“Second Amendment cases up early”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “The Supreme Court will consider two new cases on the scope of individuals’ Second Amendment right to have guns at its first Conference for the new Term, on Sept. 29, according to the Court’s electronic docket.”

“Newly Released Documents Show Rehnquist’s Private Side”: Tony Mauro will have this article in next Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.

And today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony has posts titled “Rehnquist Papers: The Monthly Poker Game” and “Rehnquist Papers: The Chief and Judge Hall.”