“Despite Trump’s Tough Talk, Flag Burning Is Protected Speech; The president wants to prosecute protesters who desecrate the American flag, but his order concedes that such protests are typically covered by the First Amendment”: Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump Wants to ‘Blue Slip’ the Senate; His maneuvers to retain prosecutors, including Alina Habba, weaken a constitutional check”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“‘She hated him’: Robert Adelson testifies about last call with Donna on Dan Markel murder.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“NC Supreme Court rules Union County family’s 60 chickens aren’t household pets; The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a jury’s decision that 60 chickens are not ‘household pets,’ siding with a homeowners association”: Nathaniel Puente of WCNC has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued last Friday.

“Supreme Court asked to hear dispute over school secretly transitioning teen to ‘genderqueer’”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Of Course the Voting Rights Act Would Die at This Moment”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Gorsuch and Kavanaugh warn lower court judges in Trump cases”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“Is flag burning protected speech? What to know about Trump’s order; The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of protesters to burn the American flag; Trump administration officials say they can prosecute flag burning without violating the First Amendment.” BrieAnna J. Frank of USA Today has this report.

You can view today’s Executive Order at this link.

“Republicans file second California redistricting challenge as Trump teases his own suit”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Donna Adelson trial recap: Estranged Adelson son makes trial debut; daughter testifies.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Trump Promises Lawsuit Over Senate’s ‘Blue Slips’ for Judges”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And in related news coverage, online at Bloomberg Law, Justin Wise and David Voreacos report that “US Appeals Ruling Blocking Habba From Serving as NJ Prosecutor.”

“Trump’s more conventional judicial nominees could give Alito and Thomas greater confidence to retire”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Solicitor General Forfeits Deference With ‘Dead Country’ Claim”: Law professor Richard Revesz has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar Returns to Cooley”: Cooley LLP issued this news release today.

“Judge temporarily bars Kilmar Abrego García’s deportation to Uganda; The undocumented immigrant was detained by ICE Monday morning, days after being released by a federal judge while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges”: Maria Sacchetti, Jeremy Roebuck, and Dana Munro of The Washington Post have this report.

“174. Justice Gorsuch’s Attack on Lower Courts; Just like the earlier rulings that Justice Gorsuch claims lower courts are defying, his concurrence in the NIH grant cutoffs case would be a lot more convincing if it showed more of its work.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Amy Coney Barrett Is a Maddening Voice on Grant Cases; The justice’s opinion on the Trump administration’s termination of NIH funding has implications for other cases before the court, including Harvard’s lawsuit”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Shadow Docket Just Won’t Quit”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody; He was detained at a required check-in at the agency’s Baltimore office pending trial, his attorney said”: Maria Sacchetti, Jeremy Roebuck, and Dana Munro of The Washington Post have this report.

And Jack Morphet of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Kilmar Abrego Garcia Set for Deportation After Being Arrested by ICE; Secretary Kristi Noem says 30-year-old Salvadoran being processed for deportation.”

“Donna Adelson trial live updates: Jury returns for more testimony in Dan Markel case.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.