“In New Book, Barrett Says She Will Bring Readers Inside Supreme Court; Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has faced intense scrutiny since joining the court, says she will make the judicial process less of a ‘mystery’ for readers”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“Judge calls Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ‘problematic and concerning’; A Justice Department attorney was grilled at a court hearing about whether the government willfully defied an order to return deportation flights to U.S.” Silvia Foster-Frau and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Raises Concerns About Trump’s Use of Wartime Powers for Deportations; Judge James Boasberg scolds Justice Department as he considers whether to extend a temporary block on removals that has drawn the White House’s ire.”

And in related coverage, Juan Forero and Vera Bergengruen of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “Inside Trump’s Lightning-Fast Deportation of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Prison; Planes of migrants were in the air just hours after the president invoked wartime authority; Families say innocent people were swept up in the rush.”

“Trump Toys With the Supreme Court; Taunting John Roberts is a lousy strategy to persuade the Justices”: This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Also in Saturday’s edition of that newspaper, columnist James Taranto will have an op-ed titled “The Constitutionalists: John Roberts and Donald Trump; Many of the president’s actions align with the chief justice’s efforts to restore the U.S. government’s structural integrity.”

“The President Who Cried Wolf”: Law professor David Cole has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Trump Administration Sees Bias in a Judge and Tries to Push Her Off a Case; ‘This court has not kept its disdain for President Trump secret,’ the Justice Department said in a motion in a case filed by a law firm suing the administration”: Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times has this report.

And Perry Stein of The Washington Post reports that “Trump administration again seeks removal of judge in lawsuit it faces; It would be extremely rare for a judge to remove themselves from a case for the reasons the Justice Department is citing.”

“With sweeping actions, Trump tests US constitutional order”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

“Congress needs a Supreme Court jolt to rein in a rampant presidency; A legal case about a little-noticed phone bill entry could have big implications for Congress”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Why Law Firm Paul Weiss Pleaded Its Case With Trump, and Not With a Court; Firm’s decision to cut deal with Trump shocked legal industry bracing for more executive orders”: Erin Mulvaney, Josh Dawsey, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Danielle Kaye, Lauren Hirsch, and Maureen Farrell of The New York Times report that “Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession; Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict; Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.”

“How Anthony Kennedy Became Just Another Trump Justice; The Court’s longtime swing vote needed less than a decade to go from protecting marriage equality to praising Donald Trump for ‘teaching young people to love America’”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Nearly Five Years Later, Justice Barrett’s Memoir Has A Publication Date”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“DOJ Seeks to Remove Judge in Perkins Coie Suit Against Trump; Judge Howell is biased against Trump, lawyers argue; Case should be sent to Judge without Trump animus”: Justin Henry of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Dan Roe of The National Law Journal reports that “Government Moves to Disqualify Judge in Perkins Coie Executive Order Case; ‘This court has repeatedly demonstrated partiality against and animus towards the President,’ said the government in moving to disqualify U.S. Judge Beryl Howell.”

You can access the federal government’s filing at this link.

“We Need To Talk About What The VanDyke Video Dissent Gets Right; This is the only dissent I’ve ever encountered that is regularly interrupted by YouTube ad breaks”: Chris Williams has this post at “Above the Law.”

“GOP challenge of 65K ballots goes before NC Court of Appeals. When could race be decided?” Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline reports that “Appeals Court considers whether votes in NC Supreme Court race should be thrown out; Riggs-Griffin contest remains undecided four-and-a-half months after the November election.”

The Carolina Journal reports that “Appeals Court panel wrestles with NC Supreme Court election dispute.”

Sydney Haulenbeek of Courthouse News Service reports that “Judge seeks to remove 65,000 ballots cast in his North Carolina Supreme Court race; A North Carolina Court of Appeals panel weighed arguments over removing the ballots of thousands of voters, including overseas military, from the final count in a still-uncertified Supreme Court associate justice race.”

And Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law reports that “North Carolina Justice Race Splits Judges on Post-Election Suits; Judges weigh Republican’s ‘retroactive’ registration challenge; Election officials say 100 years of law block ‘unfair’ suit.”

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has posted the video of today’s oral argument on YouTube at this link.

“Trump-appointed judge dissents in California ammo case with gun-filled YouTube video”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Angie Orellana Hernandez of The Washington Post reports that “Appellate judge brings out bag of firearms in unusual dissent video; Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the 9th Circuit said he made the video to convey a ‘conceptual point’ about how guns work; His colleague called it ‘wildly improper.’“

“In Defense of Amy Coney Barrett: An Examination of Her Record.” Michael A. Fragoso has this post at Public Discourse.

“Judge to Consider Block on Trump’s Use of Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans; A hearing on Friday afternoon could also include some discussion about the Justice Department’s repeated recalcitrance in responding to the judge’s demands”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

And David Voreacos of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Cabinet Weighing Secrecy Claim in Venezuela Case, DOJ Says.”

“Paul Weiss Chair Says Deal With Trump Adheres to Firm’s Principles; In an email message on Thursday evening, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp reassured employees that the deal with President Trump was in keeping with the firm’s principles”: Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, and Ben Protess of The New York Times have this report.

“Problems with Universal Injunctions Against Trump’s Program? It’s complicated.” Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Paul Weiss Cuts A Deal With Donald Trump; Trump will rescind his executive order targeting the firm, in exchange for various concessions agreed to by chair Brad Karp”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Lucrative Memoir to Come in Fall”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can learn more about (and preorder) the book via this link.