“Voting Rights Claims Plunge in Wake of Supreme Court Decision”: Diana Dombrowski, Alex Ebert, and Kimberly Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Second Circuit affirms R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex crimes conviction; The appeals panel upheld the ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ singer’s conviction for a wide-ranging scheme to recruit and abuse young women and underage girls”: Nika Schoonover of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “R. Kelly’s sex trafficking conviction upheld.”

And Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press reports that “Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly’s convictions and 30-year prison term.”

You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Dan Markel case advances in court, as expansion of Markel Act advances in Legislature; For Markel’s mother, Ruth, the process of advocating for the Markel Act became a way to transform grief into action”: Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics has this report.

“Musk Calls for ‘Wave’ of Judicial Impeachments Amid Pushback; DOGE head lashes out at federal judges blocking his work; Constitutional bar to impeach is treason, bribery, high crimes”: Dana Hull and Emily Birnbaum of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Maryland’s Federal Court Becomes Magnet for Trump Challenges; Trial court to hear at least six Trump challenges; Court’s active bench is majority Democratic appointees.”

“Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings; Speaking in general terms at a Florida college and not naming President Trump, the Supreme Court justice’s remarks took on potency in the current climate”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Justice Sotomayor says she expects leaders will follow court rulings; The Supreme Court justice did not mention President Donald Trump, whose top advisers have recently questioned the power of judges to block Trump’s initiatives.”

Jay Weaver of The Miami Herald reports that “Justice Sotomayor brings her Latin roots to Miami, and has a message for young people.”

John Fritze of CNN reports that “Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she has faith court orders will be honored.”

Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Justice Sotomayor defends courts amid criticism from Trump and his allies; At the same time, the liberal justice conceded the limits of the courts’ ‘soft power,’ which relies upon persuading people that rulings are based on reasoned applications of the law.”

Adriana Gomez Licon of The Associated Press reports that “Sotomayor says presidents have largely followed rule of law, offers words of caution.”

And Marita Vlachou of HuffPost reports that “Sonia Sotomayor Has Faith Court Orders Won’t Be Ignored Amid Fears About Trump’s Views.”

The Associated Press has posted on YouTube a video titled “Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks with Knight Foundation CEO.”

“What Marbury v. Madison means for the Supreme Court — and America”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“This obscure law is one reason Trump’s agenda keeps losing in court; Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Trump Gets Second Shot at Flipping the 3rd Circuit. What Might its Future Look Like? Gregg Nunziata, executive director of the Society for the Rule of Law, said there are open questions about what the future of the court will look like, given uncertainties about Trump’s judicial selection approach.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

“There’s No Need to Guess. JD Vance Is Ready to Ignore the Courts. I interviewed the vice president last year, and he didn’t mince words about wanting to provoke a constitutional crisis against the Supreme Court.” Ian Ward has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“The umpires strike back: Judges rush to halt Trump’s upheaval of the government; A flurry of orders from federal district judges has slowed Donald Trump’s most controversial initiatives — prompting talk of outright defiance.” Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“Prosecutors Call Goldstein a Flight Risk, Financial Danger; Goldstein denies engaging in prohibited financial activity; Government concedes he may not formally own accounts”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Justice Department’s Order to Drop Eric Adams Case Is Nonsensical; The Trump DOJ admits the decision was made without assessing the evidence against the New York City mayor”: Law professor Barbara McQuade has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Boston Federal Court Will Randomly Assign Some National Cases; Massachusetts court will randomly assign some lawsuits against nationwide policies; Memo follows judge-shopping guidance”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts at this link.

And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Law, former U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm (D. Md.) has an essay titled “Judges’ Executive Check Works Best When Politics Kept Out of It; Reforms could reduce forum shopping, boost the public’s trust.”

“Musk takes aim at law firms involved in Trump policy challenges”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.

And earlier, Theodore Schleifer of The New York Times reported that “Musk Lawyer Tries to Build a Powerhouse Firm With a Billionaire Client; Donors with ties to Elon Musk have grown in prominence in the Republican Party since Donald J. Trump’s victory; The same is true for those in the legal world, like Mr. Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober.”

“Even Superstar Supreme Court Litigators Can’t Win Them All”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

“Neal Katyal Leaves Hogan Lovells for Milbank; Katyal, who has argued over 50 cases in front of the Supreme Court, will lead Milbank’s appellate practice, the firm said”: Patrick Smith of The American Lawyer has this report.

“Trump loses bid to pause judge’s order barring funding freezes”: Nate Raymond and Jack Queen of Reuters have this report on an order that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued yesterday.

“In Defense of Birthright Citizenship: Precedent and the text make clear that Trump’s order is unconstitutional.” Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Is There a Constitutional Crisis? Trump’s actions are aggressive, but they aren’t an executive coup.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“JD Vance’s Tweet Is No Crisis; Judges also have an obligation to respect the separation of powers; Usually they do so”: Law professor Adrian Vermeule will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Tom Goldstein Seeks Release, Denies Control Over Crypto Wallets; Goldstein arrested for allegedly violating release conditions; Defendant claims cryptocurrency payments were to satisfy debts”: John Woolley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s Elegy for Precedent: Is the Supreme Court rushing to overturn old cases? The figures say the opposite.” This editorial appeared in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“A legal renegade challenges the judicial system”: Marc Fisher of The Washington Post has this profile of attorney Jonathan Mitchell.

“Nothing Enrages Clarence Thomas Like Criminal Defendants Having Constitutional Rights; Our bloodthirstiest justice is once again putting on his old-timey detective costume to solve a case he thinks came out the wrong way”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“How to make sense of all the court orders against Donald Trump: Restraining orders? Injunctions? What do all the court orders against Trump mean?” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“State v. state battles over abortion laws are coming to a head — and likely will end up at the Supreme Court”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report (subscription required for access).

“Top Justice officials who played key roles in January 6 cases now leading ‘weaponization’ review”: Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Paula Reid, and Katelyn Polantz of CNN have a report that begins, “On January 6, 2021, Emil Bove sat in lower Manhattan, watching on television as a pro-Trump mob invaded the US Capitol, violently attacking police and temporarily causing Congress to suspend its certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Bove at the time helped to lead the counterterrorism section in the US attorney’s office for New York’s southern district, and he was instrumental in helping agents try to track down dozens of Capitol riot suspects, according to two former US law enforcement officials involved in the investigation.”

“Newman Urges Appeals Court to End Her Federal Circuit Suspension”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report. You can access Appellant’s Reply Brief filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit via this link.

And earlier, Shapiro had an article headlined “Federal Circuit Judges Critique Newman’s Clean Bills of Health; Favorable findings don’t prove cognition of judge, 97, they say; Newman ordered to respond on report, unsealing of documents.”

“Musk Increases Attacks on Judges Who Rule That DOGE Must Pause; Dozens of suits question the legality of Musk’s actions in DC; Musk has long used X to go after business and political rivals”: Dana Hull of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Judge sets bond hearing for Donna Adelson after defense complains about jail abuse”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks; Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent”: Justin Elliott, Avi Asher-Schapiro, and Andy Kroll of Pro Publica have this report.

“This Supreme Court Philosophy Could Constrain Trump; A federal judge on the legal theory that is often at odds with an authoritarian view of governmental power”: You can access yesterday’s episode of “The Opinions” podcast from The New York Times, featuring columnist David French and Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, via this link.

“GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin appeals trial court loss in his effort to throw out votes”: Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline has this report.

The Carolina Journal reports that “Griffin appeals trial judge’s ruling against NC Supreme Court ballot challenges.”

And earlier, Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina reported that “Wake judge dismisses GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court election.”

“As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

And Peter Nicholas and Matt Dixon of NBC News report that “White House officials bristle as the courts throttle parts of Trump’s agenda; One White House official called legal roadblocks an ‘occupational hazard,’ while a number of legal experts worry the country may be headed for a constitutional crisis.”

“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Represent Himself in Criminal Tax Case; Goldstein said he has limited means to pay for counsel; Taken into custody Monday following crypto transactions”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Dan Mangan of CNBC reports that “Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein jailed as flight risk after cryptocurrency hiding claim.”

David Thomas of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein is detained as flight risk in tax case.”

Ashish Kumar of Cryptopolitan reports that “Top US Supreme Court lawyer detained after secret $6M crypto moves.”

And at Law & Crime, Chris Perez has a post titled “Poker-playing SCOTUS attorney arrested for second time in a month after making undisclosed crypto transactions worth millions while claiming he’s ‘destitute’: DOJ.”