“Chief Justice Roberts Faces Career-Defining Decision on Trump; Supreme Court’s tariff case comes as the chief is under pressure from the president, the public and other judges”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“DOJ urges Seventh Circuit to block order on immigration agents’ excessive force; The Justice Department looked to the appeals court to block a federal judge’s order that prohibits federal immigration authorities from using excessive force”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“No, Justice Alito, Leapfrogging Courts Doesn’t ‘Make More Sense’”: Law professor Allison Orr Larsen has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Former Judicial Clerks: Creating Legacies for Generations; A pattern of strategic succession is reshaping the federal judiciary, with judges increasingly replaced by their former clerks — cementing legal philosophies for generations.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

“Trump Changes How Judicial Nominees Get Publicly Revealed”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision; Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

“Will SCOTUS Say No to Trump’s Tariffs?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“191. Taking Stock After a Wild Week: It’s getting increasingly difficult to keep tabs on even the Supreme Court-related (and Court-adjacent) news; Today’s issue looks at where things stand (and what to expect next) across six key topics.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

In the November 17, 2025 issue of The New Yorker: Jill Lepore has an American Chronicles article titled “What Was the American Revolution For? Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.”

And Antonia Hitchens has a The Political Scene article titled “Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback: The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington; What’s behind her vetting crusades?“

“Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Judges Who Criticized Supreme Court; The Republican leaders of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. that anonymous judges who responded to a Times questionnaire may have violated ethics rules”: Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times has this report.

“The Supreme Court Failed the Logic Test on Transgender Passports”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Trump Suggests $2,000 Payouts to Americans as He Defends Tariffs; President praises benefits of the levies after Supreme Court appears skeptical of his justification for many of them”: Alyssa Lukpat of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Trump’s Tariff Rebate Contradictions; He’s floating a $2,000 rebate to blunt the harm from his border taxes.”

“DOJ Urges NY Appeals Court to Toss Trump Criminal Conviction”: Patricia Hurtado and David Voreacos of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns; Judge Mark L. Wolf, writing in The Atlantic, said he was stepping down to speak out against the ‘assault on the rule of law’ by President Trump, whom he accused of ‘targeting his adversaries’”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“The Rastafarian and Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court; Prison guards shaved his dreadlocks in violation of federal law”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judicial Notice (11.09.25): ‘It’s A War, Man’; The finalists for Yale Law dean, controversial comments by a top DOJ official, a verdict for the sandwich guy, and a Biglaw firm shedding partners.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Supreme Hypocrisy: Conservative justices’ shift from restraint comes at the worst possible time.” Reynolds Holding has this post at his “Better Judgment” Substack site.

“When Tariffs Crashed Into SCOTUS: SCOTUS has let this president do pretty much anything; Are tariffs really where they draw the line?” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison.” Julie Turkewitz, Tibisay Romero, Sheyla Urdaneta, and Isayen Herrera of The New York Times have this report.

“Why I Am Resigning: A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.” Former Senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land; The Justice Department moved an inquiry that appeared initially focused on the former C.I.A. director John O. Brennan to South Florida and is beginning to recruit line prosecutors”: Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.

“Letitia James urges court to toss her case, calling it Trump’s revenge; New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined the list of Justice Department targets seeking to dismiss criminal charges by arguing vindictive prosecution”: Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post has this report.

“Supreme Court could use Rastafarian’s dreadlocks to back prisoners’ religious rights; The court is deciding whether a Rastafarian can seek damages after Louisiana prison guards shaved off his dreadlocks”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

And John Fritze of CNN reports that “Supreme Court to hear case of Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks.”

“Alaska Supreme Court bans disgraced federal judge from practicing law in the state”: James Brooks of Alaska Beacon has this report.

You can view Friday’s decision at this link.

“Supreme Court temporarily blocks order on releasing SNAP benefits; The order pauses, for now, a lower court ruling directing the Trump administration to release November benefits in full on Friday”: Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report.

You can access this evening’s order at this link.

“Did Trump’s Supreme Court Tariffs Brief Include a Strategic Blunder? The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements; But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision; Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s Tariffs Are a Massive Money Grab. That’s Why They Are in Trouble. The president has exercised tax and spending powers that belong to Congress. The Supreme Court might be ready to say ‘enough.’” Columnist Greg Ip has this essay in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“DOJ’s No. 2 Official Asks Lawyers to Join ‘War’ Against Judges”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

The Federalist Society has posted on YouTube a video titled “Fireside Chat with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.”

“24th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture”: The Federalist Society has posted this video online at YouTube. Fifth Circuit Judge Andrew S. Oldham was this year’s speaker.

“Votes on Two Trump Judicial Picks Delayed by GOP Senate Rift”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.” Columnist M. Gessen has this essay online at The New York Times.

“A US Court Called Maduro an Insurrectionist. That Matters.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

You can access last week’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Trump Administration Argues Against Itself in Rastafarian Case”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“How Far Can Donald Trump Take Emergency Power? In the Supreme Court’s tariffs case, the conservative Justices will weigh two conflicting impulses regarding Presidential authority.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this essay online at The New Yorker.