“Donna Adelson trial live verdict watch: Jury deliberating in Dan Markel murder.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“What Birthright Citizenship Gave to Me: MAGA’s effort to restrict citizenship rights defies the Constitution — and endangers an essential part of America’s greatness.” Law professor Akhil Reed Amar has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs; A federal appeals court had invalidated a centerpiece of President Trump’s economic strategy, finding that a 1977 law did not authorize the tariffs”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Trump officials ask Supreme Court to quickly allow sweeping tariffs; The petition could set up a blockbuster case on an expedited basis over a centerpiece of the president’s agenda, with huge ramifications for the U.S. economy, global trade and consumers.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Trump urges Supreme Court to uphold his worldwide tariffs in a fast-track ruling.”

Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Seeks Swift Supreme Court Review on Tariffs; Treasury secretary in court submission says lower-court loss is already hurting trade negotiations.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Trump asks Supreme Court to save his tariffs — and do so quickly; An appeals court ruled 7-4 that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal.”

And Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times reports that “Trump warns of sweeping damage if Supreme Court doesn’t uphold his tariff power.”

“For Donald Trump, Everything Is an Emergency; He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power”: Adam B. Kushner of The New York Times has this report.

“Donna Adelson trial live updates: Closing arguments before jury deliberates for a verdict”: Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Trump appeals to the Supreme Court to preserve his sweeping tariffs; A federal appeals court ruled last week the president doesn’t have the authority to set sweeping tariffs under the emergency powers law he invoked”: Lawrence Hurley and Steve Kopack of NBC News have this report.

You can access online the cert. petition and motion to expedite.

“Recent court rulings are holding up some of Trump’s highest-profile moves”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

“Supreme Court asked to hear case of Alaska taking plane from man for transporting beer; State had seized $95K aircraft over three cases hidden in passenger’s luggage”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

You can view the cert. petition at this link.

“Amy Coney Barrett headlines justices’ blitz to promote books”: Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee of The Hill have this report.

“Favorable views of Supreme Court remain near historic low”: Joseph Copeland of Pew Research Center has this report.

“Ex-Solicitors General Parse Recent Emergency Rulings’ Value”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“First Circuit takes aim in showdown over migrants’ Second Amendment rights; When the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant stance conflicted with its pro-gun stance, it chose the former — though judges didn’t indicate if the argument carried the day”: Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

“Senate Republicans Hatch Plan to Speed Up Trump’s Stalled Nominees”: Steven T. Dennis and Erik Wasson of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Senate Democrats grill Third Circuit nominee Mascott on qualifications; Jennifer Mascott, a law professor and White House counsel nominated to an appellate vacancy in Delaware, faced sharp questions from lawmakers about her lack of legal experience in the First State”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Chief Justice John Roberts is wary of entering political fray, his top adviser says; But Roberts has on occasion responded to partisan criticism of federal judges”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Texas moves to allow anyone to sue abortion pill prescribers, distributors; The measure aims to stop the flow of pills into Texas from blue states; It could open package-delivery services up to fines, along with doctors and drug-distribution firms”: Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has this report.

“Harvard $2 Billion Funding Freeze Found Illegal by US Judge”: David Voreacos of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Aidan Ryan and Anjali Huynh of The Boston Globe report that “Federal judge rules that Trump administration unlawfully cut nearly $3 billion of Harvard’s research funding.”

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

“Democrats Criticize 3rd Circuit Pick’s Lack of Ties to Her State’s Legal Community”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

You can access the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for judicial nominees via this link.

“Donna Adelson won’t testify in her own defense in Dan Markel murder trial”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Donna Adelson trial: Defense tries to undercut motive, downplays bitter Markel divorce.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Federal appeals court overturns Kansas ruling on machine guns and 2nd Amendment”: Jason Alatidd of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US appeals court upholds machine gun ban, reversing trial judge.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans; The case appears set to return to the Supreme Court in a decisive battle over President Trump’s use of the 18th-century law to deport migrants”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post reports that “Federal appellate panel rejects Trump’s deportations under wartime law; The 2-1 decision from the panel, made up of judges from one of the nation’s most conservative appellate courts, follows a string of similar rulings from lower courts across the country.”

Gareth Vipers of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Court Blocks Trump From Using Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans; Court rejects White House claims that Venezuela is attempting ‘predatory incursion’ of U.S. territory.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Appeals court rules Trump misused Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan deportees.”

And Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to deport Venezuelan immigrants he deems ‘alien enemies’; It’s the latest legal setback for Trump’s invocation of the rarely used 1798 wartime law.”

You can access last night’s 185-page ruling of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in which each of the three judges wrote separately, at this link.

“United Airlines Covid Vax Class Action Tested in Fifth Circuit”: Robert Iafolla of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Trump Will Ask Supreme Court to Toss Carroll Sex-Abuse Verdict”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access the extension request at this link.

“Federal Courts Slow to Fix Vulnerable System After Repeated Hacking; After a 2020 breach thought to be Russia’s work, the courts told Congress that they would harden a system storing sealed documents; Five years later, the system was hacked again”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“Donna Adelson trial live updates: Will she take the stand as defense makes its case?” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

And online at The Tallahassee Democrat, Tim Jansen has a legal analysis headlined “Donna Adelson’s big decision: Take the stand or hope silence saves her.”

“Do State Referendums on Abortion Work? Missouri voters approved a measure to protect abortion rights, but opponents have repeatedly blocked it from taking effect.” Peter Slevin has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Judge Apologizes to Conservative Justices in Case Over N.I.H. Cuts; The display of contrition came after Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh issued a stern warning directing judges to heed their orders in August”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump to Ask Supreme Court for Expedited Ruling on Tariffs”: Lauren Dezenski and Hadriana Lowenkron of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Trump’s Use of Troops in Los Angeles Was Unlawful, Judge Rules; Decision finds military units engaged in domestic law enforcement, which Congress prohibited”: Jess Bravin and Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Sonja Sharp of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Trump deployment of military troops to Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules in blistering opinion.”

Sara Libby and Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle report that “Trump’s L.A. National Guard deployment was illegal, federal judge rules.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge rules Trump can’t act as national police chief; The president broke the law when he deployed troops to Los Angeles, Judge Charles Breyer ruled.”

And Charlie Savage of The New York Times has a news analysis headlined “L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities; As Democratic cities brace for possible military deployments, Democratic governors see in a lower-court ruling the potential for legal protections.”

“Courts have halted Pa. Attorney General’s Office cases after a ransomware attack; The law enforcement agency said that no payment has been made in relation to the cyber attack”: Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Cook’s Lawyers Fire Back at Trump’s Claim of Vast Powers to Oust Fed Officials; Lisa Cook is seeking a swift ruling on her ability to remain on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors as the case is litigated”: Colby Smith of The New York Times has this report.

“FTC Commissioner Can Stay in Office for Now, Court Says”: Greg Stohr and Leah Nylen of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Biden-appointed FTC member; In a 2-1 ruling, a D.C. Circuit panel ordered Rebecca Kelly Slaughter reinstated to her job.”

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The Failed Lower Court Revolt: Federal judges on the East and West Coasts — not in flyover country — are blocking nearly every action taken by the Trump Administration.” Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Donna Adelson trial recap: Defense lays out case; judge denies call for acquittal.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.