“New York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law; The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state”: Pam Belluck of The New York Times has this report.

“Presidential power and the Supreme Court’s own stature ride on this case; The momentous tariffs case will undermine or buttress the Constitution’s separation of powers”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“It’s Not the Autopen. It’s What We Don’t Know About Biden’s Last Days in Office.” Jeffrey Toobin has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on the Ballot: Three liberal Justices on a make-it-up court go to voters for retention.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Situation: James Comey Is Just Asking Questions; So many motions; so many options for dismissal.” Benjamin Wittes has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“The Appellate Void: Trump Could Defy Judges Without Confronting the Supreme Court; By refusing to appeal adverse rulings, a president could defy lower courts while denying higher courts any clear path to intervene.” Andrew Coan has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Resistance to Trump Isn’t Enough”: Law professor Samuel Moyn has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Democrats Deny Hearing to Fourth Circuit Nominee Robert Conrad; Patrick Leahy’s ridiculous ‘anti-Catholic’ smear”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices; Outnumbered and facing vast stakes, Justices Kagan and Jackson are split over the best approach: investing in diplomacy inside the court or sounding the alarm outside.” Jodi Kantor of The New York Times has this report.

“Ninth Circuit revives Oregon Right to Life suit over religious motivation dispute; A split panel sent the case back to the trial judge to decide if Oregon’s selective denial of a religious exemption to Oregon Right to Life violates the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses”: Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service has this report on a decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Seventh Circuit strikes down Border Patrol Bovino’s daily report requirement; A federal judge had ordered top Border Patrol official Greg Bovino to give her daily briefings on federal immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago, but the appeals court said that infringed on the separation of powers”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

“With 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices up for retention, here are key rulings in recent years; The justices up for new 10-year terms have ruled on election law, abortion, pandemic measures”: Benjamin Kail of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

“Essayli Disqualification Order Puts Focus on First Assistant Job”: Maia Spoto and Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Is Same-Sex Marriage In Danger At SCOTUS? Next week, the Supreme Court will consider a petition asking it to overrule Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which made gay marriage the law of the land.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Can private schools expel children for their parents’ behavior? NC Supreme Court hears arguments; The Catholic Church, Moms for Liberty and many Republican state lawmakers and members of Congress have weighed in on the case and its allegations of cancel culture.” Will Doran of WRAL News has this report.

“Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign”: Marc Levy of The Associated Press has this report.

Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has a report headlined “DNC Chair Ken Martin says Pa. Supreme Court election stakes are high; Billionaires are trying to buy court seats in an ‘end around’ state lawmakers and governors, he said.”

Sarah Bloomquist of WPVI-TV reports that “Pa. Supreme Court retention vote could reshape state’s legal landscape.”

Dan Snyder of KYW-TV reports that “Money, attention pour into normally under-the-radar Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention vote.”

And Paige Rawiszer of The Daily Pennsylvanian has a report headlined “The Pa. Supreme Court race has drawn national attention. Here’s what you need to know.”

“All It Took for Trump to Dismantle the Justice Dept.” Carol Leonnig has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“In the Trump Presidency, the Rules Are Vague. That Might Be the Point. The U.S. has long believed that unspecific laws threaten democracy. So why is the administration being so vague?” Matthew Purdy has this essay online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Second Circuit finds Snapchat parodies of George Floyd murder fall outside school purview; The New York-based appeals court reversed the dismissal of a Sullivan County student’s $1 million defamation suit against the high school that suspended him over social media posts that caused a stir locally in 2021”: Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service has this report on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Senate Judiciary Committee has not taken up Mississippi nominees”: William Moore of The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has this report.

And Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Mississippi Judicial Nominees Face ‘Trouble’ Advancing.”

“Cox names Outside attorney to serve as Alaska’s solicitor general”: Iris Samuels of The Anchorage Daily News has this report.

“Wecht makes his case before Pa. Supreme Court retention vote: ‘It’s just our job to apply the law.’” Chris Potter of 90.5 WESA has this report.

“Alaska defends 1970 ‘physicians-only’ abortion law at state Supreme Court; Justices expressed reservations that the reasons in 1970 for allowing only licensed doctors to provide abortions were still relevant today”: Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Texas judges can now refuse to officiate gay weddings on religious grounds; The Texas Supreme Court quietly made a tweak to the state rules on judicial conduct that could make it harder for gay couples to marry”: Gwen Howerton of Chron has this report.

“Major questions dog Trump tariff war as SCOTUS wades in; The Supreme Court’s decision regarding President Donald Trump’s ability to impose global tariffs will have massive implications for the international economy and the U.S. system of checks and balances”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Supreme Court questions National Guard deployment in Chicago; The justices probed Trump’s authority to send National Guard troops to Illinois after a law professor submitted a friend-of-the-court brief casting doubt on the government’s argument”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the amicus brief at this link.

“Top Border Patrol official no longer has to appear today before Chicago federal judge after appeals court ruling”: Devan Cole and Elizabeth Wolfe of CNN have this report on an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today.

“Fourth Circuit says opioid distributors can face public nuisance claims; The three-judge panel further held that local governments are entitled to billions of dollars in abatement to help curb future harm”: Joe Dodson of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court wants more time and information before deciding if Trump can send National Guard to Chicago”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

You can view today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Partisanship, Ads and Millions of Dollars Shape Pa. Supreme Court Retention Election; Political and legal experts weigh in on the major themes of the retention election so far”: Tristin Hoffman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

“Ch-ch-changes: Amendments to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure bring SCOTX closer to SCOTUS.” Adam Shniderman has this post at his “14th & Colorado” Substack site.

“Prediction Markets See a Close Call on Trump Tariff Case at Supreme Court; Trump’s tariffs are heading for a Supreme Court showdown and bettors see a close call”: Laura Curtis of Bloomberg News has this report.

“This Supreme Court decision could basically guarantee higher inflation; When politicians meddle in monetary policy, inflation inevitably follows”: John W. Snow and Christopher Smith have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Trump Will Always Ask the Supreme Court For More; The conservative justices have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to reshape executive power to fit their favorite president’s agenda”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Seven UChicago Law alumni clerking for Supreme Court justices; The alumni serve seven justices at the nation’s highest court”: Mark Cohen of UChicago News has this report.