“Utah lawmakers gave governor power to appoint the Supreme Court chief. Cox says, ‘I must respectfully decline.’ Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a bill letting him appoint the chief justice, but the Senate would get to re-confirm every four years.” Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court Contest; With Elon Musk backing her conservative opponent, a Wisconsin judge seeking a seat on the state’s top court has amassed what is believed to be a record war chest for a judicial campaign”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s Old Grudge Fuels Swipe at a New Law Firm; An executive order underscored the extent to which the president, who faced four indictments after he left office, aims to exact a price from anyone associated with past investigations of him”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s Dangerous Disregard for the Courts; ‘I have an Article II,’ he once said, ‘where I have the right to do whatever I want’”: Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“What Do We Owe This Cluster of Cells?” Anna Louie Sussman has this essay online at The New York Times.

“A Supreme Court Remedy for Nationwide Injunctions: Congress gave the Supreme Court the authority to curb them by clarifying the Rules of Civil Procedure.” Law professor Elizabeth Price Foley will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“What Is the Secrecy Power Trump’s Aides Are Using to Stonewall a Federal Judge? The administration is invoking an extraordinary national security power, the state secrets privilege, under highly unusual circumstances.” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

“Josh Hawley Smears a Pro-Life Lawyer; I had to quit the FDA after he falsely accused me of supporting abortion”: Hilary Perkins will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Again Threatens Lawyers for Doing Their Jobs; This time he’s ordered the Justice Department and DHS to waste resources duplicating existing disciplinary rules”: Barbara McQuade has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Paul Weiss Cut a Deal With Trump — That Doesn’t Mean It Caved”: Law professor Stephen Gillers has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks; The president issued a new order Tuesday sanctioning yet another law firm, Jenner & Block; The result overall has been called an extraordinary threat to the constitutional rights of due process and legal representation, as well as a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term”: Michael Birnbaum of The Washington Post has this report.

“Tom Goldstein’s Internet, Electronics Use to Remain Monitored; Goldstein charged with tax crimes, making false statements; Judge said she wasn’t considering post-indictment allegations”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

“North Dakota Supreme Court hears arguments over abortion ban”: Mary Steurer of North Dakota Monitor has this report.

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

“Why Trump’s Judicial Picks Should Look Different In 2025 Than They Did In 2017”: Michael A. Fragoso recently had this post at The Federalist.

And at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog, Fragoso has a post titled “The Future of the Seventh Circuit.”

In response, at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “What Should Trump’s Circuit Nominees Look Like?“

“Trump Signs Order Targeting Law Firm Jenner & Block; President cites firm’s connections to prosecutor on Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russian interference in 2016 election”: C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Mike Scarcella and David Thomas of Reuters report that “Trump signs executive order against law firm Jenner & Block.”

Update: The Executive Order is titled “Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block.”

“The Supreme Court’s new religion case could devastate American workers; Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin risks giving employers a sweeping new power to ignore laws protecting their workers”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“The Judicial Impeachment Distraction: Trump has a stronger case for his assertions of presidential power than critics imagine.” Columnist William McGurn has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts; A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map; The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

And in commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “The Supreme Court appears determined to blow up its one good Voting Rights Act decision; Apparently, we can’t even trust these justices to follow their own very recent precedents.”

“Lawyers ask El Salvador’s Supreme Court to evaluate legality of detention of Venezuelans deported by the US”: Merlin Delcid and Michael Rios of CNN have this report.

“One big law firm objects to Trump. Another bends the knee. Prominent firm Paul Weiss had a duty to fight for rule of law instead of caving.” Columnist Eugene Robinson has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“A Supreme Court case about abortion could destroy Medicaid; Kerr v. Planned Parenthood asks the justices to render much of federal law unenforceable, in order to spite abortion providers”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“KS Supreme Court justice to retire after ALS diagnosis. Gov. Kelly will name replacement.” Matthew Kelly of The Kansas City Star has this report.

And Anna Kaminski of Kansas Reflector reports that “Kansas Supreme Court justice to step down, citing Lou Gehrig’s disease.”

“Trump’s Power to Stack the Courts Hinges on Pool of Aging Judges; Nearly two dozen GOP appointees eligible for senior status; Older conservative judges more moderate than Trump’s picks”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Rebecca Nagle considers Supreme Court wins and what’s at stake for tribes under Trump; The author of ‘By the Fire We Carry’ notes the nation’s power of empire while looking to history to frame our present”: Anna V. Smith has this interview online at High Country News.

“For Wisconsin liberals, upcoming Supreme Court race is first test of ‘lessons learned’”: John King of CNN has this report.

“Physician Who Examined Judge Newman Defends Work After Criticism”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access the physician’s reply report at this link.

“Trump’s Judicial Foe Was Kavanaugh’s Roommate, Had GOP’s Backing”: Erik Larson and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Musk, Abortion, Unions: Judge Recusal Attacks Plague Record Race; Judges with partisan pasts refuse recusal on hot-button cases; Hordes of cash raise impartiality concerns for key swing-vote.” Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“DOJ Launches ‘Immediate Review’ of Law Firms After Trump Memo”: Justin Wise and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

And in commentary, online at The New York Times, Deborah Pearlstein has a guest essay titled “They Are America’s Most Powerful Law Firms. Their Silence Is Deafening.”

“George Santos baffles Second Circuit with effort to revive copyright suit against Jimmy Kimmel; Two judges noted their surprise when Santos’ attorney made a ‘totally different’ argument than the one in the now-dismissed complaint”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court Is Buckling Up for a Season of Legal Showdowns Over Trump Policies”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.