“Don’t count on the courts to save democracy; Giving courts the last word is part of what got us into this mess; It won’t get us out”: Law professors Ryan D. Doerfler and Samuel Moyn have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Are Wisconsin Supreme Court rulings taking too long?” Andrew Bahl and Erin McGroarty of The Cap Times of Madison, Wisconsin have this report.

“Arizona Supreme Court launches AI ‘reporters’ to make ‘justice more accessible than ever’”: Stacey Barchenger of The Arizona Republic has an article that begins, “The newest staffers at the Arizona Supreme Court are unlike any prior hires — They are avatars created using artificial intelligence.”

“Kansas will vote on electing state Supreme Court. It’s an opening for abortion opponents.” Jonathan Shorman and Matthew Kelly of The Kansas City Star have this report.

“Trump administration unfazed by court losses and sets sights on Supreme Court”: Paula Reid and Casey Gannon of CNN have this report.

“Judge Denies Supreme Court Justice’s Motion To Dismiss Indictments Against Her”: Nancy West of InDepthNH has this report.

“White House says Supreme Court should ‘rein in’ activist judges after Trump’s call to impeach jurist”: Kerry Picket of The Washington Times has this report.

“Wisconsin’s big dollar Supreme Court elections could come here; Minnesota’s election system keeps the money out — for now”: Rochelle Olson of The Minnesota Star Tribune has this report.

“The Justice, the Professor and the Friendship That Could Rattle a Pivotal Religious Charter School Case; Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recusal from an upcoming Oklahoma charter case could tilt the scales in a cause her close friend spent a career defending”: Linda Jacobson of The 74 has this report.

“Supreme Court seems in no hurry to rule on Trump plea to rein in judges over birthright citizenship”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Law Firm in Trump’s Crosshairs Fired by White-Collar Client; Paul Weiss was fired by a defendant in a foreign bribery case after Trump censured the firm”: Richard Vanderford of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Justin Henry and Tatyana Monnay of Bloomberg Law report that “Trump’s Big Law Fury Shows Additional Firms Are Target Risks; Trump orders revoking credentials from firms with ties to enemies; President’s definition of ‘weaponization’ implicates several firms.”

“Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges; Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration”: Maggie Haberman, Theodore Schleifer, and Annie Karni of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump Turns Fight Over Deportation Flights Into a Constitutional Showdown; Courtroom clash has become a broader test of the president’s sweeping assertions of executive power”: Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Alan Feuer of The New York Times reports that “Judge Grants the Government Another Day to Share Details on Deportation Flights; Judge James Boasberg has asked the government to tell him what time two planes took off from U.S. soil and from where, what time they left U.S. airspace and what time they landed in El Salvador.”

“Judges Fear for Their Safety Amid a Wave of Threats; Federal judges are worried that online threats against those who oversee high-profile cases challenging Trump administration policies may lead to real-world violence”: Mattathias Schwartz and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.

“John Roberts’s Response to Trump Is a Damning Indictment of John Roberts: Wherever could Donald Trump have gotten the idea that the federal judiciary is not a meaningful check on his power?” Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Can the Supreme Court defuse Trump’s judicial brawl? The chief justice decried calls for judicial impeachment, but the court’s decisions are what matter.” Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Dead Horses and the Strong Hand”: Samuel Bray has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Kansas Voters Will Decide Whether to Hold Open Elections for State Supreme Court; A question on the ballot next year will ask voters to amend the Constitution to set open elections; Republicans said it would empower Kansans, while Democrats argued it would politicize the judiciary”: Mitch Smith of The New York Times has this report.

And Sherman Smith of Kansas Reflector reports that “Kansas House endorses plan to elect Supreme Court justices, placing question on August 2026 ballot.”

“The Small, Simple Question That Changed Supreme Court History”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Blitzer asks former Justice Stephen Breyer about John Roberts’ rebuke of Trump”: CNN has posted this video on YouTube.

“Ethics Complaint Against US Judge Who Decried Threats Tossed; Third Circuit judicial council dismissed complaints against Reggie Walton; Walton warned against threats to judges on CNN”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access the decision of the Judicial Council of the Third Circuit at this link.

“Partisan Ideology and the Judiciary; It seems that ‘liberal’ judges are no more likely to rule against the Trump Administration than ‘conservative’ judges”: David Post has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Trump Call for Impeaching Judges Fuels Showdown With Courts”: Erik Larson, Greg Stohr, and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.

And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Stephen L. Carter has an essay titled “Roberts Was Right to Chastise Trump; The chief justice’s rare public rebuke was needed after the president’s outrageous call for the impeachment of judges.”

“Tom Goldstein Claims Prosecutors Have Repeatedly Misled Court; Goldstein claims lack of candor is part of a broader pattern; Claims prosecutors lied to get statute of limitations extended”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access the court filing at this link.

“Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Retired Justice Stephen Breyer defends federal judges under attack from White House in CNN interview”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“The Real A.C.B.: Data and analysis bring clarity to the question of whether Barrett is the weak link on a conservatively dominated Court.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

“Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis; Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Justice Stephen Breyer Calls Chief’s Rebuke of Trump Appropriate; Trump calls on district court judge to be impeached; Chief justice responds in rare public statement”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“DOJ seeks to delay releasing deportation flight information, saying judge is ‘continuing to beat a dead horse’”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

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

“John Roberts has enabled Trump. Now he hopes to restrain him.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

And CNN has posted on YouTube this related video segment featuring Biskupic.

“Ohio appeals court tosses out ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors”: Haley BeMiller of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade reports that “Appeals court strikes down Ohio ban on gender-affirming medications for minors.”

Anumita Kaur of The Washington Post reports that “Ohio court overturns state ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth; Families of transgender children will be able to access gender-affirming medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, within the state.”

Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times reports that “Ohio law banning gender-transition drugs for youth overturned by state appellate court.”

Morgan Trau of Ohio Capital Journal reports that “Ohio court partially overturns ban on gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth.”

Eric Heisig and Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law report that “Ohio Appeals Court Strikes Down Trans Care Ban for Minors; Ohio’s ban on minors’ gender-affirming care unconstitutional; Violates state constitution’s health-care freedom amendment.”

David Wells of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ohio appeals court finds ban on gender-affirming care for minors unconstitutional; The panel left a ban on surgical care for trans minors untouched, noting it did not affect the plaintiffs in this case.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Tenth Appellate District at this link.

“Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission; The decision to fire the two members of the traditionally independent regulatory body is likely to face a legal challenge”: David McCabe and Cecilia Kang of The New York Times have this report.

Julian Mark, Cat Zakrzewski and Will Oremus of The Washington Post report that “Two Democratic commissioners fired from FTC; President Trump’s dismissals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter leave Republicans alone at the top of an agency meant to be independent of the White House.”

And Dana Mattioli and Dave Michaels of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Fires Two Democratic FTC Commissioners; Terminations are part of the president’s effort to expand his legal control over independent agencies.”

“Louisiana conducts its first nitrogen gas execution, ending 15-year death penalty hiatus”: Greg LaRose of Louisiana Illuminator has this report.

And Rick Rojas and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs of The New York Times report that “Louisiana Resumes Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution; Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene; It was the state’s first execution since 2010.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court denying a stay of execution by a vote of 5-to-4 at this link.

“Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops; The order allows soldiers to keep serving in the military under rules established by the Biden administration”: Dave Philipps of The New York Times has this report.

Casey Parks of The Washington Post reports that “Judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender troops from military service; A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from banning transgender people from serving in the military, ruling that the plan violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause.”

Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Federal Judge Blocks Trump Ban on Transgender People Serving in Military; Indefinite halt is another setback for the president on one of his key policy priorities.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Judge orders Pentagon to allow transgender troops, calls Trump ban ‘unabashedly demeaning.’”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.