“Jackson vs. Thomas: Her concurrence in Trump v. Barbara tries to undermine the colorblind Constitution.” Allen Mendenhall has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“The Once-Shameless President Is Deeply Embarrassed; As Donald Trump faces one humiliation after another, he is attacking those he blames”: Jonathan Lemire has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Trump v. Slaughter and the Twenty-Second Amendment”: Jeffrey N. Gordon recently had this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

“Marquette Law School Poll finds national approval of Supreme Court now at 47%, has remained below 50% since November 2025”: Kevin Conway has this report online at Marquette Today.

“Edgy Vanity Plates Test Limits of Free Speech; Virginia will ask the Supreme Court to hear a dispute over a seven-character license plate message”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“‘Tea Party’ Revolt Drives Votes Against Sotomayor; Republican senators try to ward off primary challenges”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“America on the Docket: The 2026 Supreme Court.” You can access today’s new episode of “The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“‘Is she even allowed to be doing this?’: Inside a federal judge’s side gig running a PR firm; Jennifer Mascott’s tenure at public affairs firm Adfero sparked questions around conflicts of interest and partisanship.” Daniel Barnes and Jacob Wendler of Politico have this report.

“Fauci Pleads the Fifth | Interview: Elie Honig.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Supreme Court Quietly Killed SEC Independence”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Court recommends that the Bureau of Prisons place Mr. Goldstein at FCI Otisville Satellite Camp to be near his community ties in the New York/New Jersey area.” So states the Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case recently filed in United States v. Thomas C. Goldstein. Goldstein’s Notice of Appeal can be accessed here.

“After Policing Trump’s Lawyers, Phil Fox Becomes the Target”: Sam Skolnik of Bloomberg Law has this report.

According to the article, “The lawsuit also alleges Theodore ‘Jack’ Metzler, one of Fox’s two senior assistant disciplinary counsel, betrays partisan leanings.”

“Bonus 242: How Quickly They Forget . . . ; Every procedural complaint about today’s judges describes something that was *worse* during the Biden administration — when the critics said nothing and when the government obeyed.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Jeanine Pirro crashes into the limit of Trump’s lies; It’s one thing to bullshit on Fox; It’s another to lie in court”: Lisa Needham has this post at the “Public Notice” Substack site.

“Ariana Madix appeal fizzles in ‘Scandoval’ revenge porn lawsuit; An appellate panel affirmed a trial judge’s ruling that Madix’s purported sharing of sexual videos isn’t shielded by California’s anti-SLAPP statute”: Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of California’s Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight, at this link.

“Justice Kagan on Issues Facing the Judiciary: Justice Elena Kagan joined other jurists and legal professionals at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Bellevue, Washington.” C-SPAN has posted this video online.

“Trump Should Need a Warrant to See Your Phone; Federal officers can too easily comb through the most intimate details of your life”: Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Trump’s judicial appointment pace is unlikely to match his first-term record”: Russell Wheeler has this essay online at The Brookings Institution.

“No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized.” Josh Boak of The Associated Press has this report.

“This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began. U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by Democratic or Republican presidents.” Joanna Slater of The Washington Post has this report.

“The justices should hold regular press conferences”: Josh Blackman has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Trump Says He Is Undecided on Keeping Pirro as Top DC Prosecutor”: Josh Wingrove, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and Jimmy Jenkins of Bloomberg News have this report.

“California High Court’s Gilead Ruling Marks Tort Law Sea Change”: Quinn Wilson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And at the “Drug & Device Law” blog, Steven Boranian has a post titled “No Duty to Innovate: California Supreme Court Rejects New Negligence Theory.”

“Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’; The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders”: Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

“The Juicy Subtext of the Paul, Weiss Debacle”: Tina Brown has this post at her “Fresh Hell” Substack site.

“Kansas Rejects Measure to Elect Its State Supreme Court Justices; The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court’s ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

“Pirro’s About-Face in Pool Case Followed Prosecutors’ Private Concerns; U.S. attorney defended dismissal of charges in a meeting with Trump, but people close to the president say it is too early to say whether Pirro’s job is safe”: C. Ryan Barber, Josh Dawsey, and Meridith McGraw of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Using a Gun to Defend Yourself? The Right to Kill Is Growing. States are pushing to pass laws sanctioning more reasons to use lethal violence in self-defense, a distinctly American tradition.” Mike McIntire has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Susan Collins says she won’t vote to confirm Trump’s pick for attorney general; Maine’s Republican senator said Todd Blanche ‘has taken several actions that have further eroded’ the DOJ’s ‘independence’”: Drew Johnson of The Portland Press Herald has this report.

Alex Miller of Fox News reports that “Collins drops the hammer on Trump’s pick to lead DOJ, jeopardizing path to confirmation; Maine GOP senator cites DOJ’s ‘eroded independence,’ anti-weaponization fund as reasons.”

And Jimmy Jenkins, Aidan Williams, and Steven T. Dennis of Bloomberg News report that “Republican Collins to Oppose Blanche Confirmation to Lead DOJ.”

“Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro; Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes”: Tyler Pager, Glenn Thrush, and Katie Rogers of The New York Times have this report.

And Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Jeanine Pirro struggles to give Trump the wins he craves the most; She’s delivering on some core priorities — but the Reflecting Pool is just the latest politically charged prosecution to fall flat.”

“Federal appeals court upholds Florida law restricting children from sexualized drag shows”: Kennedy Owens of Florida’s Voice has this report.

You can access today’s 8-to-5 en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

Update: And in other coverage, Kayla Goggin of Courthouse News Service reports that “11th Circuit revives Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows; A dissenting opinion from five appellate judges said Florida ‘purposely created a mess-around-and-find-out statute to chill drag.’”

“Jackson Walker Romance Consequences Go Beyond Financial Blow”: James Nani of Bloomberg Law has an article that begins, “Jackson Walker LLP’s settlement of litigation stemming from an undisclosed attorney-judge romance is a significant milestone in a scandal that rocked the bankruptcy legal community, but the nonmonetary damage will be longlasting.”

“Judge keeps NJ’s ‘assault weapon’ ban in place pending Supreme Court review”: Dana DiFilippo of New Jersey Monitor has this report.

Krystal Knapp of The Jersey Vindicator reports that “New Jersey assault weapons ban remains in effect while state seeks Supreme Court review; The 3rd Circuit stayed its ruling striking down the state’s assault weapons and large-capacity magazine restrictions.”

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

“DOJ Skirts Judicial Scrutiny in Dismissing Reflecting Pool Case”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Todd Blanche is one vote away from confirmation; Utah Sen. John Curtis is the latest Republican to back the attorney general nominee”: Chris Marquette of Politico has this report.