“Indiana maintains constitutionality of election law before Seventh Circuit; An Indiana University student and two state advocacy groups challenged Indiana’s voter ID law, which prohibits the use of student IDs at polling places”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Trump administration can block immigration judges from closing deportation cases; The Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, cleared the way for the White House to restrict the Biden-era policy”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court won’t block Texas-DOJ deal unraveling immigration court rule; Texas filed a lawsuit against a Biden-era immigration rule, came to an agreement with the Department of Justice and got a judge to sign off on the deal all within the same day.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Judge in L.A. weighs feds’ request to block 20,000 California votes with skepticism”: Brittny Mejia and Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

“Scalia Law Graduate Conor Woodfin JD ’20 Selected to Clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, Marking Fifth Supreme Court Clerk in Seven Terms”: The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University has issued this news release.

“Comey’s third criminal case: The dumbest yet? Here’s why the latest docket may have the shortest shelf life.” Adam Klasfeld has this post at his “All Rise News” Substack site.

“This Might Be the Trump DOJ’s Stupidest Legal Argument Yet: Trump’s lawyers are now rewriting federal statutes and hoping that judges won’t notice.” Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“How Judge Reyes Became the Lorax: A case about a golf course turns into a tale about the rule of law.” Molly Roberts has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“West Virginia law shielding addresses of judges, officers is unconstitutional, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park; A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

Rick Maese of The Washington Post reports that “Judge halts tree removal, imposes new limits on Trump’s golf project; U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes ruled the administration cannot cut down more trees at East Potomac Park or close the course without notice; Trump said the government will appeal.”

Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Bars Trump Administration From Cutting More Trees on D.C. Golf Course; The order comes in a legal fight over Trump’s renovation plan and requires the government to give notice before closing or altering the property.”

Heather Richards of Politico reports that “Judge bars Trump admin from further tree-felling, closures, at golf course; The president planned to close the public golf course in Washington Nov. 15 for overhaul.”

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Judge Deals Trump New Setback in Golf Course Overhaul Case.”

You can access yesterday’s 70-page decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“Bob Woodward Thought Jeff Bezos Had His Back. Now He Feels Disillusioned. Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper’s billionaire owner.” Peter Baker of The New York Times has this report.

Thanks to Chambers and Partners for including me in its Spotlight Guide 2027 in the category of Appellate Law for Philadelphia: At this link.

“The White House Will Fail to Overturn Any Elections”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Judge Mascott Flap Shows Financial Disclosures Reveal Too Little”: Cortez Collins and Gabe Roth of Fix the Court have this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Election Shenanigans”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“DOJ’s Third Effort to Get Comey Is Another Loser; The statute of limitations has run”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Guantanamo Dispatches: Army Doctor Diagnosed USS Cole Bombing Defendant with PTSD and Depression, Found Him Fit for Trial.” Carol Rosenberg has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“9th Circuit denies feds’ appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Trump’s California election probe crumbling after latest court loss.”

Zach Montague of The New York Times reports that “Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit; By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.”

Patrick Marley of The Washington Post reports that “California ballots targeted by Trump can be counted for now under court ruling; The ruling is a blow to the Trump administration, which claimed the ballots might have gone to noncitizens and wanted to set them aside.”

Louise Radnofsky and Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal report that “Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Set Aside California Mail-in Ballots; Appeals panel had expressed skepticism of claims of noncitizen voting, in a rare weekend court hearing.”

Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, and Lindsey Holden of Politico report that “Appeals court rejects DOJ’s bid to quickly force California to set aside ballots; A 2-1 ruling from a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Justice Department improperly circumvented a lower-court judge.”

Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “DOJ Bid for Fast Ruling in California Voting Case Rejected.”

Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit tosses Trump appeal in California election challenge; Two of the three judges, including a Donald Trump appointee, said the appellate court had no jurisdiction to issue an injunction shortly before a trial judge will hear the case.”

And at his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “Ninth Circuit on 2-1 Vote Rejects DOJ’s Attempt to Get an Injunction Pending Appeal for California to Segregate Ballots.”

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks; Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post report that “Justice Dept. charges James Comey, ex-FBI director, for a third time; Prosecutors filed a criminal information, rather than a grand jury indictment, as they ran up against the statute of limitation on the alleged 2016 crimes.”

Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal report that “Justice Department Charges James Comey Again; In third attempted prosecution, the department alleges the former FBI director leaked national-defense information 10 years ago.”

And Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Justice Department charges James Comey with sharing classified information; The case involves allegations that the former FBI director authorized a disclosure of classified information to The New York Times.”

“Eighth Circuit strikes down Federal Reserve’s 21-cent debit card fee cap; While the court found the uniform cap unlawful, it did afford some flexibility for the Fed, admitting ‘perfection’ is unrealistic”: Ryan Luetkemeyer of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Circuit Judge David R. Stras wrote today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

“From Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a deeply felt memoir that is also an ode to America and a solemn reminder of the promises and values on which this country’s greatness resides, spanning from Breyer’s coming of age in an era of post-war idealism, to his appointment to the court during the Clinton years, to his perspective as a retired justice on how the country views the court today.” Simon & Schuster has announced the upcoming publication of Stephen G. Breyer’s newest book, with an on-sale date of March 9, 2027.

“The DOJ is a Corrupt Clown Show”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Second Amendment fight moves beyond guns with Supreme Court poised for big ruling; Federal judges strike down switchblade and body armor restrictions, fueling optimism ahead of Supreme Court AR-15 fight”: Elaine Mallon of Fox News has this report.

“Republicans claim UNH law school’s event on judicial ethics gives Democrats an ‘in-kind’ boost; A prominent GOP politician is calling on the state attorney general to open a sweeping investigation as questions about three New Hampshire Supreme Court justices linger”: Steven Porter of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Gov. Green’s Mark On Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Set To Grow Even Larger; The governor will soon pick his third justice to the high court, and another vacancy is expected next year”: Chad Blair of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.

“$800-a-day penalty threatens to bleed reporter dry as explosive legal fight heads to Supreme Court; The former Fox News reporter faces $800-a-day contempt fines for refusing to reveal who exposed alleged China ties”: Morgan Phillips of Fox News has this report.

“Former Hawaiʻi Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald Receives National Judicial College’s Highest Honor”: The Hawaii State Judiciary has issued this news release.

“How the conservative Supreme Court has rewritten the rules for the midterms”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“Trump Rushes to Put Imprint on DC — If Lawsuits Don’t Stop Him”: Georgia Fearn of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Bets on Alito Show Supreme Court Tangled in Prediction Markets”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“In the memoir, Woodward clears up another decades-long mystery: Which Supreme Court justices talked to him for the 1979 bestseller ‘The Brethren’?” So reports Craig Whitlock of The Washington Post in an article headlined “Bob Woodward spills his ‘Secrets’; In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.”

“Supreme Court Justices Grouse About Job as Divisions Take Toll”: Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“How the Supreme Court Is Shaping the Midterm Elections; Recent rulings have affected the ads voters see and the candidates on their ballots”: James Romoser and Neil Mehta of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“The State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President; Donald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide; Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way”: Barton Gellman has this “The Political Scene” article in the November 2, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

“259. DOJ’s Preemptive Election Interference: Two new lawsuits by the Trump administration — in California and Alaska — are almost certain losers; But it’ll be hard to remedy the further distrust in election results that they seem intended to sow.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“How to Straddle the MAGA Divide; Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike; Does she represent a vanishing type?” Noam Scheiber of The New York Times has this report.