“How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling; Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Emergency Docket Tops Year’s Highlights at Supreme Court”: Justin Wise and Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“How Birthright Citizenship Sort of Saved Christmas”: Justin Fox has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives; More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement; Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.” Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Thoughts on the Interim Order in Trump v. Illinois; The administration loses but still has options for domestic military deployment”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.