“Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload; The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota”: Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush, and Hamed Aleaziz of The New York Times have this report.
Mariah Timms and Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal report that “Lawyer Who Said ‘System Sucks’ at Immigration Hearing Is Ousted From DOJ Job; Unusual commentary signals government lawyers are struggling to handle downstream effects of the Trump administration’s raids.”
And Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have an article headlined “‘This job sucks’: Government lawyers, drowning in immigration cases, have had it; Government lawyers say they’re overwhelmed and can’t get a response when they tell ICE to comply with judges’ orders.”
“Senate grills Louisiana bench nominee on forced arbitration comments; Anna St. John defended arbitration as a tool for resolving legal disputes including sexual harassment and assault claims at a Senate hearing in 2021 — but told the Senate Judiciary Committee she did not intend to ‘minimize’ victims”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Trump Judicial Appointee Appears in Epstein Files Advising Uncle”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map; The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court clears way for California voting map that bolsters Democrats; The ruling is a major victory for the party as it seeks to offset a nationwide push by Republicans and Trump to redraw congressional maps to gain advantage in this year’s midterm elections.”
And James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Lets California Use New Congressional Map Favoring Democrats; Brief order comes two months after the court allowed Texas to use a new map designed to benefit Republicans.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.
“Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout; The decision followed the release of a series of embarrassing emails between Mr. Karp and Jeffrey Epstein”: Matthew Goldstein, Michael S. Schmidt, and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York Times have this report.
Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Leader of Paul Weiss Resigns Over Epstein Ties; Newly released files show a seemingly cozy relationship between Brad Karp and Jeffrey Epstein that lasted years.”
And Meghan Tribe and Tatyana Monnay of Bloomberg Law report that “Karp Steps Down as Paul Weiss Chairman After Epstein Emails.”
The law firm has issued a news release titled “Paul, Weiss Appoints Scott Barshay Chairman.”
“Key Witness in Case Against Tom Goldstein Eviscerated on Cross”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.
The prosecution filed this related brief in the district court today.
“Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage: How four reporters are examining the most secretive branch of government — and the nine justices who shape the law.” Patrick Healy of The New York Times has this Times Insider interview.
“Leading Supreme Court and Appellate Lawyer Jeffrey Fisher Joins Hecker Fink LLP as Of Counsel”: Hecker Fink LLP has issued this news release today.
Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law reports that “Top Supreme Court Litigator Jeffrey Fisher Joins Hecker Fink.”
And David Thomas of Reuters reports that “Law firm Hecker Fink adds Supreme Court vet from O’Melveny.”
“I Wrote a Book in Support of Nationalizing Elections. Trump Changed My Mind.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country.” Hachette Book Group is scheduled to release Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s new book on the first Tuesday of October 2026.
