“El Salvador Is Said to Have Spurned U.S. Request for Return of Deported Migrant; It remained unclear whether the diplomatic effort was a genuine bid by the White House to address the plight of the immigrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia”: Michael S. Schmidt, Alan Feuer, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Maggie Haberman, and Maria Abi-Habib of The New York Times have this report.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett, Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, and Annie Correal of The New York Times have an article headlined “Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison; New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.”
Shawn McCreesh and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times report that “Trump Would Not Concede ‘MS-13’ Letters Were Digitally Added; The White House declined to explain why President Trump did not appear to realize that the photograph he held up on social media had been altered.”
Tarini Parti, Mariah Timms, and Juan Forero of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Insists Wrongly Deported Man Has ‘MS-13’ Tattooed on His Knuckles; Notorious gang’s initials were digitally added to an image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s hand.”
And Sarah Cahlan, María Luisa Paúl, Teo Armus, and Samantha Schmidt of The Washington Post report that “Kilmar Abrego García’s tattoos do not prove MS-13 membership, experts say; The Trump administration has highlighted the wrongly deported man’s tattoos as proof that he is a dangerous gang member; Law enforcement officials and researchers question that assertion.”
“Texas Senate votes 31-0 to clarify exceptions to abortion ban; The state House is considering an identical bill; The legislation would allow abortion if the mother’s life is in danger, even if the risk is not imminent”: Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has this report.
And Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Wide-ranging crackdown on abortion pills passes Texas Senate; The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it’s legally dubious on several fronts.”
“John Bash, first candidate to enter Texas attorney general’s race, exits; The former federal prosecutor cited shifting priorities after a family health scare for his withdrawal, which comes less than a month after his entry into the race”: Ayden Runnels of The Texas Tribune has this report.
“Trump’s Maximalist Assertion of Presidential Power Tests the Rule of Law; The United States has never seen an effort to expand presidential authority at the scale of Donald J. Trump’s second term”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis.
“Mysterious new investigation in Donna Adelson case may delay her murder trial again”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.
“Supreme Court Appears Open to Approving Religious Charter Schools; The justices have allowed vouchers for religious schools and required equal treatment in tuition programs; But direct government payments to religious public schools pose a new test”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
And Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school.”
“Immigrants From Around the Country Keep Getting Detained in Louisiana. It’s No Coincidence.” Law professors Laila Hlass and Mary Yanik have this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“Judge Rejects Lawsuit With Dragon Logo, Calling it ‘Juvenile and Impertinent’; A lawyer said he had used the cartoon image of a dragon in a business suit as a logo for his firm, Dragon Lawyers, to symbolize ‘aggressive representation’”: Michael Levenson of The New York Times has this report.
“The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back. Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.” Serge F. Kovaleski of The New York Times has this report.
“Supreme Court Could Crush Charter Schools; If the justices rule that they are private, some states would respond by simply abolishing them”: Starlee Coleman will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Judge Hannah Dugan has all-star legal team, including ‘LeBron James of lawyers’”: Cary Spivak, Daniel Bice, and John Diedrich of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.
Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law reports that “Paul Clement Joins Arrested Milwaukee Judge’s Legal Team; Clement takes on Trump law firm order, and Democratic judge; Jury pool pulls from conservative counties outside Milwaukee.”
And David Thomas of Reuters reports that “Wisconsin judge arrested in immigration case retains top conservative lawyer.”
“Advocate Hits Supreme Court Argument Trifecta in Just Months; Michael McGinley appointed to argue first case in January; One of a handful of firm attorneys to argue multiple cases”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court”: Dominic Casciani of BBC News has a report that begins, “The UK’s only ever judge to publicly say they are transgender is planning to take the government to the European Court of Human Rights over the Supreme Court’s ground-breaking ruling on biological sex.”
“US Supreme Court fight may shape Trump’s ability to fire Fed chair”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.
“How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court; Catholic groups and some conservatives want the justices to launch an education revolution by approving a Catholic public charter school in Oklahoma”: Justin Jouvenal and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post have this report.
“Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly in case over FBI raid on wrong Georgia home”: Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press has this report.
“The ‘Recklessness Itself Sends a Message’: 35 Legal Experts Assess Trump’s Return.” Online at The New York Times here.
“US law firm Jenner asks court to permanently bar Trump executive order”: Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken of Reuters have this report.
“The Supreme Court’s Order for Supplemental Briefing in Kennedy v. Braidwood and the Reorganization Plan of 1966; The Reorganization Plan of 1966, standing by itself, is not a statute that could vest ‘by law’ the appointment power authority in the Secretary”: Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman have this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Federal Agencies Launch Title VI Investigation Into Harvard Law Review”: Hugo C. Chiasson and Sebastian B. Connolly of The Harvard Crimson have this report.
Caroline G. Hennigan and Bradford D. Kimball of The Harvard Crimson report that “HLS Dean of Students Condemns ‘Disturbing’ Mass Emails Sent to Students After Law Review Controversy.”
Bianca Quilantan of Politico reports that “Trump administration probes Harvard Law Review for alleged race-based discrimination; The Trump administration is probing financial ties, oversight procedures, selection policies and other documentation for both membership and article publication.”
Nate Raymond and Jack Queen of Reuters report that “US probes Harvard and its law review for ‘race-based discrimination.’”
And Janet Lorin of Bloomberg News reports that “Harvard Probed by US Agencies for Law Review Discrimination.”
“Justices seem sympathetic to student in disability discrimination case; A case out of Minnesota asks whether families must meet an unfairly high burden to show that schools are falling short in meeting the needs of disabled students”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.
Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Justices Appear Skeptical of School District in Student Disability Rights Case; The case is being watched closely by disability rights groups, which warned that arguments by a school district could threaten broader protections for disabled people.”
Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court appears likely to side with student in disability discrimination case; The high court is likely to rule discrimination suits related to education don’t face a higher bar.”
Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Teen’s fight for disability accommodations turns into schoolyard brawl at SCOTUS; The justices left the bench stunned Monday after a seemingly straightforward case spiraled into a thorny dispute that could make it harder for Americans with disabilities to win discrimination claims.”
And Mark Walsh of Education Week reports that “Supreme Court Poised to Back Student in Key Disability-Rights Case.”
The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online a transcript and the audio of today’s oral argument in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, No. 24-249.
“Supreme Court to Consider Jurisdictional Redo in Baby Food Suit”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Landmark Religious Charter School Fight Comes to Supreme Court”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Can Religious Parents Veto Books in Public Schools?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“146. Denaturalization and Expatriation: There is no lawful way to ‘deport’ U.S. citizens; And although citizenship can be revoked, any attempt by the government would run into significant statutory, constitutional, and practical obstacles.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“DOJ Civil Rights Unit Makes Sharp Turn Toward Trump Causes; Justice Department civil rights unit takes on conservative priorities; Changes expected to push out career lawyers”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Sidley Partner to Make Supreme Court Debut in Veterans Dispute; Former Breyer clerk is focused on impact; Case centers on payments for combat service”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Supreme Court Disabled Student Dispute Turns Unusually Hostile; School districts attorney accused opposing counsel of ‘lying’; Parents counsel urges narrow ruling, warns of ‘five-alarm fire’”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has an article that begins, “Arguments at the US Supreme Court were unusually aggressive over when school districts can be liable for discriminating against disabled students.”
Roman Martinez, Nicole Reaves, and Lisa Blatt were the attorneys who argued the case. You can access the audio of this morning’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument online a C-SPAN via this link.
“A ‘Citizen Lawyer’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court; In a remarkable scene, the justices applauded Edwin S. Kneedler, a government lawyer with a reputation for candor, care and integrity”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.
“The Anti-Trump Cases That Have Changed The Game; Key legal takeaways from 100 days of lawlessness”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.
“Trump Has a Trust Problem in Court; President’s policies face roadblocks with judges who don’t believe they can give his administration benefit of doubt”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“However Scared You Are, You Are Not Scared Enough. Back during the campaign, Trump pretended his ‘Dictator on Day 1’ talk was just a joke. One hundred days in, it’s clear he was not joking.” S.V. Date has this essay online at HuffPost.
“Vance’s Junk History: J. D. Vance has cited Andrew Jackson to justify the idea that a president can disobey the federal judiciary’s rulings. The historical record says no such thing.” Professor Sean Wilentz has this essay online at The New York Review of Books.
“Judicial Notice (04.27.25): Clash Of The Titans; Harvard v. Trump, SCOTUSblog’s new owner, an S.D.N.Y. snafu, Davis Polk’s Trump transaction, and a leading litigator’s departure from Biglaw.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
“Taking MAGA seriously on migration and due process. The president could try to get relevant laws on migrants and due process changed. Why isn’t he?” Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.
