“Judicial Notice (05.26.25): Sturm Und Drang; Judge Ho’s reverse benchslap of SCOTUS, major Paul Weiss partner departures, a big-ticket ruling on the shadow docket, and a trio of notable hires by Simpson.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Will This Judge’s Audition to be Trump’s Next SCOTUS Nominee Actually Work?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast on YouTube and via this link.

“The Two Tracks of Justice: Why everything feels so bad right now, even if your life isn’t materially changing.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“FBI to probe Biden White House cocaine incident, leaked Supreme Court abortion opinion; Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino announced the investigations on X into the ‘cases of potential public corruption’ that have large public interest”: Savannah Kuchar of USA Today has this report.

Zoë Richards of NBC News reports that “FBI deputy director says bureau will pour resources into cases including Supreme Court leak and cocaine at the White House; Dan Bongino, the deputy director, posted on social media about directing more resources into the Biden-era cases, as well as the unsolved case of pipe bombs found in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.”

And Raphael Satter of Reuters reports that “FBI announces new probes into Dobbs Supreme Court leak, White House cocaine incident.”

“Former chief justice says Supreme Court election in Kansas is a ‘really bad idea’”: Matthew Kelly of The Kansas City Star has this report.

“How Trump’s clash with the courts is brewing into an ‘all-out war’; Frustrated by judicial rulings during his second term, President Trump and allies have lashed out at the courts in a growing pressure campaign”: Zac Anderson of USA Today has this report.

“Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?” Law professor Kate Shaw has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Little-known provision in Trump tax bill could allow him to ignore court orders”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“153. Living by the Ipse Dixit: A constitutional principle like the ‘unitary executive theory’ isn’t worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions to it by simply asserting that they exist.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.