“Trump’s U.S. attorney pick could put him on collision course with Senate; It’s unclear whether Virginia’s Democratic senators will support Lindsay Halligan if her nomination as U.S. attorney comes before the Senate”: Theodoric Meyer of The Washington Post has this report.

“Feds argue Ábrego García cannot fight deportation in federal court; The Trump administration walked back its pledge to send the Maryland man to Uganda, instead indicating his destination would be Eswatini”: Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Trump saved TikTok — and wrecked the rule of law; A fuzzy divestiture plan raises questions about data security and Chinese influence”: Columnist Max Boot has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Despite Trump’s Pressure on Justice Dept., Certain Safeguards Are Beyond His Reach; The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“No One Is Sure If It’s Illegal to Accept a $50,000 Bribe Stuffed In a Cava Bag, Thanks to the Supreme Court; Tom Homan is very fortunate that the Supreme Court has taken such a staunchly pro-public corruption stance of late”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Even without formal charges, Trump’s DOJ can punish critics; Prosecutors have struggled to find evidence Trump wants, but even an investigation can inflict high costs on foes”: Perry Stein and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez of The Washington Post have this report.

“North Texas families sue to block Ten Commandments law, take down displays; The new law faces another legal battle a month after a federal judge barred 11 school districts from displaying them”: Milla Surjadi of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

“What’s wrong with a military campaign against the drug trade; Trump’s boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war”: Law professor John Yoo has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court; The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune recently had this report.

“Trump Court Losses Rise, Threaten to Undermine His Leverage”: Hadriana Lowenkron of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Can Liberalism Be Saved? The legal scholar Cass Sunstein argues for a more expansive definition of an ideology under threat.” Isaac Chotiner has this Q. & A. online at The New Yorker.

“An AI Fail By An Elite Litigation Firm; With a Vault 100 and Am Law 200 law firm at its center, this might be Biglaw’s biggest artificial-intelligence mishap to date”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“A Charlie Kirk Poster Reignites Debate Over When Businesses Can Refuse Service; When ardent young conservative placed his order at Office Depot, resulting spat ended with free print and fired workers”: Natasha Khan and Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Trump taps ‘Tough Patriot’ — L.A. lawyer known for crypto, guns — as 9th Circuit judge”: Sonja Sharp of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“The Killing of Professor Dan Markel: A Family Feud Turns Deadly (Part 1).” You can access today’s new episode of the “Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast” via this link.

“Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner; The justices said they will consider whether to overrule a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president’s ability to fire top officials at the agency”: Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times have this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court allows Trump to fire Democratic member of trade commission; The high court will also hear arguments about overturning a 90-year-old precedent that allowed Congress to create independent agencies.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court to reconsider a 90-year-old precedent protecting independent agency officials.”

Lydia Wheeler and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Reconsider Limits on President’s Power to Fire Top Officials; The justices for now have allowed Trump to remove the FTC’s last remaining Democratic commissioner.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to decide if it will overturn decision protecting FTC members from presidential removal; The court said Trump can fire for now the sole Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission as the justices decide whether to overturn a century-old ruling protecting the heads of independent agencies.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court OKs Trump firing of FTC official, may end 80-year executive power limit.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the dissent therefrom, at this link.

“Trump’s Handpicked Prosecutor Takes Over Comey and James Cases; The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted”: Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this report.

Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post reports that “Trump adviser named interim U.S. attorney in key Virginia office; Lindsey Halligan will lead the Eastern District of Virginia, where Trump is demanding criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey.”

And in commentary, The Washington Post has published an editorial titled “Trump’s lawfare escalates in Virginia; Congress and the courts can check the president’s politicization of the Justice Department.”

“Luigi Mangione slams ‘Marvel movie’ perp walk in bid to block death penalty; Mangione accused federal and local officials of staging a scene for political benefit, not public safety, in the aftermath of his arrest”: Nina Pullano of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access Defendant Luigi Mangione’s Motion Challenging the Constitutionality of the Death Penalty at this link.

“Trump’s civil rights boss challenged by appeals court weighing Illinois assault weapons ban; Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, took the unusual step of traveling to Chicago to briefly participate in arguments Monday before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals”: Jon Seidel of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Trump’s latest pick to reform the federal judiciary is another home run; The Senate must do its job and quickly confirm Rebecca Taibleson to the seventh circuit”: Mike Davis has this essay online at Fox News.

“179. Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases? Notwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked — a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Fourth Circuit Judge Says Gorsuch Call Out ‘Really Unfortunate’”: Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

“What Trump Wants from a TikTok Deal with China; The Chinese-owned social-media app was banned by Congress because of national-security concerns, but the President seems more interested in leveraging its future for his personal gain”: Clare Malone has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Looking for Bright Spots in the Courts”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Trump Picks New Virginia Prosecutor After Bondi Rebuke”: Ben Penn of Bloomberg News has this report.

Online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Barbara McQuade has an essay titled “Pam Bondi Isn’t the President’s Enforcer; The Justice Department is meant to serve the public, not the Trump White House.”

And at the “Executive Functions” Substack site, Jack Goldsmith has a post titled “How Should a DOJ Political Appointee Think About a Trump-Weaponized DOJ? Reflections on the Ethics of Service.”

“Judicial Notice (09.21.25): Free Speech Under Attack; Pam Bondi on ‘hate speech,’ a Biglaw associate fired for Charlie Kirk commentary, a prosecutor’s messy ouster, and two firms losing lots of lawyers.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Newman Makes Full-Court Press in Appeals Challenge of Suspension”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access the petition for reargument en banc via this link.

“In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates; The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials”: Peter Baker of The New York Times has this news analysis.

And online at The New Yorker, Jonathan Blitzer has an essay titled “Seeing Enemies Everywhere; The government’s working definition of ‘hate speech’ now seems to include anything that offends Donald Trump personally — including late-night comedy.”

“Donald Trump’s Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines; The dismissal of Erik Siebert sends yet another ominous message about the risks of refusing to do the President’s bidding, and the lengths to which he will go to punish perceived enemies”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her educational upbringing; Jackson spoke to the University community about her journey to the Supreme Court, and all its trials and tribulations”: Abby Snowdon and Lauren Seeliger of The Cavalier Daily have this report.

“US Supreme Court justice speaks at Vatican Jubilee of Justice”: Cindy Wooden of OSV News has this report.

“Campaign heats up around retention of 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices”: Ford Turner of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

And Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA reports that “Abortion rights at center of Democratic-backed group’s advertising for key Pa. Supreme Court retention elections.”

“Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks at LBJ Auditorium on her experience in Supreme Court”: Diego Hernandez of The Daily Texas has this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on challenges, kindness at UVA”: Jane Kelly of UVA Today has this report.

And the University of Virginia School of Law has posted on YouTube a video titled “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Discusses ‘Lovely One.’”

“‘Admissible’ S7 E2: Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at UVA Law.” The University of Virginia School of Law has posted links to the audio of the podcast here.