“Trump Blasted Federal Prosecutors at White House Event, Calling Them Weak; The president criticized a group of U.S. attorneys at a photo shoot, a day before Federal Reserve subpoenas”: Sadie Gurman, C. Ryan Barber, and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Top prosecutors in D.C., Minneapolis leave amid turmoil over shooting probe; Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office left after pressure to investigate the widow of a woman slain by an ICE officer”: Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

And Ernesto Londoño of The New York Times reports that “Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow; Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.”

“Joe Thompson, U.S. Attorney who prosecuted Minnesota fraud, resigns with other senior members; Thompson’s resignation was followed by several others, including two top ranking criminal prosecutors in the office; Thompson has been at the center of the national debate on fraud in Minnesota and has claimed that billions of dollars have been stolen from taxpayers”: Jeff Day and Sarah Nelson of The Minnesota Star Tribune have this report.

“Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold Transgender Sports Bans; The cases are the latest to ask the justices to weigh in on gender identity issues”: James Romoser and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Suggests Support for Laws Curbing Trans Athletes.”

“Panel: Originalism, Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment.” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

“Jeanine Pirro Is Going After Powell, Heedless of Backlash”: Chris Strohm of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Justices Reenter Transgender Rights Debate With Student Athletes”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And in commentary, online at The Washington Post, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has an essay titled “The Supreme Court’s chance to stop punting on transgender status; Cases provide an opportunity to protect girls’ sports and put constitutional questions to rest.”

“Trump officials fire high-ranking prosecutor in Virginia amid turmoil; Robert K. McBride, recently appointed as the second-highest-ranking official in the Eastern District of Virginia, was abruptly dismissed”: Salvador Rizzo, Perry Stein, and Steve Thompson of The Washington Post have this report.

“Luigi Mangione Gets New Hearing in US Court on Backpack Search”: David Voreacos and Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Louisiana residents, Big Oil spar over coastal damage at Supreme Court; Oil giant Chevron and a small Louisiana parish squared off at the Supreme Court in a case with big implications for how localities handle environmental damage”: Julian Mark and Brady Dennis of The Washington Post have this report.

“Pro-Lifers Push Back on the President; What did Trump mean when he called for ‘flexibility’ on the Hyde Amendment?” Columnist William McGurn will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Lawyer Whom Maduro Didn’t Hire Is Booted From His Case; Last week, a lawyer came forward claiming to represent the unseated president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro; The judge overseeing the case settled the matter on Monday”: Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

And Chris Dolmetsch of Bloomberg News reports that “Ex-Justice Department Official Denied Bid to Represent Maduro.”

“Maduro Case Judge Is Old. Whether He’s Fit Is a Different Issue.” Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Lawfare for Dummies, Monetary Edition; DOJ’s criminal subpoena to Fed Chair Jerome Powell is a self-defeating fiasco”: Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial that begins, “In the annals of political lawfare there’s dumb, and then there’s the criminal subpoena federal prosecutors delivered Friday to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. President Trump would do himself and the country a big favor by firing those responsible for this fiasco.”

“Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan, Abuse Deal Avoids High Court Review”: Alex Wolf of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Trump Has Complained About Pam Bondi Repeatedly to Aides; The president has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks”: Josh Dawsey, Sadie Gurman, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Prisoners of Fortune: When your money owns you.” Hamilton Nolan has this post at his “How Things Work” Substack site.

“Has Tom Goldstein’s luck run out? Prominent US lawyer on trial over poker cash.” Jan Wolfe of Reuters has this report.

And Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law reports that “Tom Goldstein Indictment Trimmed on Government Motion to Dismiss.”

Goldstein’s response filed yesterday to the government’s motion to dismiss certain counts can be accessed here. And the district court’s order dismissing certain counts can be accessed here.

“Debunking Trump’s Bullsh*t Legal Arguments for Invading Venezuela”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Marshal and the Margarine”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“202. The Timing of Rulings in Argued Cases: Except in highly unusual circumstances or at the very end of each June, the Supreme Court’s internal norms make it hard to be confident about which decisions in argued cases will be handed down when.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“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.

“Charlie Adelson gets his day in court with appeal, but he won’t be there”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Renee Good and Trump’s Age of Immunity: Tracing the killing in Minneapolis and Trump’s imperial ambitions back to the desk of John Roberts.” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.