“Jenner & Block fearlessly advocates for its clients and provides outstanding strategic counsel through their most difficult challenges,” Williams said. “I’ve seen firsthand how this firm expertly tackles the toughest cases and lives its values."

And another significant court decision for the Trump administration in its access fight with the AP, with the DC Circuit ruling 2-1 that the president can exclude reporters from "restricted" places like the Oval Office and AF1 based on editorial decisions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Around the time that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in the Middle District of Tennessee, the chief of the criminal division in that district posted this on LinkedIn: “Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”

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Hagan Scotten, a former US prosecutor who resigned after the DOJ ordered its lawyers to drop a criminal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, joined Hueston Hennigan as a partner reut.rs/43W5NOb

Three of Friday's #SCOTUS grants were previewed in last week's post; the fourth was previewed on May 29th. The part I'm proudest of concerned the dispute over whether Carter v. US or Rutherford v. US was the better vehicle to address this newest "compassionate release" issue:

The fact that hemp smells like marijuana doesn't defeat the probable cause to arrest suspect for possessing marijuana based on the smell coming from them, CA6 holds per J. Larsen. It's not common to smoke hemp, so smell still creates probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/06/06… #N

Corporation for Public Broadcasting says Moss' ruling actually amounts to a win for the existing board. Release: cpb.org/pressroom/Cour…

Our latest story chronicles how some judges control nearly every aspect of their clerks’ lives, from their hours to what they eat and drink. In all we heard allegations about 50 judges across 26 states. The vast majority of them continue to work with little or no punishment.

For clerks though the risks of speaking out are enormous. Hear what happened to one when he clashed with his judge. npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-…

After record turnout and no signs of irregularities, the election results for the DC Bar are now in: npr.org/2025/06/09/g-s…

We won! Rule 41(a)(1) voluntary dismissals cannot count as strikes under the PLRA. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opin…

Bracewell Partner Joins Jackson Walker to Lead Appellate Practice law.com/texaslawyer/20…

Day 1 at #CampOConnorUSA started with a powerful message from Arizona Supreme Court Justice Montgomery. Thank you for inspiring our campers to think critically, lead boldly, and engage civically. ⚖️🇺🇸 #CivicsForLife #OConnorInstitute #AZSupremeCourt #CivicEducation

In 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court held that tomatoes are vegetables for purposes of the Tariff Act of 1883 even though tomatoes are fruits rather than vegetables. At least the opinion was short, less than two pages. tile.loc.gov/storage-servic…

Pam Bondi's brother and the principal assistant to Jeanine Pirro have lost their bids to become (respectively) the President and Treasurer of the D.C. Bar. Gift link: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…

President Donald Trump’s proposed elimination of the Legal Services Corporation, a longtime conservative goal, threatens representation of 6.4 million low-income people, supporters of the legal aid services funder said. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/tr…

Last week I was privileged to attend the Supreme Court Historical Society's Annual Dinner at the Supreme Court. It was a wonderful evening and I finally got to meet the daughter of the lawyer who argued NAACP v. AL for the state. An important research connection.

BREAKING: Gov. Newsom is asking for a restraining order on Trump/Hegseth's use of the military in Los Angeles, saying they are preparing to go on immigration raids with ICE. He wants a ruling within two hours. "They must be stopped immediately." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

There are no newly relisted cases this week, but at the risk of mission creep, I preview a likely #SCOTUS grant involving possible constitutional limits on giving money damages for infringing religious exercise. The case of the shaved dreadlocks. scotusblog.com/2025/06/missio…