“Cavanagh selected as Michigan Supreme Court’s next chief justice”: Kyle Davidson of Michigan Advance has this report.

“Idaho will be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after governor signs bill; Idaho’s firing squad method will be ‘mechanized,’ Rep. Bruce Skaug says; Idaho Department of Correction won’t confirm plans”: Kyle Pfannenstiel of Idaho Capital Sun has this report.

“Donald Trump Is Tearing Up The First Amendment; The president is waging an across-the-board war against the First Amendment and its legal interpretations from the mid-20th century to today”: Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has this report.

“Conservatives Single Out Judges Over DEI Courtroom Policies; Groups, litigants targeting judges’ pronoun, oral argument policies; Ethics complaints, recusal motions top strategy”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Trump takes his plan to end birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court; The administration wants the court to limit the scope of lower court rulings against his executive order that would end automatic birthright citizenship”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Senators clash in Judiciary Committee over DOJ solicitor general, civil rights nominees; Democrats have long said President Donald Trump’s picks for key Justice Department positions represent an effort to fill the federal law enforcement agency with loyalists who place their allegiance to the president above the rule of law”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Court rules against Florida parents in school gender case that gained national attention”: Jim Saunders of News Service of Florida has this report on a 169-page decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

In addition to the majority opinion, Circuit Judges Robin S. Rosenbaum and Kevin C. Newsom wrote opinions (here and here, respectively) regarding substantive due process, and Senior Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat issued a dissenting opinion.

In earlier related coverage, Grace Abels of PolitiFact reported that “President Trump’s January Littlejohn story about ‘secret’ gender transition needs context.”

And online at Reason, Elizabeth Nolan Brown had a post titled “Trump’s Trans Kid Story Doesn’t Add Up; The president said a Florida school ‘secretly socially transitioned’ a 13-year-old; Emails suggest otherwise.”

“Testy moments, abortion and billionaires. Takeaways from the Wisconsin Supreme Court debate.” Alison Dirr and Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

“New Jersey Supreme Court upholds judge’s removal for improperly touching clerk”: Dana DiFilippo of New Jersey Monitor has this report on a unanimous decision that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued Monday.

“Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send ‘chills down my spine’; The Trump administration was ordered to halt, at least temporarily, parts of its executive order punishing the law firm Perkins Coie”: Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

Jan Wolfe and Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal report that “Judge Halts Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie; Administration improperly targeted the firm based on its clients’ political positions, court says.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge blocks key provisions of Trump’s bid to punish Democratic-linked law firm; The executive order, if allowed to take effect, would hamstring the firm’s ability to represent clients who have business with the federal government.”

And at his Substack site, Chris Geidner has a post titled “Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a ‘personal vendetta’; Judge Howell issued the temporary restraining order at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump’s executive order against Perkins Coie.”

“Family Guy on SCOTUS; Justice Kavanaugh visits a brewery and then switches places with Peter Griffin”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Trump, Perkins Coie and John Adams: The President breaks a bedrock legal principle by targeting the law firm for representing clients he doesn’t like.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“On qualified immunity, the Supreme Court commits an unqualified error; By declining to offer clarity, the justices let injustice persist”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice provides requested HR report in dispute with administrator”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

“Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System; The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.” Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Supreme Court’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Case Revs Up Speech Debate; Court to look at whether therapy is speech versus conduct; Decision to resolve circuit split over bans’ constitutionality”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Columbia Student’s Deportation Arrest Should Scare All Americans; Even if pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil isn’t deported, his case will already have chilled free speech for everyone in the US”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Tesla Fights to Save Musk’s Record Pay Package in Legal Appeal”: Sabrina Willmer and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News have this report.

“New Judicial Security Program Helps Over 2,000 Judges, Relatives; Personal information sought to be scrubbed from websites; New program created after judge’s son shot at home”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“US judiciary warns of threats amid ‘concerning’ calls to impeach judges”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law report that “US Judges Speak Out Against Republican Impeachment Push; House GOP targets judges over rulings against Trump actions; Judge urges caution about public remarks on court decisions.”

“Goldstein Seeks Grand Jury Material Related to Obstruction Claim; Government says Goldstein had ‘no credible reason’ for offer; Goldstein says crypto offer was employee retention effort”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Update: You can access the emergency motion at this link.

“Curbing DEI Excesses by Limiting Free Speech Is Shortsighted”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

“US federal judiciary undertakes review of its own DEI programs”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Perkins Coie, Clients; Order would put Perkins Coie clients’ federal contracts at risk; Firm says it has already lost business in less than a week”: Justin Henry and Roy Strom of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Mike Scarcella of Reuters reports that “US judge temporarily blocks Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie.”

Programming note: This morning, I will be presenting an appellate oral argument to a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania hearing cases on-the-road at the Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton, Pennsylvania. As a result, additional posts will appear here later this afternoon.

“Amy Coney Barrett: The GOP’s Supreme Court lifeline turned Maga enemy No. 1; Justice has provoked ire from president’s supporters after voting to reject his freeze on foreign aid.” Kieran Kelly of The Telegraph (UK) has this report.

“Princeton will name building for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Class of 1976”: Emily Aronson of Princeton University has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Zest for Wine: The Supreme Court’s history of enjoying wine goes back to Chief Justice John Marshall in the 1800s.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog” online at The National Law Journal.

“131. Five Questions About the Khalil Case: The government’s arrest and detention of a pro-Palestinian Columbia student (and green card holder) raises difficult questions about both technical immigration statutes and the First Amendment.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Justice Dept. says many Jan. 6 pardons extend to crimes after that date; Defendants who picked up more charges while being arrested for the Capitol riot argue that Trump’s pardon extends to those too; The Justice Department agrees in most cases”: Tom Jackman of The Washington Post has this report.

“Supreme Court revives family’s claim to recover Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court revives Jewish family’s quest for painting looted by Nazis; The Cassirer family is hoping it can finally reclaim a Camille Pissarro painting potentially worth tens of millions of dollars.”

“Firm Targeted by Trump Over Clinton Campaign Work Hires Top Litigators; President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign; The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fighting the government, to represent it”: Michael S. Schmidt and Kenneth P. Vogel of The New York Times have this report.

And Justin Henry and Rebecca Klar of Bloomberg Law report that “Trump Law Firm Attacks Add Pain, Even on Shaky Legal Ground; Perkins Coie has several clients with federal contracts; Trump wants contractors to disclose ties to firm.”

“James Ho Quits Judges Group Over Statement Against Threats; Fifth Circuit member pointed to lack of statements for other judges; Ho said statement may be ‘politicizing the judiciary’”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Trump-appointed judge quits judicial group over warning about threats.”

“The Conservative Push to Sue the Media Into Oblivion”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“130. The Trump Administration Goes After Bivens: An unusual cert.-stage amicus brief helps to drive home how difficult the Supreme Court has made it to obtain damages for constitutional violations by federal officers — and why that’s a *big* problem.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.