“Blue states pitch 100 percent tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts; ‘If you storm the Capitol and you take from this slush fund, too bad, we’re taking it,’ one New York lawmaker said”: Hannah Knowles and Dan Merica of The Washington Post have this report.

“How Trump hacked the presidency; Like Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, the president has a supercharged ability to find a system’s weaknesses”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Democrats Promise to Wreck the Supreme Court: Thirteen Justices. No control over the docket. They’re serious about it.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judicial Notice (05.31.26): Underneath Her Robes; A federal judge’s sex scandal, a controversial motion by 35 ex-judges, and a leading conservative lawyer’s high-powered new job.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Trump on His Presidential Library: He’ll Write His Own History; In his determination to own and control every document in his future library, the president is working to shield his administration’s inner workings from public view.” Elizabeth Williamson and Minho Kim of The New York Times have this report.

“Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside; Matthew Petracca, a former Republican county committeeman, was the rookie federal prosecutor who brought the highly criticized case to a federal grand jury”: Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News has this report.

Access Defendant Thomas C. Goldstein’s Reply in Support of His Renewed Motion for Judgment of Acquittal or, in the Alternative, for a New Trial: Signed by Elizabeth B. Prelogar, at this link.

“Inside the Deal to Drop Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S.; Discussions among a group of lawyers with allegiance to the president were closely held; Some senior White House officials were said to have felt blindsided as the agreement took shape”: Alan Feuer, Andrew Duehren, Glenn Thrush, Ben Protess, and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent; The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices and advocacy groups”: Eileen Sullivan and Andrea Fuller of The New York Times have this report.

“There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be; Speculation is swirling over potential departures at the high court, and firebrand conservative judges might be using flashy rulings to audition for the president”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“What’s Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues.” Arthur Hellman has this guest post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Also at that blog, Josh Blackman has a post titled “DOJ Moves To Disqualify Judge Ross In Election Interference Case; The Eleventh Circuit’s decision to identify a conflict of interest, but not identify the conflicted judge, leaves litigants guessing.”

“US to Appeal Judge’s Order for Broad Refund of Trump Tariffs”: Laura Curtis and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Judge Reopens Trump’s I.R.S. Suit and Questions His ‘Weaponization’ Fund; The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies”: Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren of The New York Times have this report.

Maegan Vazquez and Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post report that “Judge probes whether deal creating Trump’s $1.8 billion fund constitutes fraud; In an unusual deal, the Justice Department created a fund to compensate individuals who claim they have been targets of a ‘weaponized’ justice system.”

And Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Ordered to Address ‘Grievous’ Fraud Claims in IRS Case.”

You can view today’s order at this link.

“Trump’s $1.8 Billion Settlement Fund Sparks Alarm Inside White House; Top White House aides have discussed whether to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Republican backlash”: Josh Dawsey, Sadie Gurman, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Nevada Supreme Court pauses state law restricting abortion for minors; The decision reverses a lower court’s ruling denying a temporary injunction blocking the enforcement of a 1985 law that requires doctors to notify the parents of a minor seeking an abortion”: Margaret Attridge of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “Nevada Top Court Blocks Abortion Parental Notification Law.”

You can access the decision at this link.

“A Philly juror changed their mind during a verdict reading. Should it have led to a mistrial? The confusion occurred during a civil trial for two physicians who were accused of causing a 26-year-old man to become addicted to opioids, and eventually fatally overdose.” Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Philadelphia poised to square off against Trump in Third Circuit over future of slavery exhibit; The federal government removed information from the site of George Washington’s home about the nine enslaved people held there”: Jackson Healy of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“There’s No Escaping the Rot in This Justice Department”: Columnist Michelle Goldberg has this essay online at The New York Times.

And at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site, Jay Willis has a post titled “There Are No Serious People In the Trump Justice Department; The nation’s top law enforcement agency is now a law firm that serves only the president’s personal interests, and bills its time to you and me.”

“Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor sues; Jan. 6 prosecutor Andrew Floyd and other targets of the Trump administration had sued to block what critics had described as a ‘slush fund’ for Trump allies”: Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News has this report.

And Kyle Cheney, Hassan Ali Kanu, and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge pauses Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund; The temporary order halts any payments from the controversial fund.”

You can access the order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at this link.

“Chevron Names New General Counsel; R. Hewitt Pate to retire after 17 years with the company; Scott A. Keller named general counsel”: Chevron Corporation issued this news release today.

“How often do courts actually cite emergency docket orders?” Taraleigh Davis has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Multifactor Tests Are Everywhere and Nowhere; A narrative explanation for multifactor tests?” Samuel Bray has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“The Supreme Court’s common sense problem”: Will Baude and Richard Re have this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“District Map Fights Before the 2026 Midterms”: You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Fate, to Date, of Trump v. United States; Its publicly measurable impact has been smaller than I anticipated”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Fix the Court Calls on House Judiciary to Open Impeachment Inquiry into Judge Ross”: The organization issued this news release today.

Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “Atlanta police investigate sex affair involving judge and high-ranking officer; The police department wants to know if an officer was having sex with a federal judge in chambers.”

And Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law reports that “Atlanta Police Investigate After Cop Said to Have Sex with Judge.”

“Judge reprimanded for noisy sex in chambers revealed as Obama appointee who sentenced Todd Chrisley”: Anthony Blair of The New York Post has this report.

And at “Above the Law,” Joe Patrice has a post titled “Judiciary Tried To Hide ‘Sex In Chambers’ Judge’s Name. It Left A Roadmap To Identify Eleanor Ross Instead. For all their efforts, both the Eleventh Circuit and Judicial Conference left a lot of clues.”

“Is Trump the President the Framers Feared? The drafters of the Constitution hoped for energetic but accountable presidents.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“John Manning Was Seen as Harvard’s Conservative Signal. Now, He Is Forging His Own Path as Provost. Harvard Provost John Manning was appointed as a figure who could speak to the University’s critics — but as Washington talks move around him, he has turned inward, using the provostship to reshape hiring and faculty power from inside Massachusetts Hall.” Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner of The Harvard Crimson have this report.

“Supreme Court Says Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Exclusion of Black Jurors; Terry Pitchford was convicted in 2006 for his role in the murder of a shopkeeper by a 12-member jury that included one Black member”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case; In a 5-4 vote, the court found Terry Pitchford should have had the opportunity to challenge the dismissal of four Black potential jurors.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rules for Death-Row Inmate Who Alleged Racial Bias at Trial; Reprieve for Mississippi defendant splits high court’s conservatives.”

Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Death row inmate wins Supreme Court duel over racial discrimination on Mississippi jury; The prosecutor who put Terry Pitchford on death row faced Supreme Court scrutiny in 2019 over his efforts to exclude Black jurors while trying another man six times for the same crime.”

In commentary, online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Stephen L. Carter has an essay titled “The Supreme Court Just Got a Race-Based Ruling Right.”

And online at The New York Times, Avital Fried has a guest essay titled “If Harvard Can’t Consider Race, Why Should Our Juries?”

You can access today’s 5-to-4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“At Harvard Law, The Federalist Society’s Influence Endures Trump’s Estrangement; At Harvard Law School, the Federalist Society remains a powerful pipeline to conservative legal careers — even as Trump’s White House increasingly looks beyond Harvard’s elite credentials”: Caroline G. Hennigan and Uy B. Pham of The Harvard Crimson have this report.

“California Supreme Court reins in ‘blanket’ challenges against judges; After lawyers for San Joaquin County moved to disqualify a judge 325 times within four months in response to a reprimand for supposed prosecutorial misconduct, California’s top court decided it was time for change”: Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access today’s unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

“Police Officer Gets Sig Sauer Accidental Gun Firing Suit Revived”: Shweta Watwe of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Are Wendi and Harvey Adelson in the Clear . . . Or Will They Face Murder Charges like Donna and Charlie”: Surviving The Survivor has posted this video on YouTube.

And Court TV has posted on YouTube a video titled “Are Investigators Coming for Wendi Adelson?“

“Justice Barrett’s Home Targeted in Swatting Attempt, Police Say”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.