“Wyoming GOP mandates ultrasounds for pill abortions, overriding veto; Republican Gov. Mark Gordon had vetoed the bill, saying it would be traumatizing for victims of rape and incest, but GOP state legislators voted to override him”: Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has this report.

“Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Law Firms With Order Targeting Perkins Coie; The order against the firm, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, represents an escalation of efforts to punish groups the president sees as aiding his enemies”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

Perry Stein and Michael Birnbaum of The Washington Post reports that “Trump expands retribution campaign against law firms that aided his foes; Trump hit another major law firm that worked for his political rivals with an executive order seeking to limit its ability to work for the U.S. government.”

And Megan Messerly of Politico reports that “Trump targets prominent Democratic-linked law firm; One of the firm’s then-attorneys was central to the creation of the Steele dossier.”

“Senate Judiciary Democrats seek probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin; Sen. Dick Durbin alleges the Trump loyalist abused power; Martin says Durbin ‘weaponized’ D.C.’s legal disciplinary system against Trump’s lawyers”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.

“New State Hurdles to Standing Threaten Abortion Ban Challenges; Georgia’s Supreme Court sent a challenge to the state’s abortion ban back to the trial court to consider if the plaintiffs, including medical providers, had standing to bring the suit”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this essay online at State Court Report.

“Judge reduces Adnan Syed’s sentence, allowing him to stay out of prison; The judge wrote that the subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast was ‘not a danger to the public and that the interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence’”: Omari Daniels and Dan Morse of The Washington Post have this report.

Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Adnan Syed Has Served His Time in Murder Case, Maryland Judge Says; The death of Hae Min Lee and Syed’s conviction were the subjects of the 2014 ‘Serial’ podcast.”

And Simon J. Levien, Christina Morales, and Amanda Holpuch of The New York Times report that “Adnan Syed Will Not Return to Prison, Judge Rules; A judge reduced his sentence to time served in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, ending a case that drew widespread attention when it was dissected in the ‘Serial’ podcast.”

“Justice Amy Coney Barrett ignites anger on the right after ruling against Trump; Conservative allies of President Donald Trump called Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett ‘evil,’ a ‘closet Democrat’ and a ‘DEI hire’”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

And Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases; She was the only member of the court appointed by the president to vote against his emergency request to freeze foreign aid.”

“Bonus 129: What Really Happened in Worcester v. Georgia? President Jackson’s famous quote about Chief Justice Marshall is almost certainly apocryphal; Understanding the specific context in which it (allegedly) arose helps to underscore why.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP”: President Donald J. Trump today signed this Executive Order, section four of which concerns “large, influential, or industry leading law firms” in general.

Update: In early news coverage, Justin Henry of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Targets Top Law Firms Over Steele Dossier, Diversity Moves.”

And Trevor Hunnicutt of Reuters reports that “Trump axes security clearances for law firm Perkins Coie.”

“Kim Davis loses. Again. Unanimously. (But, this still might not be the end.) The Sixth Circuit rejected the appeal of the former Kentucky county clerk who was sued after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Impeachment Threats to Judges Don’t Meet Historical Standard”: Paul Grimm has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Supreme Court’s USAID Ruling Sends an Important Message; The court sides with the rule of law and hands President Trump a big defeat in one of their first confrontations”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

At his “One First” Substack site, Steve Vladeck has a post titled “129. Untangling the Foreign Aid Ruling: There’s a lot going on in the Court’s cryptic, 5-4 ruling in the foreign aid funding cases; Here’s my (very) quick attempt to unpack some of the most important takeaways.”

At the “Executive Functions” Substack site, Jack Goldsmith has a post titled “Supreme Court Temporizing Over Trump 2.0 Emergency Orders: A theory based on two cases.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “Article III Inverted: The Supreme Court Surrenders to Inferior Court Supremacy; Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett are engaging in alternative dispute resolution, rather than constitutional adjudication.”

“Whistleblower Chief Trump Fired Ends Fight After Court Loss”: Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US watchdog agency chief fired by Trump ends lawsuit over removal.”

“Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings”: Peter Eisler, Mike Spector, Ned Parker, and Nate Raymond of Reuters have this report.