Despite the following assertion:

    "If this represents a change to the current selection, then each ListSelectionListener is notified of the change."

in method

    JList.public void removeSelectionInterval(int index0, int index1)

when no change in selection has occured ListSelectionListener is still notified.

Please look at the following code:

    final JList list = new JList(new Integer[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
    System.out.println("selected indices = " + Arrays.toString(list.getSelectedIndices()));
    
    list.setSelectionInterval(0, 4);
    System.out.println("selected indices = " + Arrays.toString(list.getSelectedIndices()));
    
    list.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener(){
        public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
            System.out.println("AddSelectionInterval.valueChanged was called");
            System.out.println("e.getFirstIndex() = " + e.getFirstIndex());
            System.out.println("e.getLastIndex() = " + e.getLastIndex());
            System.out.println("selected indices = " + Arrays.toString(list.getSelectedIndices()));
        }
    });
    list.removeSelectionInterval(7,8);

It will produce the following output:

selected indices = []
selected indices = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
AddSelectionInterval.valueChanged was called
e.getFirstIndex() = 0
e.getLastIndex() = 8
selected indices = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]