“Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege; Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences”: Motoko Rich and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.

“Free Speech Is the Enemy of Free Speech, Apparently; The First Amendment is being hollowed out in the wake of the assassination of right-wing podcaster and organizer, Charlie Kirk; This law professor saw it coming”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Luigi Mangione’s attorneys push to remove death penalty in federal case; His lawyers say officials have acted improperly in the case and unfairly biased jurors”: Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report.

“Prosecutor Handling Probe of Trump Adversaries Resigns; Trump had called for dismissal of U.S. attorney in Virginia, who was under pressure to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James”: Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein, and Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post report that “Replacement named for Va. prosecutor ousted over probes of Trump foes; Mary M. ‘Maggie’ Cleary, who most recently had been working in the Justice Department’s criminal division, told staff she was named to the top job in the Eastern District of Virginia.”

Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman, and Devlin Barrett of The New York Times have a news analysis headlined “With Ouster, Justice Dept. Independence Teeters as Trump Exerts Control; The forcing out of the prosecutor overseeing the cases of two Trump foes magnified questions about the politicization of U.S. attorneys; And it raised one more: Who might be next?”

And in commentary, online at The Washington Post, Andrew J. Tessman has an essay titled “I tried mortgage fraud cases; Trump’s revenge prosecutions are a sham; No competent federal prosecutor would bring baseless charges against political targets.”

“Prosecutors want 30-year sentence for attempted Brett Kavanaugh assassin; Defense attorneys, who revealed Friday that their client is transgender, are proposing eight years”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times; The judge said that the complaint failed to contain a ‘short and plain statement of the claim’; Mr. Trump has 28 days to refile”: Michael M. Grynbaum of The New York Times has this report.

And Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Scraps Trump’s $15 Billion New York Times Defamation Lawsuit; Order sharply criticizes the complaint for failing to comply with legal rules, but gives the president a chance to try again.”

“Fight Erupts Over Fate of U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes; Trump officials told Erik S. Siebert that he was likely to be fired; He had hit roadblocks investigating New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey”: Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman, Jonah E. Bromwich, Alan Feuer, and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times have this report.

“In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line; The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“No, the Supreme Court Did Not Give Trump a License to Silence Jimmy Kimmel; The justices have unanimously rejected this exact tactic of government-coerced censorship”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“There’s a Pretty Obvious Reason Trump’s Nominees Won’t Say Marriage Equality Is Safe; Rebecca Taibleson’s conservative critics aren’t sure she’s far enough to the right; At her confirmation hearing, she told them what they needed to hear”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Jimmy Kimmel’s Cancellation Is Un-American; Everyone concerned about free speech should be concerned about his show being pulled from the air”: Jason Bailey has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment.”

“Your First Call After You Shoot Someone; In the era of Stand Your Ground, self-defense insurance is increasingly popular; Does it promote gun violence?” Rachel Monroe has this Letter from the Southwest online at The New Yorker.

“An Evening With Justice Amy Coney Barrett”: The National Constitution Center has posted this video on YouTube.

And in news coverage, Cory Sharber of WHYY reports that “On Constitution Day, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett discusses new book, keeping things cordial on the bench; While in Philadelphia, Barrett spoke with NCC CEO Jeffrey Rosen about her legal philosophy and what inspired her to study law.”

“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson advises Princeton students to work hard for their passions”: Ambreen Ali of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has this report.

“Jimmy Kimmel Has Supreme Court Precedent on His Side; He should sue the Trump administration”: Law professor Aziz Huq has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Blaming Charlie Kirk’s Assassination on Free Speech Is Dangerous; Those who express ideas must not be held responsible for the separate actions of people who choose to break the law”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor; President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, where it voted to cut interest rates”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Trump officials ask Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook; The case is one of a trio before the high court that will be a major test of the president’s assertion of sweeping authority over the economy and federal spending.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold his firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.”

Lydia Wheeler and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook; A lower court blocked Cook’s firing while she challenges the lawfulness of her termination.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve; Trump’s emergency appeal is a major test of the central bank’s longstanding independence.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Trump asks Supreme Court to support his firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook.”

You can access the application to stay at this link.

“Bryan Gould confirmed to N.H. Supreme Court; New Hampshire’s Attorney General John Formella was also cleared to serve a second term during Wednesday’s Executive Council meeting”: Amanda Gokee of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Luigi Mangione’s Fans Make a Courthouse Scene; The crowd seems silly and kooky until you remember they’re there to celebrate an assassination”: Faith Bottum will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Justice Sotomayor discusses her new book in Philadelphia, how her mother impacted her work on the Supreme Court; The first Latina Supreme Court justice spoke with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg and answered fan-submitted questions throughout the event”: Cory Sharber of WHYY has this report.

“Will the Supreme Court treat Trump’s tariffs like Biden’s policies? During the Biden administration, the Supreme Court clamped down on attempts to make major policy moves without authorization from Congress. Could Trump’s tariffs meet the same fate?” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“GOP activists are working to unseat 3 on Pa. Supreme Court. What happens if they succeed?” Bethany Rodgers of The Erie Times-News has this report.

“Book Review: The Simple Stories of Amy Coney Barrett; The Court’s most junior conservative justice apparently believes her audience consists entirely of rubes who do not have access to the internet.” G.S. Hans has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“How We the People Lost Control of Our Lives, and How We Can Get It Back”: Jill Lepore has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The Strange Attack on Rebecca Taibleson; The Trump judicial nominee for the Seventh Circuit acquits herself well, as conservative critics undermine their case”: This editorial will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Ken Starr Lecture Series presents U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh”: McLennan Community College has posted this video on YouTube.

“‘Color-Blind’ Conservatism Has Some Holes in Its Logic; The GOP says it’s wrong to use race in college admissions, hiring decisions or voting rights; What makes ICE enforcement different?” Ronald Brownstein has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Introducing the Third Edition of ‘The Heritage Guide to the Constitution’”: The Heritage Foundation has posted this video on YouTube. The second panel included three federal appellate judges.

In today’s mail: I received a copy of law professor Justin Driver’s new book, “The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education.”

“Presidents Can’t Sue Their Way Out of Criticism; The government has no business trying to regulate speech about itself — and that includes Donald Trump”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Also online at Bloomberg Opinion, Timothy L. O’Brien has an essay titled “Trump’s $15 Billion NY Times Suit Also Has a Serious Intent; The president wants to tear down another vital institution while unwinding legal protections for the media.”

“The U.S. Government’s Extraordinary Pursuit of Kilmar Ábrego García; The Trump Administration’s maneuvers are rising to a political prosecution”: Cristian Farias has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Former US Judges Defend Judicial Independence as Threats Rise”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access the letter at this link.

“Trump Judge Pick Who Drew Conservative Pushback Defends Herself”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can view the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for judicial nominees via this link.

“Don’t ‘criminalize free speech,’ Justice Sotomayor says after Bondi hate speech vow; Sotomayor also said Americans need to know the difference between a president and a king”: Maureen Groppe and Dan Morrison of USA Today have this report.

Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press reports that “Sotomayor urges better civic education so people know difference between presidents and kings.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters has a report headlined “As Trump exerts power, US Supreme Court’s Sotomayor raises specter of a ‘king.’”

Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law reports that “Sotomayor Laments Lawyers Who Want to ‘Criminalize Free Speech.’”

Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Justice Sotomayor questions if Americans know the difference between presidents and kings; The liberal justice was speaking about the importance of civics education at a conference in New York.”

John Fritze of CNN reports that “Justice Sotomayor concerned Americans cannot distinguish between presidents and kings.”

And Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Sotomayor rebukes calls to ‘criminalize free speech’ in apparent swipe at Pam Bondi; The justice, in public remarks, didn’t name the attorney general, who has come under fire for comments to target people over ‘hate speech.’”

Forbes Breaking News has posted on YouTube a video titled “Sonia Sotomayor Speaks At New York Law School’s Constitution and Citizen Day Summit Panel.”

“Donna Adelson seeks new trial in Dan Markel murder, cites juror ‘misconduct,’ bias”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

You can access the motion at this link.