“Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey; Ms. Habba’s tenure as interim U.S. attorney was slated to end this week, but the Trump administration’s appointment will allow her to remain the top law enforcement official in the state”: Tracey Tully and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

“Elena Kagan knocks SCOTUS use of ‘shadow docket’ at California judicial conference”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Justice Kagan Urges Supreme Court to Explain Itself in Emergency Decisions; In remarks before judges and lawyers in California, the justice said she believed the court had a responsibility to share its reasoning.”

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court Justice Kagan says independence of judges is under threat; She decried threats to judges, vitriolic reactions to rulings and the defiance of court orders.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Why is the Supreme Court siding with Trump? Elena Kagan says the majority should explain; As President Trump and others file more emergency appeals to the Supreme Court, Kagan said her colleagues need to say why they’re ruling for one side or the other.”

Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Justice Elena Kagan urges judges not to be intimidated by increase in threats; President Donald Trump and his allies have been frequent critics of judges and at times have called for the impeachment of those who rule against him.”

Devin Dwyer of ABC News reports that “Justice Elena Kagan criticizes pro-Trump rulings, court’s lack of explanation; The Supreme Court justice spoke about recent rulings on the emergency docket.”

Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Justice Kagan stresses the need for government officials to obey court orders.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Judges’ orders ‘need to be respected,’ Elena Kagan says amid Trump’s escalating conflict with the courts; Speaking at a legal conference, the Obama-appointed justice was the latest member of the Supreme Court to decry threats to judicial independence.”

Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Kagan Urges Caution in Supreme Court Use of ‘Shadow Docket.’”

Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law reports that “Kagan Says She Was Impressed by AI Bot Claude’s Legal Analysis.”

And Kyarra Harris of The Monterey Herald reports that “Judicial conference in Monterey hosts Supreme Court Justice.”

“Senate Republicans advance nomination of Trump’s personal defense lawyer for appeals court post”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service reports that “Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove clears final Senate hurdle ahead of confirmation vote; The Trump administration has urged lawmakers to approve Bove’s nomination, while Democrats argue the Justice Department official and former personal lawyer to the president would make a blatantly partisan addition to the federal bench.”

Rebecca Beitsch of The Hill reports that “Senate tees up final vote on controversial appeals court nominee Emil Bove.”

Anders Hagstrom of Fox News reports that “Senate votes to consider former Trump lawyer for lifetime as appeals court judge; Former Trump lawyer Emil Bove advances to final confirmation vote after Dems throw weight against nomination.”

And Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Emil Bove Consulted With Far-Right Legal Group After Trump Nominated Him; The president’s court pick had discussions with Alliance Defending Freedom, which is also involved in a case that could come before Bove if he’s confirmed.”