“Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd to retire; Gov. Greg Abbott will have the opportunity to appoint Boyd’s replacement, furthering his influence on the high court”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“2 justices control Trump’s fate at Supreme Court”: Ella Lee and Zach Schonfeld of The Hill have this report.

“The Biggest Threat to Public Education Is Coming From an Unexpected Place; A pair of Supreme Court cases could destroy public education as we know it”: Law professor Aaron Tang has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Rulings in New York and Texas Curb Deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador; The decisions suggest that the battle over using a wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport migrants is certain to persist”: Alan Feuer and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

Maria Sacchetti and Shayna Jacobs of The Washington Post report that “Judges in Texas and New York pause removals under the Alien Enemies Act; The hearings marked the first legal challenges to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members since the Supreme Court lifted a nationwide block.”

And Mariah Timms and James Fanelli of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Administration’s El Salvador Deportations Hit by New Legal Challenges; Judges in Texas and New York impose temporary restraints as lawyers for Venezuelan detainees shift their strategy following U.S. Supreme Court decision.”

“The AP-White House Case Is About Separation of Powers; The Oval Office, like a judge’s chambers, is off-limits to the other government branches”: Columnist James Taranto will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Elon Musk is making Democrats great again; Polling shows the billionaire hurt a GOP-backed judicial candidate in Wisconsin”: Evan Roth Smith has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The case for suing: Why law firms should remain independent from the government.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“Exit Interview: Mich. Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement looks back at her tenure.” Doug Tribou of Michigan Public Radio has this report.

“Justice Department Limits Employee Engagement in ABA Events”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Devlin Barrett of The New York Times reports that “Justice Dept. Bars Its Lawyers From American Bar Association Functions; The punitive move comes amid the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against big law firms.”

“Michigan Supreme Court weighs future of frozen embryo in divorce dispute”: Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News has this report.

“Conservatives Defend Justice Barrett After Votes Against Trump; Barrett joined liberals against Trump deportations; Early votes have garnered right-wing push back”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“CT Supreme Court denies Alex Jones’ appeal to throw out $1.4B Sandy Hook defamation damages”: Rob Ryser of The News-Times of Danbury, Connecticut has this report.

And Sebastian Murdock of HuffPost reports that “Connecticut Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Bid To Throw Out $1 Billion Sandy Hook Verdict; Jones spent years calling the 2012 school shooting fake; Connecticut’s highest court has ruled he must pay around $1 billion to the families.”

“We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid”: Law professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Laurence H. Tribe have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Venezuelan Deportations Temporarily Blocked by NY, Texas Judges”: Bob Van Voris and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Valerie Gonzalez of The Associated Press reports that “Judges take steps to stop deportation of five Venezuelans held in Texas and New York.”

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued this temporary restraining order today.

“The Supreme Court’s crafty Trump rebuke; Ignore the Trump administration’s gleeful rhetoric on the Alien Enemies Act ruling; This was a setback”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Justice Dept. Criticizes Another Federal Judge for Blocking a Trump Executive Order; Attorney General Pam Bondi relied on an increasingly common assertion: that the judge was ‘unelected’ and denying the will of voters who put the president in office.” Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.

And Eric Tucker of The Associated Press reports that “Justice Department suggests federal agencies are free to blacklist law firm despite judge’s order.”

“Seventh Circuit Judicial Council Dismisses Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Vaden”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

You can access yesterday’s decision of the Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress; Prosecutors say those whose convictions were wiped out are entitled to reimbursement of the restitution they paid.” Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“Improve Your Health — With Help From a Well-Known Federal Judge”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

You can access the Substack site “ART’s Health Corner” at this link.

“About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record; Men were accused of ties to Tren de Aragua criminal gang; US court records show just a few charges for serious crimes”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“Supreme Court’s Rulings Aren’t White House ‘Wins’; Decisions related to the cancellation of education grants and speedy deportation don’t say what many people think”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Memo: Amy Coney Barrett becomes an unlikely hate figure for MAGA World.” Niall Stanage of The Hill has this report.

“Many lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are heading for the exit; At least half of the front-line attorneys in the solicitor general’s office plan to leave, people familiar with the matter said, as Trump’s emergency requests pile up at the high court”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.