“Lengthy Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Alabama Renews Concerns Over Method; Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year; His execution came over the strenuous objection of three liberal Supreme Court justices”: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs of The New York Times has this report.

“The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law; The White House has made no legal argument explaining its bald claim that the president has wartime power to summarily kill people suspected of smuggling drugs”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“No Oregon National Guard troops can be deployed under federal control, at least through Tuesday”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

And Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Appeals Court Pauses Deployment of Troops to Portland for Now.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“‘Make or break moment’: Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump using troops in U.S. cities.” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Former Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins appointed to Texas Supreme Court; Hawkins spent two years as Texas’ top appellate attorney, but resigned soon after not signing onto Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2020 election challenge”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Departmentalism in the Age of Trump; My speech to the Toledo Bar Association”: Ben Flowers has this post at his Substack site, “Letters from a Syrup Farmer in Ohio.”

“Johnny Doc played a pivotal role electing his brother to the Pa. Supreme Court. Ten years later, things are different. Kevin Dougherty benefited from Local 98’s help during his 2015 campaign. This year, labor is still spending big on the justice’s retention.” Gillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Why Trump Expects the Justice Department to Cut Him a Quarter-Billion-Dollar Check; What Trump’s loyalists in the government understand is that the law is a tool they can manipulate to give their boss what he wants”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Trump’s MAGA makeover of the Third Circuit is complete; Two right-wing loyalists give the federal appeals court an 8-6 conservative majority”: Law professor John P. Collins Jr. has this essay online at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Thomas Hardiman Survives Democratic Takeover of Senate; Third Circuit nominee wins newbie senator’s support”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.