“Final defendant in GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking case sentenced to 4 years in prison”: Quinn Welsch of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“My Tariffs Have Brought America Back; The ‘experts’ predicted market crashes, massive inflation and recession; They were all wrong”: President Donald J. Trump will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“9th Circuit upholds California ban on switchblades in San Diego lawsuit; The opinion upholds a San Diego judge’s prior ruling that the switchblade ban is constitutional”: Alex Riggins of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

And Carly Nairn of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit upholds California’s switchblade ban; A Ninth Circuit panel of judges ruled California’s prohibition of carrying concealed switchblades did not violate the Second Amendment.”

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

“Judge chastises Trump administration attorney in hearing over dismantled President’s House exhibits; The city wants the judge to order that no more exhibits be removed and that the already-removed exhibits be protected as the litigation continues”: Abraham Gutman and Fallon Roth of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

And Jackson Healy of Courthouse News Service has an article headlined “‘You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it’: Judge slams Interior Department for removing slavery exhibit; Questioning a government attorney on almost every aspect of his arguments, a federal judge at one point said: ‘It can’t be that you practice law like that.’”

“Tom Goldstein Prosecutors Violated Disclosure Duty, Judge Says”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Loose cannabis is like spilled beer, not open container in car, state Supreme Court rules”: Sonja Sharp of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined “Do marijuana crumbs in a car break the law? California Supreme Court rules.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

“Utah moves to expand its Supreme Court, the first state to do so since 2016; ‘It tells you we value the courts,’ said Senate President Stuart Adams on the quick passage of the court expansion bill”: Emma Pitts of The Deseret News has this report.

“Biography celebrates life of North Dakota’s longest serving Supreme Court Chief Justice; ‘Call Me Jerry’ chronicles Jerry VandeWalle’s remarkable life of service”: Michael Standaert of North Dakota News Cooperative has this report.

“Panama High Court Gives Trump a Win Over Canal by Ousting Hong Kong Port Operator; In blow to China, Supreme Court says CK Hutchison’s contract breaches the constitution”: Santiago Pérez of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Minnesota’s Compelling 10th Amendment Case Against Trump’s ICE Surge; The 10th Amendment bars the Trump administration from using ICE to force state and local governments to give up their sanctuary policies”: Ilya Somin has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Senate panel won’t recommend Michael Drescher for Vermont Supreme Court; Senators in the Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to back Christina Nolan’s nomination, but stopped short of supporting Drescher, who has faced criticism for representing the Trump administration in controversial immigration cases”: Charlotte Oliver of VTDigger has this report.

And online at The Bennington Banner, David Silver has an essay titled “State Senators should oppose Drescher for Vt. Supreme Court.”

“White Named Editor of Journal of Supreme Court History; Award-Winning Author and Former Warren Clerk Takes on Familiar Role”: Mary Wood of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

“With this decision, the Supreme Court can and should rein Trump in; A pending landmark ruling will address the president’s power to fire within the executive branch”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Wrapping Up George W. Bush’s Consequential Second Term: How the politics of judicial confirmations was transformed.” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Twenty Years of Justice Alito: Supreme Court Justices must be smart, wise, and steadfast, too, especially when under pressure; Alito checks all of the boxes and more.” Law professor Aaron L. Nielson has this essay online at Civitas Outlook.

“U.S. Judge in Mangione Case Rules Prosecutors Cannot Seek Death Penalty; The judge, Margaret Garnett of Federal District Court, said the case against Luigi Mangione would still proceed to trial on other counts”: Benjamin Weiser and Hurubie Meko of The New York Times have this report.

Shayna Jacobs of The Washington Post reports that “Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in case of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing; Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty on charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled Friday.”

And Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service reports that “Judge rules feds can’t seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione; Mangione’s attorneys have criticized the government’s pursuit of the death penalty, claiming it was a political move to make an example out of their client.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York at this link. The court today also denied Mangione’s motion to suppress the search of his backpack.