“Arkansas governor to appoint temporary Supreme Court justice to fill in for Webb”: Antoinette Grajeda of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

“What’s going on at NH’s Supreme Court?” Julia Barnett and Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio have a report that begins, “Two justices from the New Hampshire Supreme Court — one now retired, the other the current chief justice — are making headlines: Not for their rulings, but for their actions off the bench.”

“The little-noticed Supreme Court case that could impact where people pray”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“Korean spa seeks high court’s help after male demands to enter female-only communal space; Attorneys with PJI, ADF ask US Supreme Court to take case of Olympus Spa in Washington state”: Alliance Defending Freedom issued this news release today.

You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Sometimes, These F*ckers Lose”: You can access the new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: ICE’s detention crackdown swamps the courts; Families, lawyers and judges describe a year of frantic emergency cases after ICE began detaining people who have lived in the U.S. for years.” Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“A crime reporter was picked for jury duty and left with more than he expected; The trial in a D.C. courtroom brought together jurors from across the city for five days”: Juan Benn Jr. of The Washington Post has this report.

“A Tale of Two Chiefs: Two recent decisions show Chief Justice Roberts’s institutionalism can sometimes be more like illusionism.” Josh Blackman has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“243. Birthright Citizenship, Redux: President Trump’s new attempt to cabin birthright citizenship is a lot narrower than the one the Supreme Court struck down in June; Its key provisions are still unconstitutional.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“The Delusions of John Roberts: The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward.” Margaret Talbot has this Profiles article in the August 17, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

“A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump and Musk’s AI company”: Michael Phillis of The Associated Press has this report.

“Trump’s Attacks Fuel Supreme Court’s Sinking Public Approval”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Blanche as AG faces pressure from Trump, skeptical courts, low staff morale; As Todd Blanche officially takes over at the helm, the challenges for the Justice Department have been stacking up”: Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post has this report.

“Judicial Notice (08.09.26): Star-Crossed Lovers; The $15 million fallout from an ill-fated romance, Jeanine Pirro’s White House showdown, a new White House counsel, and Simpson’s raid on Kirkland.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Trump Names Will Scharf as New White House Counsel; White House staff secretary to take over with much of the president’s agenda challenged in court and the midterms looming”: Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Natalie Allison and Dan Diamond of The Washington Post report that “Trump picks longtime aide Will Scharf as new top White House lawyer; The White House staff secretary replaces David Warrington, who is leaving for the private sector.”

“Now It’s Your Turn: We’ve shown that history rejects the Supreme Court’s monopoly on constitutional interpretation; It’s time to reclaim your fair share.” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“After Supreme Court Win, Trump Officials Under Pressure to Deport Haitians; The lack of visible raids aggressively targeting Haitians who lost temporary status has frustrated some of President Trump’s most fervent supporters”: Madeleine Ngo and Hamed Aleaziz of The New York Times have this report.

“In Confirming Blanche, Senators Endorse a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway; Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this news analysis.

Jeremy Roebuck, Theodoric Meyer, and Jarrell Dillard of The Washington Post report that “Senate narrowly approves Todd Blanche as AG, capping tough confirmation fight; The vote grants President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer a full stint as the head of the Justice Department, which has been rocked by vacancies and controversies.”

And Sadie Gurman and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal report that “Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General in Tight Senate Vote; Confirmation gives Trump’s trusted ally more prestige than additional power.”

“Pirro, Trump’s longtime champion, is on the outs over Reflecting Pool move; D.C.’s top prosecutor spent a year navigating the president’s demands; Now she finds her job at risk amid a rare break with him over cases of alleged vandalism”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

“The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General; A number of Republicans resisted his confirmation, but enough ultimately accepted the notion that Trump could do even worse”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“En banc Ninth Circuit reverses lower court bar on Arizona voter registration law; The law was upheld by a Ninth Circuit panel last year, which found that the plaintiffs had no standing to challenge a provision requiring cancellation of some voter registrations”: Margaret Attridge of Courthouse News Service has this report on a decision that an 11-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Jan. 6 Defendants Boost Claims for Million-Dollar US Payouts”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction; A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case; But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately”: Zach Montague and Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times have this report.

Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards of The Washington Post report that “Trump says he’ll bring ballroom fight to Supreme Court after lower court halts work; An appeals court ruled earlier Friday that construction must stop until Congress authorizes the project; The ballroom is among the president’s top priorities for this term.”

Lydia Wheeler and James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal report that “White House Ballroom Construction Must Stop, Appeals Court Rules; Panel says it will give Trump administration two weeks to seek Supreme Court review.”

And Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service reports that “DC Circuit blocks construction on Trump’s White House ballroom; The appellate panel gave the Justice Department two weeks to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, likely setting up a contentious start to the 2026 term in October.”

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

“Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Obsession Lives On”: Ed Kilgore has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Justice Samuel Alito: ‘Practical Originalism’ and Its Facile Critics; He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer — and his high-school English teacher.” James Taranto has this new installment of “The Weekend Interview” online at The Wall Street Journal.

And in news coverage, Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Alito Tells WSJ He’s ‘Here for Another Term’ on Supreme Court.”

“Trump moving forward with attempt to fire Lisa Cook after Supreme Court setback: Sources; The White House demanded she respond to allegations within three weeks.” Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, Alexander Mallin, and Steven Portnoy of ABC News have this report.

And Colby Smith and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times report that “Trump Restarts Battle to Fire Sitting Fed Governor; The Trump administration, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its first attempt to fire Lisa D. Cook, sent the Federal Reserve governor a letter saying it was ‘considering’ removing her from the job.”

“Cassidy Will Back Blanche, Salvaging His Confirmation; The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump’s pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority”: Michael Gold and Carl Hulse of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet The October Term 2026 SCOTUS Clerks; Plus Justice Kagan’s latest hires, Justice Jackson’s letter to clerkship applicants, and a demographic analysis of the OT 2026 clerks.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Blanche, endangering his confirmation; Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy remains undecided on the attorney general nominee”: Riley Rogerson and Jordain Carney of Politico have this report.

“Trump Calls Roberts’s Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship; What will Justice Barrett do?” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Neal Katyal faces Ford and his ex-firm in fight with consumer lawyers”: David Thomas and Mike Scarcella of Reuters have this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to visit UVA”: Mike Mather of UVA Today has this report.

“Judicial misconduct charges filed against former N.H. Supreme Court justice criminally convicted over chat with governor; Former judge Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi called the charges ‘unnecessary’; ‘I acknowledged that violation in person and in writing,’ she said in a statement”: Steven Porter of The Boston Globe has this report.

And Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio reports that “Former NH Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi hit with ethics charges.”

“NH Supreme Court: Medical Providers Say Chief Justice MacDonald Unable to Work.” Nancy West of InDepthNH has this report.

Earlier, Sruthi Gopalakrishnan of The Concord Monitor reported that “NH Supreme Court chief justice goes on medical leave.”

And Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio reported that “NH Chief Justice takes sudden medical leave of absence.”

“The new Utah Supreme Court candidate list is out. Here’s who Cox can pick for two open justice seats. Nine men and three women are on the list to potentially replace Matthew Durrant and Diana Hagen.” Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.