“The Justice Department Offers America’s Least Employable Lawyers $25,000 to Humiliate Themselves In Public; In response to an ongoing staff shortage, the Trump administration launches a real-world experiment to see how much an attorney’s reputation is worth”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“Three Investitures in Two Days; Congratulations to Justices Sullivan and Hawkins of the Supreme Court of Texas and Judge Taibleson of the Seventh Circuit”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“The Man Trying to Make Trump’s Tariffs Go on Forever; The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this ‘trade nerd’”: Daniel Desrochers has this report online at Politico Magazine.

“Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid Utah Legislature’s investigation; Hagen wrote she’d ‘love nothing more’ than to keep serving Utahns, but feels she can’t without sacrificing the privacy of people she cares about and the court’s independence”: Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“In Huge Blow to Democrats, Virginia Court Strikes Down House Map; The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms”: Campbell Robertson, Nick Corasaniti, and Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times have this report.

Gregory S. Schneider and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Virginia’s high court strikes down voter-passed House map favoring Democrats; The finding is a major setback for Democrats in their effort to counter GOP-led redistricting in other states; The measure approved April 21 gave Democrats an edge in four districts.”

Louise Radnofsky and Terell Wright of The Wall Street Journal report that “Virginia Supreme Court Deals Blow to Democrats’ Midterm Hopes; Democrats’ map designed to counter Republican redistricting efforts is thrown out.”

And in commentary, Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Virginia’s Gerrymander Loses in Court; State justices void the Democrats’ 10-1 map, rightly and bravely.”

You can access today’s 4-to-3 decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link.

“I Helped Craft the 25th Amendment. It Was Never Meant to Oust a President. What began as a safeguard for continuity of government has increasingly been referred to in discussions about removing a president from office.” Law professor John Feerick has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Lawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules; A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, accompanied by a concurring opinion, at this link.

“Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning”: Online at The New York Times, Frank Kendall has a guest essay that begins, “This week, I heard something that shocked me. In a federal appeals court, lawyers for Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, argued that military retirees were subject to freedom of speech restrictions because of their connection to the military, and that if they didn’t like those restrictions, retirees could forfeit their pension and benefits.”

“How Imperfect People Form a More Perfect Union; Think of the Declaration of Independence as the nation’s report card; How well do we live up to it?” Justice Neil Gorsuch will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Appeals Latest Legal Setback to His Tariff Regime Rollout”: Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News have this report.

“All Access with Linsey Davis: Justice Neil Gorsuch.” ABC News has posted this video on YouTube.

“What I learned attending all those Supreme Court oral arguments this term”: Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“The Supreme Case for Harvey: A look at how Harvey Moot helped seasoned litigators prepare for a case with the highest stakes, and what it makes possible for legal education moving forward.” Winston Weinberg, Gabe Pereyra, and Julio Pereyra of Harvey have this blog post.

The blog post identifies a second case in which Harvey was used to prepare for a U.S. Supreme Court oral argument. The case, argued February 25, 2026, remains pending.

“Judging Requires Judgment”: Law professor Justin Driver has this lecture in the May 2026 issue of Duke Law Journal.

Also in that issue, law professors Daniel T. Deacon and Leah M. Litman have an article titled “Legalistic Noncompliance.”

“Katyal, AI, and the Judiciary Committee”: Michael A. Fragoso has this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog.

“Congress Did Something!” You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

“Majordoma”: You can access the new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Did This Appeals Court Go Rogue on Abortion Pills? The Fifth Circuit, reversed more than any other appeals court, has a reputation for taking extreme positions.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“Let’s Talk about Neal Katyal’s TED Talk; He takes a shot at Michael McConnell as ‘that guy’ and compares the Court’s questions to Harvey AI”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Rule of Law 2, Trump’s Tariffs 0; The Section 122 border taxes go down, his second big legal defeat”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Abortion pill fight brings volatility of post-Roe world back to SCOTUS; Doctors, drugmakers, policy experts and advocates flooded the Supreme Court’s emergency docket with warnings of imminent danger that could come from the latest fight over abortion care before the justices”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Judge Decries Executive Branch’s Personal Attacks on Judiciary”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg News has this report.

“How Catholicism and Conservatism Come Together in Samuel Alito; Two new biographies of the Supreme Court justice show how his career was propelled by a legal movement that coalesced to take down Roe v. Wade”: Mary Jo McConahay has this book review online at The New York Times.

“There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous; Persuading the public that a Republican-controlled Court issuing Republican-friendly decisions is not a Republican body has never been more difficult”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Louisiana Asks Supreme Court to Halt Abortion Pill Access by Mail; The request comes after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Louisiana urges Supreme Court to block abortion pills sent by mail.”

You can access Louisiana’s filing at this link.

“Supreme Court justices to testify on Capitol Hill”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“Trade Court Rules Trump’s 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal; A panel of federal judges found that President Trump could not legally impose the tariff on most imports”: Tony Romm and Ana Swanson of The New York Times have this report.

David J. Lynch of The Washington Post reports that “Trade court rules against Trump’s global tariff; The U.S. Court of International Trade dealt a blow to the 10 percent global import tax that President Donald Trump imposed after losing on tariffs at the Supreme Court.”

Lydia Wheeler, Gavin Bade, and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trade Court Rules Against Trump’s New Global Tariffs; Panel says president didn’t meet legal criteria to impose 10% levy.”

And Ari Hawkins of Politico reports that “Trade court rules Trump’s replacement tariffs illegal; A divided three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade concluded that Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs are unlawful.”

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade at this link.

“Prosecutors Suggest Goldstein Gambled While on Pretrial Release”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Goldstein’s motion to postpone sentencing can be accessed here. And in related news, Goldstein’s lead counsel has departed from Munger, Tolles & Olson.

“States Versus Trump: Legal Challenges Poised to Smash Record.” Eric Heiseg and Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Appeals court appears poised to reject Hegseth’s bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

And Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law reports that “Court Leans to Mark Kelly Over Pentagon in Free-Speech Fight.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit via this link.

And C-SPAN has posted online a video titled “Senator Mark Kelly Speaks to Reporters After DC Appeals Court Hearing.”

Update: In other coverage, Megan Mineiro of The New York Times reports that “Appeals Court Looks Unlikely to Allow Hegseth to Punish Senator for Video; A three-judge panel in Washington heard arguments in the lawsuit aimed at stopping the Pentagon from disciplining Senator Mark Kelly for a video warning about illegal military orders.”

Leo Shane III, Connor O’Brien, and Lisa Kashinsky of Politico report that “Kelly’s profile rises as he heads toward another likely victory over Hegseth; The saga has turned the Democratic senator into a high-profile opponent of the administration and elevated his national standing ahead of a possible presidential run.”

And Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service reports that “Pentagon bid to censure Mark Kelly takes heavy fire at DC Circuit; One judge worried that if a veteran wishes to speak freely, giving up their rank and pay was the ‘price’ they must pay under the government’s position.”

“Paul Clement’s Dominant Term Boosts His Supreme Court Legacy”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Sotomayor’s Account of Her Judicial Philosophy Appalls Progressives; ‘If she was not perjuring herself, she is intellectually unqualified’”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“What really won the trillion-dollar Supreme Court case”: You can access Neal Kumar Katyal’s new TED Talk video via this link.

“Free Speech on Campus: Principles and Institutional Responsibility.” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

And in news coverage, Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law reports that “James Ho Sees Judicial ‘Double Standard’ in Heritage Boycott” (subscription required for full access).

“Roberts Hints at Changes to ‘Too Long’ Supreme Court Arguments”: Suzanne Monyak and Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law have this report.