“New Jersey Supreme Court upholds judge’s removal for improperly touching clerk”: Dana DiFilippo of New Jersey Monitor has this report on a unanimous decision that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued Monday.

“Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send ‘chills down my spine’; The Trump administration was ordered to halt, at least temporarily, parts of its executive order punishing the law firm Perkins Coie”: Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

Jan Wolfe and Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal report that “Judge Halts Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie; Administration improperly targeted the firm based on its clients’ political positions, court says.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge blocks key provisions of Trump’s bid to punish Democratic-linked law firm; The executive order, if allowed to take effect, would hamstring the firm’s ability to represent clients who have business with the federal government.”

And at his Substack site, Chris Geidner has a post titled “Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a ‘personal vendetta’; Judge Howell issued the temporary restraining order at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump’s executive order against Perkins Coie.”

“Family Guy on SCOTUS; Justice Kavanaugh visits a brewery and then switches places with Peter Griffin”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Trump, Perkins Coie and John Adams: The President breaks a bedrock legal principle by targeting the law firm for representing clients he doesn’t like.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“On qualified immunity, the Supreme Court commits an unqualified error; By declining to offer clarity, the justices let injustice persist”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice provides requested HR report in dispute with administrator”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

“Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System; The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.” Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Supreme Court’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Case Revs Up Speech Debate; Court to look at whether therapy is speech versus conduct; Decision to resolve circuit split over bans’ constitutionality”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Columbia Student’s Deportation Arrest Should Scare All Americans; Even if pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil isn’t deported, his case will already have chilled free speech for everyone in the US”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Tesla Fights to Save Musk’s Record Pay Package in Legal Appeal”: Sabrina Willmer and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News have this report.

“New Judicial Security Program Helps Over 2,000 Judges, Relatives; Personal information sought to be scrubbed from websites; New program created after judge’s son shot at home”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“US judiciary warns of threats amid ‘concerning’ calls to impeach judges”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law report that “US Judges Speak Out Against Republican Impeachment Push; House GOP targets judges over rulings against Trump actions; Judge urges caution about public remarks on court decisions.”

“Goldstein Seeks Grand Jury Material Related to Obstruction Claim; Government says Goldstein had ‘no credible reason’ for offer; Goldstein says crypto offer was employee retention effort”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Update: You can access the emergency motion at this link.

“Curbing DEI Excesses by Limiting Free Speech Is Shortsighted”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

“US federal judiciary undertakes review of its own DEI programs”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Perkins Coie, Clients; Order would put Perkins Coie clients’ federal contracts at risk; Firm says it has already lost business in less than a week”: Justin Henry and Roy Strom of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Mike Scarcella of Reuters reports that “US judge temporarily blocks Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie.”

Programming note: This morning, I will be presenting an appellate oral argument to a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania hearing cases on-the-road at the Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton, Pennsylvania. As a result, additional posts will appear here later this afternoon.

“Amy Coney Barrett: The GOP’s Supreme Court lifeline turned Maga enemy No. 1; Justice has provoked ire from president’s supporters after voting to reject his freeze on foreign aid.” Kieran Kelly of The Telegraph (UK) has this report.

“Princeton will name building for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Class of 1976”: Emily Aronson of Princeton University has this report.