“140. The Disturbing Myopia of Trump v. J.G.G.: In normal times, it might be possible to defend the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on Monday vacating a pair of temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act case; But these aren’t normal times.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“The Situation: Missing; Can the government win a case by losing the plaintiff?” Benjamin Wittes has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“The Dangerous Legacy of the Adams Prosecution: The Department of Justice’s radical revision of the rulebook on federal prosecutions.” Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“139. Tariffs, Non-Delegation, and the Major Questions Doctrine: President Trump’s economic misadventure is already being challenged in court; The resulting cases will test the consistency of conservative judges’ hostility to broad statutory delegations of power.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court’s Block on Venezuelan Deportations; The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court allows use of wartime law to deport alleged gang members; A divided court said migrants filed their challenge to the Alien Enemies Act in the wrong jurisdiction but also said potential deportees must get due process.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Lifts Order Blocking Deportations to El Salvador; A 5-4 court sides with Trump administration but says Venezuelan detainees can challenge removal in a Texas court.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court OKs gang suspect deportations to El Salvador, with some new limits.”

You can access this evening’s 5-to-4 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“A Split on the Right Over Whether Teenagers Can Have Guns; Conservative judges have come to opposite conclusions on what the Second Amendment has to say about limiting the gun rights of those under 21”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“The Alabama Case That Could Undo the Right to Travel Out of State for an Abortion”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

You can view the order at this link.

Update: The response to the federal government’s application to vacate has been filed, and you can access it at this link.

“High court declines new look into New York gun restrictions; The justices seem uninterested in offering further guidance on the high court’s history test for gun laws”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Justice Dept. Raises Executive Privilege to Try to Muzzle Fired Pardon Attorney; A fight over the testimony of Elizabeth G. Oyer could have a ripple effect on whether other fired Justice Department lawyers speak publicly about their experiences”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s Least Favorite Judge Has Friends in High Places; To President Trump, Judge James E. Boasberg is ‘a troublemaker’ and a ‘Radical Left Lunatic’; But his record and biography, including a friendship with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, say otherwise”: Mattathias Schwartz and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump asks Supreme Court to block order requiring US to bring back man mistakenly deported to El Salvador”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

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

Update: You can access today’s order of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denying the federal government’s request for a stay, and the opinions concurring therein, at this link.

“What’s the Future of Planned Parenthood?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast at this link and on YouTube.

“Supreme Court Can Further Rule of Law With Latest Abortion Case”: John Bursch has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“The Brazilian Judge Taking On the Digital Far Right: Alexandre de Moraes’s efforts to fight extremism online have pitted him against Jair Bolsonaro, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump.” Jon Lee Anderson has this Letter from Brazil in the April 14, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“Trump War on Big Law Exposes Wall Street Firms’ Soft Underbelly; Acquiescing firms depend on star dealmakers, agency connections; Litigation firms well equipped to oppose the president in court”: Justin Henry of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Appeals court blocks Trump from firing two leaders on federal boards; The decision almost certainly tees up another Supreme Court showdown over the power of the president to control every aspect of the executive branch”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman of The Associated Press report that “Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court.”

And Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News reports that “US Appeals Court Reinstates Agency Members Fired by Trump.”

You can access today’s en banc order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the opinions dissenting therefrom, at this link.