“Wisconsin Voters See State Supreme Court Race as Referendum on Trump; Elon Musk’s prominent role in the most expensive judicial race in American history has helped turn Tuesday’s election into a battle over national politics”: Ernesto Londoño of The New York Times has this report.
And Niha Masih of The Washington Post has an article headlined “What to know about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — and Musk’s involvement; Elon Musk has given out $1 million prizes ahead of Tuesday’s vote, as the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history becomes a proxy war over President Donald Trump’s agenda.”
“GOP lawmakers take aim at anti-Trump rulings, nationwide injunctions; With courts temporarily blocking many of President Donald Trump’s actions, his allies are seeking change in nationwide injunctions and the judicial system”: Justin Jouvenal, Theodoric Meyer, Marianna Sotomayor, and Clara Ence Morse of The Washington Post have this report.
“Pa. High Court Rejects Challenge to Statute Shielding Gun Companies From Civil Suit”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on a unanimous ruling that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued today.
“The Strange, Post-Partisan Popularity of the Unabomber; When Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto appeared 30 years ago, the internet was brand-new; Now his dark vision is finding fans who don’t remember life before the iPhone”: Charles Homans had this article in yesterday’s issue of The New York Times Magazine.
“Race Still Has a Lot to Do With Voting Rights; For the Supreme Court to decree that state legislatures never consider race when drawing district lines, as is being disputed in Louisiana, would be a tragic mistake”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Trump’s Tariffs Face Constitutional Questions”: Shawn Donnan of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Musk gives $1 million checks after Wisconsin top court won’t hear suit; Elon Musk gave away two $1 million prizes ahead of a high-stakes election for a seat on the state Supreme Court, where he is backing the conservative candidate”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.
Molly Beck and Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report that “The staying power of Trump’s resurgence will be put to the test in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election.”
Vivian Barrett, Jesse Lin, and Alison Dirr of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report that “Elon Musk proclaims ‘the entire destiny of humanity’ rests on Wisconsin Supreme Court election.”
And Shia Kapos of Politico reports that “Musk defends million-dollar giveaways in Wisconsin; The top aide to Trump took the stage in Green Bay to support the Republican in the state Supreme Court race.”
“Judicial Notice (03.30.25): Trump v. Biglaw; Scuttlebutt about Skadden, courage from Cooley and Clement, more associates taking a stand, and three extremely busy judges.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us?” John W. Keker, Robert A. Van Nest, and Elliot R. Peters have this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“US Supreme Court to hear Catholic group’s bid for Wisconsin unemployment tax exemption”: John Kruzel and Andrew Chung of Reuters have this report.
“Can Elon Musk Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race? (With Jon Lovett)” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.
And in Shockley v. Vandergriff, No. 24-517, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissent, in which Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined, from the denial of certiorari.
In the April 7, 2025 issue of The New Yorker: David D. Kirkpatrick has an article headlined “The Senate’s Age of Irrelevance: Elon Musk’s DOGE and Trump’s executive orders are pushing Congress’s upper chamber from ineffectiveness to obsolescence; Will John Thune, the new Majority Leader, let them?”
And Louis Menand has a Books essay headlined “Why the Court Hit the Brakes on School Desegregation: Two decades after Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court struck down a desegregation order — and paved the way for today’s retrenchment efforts.”
“More Than 80 HLS Professors Denounce Trump Admin Attacks on Law Firms in Letter to Students”: Caroline G. Hennigan and Bradford D. Kimball of The Harvard Crimson have this report.
You can access the letter at this link.
At his Substack site, Lawrence Lessig has a post titled “What we need now: Principled acts, everywhere.”
And at “The New Digest” Substack site, Adrian Vermeule has a post titled “An Open Letter To My Students.”
“Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects AG Josh Kaul’s effort to block Elon Musk voter payments”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
“A Bill to Stop Nationwide Injunctions: My legislation would curb judicial policymaking and politicization of courts.” U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Wisconsin AG appeals to state’s high court to stop Musk from paying voters; Elon Musk is set to visit Wisconsin on Sunday evening to give away two $1 million prizes ahead of a high-stakes election for a seat on the state Supreme Court”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.
“Will Religion’s Remarkable Winning Streak at the Supreme Court Continue? The court, which has been receptive to claims from religious groups, particularly Christian ones, will hear three major cases in the coming weeks.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
“A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First Amendment; Conservative religious activists want to dismantle the longtime understanding of the separation of church and state — and the Supreme Court may be on board”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.
“Trump’s Plan To Put A Chokehold On Voting: The SAVE act plus this week’s executive order targeting voting are the biggest proposed restrictions on the right to vote in Congress’ history.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.
“‘Trump bump,’ iffy economy cited for huge law school application spike: Experts; The number of people applying to law school is up by more than 20%.” Bill Hutchinson of ABC News has this report.
“Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fight.” Eric Tucker and Calvin Woodward of The Associated Press have this report.
“White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say”: Brittny Mejia, James Queally, Matt Hamilton, and Matthew Ormseth of The Los Angeles Times have this report.
“Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar”: Greg Stohr, David Voreacos, and Ava Benny-Morrison of Bloomberg News have this report.
And at the “Bench Memos” blog of National Review, Ed Whelan has a post titled “Paul Clement’s Courage and Integrity.”
“Appeals Court rejects AG Josh Kaul’s effort to block Elon Musk payments to Wisconsin voters”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.
“Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda”: Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press have this report.
“Wisconsin judge won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters. Attorney general appeals.” Thomas Beaumont of The Associated Press has this report.
“Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.
Michael S. Schmidt, Matthew Goldstein, and Devlin Barrett of The New York Times have an article headlined “As Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders, a Split Emerges in Big Law; The president has targeted firms that he claims have ‘weaponized’ the legal system; On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court, while Mr. Trump said he’d reached a deal with Skadden to avert an executive order.”
David Enrich of The New York Times has a news analysis headlined “Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms; The president has attacked law firms for ‘frivolous’ litigation; But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.”
Mark Berman, Perry Stein, and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post report that “Judges block Trump penalties for two law firms as he strikes deal with third; Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are among several powerful firms President Donald Trump targeted after they challenged him in court or employed people who investigated him.”
Erin Mulvaney, C. Ryan Barber, and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Two Law Firms Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders, Another Cuts a Deal; Skadden commits to at least $100 million in pro bono work while Jenner & Block and WilmerHale choose to fight in court.”
Dana Mattioli and Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “Inside the Law Firm That Decided to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attack; Perkins Coie’s biggest clients — including Amazon and Boeing — staying despite executive order targeting firm.”
Daniel Barnes of Politico reports that “Judges partially block two executive orders targeting major law firms; Two federal judges partially blocked Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale.”
And in commentary, online at The Wall Street Journal, law professor John Morley has an essay titled “Why Paul Weiss Struck a Deal With Trump: The executive order put the firm at risk of a catastrophic ‘partner run’ and a death spiral.”
“Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk over payments to voters; The lawsuit comes during the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history as liberals and conservatives fight for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court”: Patrick Marley and Trisha Thadani of The Washington Post have this report.
“Federal judge refuses to recuse himself from Boston Marathon bomber’s bid to overthrow death sentence”: Tonya Alanez of The Boston Globe has this report.
“Trump blocked from deporting migrants to countries where they’re not citizens; A federal judge said deportees must first have a ‘meaningful opportunity’ to seek humanitarian protection in the United States”: Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post has this report.
“Trump Deportation Fight Reaches Supreme Court; The Trump administration asked the justices to allow it to use a wartime law to continue deportations of Venezuelans with little or no due process”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to allow Alien Enemies Act deportations; It was the third time this week the administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene after one of its initiatives was blocked in court.”
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court for Power to Resume Deportation Flights; Lower courts temporarily blocked government’s use of wartime law to send Venezuelans to El Salvador prison.”
And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has reports headlined “Trump asks Supreme Court to restart deportation of Venezuelan gang suspects” and “Judge extends blockade on Venezuelan gang deportations.”
“Will Trump’s Gulf of America Power Trip Break the White House Press Corps? The Associated Press had its day in court on Thursday, but free speech in this Presidency is already a big loser.” Susan B. Glasser has this essay online at The New Yorker.
And online at The Washington Post, columnist Erik Wemple has an essay titled “AP photojournalist steals the show at court hearing on Trump exclusion; Staffer Evan Vucci put an exclamation point on the argument for access to the White House press pool.”
“Naval Academy no longer considers race in admissions, court filing says; The U.S. Naval Academy changed its admissions policy last month in response to directives from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth”: Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff of The Washington Post has this report.
“How John Roberts Has Empowered a Lawless Presidency: The Chief Justice’s rebuke of Donald Trump over his calls to impeach judges obscures Roberts’s own role in fostering the destruction in Washington.” Cristian Farias has this essay online at The New Yorker.
