“Why Was John Mulaney at the Supreme Court? The comedian, it turns out, is working on a TV show about the nation’s top court — and was on hand to hear oral arguments about the pivotal Trump tariffs case.” Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter has this report.

“GOP says there’s work to do after losing Pa. Supreme Court fight; In what’s usually a quiet contest, progressive groups poured more than $15M into contentious retention elections”: Benjamin Kail of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

And Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports that “Pa. Supreme Court justices won retention race in counties where Trump won last year; State GOP Chairman Greg Rothman said the party was undeterred by Tuesday’s losses and would refine its strategy for next year.”

“How the Laken Riley Act is working against ICE to free some noncitizens; Judges around the country are citing the GOP-backed immigration law, designed to detain more noncitizens, to free them instead”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Arguments Were a Bloodbath for Trump”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump’s Plan to Nuke the Global Economy Prompts Conservative Justices to Remember That the Constitution Exists; The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights; Shareholder value is a different story”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Trump’s worldwide tariffs run into sharp skepticism at the Supreme Court”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Jess Bravin and Gavin Bade of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump’s Tough Day at Supreme Court Puts Tariffs in Jeopardy; Case raises questions about president’s alternatives — and what happens to money already collected.”

Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court struggles with legality of Trump’s tariffs, questions his authority to bypass Congress.”

Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s tariffs argument; The Trump administration argued that the president had the authority to issue sweeping tariffs under a law reserved for use during times of emergency.”

John Fritze, Elisabeth Buchwald, and Devan Cole of CNN have a report headlined “Takeaways from Trump’s rocky Supreme Court arguments over global tariffs.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico has a report headlined “The conservative justices nerded out on legal theory, and other takeaways from the tariff arguments; Here are five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Trump’s tariffs case.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court worried Trump’s one-man tariff war leaves Congress out in the cold; President Trump ramped up the stakes of the high court’s review of his tariffs, calling the case “literally, life or death for our country.’”

“Neil Gorsuch speaks up for a fading Congress in the tariffs case; One Supreme Court justice was especially tough on Trump’s lawyers in Wednesday’s hearing”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Why It Will Be Hard for Five Justices to Bless Trump’s Tariffs”: John Guida has this interview with law professor Jack Goldsmith online at The New York Times.

“Donna Adelson files notice of appeal after her conviction in Dan Markel murder-for-hire”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Trump’s tariffs: from dollars to donuts.” Mark Walsh has this “View from the Court” post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“It’s Cool to Have No Followers Now; As social media has become older, more manipulable, and more automated by artificial intelligence, flouting online popularity has gained a new cachet”: Kyle Chayka has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Judge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey; The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University”: Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

And Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post reports that “Judge scolds Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first and investigate second’ approach; U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the Justice Department’s approach to James B. Comey’s prosecution as ‘highly unusual.’”

“Senate Confirms Eric C. Tung to Seat on 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.

“Key Justices Cast a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs; The Supreme Court is considering whether the president acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to impose tariffs on scores of countries”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump’s tariffs; The Supreme Court held arguments on one of the most important cases of its term, testing whether the president has authority to impose wide-ranging tariffs.“

“Supreme Court Skeptical Over Trump’s Tariff Power; Even if the high court rules against Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the president will find another way to impose tariffs”: Brandi Buchman of HuffPost has this report.

“Whom Will Our Military Be Ordered to Execute Next?” Frank Kendall has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Big Law Is Standing Down When It Comes to Standing Up to Trump”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.