“A Judge’s ‘Battle Royale’ With Trump and the Supreme Court; After repeated but cryptic rebukes from the justices, Judge Brian Murphy last week again ruled against one of the administration’s signature immigration programs”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts; Liberal justices accused their colleagues of expanding use of the emergency docket again in two orders issued this week”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Trump Is Playing Rope-a-Dope With Elite Law Firms”: Jeffrey Toobin has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“‘Facts matter’: Former U.S. Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith discussed his Harvard years, his long career as a prosecutor, and his belief in the rule of law.” Colleen Walsh of Harvard Law Today has this report.

Harvard Law School has posted on YouTube a video titled “A conversation with Jack Smith ’94.”

“Shedding light on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket; Legal scholars debate whether the surge in emergency orders is merely a response to rising presidential power or a threat to the rule of law”: Rachel Reed of Harvard Law Today has this report.

Harvard Law School has posted on YouTube a video titled “Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum: The Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders.”

“States led by New York expected to sue to block Trump’s latest tariffs, calling them an illegal end-run around Supreme Court”: Hugh Son of CNBC has this report.

“Larry Tribe Slams Sotomayor to Obama; ‘Bluntly put, she’s not nearly as smart as she seems to think she is’”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts; At a moment in which the Supreme Court’s emergency docket is *already* busier than ever, Monday’s stay grant in the Malliotakis case wrongly expands it to encompass countless state-court rulings, too.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.