“The Justices Can Rein In Rogue State Courts; Congress has repeatedly enacted laws to give federal judges jurisdiction over federal officials and policies”: U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’; President Trump’s comments were a blunt distillation of his administration’s racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the real victims of discrimination in America”: Erica L. Green of The New York Times has this report.

And in related commentary, in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, law professor Richard Sander and Henry Kim will have an op-ed titled “Affirmative Action Is Finally Waning; Law-school data shows that racial preferences have diminished since the justices’ 2023 decision.”

“Meet the 92-Year-Old Judge Presiding Over the Trial of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro; Despite Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s respected record, his age is raising questions about his ability to preside over a matter that could drag on for years”: Corinne Ramey, Lydia Wheeler, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Help Federal Judges Protect Themselves; Active members of the judiciary seldom endorse legislation, but we’re making an exception for Sen. Tom Cotton’s bill”: Eleventh Circuit Judge Elizabeth L. Branch, D.C. Circuit Judge Robert L. Wilkins, and U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden (D.D.C.) will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

You can view the text of the proposed legislation via this link.

“Trump’s first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Eyes are on Gorsuch as Supreme Court weighs rights of trans athletes; The conservative justice has provided the key swing vote on recent cases involving gay and transgender rights”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

And John Fritze and Devan Cole of CNN have a report headlined “This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case.”

“How Judges Are Using AI to Help Decide Your Legal Dispute: The technology is helping summarize legal filings, prepare for hearings and map out decisions.” Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal recently had this report.

“Judicial Notice (01.11.26): Who’s Your Lawyer? One 50-year-old firm goes bust, two lawyers tussle over repping Maduro, three partners leave Cravath — and SCOTUS releases this Term’s first opinion in an argued case.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Louisiana’s Eroding Coast; Local governments are suing oil companies over environmental damage; The companies want the suits moved out of state courts, to friendlier venues”: Karen Zraick and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.

“Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year; The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands of temporary troops and holds six men charged but not yet tried in death penalty cases”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor; President Trump promised to fill the appeals courts with ‘my judges’; They have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges”: Mattathias Schwartz and Emma Schartz of The New York Times have this report.

“Good Grief: The Supreme Court tells us why the defense of a fatal ICE shooting is nonsense.” Reynolds Holding has this post at his “Better Judgment” Substack site.