”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
“Where the Supreme Court’s Conservatives Might Split on Trump’s Agenda: Trump is trying to vastly expand presidential power; The court might not go along with it.” Law professor Aziz Huq has this essay online at Politico Magazine.
“Trump Nominees Decline to Say They’d Always Follow Court Rulings; Federal judges have halted early Trump policies; Nominees include Trump’s personal lawyers”: Suzanne Monyak and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has posted online at this link the video of today’s confirmation hearing for U.S. Solicitor General nominee D. John Sauer.
“Dan Markel murder: Donna Adelson bond hearing (Feb. 26, 2025).” The Tallahassee Democrat has posted this video on YouTube.
“Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight woman in ‘reverse discrimination’ case; The justices appeared to agree that members of a majority group don’t face an extra hurdle when alleging `reverse discrimination’ in the workplace”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.
And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Signals Backing for Straight Woman’s Job-Bias Suit.”
“NYC Mayor Adams Asks Judge to Permanently Toss Criminal Case; Adams’ lawyer says ‘leaks’ have caused prejudice to mayor; A judge has appointed a lawyer to review case for dismissal”: Chris Dolmetsch and Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News have this report.
And Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Eric Adams asks judge to prevent DOJ from reviving criminal case against him; The Department of Justice is seeking to drop the criminal case against the New York City mayor — but wants to preserve the ability to reindict him.”
“Donna Adelson in court for bond hearing as she seeks release from jail”: Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.
“Alabama judge sanctions LGBTQ rights lawyers for ‘judge shopping’”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
“Her claim of anti-straight bias could upend discrimination law; The Supreme Court will hear a case that could unleash a wave of workplace bias claims by Whites, men and people who are straight”: Justin Jouvenal and Taylor Telford of The Washington Post have this report.
“Justice Dept.’s No. 2 Targets Old Office Where He Rose as a Prosecutor; The forceful approach that Emil Bove III has taken toward the Southern District of New York underscores his own fraught relationship with the office that gave him the expertise to do so”: Adam Goldman, Glenn Thrush, Benjamin Weiser, Maggie Haberman, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.
“Jury should hear words of accused Kavanaugh assassination plotter, feds say; Nicholas Roske’s attorneys earlier requested that his statements and other evidence be tossed from the case”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report.
“Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith; The move, signed by President Trump on Thursday, is a major escalation of his promise to pursue perceived foes”: Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman, and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.
“How Trump and Senate Republicans Could Reshape the Federal Courts of Appeals, Part II; Federal appeals court judges are the final word on the law in tens of thousands of cases every year; Below, a circuit-by-circuit look at how Republicans might be able to shift the balance of power in the years to come”: JP Collins has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma; Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate Glossip; The Oklahoma case has attracted broad support after the state’s top law enforcement official revealed prosecutorial misconduct.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court orders new trial for death-row inmate in Oklahoma motel killing.”
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rules Oklahoma Can’t Execute Inmate After State Attorney General Repudiates Conviction; Richard Glossip maintained innocence in a 1997 murder; Decades later, prosecutors agreed, but state courts found he must be put to death anyway.”
And Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate in closely watched case; In a rare move for a prosecutor, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond concluded trial attorneys hid evidence that may have led to an acquittal.”
“Is the Constitution at threat under Trump?” George Liebmann has this essay online at The Baltimore Sun.
“Trump’s Justice Department Is Already Acting Like His Personal Law Firm; The acting U.S. attorney in Washington is cranking out threatening letters to Democratic elected officials that lean way too heavily on Microsoft Word’s formatting options”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Jones Day Resolves Ex-Associates’ Parental Leave Bias Suit; Apparent settlement comes after judge ruled trial was needed; Couple said eight weeks less leave for new fathers was biased”: Patrick Dorrian of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Georgia chief justice to resign in March; Brian Kemp will appoint a replacement; Michael P. Boggs was just elected to another six-year term that began in January; He plans to return to private practice in South Georgia”: Adam Beam and Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report.
And the Supreme Court of Georgia today issued a news release titled “Chief Justice Boggs to Leave Supreme Court.”
“High Court Weighs Workplace Bias Claim of White, Straight Woman; Justices to examine evidentiary burden for ‘majority’ workers; Ruling could lower the threshold for proving bias claims”: Khorri Atkinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Classical Flutist to Make US Supreme Court Advocacy Debut; Ann Sherman had music career before going to law school; State Solicitor General to make high court debut”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Some of DOGE’s Damage Can’t Be Undone; The courts will fix some of the mess but that takes time; Musk will likely be long gone”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Judge Recuses Over Policy Encouraging Underrepresented Lawyers; Dale Ho’s policies give preferences to minority lawyers, attorneys say; Judge Analisa Torres also told to recuse”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Courts Need More Judgeships, Judge Tells Congress”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today.
“Trump Is the Law for the Executive Branch; How the administration conforms legal interpretation to the president’s wishes”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.
“Trump, the NLRB, and Humphrey’s Executor: Does the Supreme Court believe in ‘independent’ federal agencies? Watch Gwynne Wilcox’s suit.” This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“‘It’s obviously retribution’: Supreme Court justices warn of Legislature’s judicial clampdown; Utah Republican lawmakers are working to pass a suite of bills targeting the state’s judiciary.” Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.
“An Attack on Pregnant Workers at the 5th Circuit Could Unleash Chaos Across the Country”: Inimai Chettiar has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“DOGE Lawsuits May Occasion Scalia’s Revenge; Trump and Musk invite lawsuits that could vindicate his greatest dissent”: Columnist William McGurn will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Trump called himself a king. The Supreme Court must correct him. It’s not only crucial for democracy, but it’s the only way for the court to stay consistent with its own rulings.” The Boston Globe has published this editorial.
“Neal Katyal, Milbank join team suing Trump over bid to oust Democratic official”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.
