“SCOTUS to hash out how the founders would handle gun-wielding drug users; The federal government gave the justices a founding-era tavern trivia lesson in hopes of upholding regulations disarming drug users”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Trump Signals Opposition to Tariff Refunds, Hinting at Legal War to Come; One week after the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s tariffs, he suggested that his administration could try to relitigate a case that was decided 6 to 3”: Tony Romm of The New York Times has this report.
“Feds won’t appeal dismissal of Luigi Mangione’s death penalty charge; Federal prosecutors had until Friday to make their decision, which is expected to impact the scheduling of Mangione’s murder trials”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.
And Patricia Hurtado, Bob Van Voris, and David Voreacos of Bloomberg News report that “Mangione Avoids Death Penalty Risk as US Won’t Fight Ruling.”
You can view the federal prosecution’s letter at this link.
“Don Verrilli Receives 2026 Rex Lee Advocacy Award”: Munger, Tolles & Olson issued this news release today.
“Justice Thomas Bemoans Incivility as Security Prompts Cancellation of In-Person Speech; The justice participated remotely in a closed-door session of a legal conference, a reminder of the heightened threats facing jurists in recent years”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.
“Goldstein Still Has Cards to Play Even After Guilty Verdict”: You can access today’s new episode of the “On The Merits” podcast from Bloomberg Law via this link.
“2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett”: Robert Brammer has this post at the “In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress” blog.
The event will be live-streamed on YouTube.
“Goldstein Faces Daunting Path to Overturn Tax Fraud Conviction”: Professor Todd Haugh has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
“The Situation: What Federal Judges Are Saying; Selected quotations from recent federal court orders.” Katherine Pompilio and Benjamin Wittes have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
“Trump Ally Expands Inquiry of Former Officials Who Investigated the President; The office of a prosecutor based in Miami has issued new subpoenas in a wide-ranging inquiry aimed at President Trump’s perceived foes”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.
“Everyone has something to say at the Supreme Court. Why the tariffs ruling had more than 160 pages.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.
“Elon Musk-Led Overhaul of Delaware Business Law Upheld by State Court”: Sabrina Willmer and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News has this report.
And Tom Hals of Reuters reports that “Top Delaware court upholds recent corporate law overhaul.”
You can access today’s unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of Delaware at this link.
“Amy Coney Barrett at the Lensic: How will Santa Fe receive her?” Cormac Dodd of The Santa Fe New Mexican has this report.
“‘Stunning Fall From Grace’: Prosecutors Seek Tom Goldstein’s Detention Pending Sentencing; ‘His exposure is certainly federal prison in addition to significant restitution, fines and things of that nature,’ a Cole Schotz member and white-collar criminal defense lawyer said of SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein after a Maryland federal trial jury found Goldstein guilty of 12 white-collar criminal felonies”: Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman of The National Law Journal has this news analysis.
And Neil Vigdor of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Lawyer Who Moonlighted in High-Stakes Poker Is Convicted of Tax Fraud; The lawyer Thomas C. Goldstein, who co-founded the SCOTUSblog website, hid millions in gambling income from the government, federal prosecutors said.”