“Susan Crawford says Elon Musk motivated voters in her Wisconsin Supreme Court win”: Alison Dirr, Daniel Bice, and Laura Schulte of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And John McCormick, Anthony DeBarros, and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump and GOP Confront Elon Musk Quandary After Wisconsin Defeat; State’s voters rejected billionaire’s effort to get a conservative on its supreme court.”

“Trump’s Eric Adams Lawfare Goes Bust; The judge dismisses the corruption case, but he also nixes White House leverage”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Trump administration makes last plea to Supreme Court to allow Venezuelan gang deportations”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“Justices Weigh Challenge to South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood; The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court seems to back Planned Parenthood in patient rights case; South Carolina was sued after it disqualified Planned Parenthood South Atlantic from getting Medicaid funding even for health services unrelated to abortion.”

Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen of USA Today report that “Supreme Court could boost GOP effort to defund Planned Parenthood; The challenger says she’s had trouble finding doctors who will see Medicaid recipients; She said she’s willing to drive more than an hour to go to Planned Parenthood for contraception without judgment.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court ponders barring Medicaid funds at Planned Parenthood in South Carolina.”

“Trump Attorney Studied Options for Third Presidential Term; President’s recent comments rattle some Republicans”: Annie Linskey and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Lawyers for Man Deported in Error to El Salvador Assail Trump Administration; The case has raised questions not only about how the man could have ended up on a plane to El Salvador, but also about why the administration has apparently not moved to correct its mistake”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“Remembering John Thornton, founder of The Texas Tribune; Thornton conceived of a nonprofit news enterprise to engage Texans with their government, and then launched an industry of similar outlets across the country; He died Saturday at 59”: Matthew Watkins and Natalie Choate of The Texas Tribune have this report.

“I helped defend Reagan’s would-be assassin. Law firms that fear Trump, take note. Great attorneys take hard cases.” Gregory B. Craig has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Another Big Law Firm Reaches Agreement With Trump; Milbank, based in Manhattan, agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to causes supported by the president and the firm”: Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.

“Senate Democrats demand hearing on D.C. U.S. attorney, vow to delay vote; Sen. Dick Durbin and Senate Judiciary Democrats call for confirmation hearing, saying D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin warrants heightened scrutiny; Sen. Adam Schiff vows to block vote”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Durbin Calls for Hearing on Trump’s Top D.C. Prosecutor Pick; Top Judiciary Democrat says Ed Martin is ‘not a routine nomination’; Former Jan. 6 advocate tapped for DC US attorney.”

“In Trump’s Fight With Perkins Coie, the Richest Law Firms Are Staying Quiet; None of the nation’s top-10 firms by revenue have signed a legal brief demonstrating support for the law firm that is resisting an executive order”: Ben Protess of The New York Times has this report.

“Granddaughters of a Paul Weiss Patriarch Deplore the Firm’s Trump Deal; The law firm’s chairman, Brad Karp, capitulated to the president’s threats; The descendants of the man who wrote its high-minded principles told Mr. Karp that he had betrayed them”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

“Important New Professional-Client Speech Decision from the Third Circuit”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

“Big Law Must Stop Caving to Trump’s Demands; While Paul, Weiss bowed to the president, others are standing up for democracy and the rule of law”: Steven Brill has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Trump to Pick Ohio’s Solicitor General for Top Justice Department Legal Post; T. Elliot Gaiser will be nominated to lead the influential Office of Legal Counsel, a department official said”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

“Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say; Nicholas Roske, 29, was accused of flying from California and approaching Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland home with a gun before turning himself in”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report.

“Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.” Columnist M. Gessen has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Inside Elite Law Firms, Protests and Quitting After Trump Deals; The discontent does not appear to be resonating with leaders at Paul Weiss and Skadden, but it could hamstring their recruitment efforts”: Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.

“Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Sharply Criticizes Trump’s Justice Department; The judge, Dale E. Ho, refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams; But his decision recognized the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions”: William K. Rashbaum, Benjamin Weiser, and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

You can access today’s 78-page ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York at this link.