“Will Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric matter at the Supreme Court?” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why. Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.” Law professor Mary Ziegler has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“FLINCH: A friendly debate on Temporary Protected Status.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century; This evisceration of the Voting Rights Act requires us to take SCOTUS reform more seriously”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court Just Neutered the Voting Rights Act”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Supreme Court Deals Further Blow to Voting Rights Act; The court struck down Louisiana’s voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act; The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in setback for Black Democrats.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Curbs Protections for Minority Voters in Election Maps; The 6-3 decision, involving two majority-Black districts in Louisiana, further weakens the Voting Rights Act.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court sides against Black voters in blow to landmark civil rights law; The high court effectively struck down a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana and limited a landmark civil rights law passed to protect the voting power of racial minorities.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court limits racial challenges under Voting Rights Act, hands GOP states new mapmaking power.”

“Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy: For some wealthy offenders, clemency is just a golf game — or a million-dollar plate at Mar-a-Lago — away.” Ruth Marcus has this article in the May 4, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court Deals Crushing Blow to the Voting Rights Act”: Ed Kilgore has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic; The F.B.I. director’s lawyers seem to misunderstand how the law (or logic) works”: Fabio Bertoni has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“On 6-3 Party Line Vote, Supreme Court Drastically Weakens Voting Rights Act in Callais Case to Make It Much Harder for Minority Plaintiffs to Get Fair Representation in Redistricting”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

“Six Conservative Justices Make King Charles Dinner Guest List”: Seth Stern of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“James Comey posted a picture of seashells by the seashore. Trump’s DOJ indicted him for it. Another Comey indictment in this altogether embarrassing day for DOJ. Also: The Second Circuit creates a circuit split, blocking the Trump admin mandatory detention policy.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

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

“Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected”: Paul Wiseman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Appeals Judge Pedro Colón joins 2027 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Rich Kremer of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “Liberal Judge Pedro Colón enters 2027 Wisconsin Supreme Court race; Colón, who is a former Democratic state lawmaker, is the second liberal candidate to announce for the court this month.”

“‘See you later’: GOP leaders urge Utah voters to sack Supreme Court justices this fall; The campaign not to retain justices comes amid Republicans’ anger over rulings that will likely cost the party a congressional seat.” Emily Anderson Stern of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“Trump Push to End Key Humanitarian Protection Reaches Supreme Court; The effort to dismantle Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., is part of a shift away from providing humanitarian assistance to people from troubled countries”: Jazmine Ulloa and Miriam Jordan of The New York Times have this report.

And Andrea Castillo of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court will hear Trump’s bid to end legal protection for up to 1.3 million immigrants.”

“A Conversation with Mollie Hemingway on Justice Samuel Alito and the U.S. Supreme Court”: The Heritage Foundation has posted this video on YouTube.

“Arguing In Front of SCOTUS | Interview: Lisa Blatt.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

“America first? SCOTUS considers closing US court doors to foreign torture claims; As the White House worked to mend U.S.-British ties with a state visit, the justices considered whether to flex their foreign policy chops or bow to the expertise of policymakers.” Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law reports that “Supreme Court Likely to Side With Cisco Over Human Rights Suit.”

Update: In other coverage, Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Tech Company; The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.”

“The Grand Conspiracy’s New Prosecutor May Be the Case’s Biggest Liability; Former Trump lawyer Joseph diGenova is one of the most vocal proponents of a conspiracy theory that he is now in charge of investigating”: Anna Bower and Molly Roberts have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her; Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons”: Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

And Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service reports that “Judge allows fired prosecutor Maurene Comey to bring wrongful termination suit; The daughter of former FBI Director James Comey says she was fired as a federal prosecutor over her perceived political affiliation; Now her wrongful termination lawsuit can proceed in federal court.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York at this link.

“Trump Administration Secures New Indictment Against Comey; The new case stems from a social media post showing seashells on a North Carolina beach that the Trump administration characterized as a threat against the president”: Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager of The New York Times have this report.

Perry Stein of The Washington Post reports that “James Comey indicted over 2025 social media post allegedly threatening Trump; The former FBI director issued a video statement maintaining his innocence and criticizing the current Justice Department.”

Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal report that “James Comey Is Charged With Threatening Trump in Seashell Photo; Indictment is second secured by Justice Department against former FBI director.”

And Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “James Comey indicted over 2025 seashell post; The charges stem from a photo of seashells.”

“The Supreme Court vs. Lower Courts; The Justices may use migrant cases to rein in defiant federal judges”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed; The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project”: Luke Broadwater and Zach Montague of The New York Times have this report.

Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards of The Washington Post report that “DOJ cites attack, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in seeking ballroom approval; The legal filing, which resembles Trump’s Truth Social posts, comes as the president and his allies ramp up their efforts to complete the project.”

Ben Johansen and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Trump’s ballroom must go forward, DOJ argues in new court filing; The Justice Department is asking that an injunction against the ballroom’s construction be lifted, over security concerns.”

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law report that “DOJ Cites ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in Ballroom Lawsuit Brief.”

You can view the court filing at this link.

“A Supreme Court justice’s personal ties to Haiti highlight stakes in asylum case; The court is considering President Donald Trump’s effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians; Justice Amy Coney Barrett has two adopted children from Haiti”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“Davis Polk Looks to Appellate Star Shanmugam to Elevate DC Build”: Meghan Tribe of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“223. The Revealing Summary Reversal in LULAC: Monday’s one-paragraph order in the Texas redistricting case is both a procedural anomaly and a sharp rejoinder to those who still use the ‘interim’ label to refer to the emergency docket.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

And Chris Geidner, at his Substack site, has a post titled “SCOTUS majority lets shadow docket order justify tossing out Texas redistricting case ruling; The GOP appointees reversed a 160-page ruling that found Texas’s mid-decade redistricting map likely unconstitutional; Also: SCOTUS arguments over geofence warrants.”

“Virginia High Court Weighs Legality of Congressional Map Approved Last Week; Oral arguments on Monday morning lasted about an hour; It was not clear how justices would rule”: Campbell Robertson of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump officials hire ‘deportation judges’ with less training, experience; The president is remaking courts to clear a backlog of asylum cases; Hires include an attorney for Jan. 6 rioters and a lawyer who championed Minneapolis ICE raids”: Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post has this report.

“By Week’s End, Trump’s War Will Be Plainly Illegal”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Appeals Court Says Pentagon Can Temporarily Mandate Escorts for Journalists; Ruling allows Defense Department to require escorts for reporters in Pentagon while it continues legal fight over press-access policies”: Alexandra Bruell of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

You can access today’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court Wrangles With Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Suspects; Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court weighs whether police can demand Google location data; The justices are considering whether police can use ‘geofence’ warrants, which cover everyone who was in a certain place at a certain time.”

“Home Distilling to the Supreme Court? The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an 1868 ban, splitting the circuits.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case; The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer.”

Patrick Thomas and Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Grills Bayer Over Failure to Warn Consumers About Roundup Risks; Bayer is facing thousands of lawsuits brought by consumers who claim its flagship weedkiller causes cancer.”

And in commentary, The Washington Post has published an editorial titled “A simple solution for the pesticide wars; Congress adopted a clear preemption law for chemicals like glyphosate.”

“Virginia Supreme Court Hears Case on Redistricting Measure”: C-SPAN has posted this video on YouTube.