“Judicial Notice (08.23.26): No Nonsense; An ethics complaint against a Trump administration lawyer, a Silicon Valley judge in the spotlight, a slew of new judicial noms, and lateral losses by a big Biglaw name.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say; The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11”: Noah Robertson and Dan Diamond of The Washington Post have this report.

“Trump Seeks a Tariff Do-Over in Court; After its Section 122 levies lose in court, White House lawyers improperly appealed with a new rationale”: J. Marc Wheat and Richard Stern have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“Ed Martin leaving DOJ for outside legal work tied to elections, Trump says; Martin, a staunch Trump ally, served as the pardon attorney and the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in 2025”: Ashley Ahn of Politico has this report.

And Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post reports that “Ed Martin leaving Justice Dept. after tumultuous tenure that alienated colleagues; Martin’s clashes cost him jobs as U.S. attorney and as head of the Justice Department’s ‘weaponization’ group.”