President Trump’s genius plan to announce that he’s about to violate the First Amendment — and then do it! — runs into the judicial buzzsaw as two federal courts restrain his attacks on Harvard and the law firm Jenner & Block. And his campaign’s lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer continues to be a humiliating series of self-owns. But SCOTUS hands the administration a win by allowing the president to fire anyone and everyone. They exempted Fed Chair Jerome Powell for, uh, reasons.

Links:

Jenner & Block v. DOJ [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69807126/jenner-block-llp-v-us-department-of-justice

Trump v. Selzer [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69476247/trump-v-selzer/

Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/trump-law-firms-pro-bono.html

Trump v. Wilcox [Supreme Court order]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf

Seila Law v. CFPB

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-7_n6io.pdf

President and Fellows of Harvard College v. DHS [docket via CourtListener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70349156/president-and-fellows-of-harvard-college-v-united-states-department-of/

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