“Machine gun ban contested at 11th Circuit; The federal government maintains the Second Amendment does not cover machine guns or the machine gun conversion device that led to a two-year prison sentence for a Ft. Lauderdale man”: Alex Pickett of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Getting Right With Scalia: Approaching the text of the Constitution with courage and intellectual honesty, rather than any case or doctrine, is Scalia’s true legacy.” Aaron L. Nielson has this essay online at Civitas Outlook.

“The Arc of Justice Alito: Eleven Questions with Peter S. Canellos, author of Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement.” Josh Blackman has this Q&A online at Civitas Outlook.

“Supreme Court Justly Skeptical of Trump Administration’s Anti-Birthright Citizenship Executive Order; The easiest way for the Court to reject the Administration’s position does not require reaching the underlying constitutional question”: Jonathan H. Adler has this essay online at Civitas Outlook.

“Only Trump knows why he replaced Bondi as attorney general, new leader of Justice Department says”: Eric Tucker of The Associated Press has this report.

Josh Gerstein of Politico has a report headlined “Blanche: Only Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was fired; The new acting attorney general says he’d take the job permanently, if offered.”

Devlin Barrett of The New York Times reports that “Only Trump Knows Why Bondi Was Fired as Attorney General, Blanche Says; In his first news conference since being elevated to acting attorney general, Todd Blanche said that ‘nobody has any idea’ what led to Pam Bondi’s dismissal other than President Trump.”

And Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post report that “Acting AG says Trump has ‘duty’ to identify people who should be investigated; Todd Blanche, who is leading the Justice Department after Pam Bondi’s ouster, defended investigations of the president’s political foes.”

“Welcome to Major Questions: The best way to show respect for the Supreme Court is to demand its reform.” Jesse Wegman has this post at his Substack site.

“Federal appeals court hears new arguments in Alligator Alcatraz environmental review case; Arguments centered around whether the immigration detention center is under state or federal control, which would determine whether the area must undergo an environmental review”: Kimberly Leonard and Kylie Williams of Politico have this report.

Taylor Mills of Bloomberg Law reports that “‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Appears Likely to Be Upheld on Appeal.”

And Alex Pickett of Courthouse News Service reports that “Environmentalists renew calls for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shutdown at 11th Circuit; The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida and conservation groups argue the facility has illegally operated without a required environmental review by the federal government.”

“Without Elon Musk, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race Goes Quiet; Elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court have previously brought record-breaking spending and national attention; Tuesday’s race has been a more muted affair”: Julie Bosman of The New York Times has this report.

“Yale loses longtime No. 1 spot on latest US law school ranking”: Karen Sloan of Reuters has this report.

And online at Bloomberg Law, the new installment of David Lat’s “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column is titled “Stanford Law Knocks Yale Off #1 Ranking for the First Time.”

“The Constitution Could Let Noncitizens Vote; States could loosen their rules, and an amendment is the only way to prevent it”: Bradley A. Smith will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“This Prosecutor Was Floundering. Now He’s a Go-To Guy at Trump’s DOJ. After Pam Bondi’s ouster, the administration will likely lean even more heavily on lawyers like Robert Keenan.” Joe Palazzolo of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Supreme Court Clears the Way for Dismissal of Bannon Conviction; Stephen K. Bannon, a former close aide to President Trump, was convicted for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And Julian Mark and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court sides with Steve Bannon in bid to dismiss Jan. 6 conviction; Bannon, former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, spent four months in prison in 2024 after a jury found him guilty on two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress.”

“A Judge Mistakes the Claude Chatbot for a Person; Jed Rakoff holds that a defendant waived attorney-client confidentiality by asking AI about his case”: Bridget McCormack and Shlomo Klapper will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Backup backup backup backup argument”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Nationwide Injunctions, a Crucial Check on Presidential Power, Are Not Dead Yet; Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden asked the Supreme Court to abolish nationwide injunctions, which allow federal judges to stop a federal policy from going into effect”: Damon Root has this article in the May 2026 issue of Reason magazine.

“NJ can’t prevent sports wagers on ‘prediction markets,’ court rules”: Daniel Munoz of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi’s prediction market, US appeals court rules.”

And Gillian R. Brassil of Bloomberg Law reports that “Kalshi Stays Free of NJ Regulators With Appeals Court Win.”

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

“The Revenge Plot: Inside the battle at the Justice Department to get Trump what he wants.” Andrew Rice has this cover story in the April 6, 2026 issue of New York magazine.

Also in that issue, Ben Terris has an article headlined “Judge Jeanine’s Big Audition: Many in Trumpworld are circling the newly open job of attorney general; Jeanine Pirro may be the most recklessly loyal.”

“Birthright Citizenship + Bye-Bye, Pamela Jo Bondi”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The woman who thinks civil rights went too far; Harmeet Dhillon has spent a year trying to turn the Justice Department in the opposite direction; Now the online right wants to see her as attorney general”: Dustin Gardiner of Politico has this report.

“219. Drunks, Lampposts, and the Birthright Citizenship Case: Efforts to backfill historical support for President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order wouldn’t have been possible without a Court that has shown itself to be open to such academic work.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Todd Blanche Steps Into Pam Bondi’s Job and Onto a Trump Tightrope; New acting attorney general must lead a Justice Department in turmoil while satisfying the president’s demands”: Sadie Gurman, C. Ryan Barber, and James Fanelli of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Trump files emergency appeal to keep building White House ballroom; ‘Time is of the essence!’ Justice Department lawyers wrote, saying a ruling to pause construction puts the president at risk”: Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards of The Washington Post have this report.

“The Wall Street Dealmaker Charged With Solving Paul Weiss’s Identity Crisis; Scott Barshay, a hard-driving corporate lawyer, takes the helm at the firm after a tumultuous year”: Erin Mulvaney and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Trump loses across courts in bruising week of immigration and legal setbacks”: Gavin J. Quinton and Andrea Castillo of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

“Was it Worth it, Pam? Bidding farewell to the worst Attorney General in history (so far).” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Judicial Notice (04.05.26): The Worst; Possible picks to replace Pam Bondi as AG, viral video of an injudicious judge, a SCOTUS ruling on a controversial topic, and the latest in Kirkland v. Latham.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks; Demand Justice plans to tie Republicans running for Senate this year to a possible fight to fill vacancies that could emerge on the Supreme Court”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.

“A subdued Wisconsin Supreme Court race tilts Democrats’ way; Both parties are spending a fraction of the total that broke records for a spring election last year; But Democrats are in the driver’s seat in Madison”: Gregory Svirnovskiy of Politico has this report.

“Judge Rejects Bid to Revive Subpoenas Targeting Powell; The ruling clears the way for an appeal that would threaten to delay the confirmation of Trump’s pick to lead the central bank”: Nick Timiraos of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Pam and Kristi, Kicked to the Curb”: Columnist Maureen Dowd has this essay online at The New York Times.

Also online at The New York Times, columnist Ross Douthat has an essay titled “Trump Needs Smarter Sycophants.”

“New Attorney General, Same Albatross: Trump’s Quest for Retribution; The name atop the Justice Department’s organizational chart matters less than the presence of a president whose demands for revenge have become so extreme that even his most obsequious appointees have fallen short.” Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this news analysis.

“Trump Went to the Supreme Court to Make It About Him”: Emily Bazelon and David French have this Conversation online at The New York Times.

“Trump’s new attorney general pick could have a Tillis problem; The North Carolina Republican is a crucial swing vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee — and he’s already sunk past nominees over their views about Jan. 6”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Wisconsin Felon-in-Possession Gun Law Upheld by Seventh Circuit”: Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook wrote yesterday’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.