Received in last week’s mail: A signed copy of James Rosen’s recently published book, “Scalia: Supreme Court Years, 1986 to 2001.”

“Will SCOTUS Let Big Oil Off the Hook?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“How the Supreme Court is reshaping the limits of religious rights in America; The Roberts court has redefined the separation of church and state; This term may show how far it will go”: Julian Mark and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

“257. Public Executions and the Eighth Amendment: The Supreme Court’s recent shift in its Eighth Amendment jurisprudence would be a significant obstacle to any litigation challenging the proposed public execution of Nidal Hasan.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Advocate Taps Underdog Nostalgia Ahead of Supreme Court Debut”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Who Won the Redistricting War? Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom — and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.” Jon Allsop has this article online at The New Yorker.

“A freed man faces life back in prison after a Supreme Court ruling on the First Step Act”: Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press has this report.

“Nonpartisan state Supreme Court elections are being put to the test in Montana”: David A. Lieb of The Associated Press has this report.

“Philly DA Larry Krasner again called for the judge who accused him of potential crimes to recuse himself; Krasner said U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond ‘twisted the landscape’ and displayed ‘apparent bias’ toward him”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

You can access the court filing at this link.

And Jillian Kramer of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Pa. AG steps into murder case that gave it new power to challenge District Attorney Larry Krasner; Krasner’s office had supported granting a new trial to Lavar Brown, 49, who was convicted in a 2003 killing in North Philadelphia.”

“How to Make a Jihadist Martyr of Nidal Hasan: Pete Hegseth’s desire for a livestream execution is exactly the public display the Fort Hood killer wants.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Online at The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an essay titled “Fill the government with barbarians, you get barbaric government; Pete Hegseth wants to morally instruct America with a public execution? The proper response is revulsion.”

Also online at The Washington Post, columnist Megan McArdle has an essay titled “Think a firing squad is barbaric? Remember Christa Pike. America’s quest for a humane execution says more about us than the condemned.”

“What is Alito trying to say about originalism and the Supreme Court? The justice’s mixed messages on the Constitution and executive power can be seen in a new collection of his speeches.” Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Judicial Notice (10.11.26): Audition; Judge Ho’s latest writing, Sullivan & Cromwell’s new appellate leaders, and a RICO lawsuit—targeting a plaintiffs’ firm.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Courts Grapple With Problem of People Betting on the Outcome of Jury Cases; Prediction-market wagers prompt concerns about insider trading and influence on jurors”: Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Supreme Court Justice and the Columbus Statue”: Peter S. Canellos has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Grab Them by the Constitution: America needs bold ideas to break the Supreme Court’s grip on democracy; Enter . . . the shadow court.” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“The Conspiracy Probe of Trump Foes Is Faltering; Prosecutors are still pursuing individual cases against people who investigated the president”: Sadie Gurman, Dave Michaels, and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Pope criticizes death penalty after Hegseth announces public execution; Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty ‘an attack’ on human dignity a day after senior Church officials condemned the Pentagon’s plans to live-stream an execution of Nidal Malik Hasan”: Anthony Faiola of The Washington Post has this report.

“Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt; Ms. Pike, 50 and convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate, survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital late last month”: Emily Cochrane of The New York Times has this report.

Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post reports that “Christa Pike discharged from hospital, 10 days after failed execution; Pike, who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee, has been moved to a rehabilitation center, according to her attorneys and the Tennessee Department of Correction.”

And Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt; Tennessee inmate has returned to prison and is receiving medical care, attorneys say.”

“Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Could Face Challenge in Federal Courts; Legal experts say the former Army officer convicted in a 2009 mass shooting could face a narrow, rushed path to appeal a public execution by firing squad”: Abbie VanSickle and John Ismay of The New York Times have this report.

“Public executions are the work of tyrants. Now, the U.S. is joining in.” Columnist Lorraine Ali has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Migrant Detention at Guantánamo; The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said; A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s most consequential cases of the new term”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Guantanamo Dispatch: All Four Defendants’ Confessions Are Now Suppressed in the 9/11 Case.” Carol Rosenberg has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“Trump’s DOJ Is Hiring Only the Best MAGA Wing Nuts; A future Democratic president will have to do more than rehire a competent civil service, they’ll have to cleanse the federal bureaucracy of its Trumpist stench”: Jason Linkins has this essay online at The New Republic.

“How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil; The president’s allies have sought to prove a ‘grand conspiracy’ through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry; It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence”: Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court Recusals in Spotlight as Alito Drops From Oil Case”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“The Real Harm of a Public Execution: It is hard to appreciate how awful this viewing experience will be, until you have it.” Graeme Wood has this essay online at The Atlantic.

And Elizabeth Bruenig has an essay online at The Atlantic titled “Public Execution Won’t Have the Effect Trump Intends; Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s death would only credit the Fort Hood shooter’s argument that this country is barbarous.”

“Florida Bar Exam Fees for Veteran Lawyers Ruled Constitutional”: Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

“New York prosecutors aim to keep Luigi Mangione state murder case alive; Mangione’s lawyers claim trying him on state murder charges would trigger double jeopardy since he already pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Trump, asked if he approved live-streaming execution, says ‘absolutely’; The Pentagon said this week that the execution by firing squad, scheduled for Dec. 3, would be live-streamed for the public to watch”: Maegan Vazquez, Natalie Allison, and Ian Duncan of The Washington Post have this report.

Peter Baker of The New York Times has a White House Memo headlined “For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle; The idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration.”

Ad Courtney McBride of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Says ‘Making a Determination’ on Broadcasting Execution.”

“Year in Review: California Supreme Court 2025-2026; Highlights and key statistics from the 2025–2026 court year.” Judicial Council Public Affairs has posted this report at the California Courts Newsroom.

“Will NH Supreme Court scandal move voters? Democrats bet yes, skeptics doubt it; The resignation of New Hampshire’s chief justice is becoming a campaign issue, as Democrats press for action and experts question whether voters will make it a priority Nov. 3”: Kevin Landrigan of The New Hampshire Union Leader has this report.

And Garry Rayno of InDepthNH reports that “Supreme Court Denies Request to Delay Oral Arguments Challenged Over Issues Related to Martin Scandal.”

“Trump Says Title IX Excludes Trans Girls. The Supreme Court Could Weigh In Next. The nation’s high court already upheld state laws barring transgender girls from female athletics. It didn’t decide the flip side of that issue.” Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.

“Alabama Supreme Court rules 7-0 for Tuberville, ends ‘residency hoax’ in courts for good”: Grayson Everett of Yellowhammer has this report.

You can access today’s per curiam decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama at this link.

“Supreme Court denies request to extend deadline for skill games; Under the court’s June 15 ruling, all skill games must be removed from businesses by Tuesday”: Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report.

You can access here and here today’s orders of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

And in other coverage, Andrew Seidman, Gillian McGoldrick, and Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that “‘Skill games’ could soon be seized from Pa. shops as Supreme Court deadline nears; Law enforcement officials are urging businesses that house the games to remove them from their premises; Unplugging the machines isn’t sufficient to comply with the law.”