“‘Not the mastermind’: Donna Adelson appeals conviction in Markel death; She ‘was not the mastermind’ behind the murder-for-hire, a new brief says.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Bonus 244: Minnesota v. Abbott; Governor Abbott is refusing to comply with a demand to extradite an ICE officer under criminal indictment in Minnesota; He has no viable legal argument, but may instead be trying to run out the clock.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Let’s Pretend We’re Justices | Interview: Chris Scalia”: You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Build First, Ask Questions Later: Trump’s Ballroom Puts Supreme Court in a Bind; The administration says it is too late to unwind the project, even though two courts ruled against it.” James Romoser and Will Hobson of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“ChatGPT Is a Huge Snitch: Never say anything to AI that you wouldn’t want read aloud in a court of law.” John Herrman has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out; Personal injury cases have exploded, in number and magnitude, funded by companies betting on a win — and offering investors a piece of the action”: Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff, and Julie Tate of The New York Times have this report.

“A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Is Upending How America Moves Its Goods; The high court’s decision may expose freight brokers to potentially enormous lawsuits, squeeze smaller carriers and drive up the cost of transporting almost everything that ships by truck”: Cailley LaPara and Matthew Griffin of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Tom Goldstein Asks 4th Circuit for Release From Prison During Tax Crime Appeal; The appellate attorney and SCOTUSblog founder says, through counsel, that erroneous jury instructions amounted to a violation of his due process rights and that imprisonment during appeal ‘would effectuate a grave injustice’”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

You can access the court filing at this link.

“DHS Lawyer Faces Ethics Complaint Over ‘Worst’ Judges Posts”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Prosecutors claim Comey posted ‘86 47’ seashell photo to boost book sales; The Justice Department’s motion comes in response to James Comey’s effort to have charges against him dismissed as vindictive prosecution”: Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

“Blanche’s DOJ Deputy Options Risk Renewed Settlement Fund Fight”: Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“‘No serious dispute’ that Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say”: Eric Tucker of The Associated Press has this report.

And Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law reports that “DOJ Maintains Comey Seashells Post Was Threat to Trump’s Life.”

Yesterday’s prosecution filings can be accessed here, here, here, and here.

“ICE’s wins on mandatory detention come from just a handful of judges; Trump’s second-term appointees have sided with the administration more than 60 percent of the time — twice the rate of his first-term judges”: Kyle Cheney and Jessie Blaeser of Politico have this report.

“The Administrative State Is on Life Support, but It’s Not Dead; How Donald Trump and the Supreme Court’s conservative justices fundamentally changed the federal government — and what to do about it”: Ankush Khardori has this post at his “OPENfile” site.

“A Missile Alert Half a World Away Interrupts Court Hearing at Guantánamo; A possible expert witness was hurried off a video feed after an emergency alert in Dubai, near the Strait of Hormuz, a flashpoint in the U.S.-Iran war”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“Harvard Students Can Cope With Getting a B”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Seventh Circuit dumps ban on abortion info for minors; Indiana’s ‘aid-or-assist’ statute prohibits doctors and abortion providers from sharing information about out-of-state abortions with minors without parental consent or court approval”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, consisting of a majority opinion and an opinion concurring in the judgment, at this link.

“Fourth Circuit upholds injunction barring immigration arrests at some houses of worship; The injunction, which applies to groups of Quakers, Sikhs and Cooperative Baptists, blocks a new policy that gives immigration officials discretion to conduct enforcement actions in sensitive areas like places of worship”: Joe Dodson of Courthouse News Service 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.

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

“South Carolina Vote-by-Mail Restrictions Deemed Unconstitutional”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law 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.

“Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity; Americans need to see the Supreme Court as co-equal with the executive and congressional branches”: Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Trump Making Ballroom ‘Fait Accompli,’ Foes Tell Supreme Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Nonprofit pushes SCOTUS to keep Trump’s ballroom on pause; The National Trust for Historic Preservation says the president has no authority to destroy a third of the White House and replace it with a privately funded ballroom.”

You can access the court filing at this link.

“The chief justice should share much of his power”: Josh Blackman has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Donna Adelson seeks new delay on appeal, citing ‘medical emergency’; Adelson’s attorneys filed a motion Aug. 7 for more time and an amended motion three days after that”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat recently had this report.

And according to the Reddit site that covers the matter, you can access Donna Adelson’s appellate brief via this link.

“Trump Balks at Naming Advisers on Orders Targeting Law Firms”: Ryan Tarinelli of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“10th Circuit questions who bears burden of proving Native status in tribal land criminal cases; In recent years, the 10th Circuit has overturned child sex abuse convictions for three men after finding the government didn’t prove they weren’t ‘Indian’ — an antique carveout for crimes committed on tribal land”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s en banc rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“Public Can Film Outside of a Police Station, Second Circuit Says”: Beth Wang of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

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

“Mangione’s State Trial Is Delayed as His Lawyers Seek Dismissal; The delay comes after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to stalking that led to the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive”: Hurubie Meko of The New York Times has this report.

And Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Luigi Mangione’s State Murder Trial Delayed After Guilty Plea in Federal Court; Defense has argued that prosecuting Mangione twice for insurance executive’s killing would violate protections against double jeopardy.”

“Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools; The case could set up a landmark clash over the separation of church and state”: Justin Jouvenal and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post have this report.

Jaden Edison of The Texas Tribune reports that “Families ask U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement for public schools; Texas can enforce the state’s law requiring Ten Commandments posters in public schools; Here’s what to know about the latest legal challenges.”

And Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law reports that “ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Ten Commandments Law.”

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

“Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys; It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval”: Danny Hakim of The New York Times has this report.

“All the President’s Henchmen”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Top Federal Prosecutor in Nevada Invalidly Appointed, Panel Says”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg News has this report.

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

“One Crazy Summer: Memories of my father’s confirmation hearings, 40 years ago this month.” Christopher J. Scalia has this essay online at National Review.

“An Unsurprising Term from an Unsurprising Court; Predictability is a part of the rule of law”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Trump Is Trying to Blackmail the Supreme Court. Again. The administration now claims that building Trump’s ballroom is a national security imperative.” Ankush Khardori has this post at his “OPENfile” site.

And at Civitas Outlook, Richard Epstein has a post titled “Farewell to the President’s New East Wing; The entire District of Columbia could become a lasting tribute to Trump’s egotism and vulgarity.”