“‘I keep dissenting’: Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks Supreme Court during OU-Tulsa fireside chat.” Abby Young of OU Daily has this report.

“It’s not personal: US Supreme Court justices focus on law, not politics.” Bryan McKenzie of UVA Today has a report that begins, “Being the final word on law in the United States can lead to strong disagreements with colleagues, but U.S. Supreme Court justices try to keep personal feelings out of their interactions, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a University of Virginia audience Thursday.”

“In Memoriam: California Supreme Court Justice Joyce L. Kennard (1941–2026); Joyce L. Kennard, whose perseverance and professional excellence propelled her to become one of the longest-serving justices in the history of the California Supreme Court, has passed away; She was 85.” Merrill Balassone of California Courts Newsroom has written this news release.

“Abortion Rights Activists in Idaho Find Their Pitch: Bring Back the Doctors; Organizers of a referendum to repeal an abortion ban in deep-red Idaho are far more focused on how the ban has broadly affected health care in the state.” Anna Griffin of The New York Times has this report.

“Interstate Handgun Sale Ban Unconstitutional, Fifth Circuit Says”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A federal firearms ban against direct purchases of handguns across state lines is unconstitutional, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, creating a split with the Second Circuit.”

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

“Appeals court rejects Trump’s third-country deportation policy; A unanimous three-judge panel ruled that deportees must have ‘a meaningful opportunity to contest’ their deportation”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

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

Update: In other coverage, Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times reports that “Appeals Court Restricts Trump Administration Deportation Effort; The ruling allows migrants to contest deportations to countries other than their place of origin; The case could head to the Supreme Court.”

And David Nakamura of The Washington Post reports that “Appeals court says Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy is unlawful; The decision marks a major setback for the administration, which has removed tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants to countries where they are not citizens.”

“Second Circuit Rejects Limits on Border Searches of Cell Phones; And why I think they are wrong, and the Supreme Court should step in”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns; In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions ‘a grave threat to the rule of law’”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends the Power of Dissent in Phila. Bar Remarks; Accepting a Philadelphia Bar Association award Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson praised Justice William J. Brennan Jr.’s commitment to democratic values and said judicial dissents reflect ‘faith in the future’”: Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

“The Case for a Shadow Court: Our constitutional system is being torn asunder; Enter an intriguing idea from a great legal mind.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

“Head of conviction integrity unit in DA’s office steps down after judge points to possible crimes, sources say; ADA Matthew Stiegler stepped down from his supervisory role, but would remain a prosecutor with the office, the sources said”: Ellie Rushing of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

And the newspaper has published an editorial titled “Should Larry Krasner still lead the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office? A federal judge has referred the city’s top prosecutor for criminal investigation over his handling of an exoneration case, casting fresh doubt on his ability to administer fair and impartial justice.”