“In birthright citizenship case, US Supreme Court gets two controversies in one”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

And Tierney Sneed and Paula Reid of CNN have an article headlined “Why Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship may be a legal loser but still give the president a major boost.”

“The Astonishing Threat to Suspend Habeas Corpus: The Trump Administration is stepping up its war on the rule of law; Is this bluster aimed at intimidating judges, or the start of something worse?” Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“‘No More Souters’ Degrades a Non-Blinking, Honest Judicial Style”: Law professor Kermit Roosevelt has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Judiciary officials cite threats against judges as they make case to Congress for more security funding; The U.S. Judicial Conference is set to ask lawmakers to hike spending nearly 20% for programs to counter the rising risks facing federal judges and courthouses”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “US Marshals’ Duty to Protect Judges Faces Test in Trump DOJ; Marshals in Justice Department with mission to protect courts; Conflict fears raised amid concern over DOJ politicization.”

“Trump grows impatient with Supreme Court delay on deportations; The Trump administration claimed that almost 200 migrants would have been deported if not for the Supreme Court’s delay”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume; The solicitor general contended that a group of migrants had barricaded themselves inside a Texas detention center and threatened to take hostages.”

And Laura Romero of ABC News reports that “Trump administration asks SCOTUS for permission to deport nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants; The solicitor general called the migrants ‘especially dangerous to maintain.’”

You can access the federal government’s filing at this link.

“Florida’s Drag Show Ban for Minors Blocked by Eleventh Circuit; ‘Scalpel’ was needed instead of ‘shotgun’ law, court said; Vague language covering too much speech doomed restrictions”: Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s 127-page ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

“Substack Live with Leah Litman, Author of ‘Lawless’”: Steve Vladeck has posted this video at his “One First” Substack site.

“SCOTUS, Meet The Broligarchs: Kara Swisher with the briefing constitutional lawyers need to understand big tech’s federal government takeover.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“How much will Trump’s second-term judicial appointments shift court balance?” Russell Wheeler has this post online at the Brookings Institution.

“The Deadly Business of Health Insurance; Shareholders blame UnitedHealth for its CEO’s murder”: Reynolds Holding has this post at his “Better Judgment” Substack site.

“Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says; Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced ‘ad hominem’ criticism of the justices”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

And Sabrina Willmer of Bloomberg News reports that “Chief Justice Roberts Says Court Criticism Shouldn’t Be Personal.”

C-SPAN has posted online a video titled “Chief Justice Roberts Speaks at Georgetown University Law.”

“Trolling About Habeas Corpus; On the aims of disruption through provocation”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson honored with Truman Good Neighbor Award in Kansas City”: The Kansas City Star recently had this report.

And KCUR’s “Up To Date” has posted online this related interview.

“The Universal Injunction Cases, Part 2: The Arguments *For* Universal Injunctions”: Samuel Bray has this post at the “Divided Argument’ Substack site, along with a post titled “The Universal Injunction Cases, Part 3: The Arguments *Against* Universal Injunctions.”

“Southwest lawyers don’t need ‘religious liberty training,’ US appeals court says”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters recently had this report.

And Patrick Dorrian of Bloomberg Law recently reported that “Southwest Lawyer Training Nixed, Religious Bias Loss Upheld; Fifth Circuit partly affirms Christian worker’s jury win; Overturns order sending airline lawyers for religious training.”

You can access last Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Friend of Hillary Clinton Tries to Stop Kavanaugh Confirmation to D.C. Circuit; Hijinks at the American Bar Association”: Ed Whelan recently had this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Judicial Notice (05.12.25): Checks And Balances; The passing of Justice Souter, the nixing of a controversial nomination, the departure of a $15 million partner, and a talent ‘exodus’ from a storied firm.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril; Justice David H. Souter, who died last week, said in 2012 that public ignorance of the Constitution could lead to the rise of an autocrat and the death of democracy.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“The Supreme Court’s ‘Lawless’ Era”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Should Reporters Identify Judges by the President Who Nominated Them?” Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Fake pizza orders sent to judges seen as threat to judicial safety; Amid legal challenges to the Trump administration, judges in at least seven states say they have received anonymous pizza deliveries seen as threats”: Derek Hawkins of The Washington Post has this report.

“New wiretaps, allegations of plots to harm in Adelson murder case”: Lauren Silver of Court TV has this report.

“David Souter Set an Example for the Supreme Court; A former clerk of the justice writes that his career stands as a model for the court to emulate to survive the dangers it is facing”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Judges warn Trump’s mass deportations could lay groundwork to ensnare Americans; Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don’t protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“Birthright citizenship tests Supreme Court’s willingness to let courts block Trump; President Trump is counting on the Supreme Court to limit the ability of judges to put his policies on hold while they’re being challenged”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court confronts Trump power grab; The Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for some immigrants could become a broader referendum on judicial authority.”

“US court picks ex-judge Costa to defend Texas limits on guns in bars”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.

“Britain tries to make sense of landmark ruling on transgender people; The Supreme Court ruled that only biological women are women; Now British institutions are trying to figure out what that means”: William Booth of The Washington Post has this report.

“UM law professor: Supreme Court is ‘running on conservative grievance, bad vibes and fringe theories.’” Matthew Miller of MLive has this report.

And Pema Levy of Mother Jones has an article headlined “The Supreme Court Is Really ‘Just Vibes’; In a new book, legal podcaster Leah Litman describes how the GOP and its jurists are ‘just not that into democracy.’”

“Friends reflect on Souter’s role in civic fabric of the state: ‘He loved New Hampshire deeply.’” Todd Bookman and Kate Dario of New Hampshire Public Radio have this report.

“Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht Joins Jackson Walker”: That law firm has issued this news release.

“Riggs won NC’s Supreme Court battle, but elections will face long-term consequences”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

And that newspaper has also published an editorial titled “These six judges brought shame to our state in the NC Supreme Court race.”

“Republicans are attempting to boot three Democratic justices from the Pa. Supreme Court — and for the first time, Dems are worried; Will Elon Musk get involved with Pennsylvania’s November election? These usually sleepy judicial races have Democrats worried.” Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“David Souter: A modest jurist from a bygone era; The Supreme Court justice shaped today’s court more than any other jurist.” Columnist David Von Drehle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Case of District Judges vs. Trump: They’re the only officials besides the president who exercise constitutional authority unilaterally, particularly when they issue nationwide injunctions; James C. Ho of the Fifth Circuit says they often abuse that power.” James Taranto will have this new installment of The Weekend Interview in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Justice David Souter, Who Traded White Marble for the White Mountains; Retiring at just 69 after two decades on the Supreme Court, the justice left a legacy of case-by-case judging, intellectual rigor and a complete lack of pretension”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this Supreme Court Memo.