“Immigration, religion and AR-15s on Supreme Court’s early docket as justices open new term”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins; The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming”: Karen Zraick of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Should Big Oil pay for climate change? A Supreme Court case will help decide. Boulder, Colo., is hoping its novel lawsuit will be the environmental equivalent of the landmark litigation that produced billions in damages and settlements against Big Tobacco and opioid makers.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damage.”

And Maureen Groppe and Trevor Hughes of USA Today have an article headlined “‘Rich hippies’ versus big oil. Supreme Court hears landmark climate change case. The case, the first the Supreme Court will hear when the justices return from their summer break on Oct. 5, is also one of the biggest it will consider this term.”

“Supreme Court heads into new term with one eye on President Trump”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“Comparing the Credentials Of Three Decades of Fifth Circuit Nominees; The Butler didn’t do it”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law Celebrates 57 Years of Greater Purpose at Annual Law Dinner”: Jacqueline Cleaveland of Pepperdine University has this report.

“Trump. Climate. AR-15s. The Supreme Court is about to go back to work.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“Christa Pike and the Absurdity of Humane Execution; A witness said that what happened in Tennessee’s death chamber this week was ‘not normal’; Of course it wasn’t”: Doreen St. Félix has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire; The justice, the second oldest on the court at 76, told CBS News that he decided against stepping down last term; He could face pressure should Democrats win the Senate in November”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“How Colorado Became a Springboard for Culture-War Clashes at the Supreme Court; An increasingly progressive state is colliding with a conservative court — and producing new law for the entire nation”: James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“How Would A Judge Butler Actually Affect The Fifth Circuit? I would prefer Judge Southwick to have one vote rather than two votes.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“A Big Moment for Federalism at the Supreme Court: Boulder’s climate lawsuit would return the U.S. to the era of the Articles of Confederation.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And at the “Lawfare” blog, James Goodwin and Wendy Wagner have a post titled “The Next Anti-democratic Threat From the Supreme Court: Industry-backed preemption arguments in the climate deception case threaten the federalism safeguards that check an imperial presidency.”

“Jon Kyl’s Impact on Judicial Confirmations; On filibusters, Harriet Miers nomination, and more”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“How My Alleged Political Crime Made It to the Supreme Court — and Trump’s Desk; The long journey from prison to petitioner was often uncertain”: P.G. Sittenfeld will have this essay in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“With Christa Pike Unconscious, Another Execution Attempt Is in Doubt; Her condition raises questions about whether Tennessee could attempt to execute her again if she is incapable of understanding what is happening”: Emily Cochrane of The New York Times has this report.

“Even Originalists Make Mistakes; An interpretive method disciplines the decision-making process, but it doesn’t free judges of the need to exercise judgment”: This excerpt adapted from Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s new book, “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court and Our Country,” whose publication date is next Tuesday, will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“DOJ Wants to Muzzle Judges Who Speak Out About the Rule of Law”: Mark Recktenwald has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“How the Supreme Court Caused a Botched Execution in Tennessee; There is a straight line between the high court’s grisly machinations and the horrors that befell Christa Pike in the execution chamber”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.

“Trump clashes ahead as new Supreme Court term begins; The president has lost major cases and openly criticized the justices, but he still has a winning record at the court, which will consider his immigration policies and more this term”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Finally, You Can Pay Money to Balls & Strikes; What better way to mark the start of a new Supreme Court term than doing your part to make legal journalism less awful?” Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“Todd Butler’s Problematic Publications; He consistently attacks Justice Scalia, as advancing his ‘own political agenda’”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” along with a related post titled “Todd Butler Compared Street Preacher In Supreme Court Case To ‘Domestic Terrorism’; The case was a dry dispute about jurisdiction; There was no reason to impugn the preacher’s faith.”

“Supreme Court spotlights fight against climate action in term opener; Climate change is on the docket next week as the justices confront limits on pollution controls and who should face consequences for the effects of fossil fuel emissions”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Pa. Justices Keep But Decry $250K Damages Cap In $7M Case”: P.J. D’Annunzio of Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access).

Today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, three concurring opinions (here, here, and here), and a dissenting opinion.

Update: In other coverage, Cameryn Oakes of The Legal Inteligencer reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds $250K Cap on Tort Claims Against State; The court struck down arguments that the cap was a violation of the right to a jury trial and remedy, asserting that the cap is within the power of the legislature to enact; The dissent argued the caps are facially unconstitutional.”

“Restoring Confidence in the Supreme Court”: Sudria Twyman has this essay online at Third Way.

“Trump’s Supreme Court grievance grows as new term looms; The president regularly rails at the justices, who may soon referee fights between him and a Democratic Congress”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Previewing the Supreme Court’s 2026-2027 Term”: The National Constitution Center has posted this video on YouTube.

“Court blocks government from carving Trump’s name into Institute of Peace building”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump’s Name Can’t Be Carved Into Institute of Peace, Court Says.”

You can access yesterday’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Trump’s White House Press Ban Is Not Even Close to Legal; The president’s lawyers once again struggle with basic constitutional law principles that a bright 1L would have little trouble explaining”: G.S. Hans has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Supreme Court agrees to hear new religious liberty case over shrine to Virgin Mary”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“When Judges Pick Their Law Clerks As Replacements: Judge Southwick announces he will take senior status, and two days later President Trump nominates Southwick’s former clerk.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Supreme Court to weigh climate lawfare dispute Monday”: Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have this report.

“Pa. Supreme Court rules against Philadelphia DA in SEPTA special prosecutor case; The court upheld a lower court decision that denied a challenge from District Attorney Larry Krasner”: Ian Thompson of FOX43 in York, Pennsylvania has this report.

Today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion and a concurring opinion.

Update: In other coverage, Abraham Gutman and Jesse Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that “Pa. Supreme Court says SEPTA special prosecutor is constitutional, another blow to Krasner; A unanimous Supreme Court rejected District Attorney Larry Krasner’s argument that the SEPTA special prosecutor law is unconstitutional because it strips away the authority of an elected DA.”

“The Supreme Court Won’t Be Trump’s Election-Theft Lackey”: Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Not a MAGA Court”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Conservative Justice’s Daughter Outs Herself as Secret Liberal; John Roberts’ daughter backs blue”: Laura Esposito of The Daily Beast has this report.

Access the 12,998-word Brief for Appellant filed with the Fourth Circuit Tuesday in United States v. Thomas C. Goldstein: At this link.

One week ago today, the Fourth Circuit issued this order striking Goldstein’s original Brief for Appellant, which weighed-in at 17,990 words.