“134. The Attempted Assassination of Justice Field: The too-strange-for-fiction story of how Justice Stephen Field was almost assassinated in 1889 and the important Supreme Court presidential power precedent that his bodyguard’s actions precipitated.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Deportations and the Death of Due Process”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Supreme Court Must Rescue Itself From Its Own Madness; To stand up to Trump’s lawless power grabs, the Roberts court must disavow its own mirror-image corruptions; It may yet feel obliged to do just that”: Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic.

“The Rule of Law Took A Very Dark Turn This Week: From rendition flights to El Salvador, to USAID workers left stranded in dangerous places, the courts are tackling Trump’s wildest lawless acts, but meeting with denial and defiance.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Paul Weiss’s Deal With Donald Trump: It’s bad, and important questions remain.” Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

And in Franklin v. New York, No. 24-330, Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch issued statements respecting the denial of certiorari.

“Fetal Personhood Bills Are Flooding State Legislatures”: Andrea González-Ramírez has this post at “The Cut” blog of New York magazine.

“Law Firms Scramble to Avoid Being Trump’s Next Target; President’s latest salvo calls for attorney general to take harder line with firms litigating against the government in ways he thinks are unfair”: Erin Mulvaney, Emily Glazer, and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced”: Photojournalist Philip Holsinger has this article online at Time Magazine.

And in commentary, in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Barton Swaim will have an op-ed titled “Trump, the Public and the Alien Enemies Act; Ordinary Americans may not find it so hard to believe there has been a ‘predatory incursion.’“

“The Progressive Legal Group That Keeps Taking On Trump In The Courts — And Winning; Democracy Forward has emerged as a leading legal organization that’s been slowing, if not stopping, some of Trump’s recklessness”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

“Trump, Roberts on collision course as lawsuits creep toward Supreme Court”: Zach Schonfeld of The Hill has this report.

“Musk and Trump ratchet up involvement in Wisconsin Supreme Court race; The court is expected to decide the future of abortion in the state and could redraw a congressional map that has given Republicans six of the state’s eight seats”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.

And online at The Cap Times of Madison, Wisconsin, John Nichols has an essay titled “What Mr. Musk doesn’t know about Wisconsin.”

“Judicial Notice (03.23.25): How Bizarre; A judge’s YouTube dissent, Paul Weiss’s deal with Donald Trump, Kirkland’s latest financials, and a notable new appellate boutique.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Head of Paul, Weiss Says Firm Would Not Have Survived Without Deal With Trump; Brad Karp, the managing partner of the elite New York law firm, sent an email to its lawyers defending a highly criticized arrangement reached with the Trump administration last week”: Michael S. Schmidt and Matthew Goldstein of The New York Times have this report.

And at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site, David Lat has a post titled “Brad Karp’s Message To Paul Weiss About Its Deal With The Trump Administration; Here’s what Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to his colleagues on Sunday afternoon.”

“It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump”: Former Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits; Legal experts fear the latest move will allow the administration to make claims against litigators for defending immigrants or challenging the constitutionality of actions”: Shayna Jacobs of The Washington Post has this report.

Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has an article headlined “With New Decree, Trump Seeks to Cow the Legal Profession; A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone.”

John Harney of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Asks Bondi to Scrutinize Lawyers Who Fight US in Courts.”

And Mike Scarcella, Andrew Goudsward, and Sara Merken of Reuters report that “Trump targets lawyers in immigration cases, lawsuits against administration; Trump seeks sanctions against attorneys for misconduct in immigration cases; ACLU attorney says Trump trying to ‘chill and intimidate’ lawyers; Trump administration hit with over 100 lawsuits on immigration, transgender rights and other issues.”

The White House today posted online a Presidential Memorandum titled “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.”

“How a grassroots movement led Trump to call for a judge’s impeachment; Social media posts by high-profile conservatives about judicial impeachment have jumped sevenfold since last week”: Sarah Ellison and Clara Ence Morse of The Washington Post have this report.

And Meredith Lee Hill, Hailey Fuchs, and Jordain Carney of Politico have an article headlined “It’s not just impeachments. Republicans are eyeing other ways to rein in federal judges. GOP leaders are seeking a release valve for the fury building over recent court rulings.”

“Donald Trump and John Roberts: A president, a chief justice and a judiciary under pressure.” Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

In commentary, online at The Los Angeles Times, Josh Hammer has an essay titled “The chief justice is to blame for the Supreme Court’s free fall.”

At The Federalist, Ben Weingarten has a post titled “John Roberts’ Obsession With SCOTUS Legitimacy Has Severely Delegitimized It; Ending universal injunctions once and for all is the least the chief justice can do to defend not only the judiciary, but our country.”

Online at The Nation, Elie Mystal has an essay titled “How a Case From 1803 Explains John Roberts’s Approach to Donald Trump; Roberts wasn’t ‘rebuking’ Trump when he issued his statement against impeaching judges; He was bending the knee.”

And online at The New Yorker, Isaac Chotiner has a “Q. & A.” titled “Why ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Fails to Capture Trump’s Attack on the Rule of Law; The Administration’s defiance of Congress and the judiciary has both flouted and made use of the country’s legal system.”

“Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act; Creating a state of war would be a steep cost to expedite the removal of Venezuelan gangsters, who could be deported under regular immigration laws anyway”: Law professor John Yoo and Robert J. Delahunty have this essay online at National Review.

“Republicans rediscover objections to court orders; Trump and others air frustrations about judges holding up administration moves”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

“There are 132 lawsuits against Trump. Pay attention to these two. If you want to know if the Supreme Court is completely in the tank for MAGA, keep a close eye on these two cases.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm’s decision to give in to Trump’s demands; President Donald Trump rescinded his executive order targeting Paul Weiss — after the law firm agreed to certain conditions”: Ryan J. Reilly and Lawrence Hurley of NBC News have this report.

Matt Shuham of HuffPost reports that “Trump And A Powerhouse Law Firm Are Telling Different Stories About Their Shocking Agreement; Paul Weiss buckled under Trump’s threats — but the firm’s chair circulated a different version of the ‘agreement’ Trump published online.”

In commentary, online at The Bulwark, Sam Stein has a post titled “‘Disgusted’ and ‘Betrayed’ — Legal World Shaken by Trump’s Extortion; The decision by Paul Weiss to settle with the president has sent shockwaves through the firm and the broader legal community.”

Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has an essay titled “The Law Firm Paul Weiss Chooses Cowardice In Confrontation With Trump; A great menace stalks the land; Now is the time to ask, what side are you on?”

And online at Slate, Austin Sarat has a Jurisprudence essay titled “What to Make Of Paul Weiss’ Capitulation to Donald Trump; The claims against the big law firm were absurd; The law firm’s reaction was a disaster.”

“Bush DOJ lawyer warns Trump admin against ‘terrible mistake’ in judicial standoff; Legal scholar John Yoo called the executive, judicial standoff ‘unprecedented’”: Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News has this report.

“Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?” The New York Times has published an editorial that begins, “The Domino’s pizzas arrived at the homes of federal judges without explanation. The message was clear: We know where you live.”

“US judge regrets creating bias concerns over call for women lawyers”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

You can access Thursday’s Eleventh Circuit order at this link.

“In New Book, Barrett Says She Will Bring Readers Inside Supreme Court; Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has faced intense scrutiny since joining the court, says she will make the judicial process less of a ‘mystery’ for readers”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“Judge calls Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ‘problematic and concerning’; A Justice Department attorney was grilled at a court hearing about whether the government willfully defied an order to return deportation flights to U.S.” Silvia Foster-Frau and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Raises Concerns About Trump’s Use of Wartime Powers for Deportations; Judge James Boasberg scolds Justice Department as he considers whether to extend a temporary block on removals that has drawn the White House’s ire.”

And in related coverage, Juan Forero and Vera Bergengruen of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “Inside Trump’s Lightning-Fast Deportation of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Prison; Planes of migrants were in the air just hours after the president invoked wartime authority; Families say innocent people were swept up in the rush.”

“Trump Toys With the Supreme Court; Taunting John Roberts is a lousy strategy to persuade the Justices”: This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Also in Saturday’s edition of that newspaper, columnist James Taranto will have an op-ed titled “The Constitutionalists: John Roberts and Donald Trump; Many of the president’s actions align with the chief justice’s efforts to restore the U.S. government’s structural integrity.”

“The President Who Cried Wolf”: Law professor David Cole has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Trump Administration Sees Bias in a Judge and Tries to Push Her Off a Case; ‘This court has not kept its disdain for President Trump secret,’ the Justice Department said in a motion in a case filed by a law firm suing the administration”: Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times has this report.

And Perry Stein of The Washington Post reports that “Trump administration again seeks removal of judge in lawsuit it faces; It would be extremely rare for a judge to remove themselves from a case for the reasons the Justice Department is citing.”

“With sweeping actions, Trump tests US constitutional order”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

“Congress needs a Supreme Court jolt to rein in a rampant presidency; A legal case about a little-noticed phone bill entry could have big implications for Congress”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Why Law Firm Paul Weiss Pleaded Its Case With Trump, and Not With a Court; Firm’s decision to cut deal with Trump shocked legal industry bracing for more executive orders”: Erin Mulvaney, Josh Dawsey, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Danielle Kaye, Lauren Hirsch, and Maureen Farrell of The New York Times report that “Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession; Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict; Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.”

“How Anthony Kennedy Became Just Another Trump Justice; The Court’s longtime swing vote needed less than a decade to go from protecting marriage equality to praising Donald Trump for ‘teaching young people to love America’”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Nearly Five Years Later, Justice Barrett’s Memoir Has A Publication Date”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”