“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.”
“A Republican senator is holding up Trump’s judicial nominee. She hasn’t publicly explained why. Marsha Blackburn interviewed Samuel Adkisson in March. Now, her refusal to return a blue slip has left his nomination in limbo.” Patrick McNeil has this post at his “Nomination Notes” Substack site.
“QP1: Chief Justice Terry Adams; Questions Presented: A judge’s-eye view of appellate advocacy.” Andrew Gould has this post at his “1910 & Beyond” Substack site, along with a post titled “QP2: Chief Justice Tracy Christopher; Questions Presented: A judge’s-eye view of appellate advocacy.”
“Replacing Alito on the court? It’s if, not when; Democrats could choose to hold any Supreme Court vacancy open if they regain Senate control.” Michael Macagnone of The Hill has this report.
“Trump was right. There, I said it. Paid family leave, children’s savings accounts, cheaper drugs — and, yes, even Supreme Court justices. A reluctant accounting of what Trump got right.” Alex Beam has this essay online at The Boston Globe.
“With Trump’s praise, a new book and retirement buzz, eyes are on Justice Alito; Samuel A. Alito Jr., who has often been in the shadow of other conservative justices, has taken on new prominence as a champion for the president’s policies”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.
“Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says; If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history”: Chris Cameron of The New York Times has this report.
Amy B Wang, Aoife Walsh, and Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post report that “Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says; ‘We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,’ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.”
And Lara Seligman and Anne Flaherty of The Wall Street Journal report that “Pentagon Says Fort Hood Shooter Execution Will Be Livestreamed; Hegseth says he wants to ensure ‘people are able to watch it’; firing squad is planned.”
“Justices confront internet privacy with Blockbuster-era law; The Supreme Court is taking on digital marketing next week in a case asking how federal consumer privacy rights apply when companies sell data for targeted advertising”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Supreme Court, for Now, Sides With Trump Administration in TV Ad Fight; The court paused a lower-court ruling while it considered the latest move in a monthslong fight over who is entitled to low rates for political ads”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.
And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Trump pulls SCOTUS back into war over TV ad rates for midterms; The justices are being asked to take up the fight over who should be able to buy political commercials at a discount.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.
“The Seashells Case Against Comey at a Crossroads; A judge will soon rule on whether the former F.B.I. director must face trial for an Instagram post”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.
“Douglass’s Two Constitutions: When Frederick Douglass began to appreciate the Constitution, it was a turning point in the drama of emancipation.” John O. McGinnis has this book review post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.
“Harvard Law Library Book Talk | Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People.” Harvard Law School has posted this video on YouTube.
“Samuel Alito’s Tortured Attempts to Explain Himself; In the midst of his will-he-or-won’t-he retirement tour, the justice is at great pains to make his view of originalism make a lick of sense”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.
And online at Reason, Damon Root has a post titled “Alito’s ‘Practical Originalism’ Doesn’t Sound Very Originalist; The conservative justice seems to favor the kind of results-oriented judging that originalists are supposed to oppose.”
“The Supreme Court Is Playing With Fire”: You can access today’s new installment of “The Conversation” between Emily Bazelon and David French online at The New York Times.
“Justice Alito Calls Out Empty Reporting From ‘Court Watcher’ Joan Biskupic; Biskupic no longer has any inside information so instead she is forced to make up reporting based on the Justice’s apparent body language”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Hosts US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Judge Allison Jones Rushing, and Judge Andrew Oldham for Armand Arabian Advocacy Tournament”: Pepperdine Newsroom has published this news release.
“Justice Alito explains why he thought Clarence Thomas was ‘scary’”: Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times have this report, along with an article headlined “Justice Alito says ‘very little was done’ about intimidating protests.”
“SUNCOR Gets Complicated”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“‘Time for a Woman’: Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign pledge runs into a harsh reality.” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.
“Man Who Threatened Supreme Court Justices Avoids Jail Sentence”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“Ted Cruz Explains How Justice Thomas Goes Further; Senator Ted Cruz’s new biography about Justice Clarence Thomas, Going Further, is a must-read contribution to this third genre of Supreme Court books”: Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.
“Bonus 256: The Original ‘First’ Amendment; In 1789, Congress submitted *twelve* amendments to the states; The only one that was never adopted would have (for a time) grown the House in proportion to the growing country; We should revisit it.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“The Rise of New York’s Most Powerful Judge”: Bloomberg Law has posted this video on YouTube.
“The Collaborators: The cronies of Trump’s second term are more brazen than the old ones; They’re also heading for a harsher comeuppance.” Frank Rich has this article in the October 5, 2026 issue of New York magazine.
“The New Supreme Court Term Looks Boring. That’s a Good Thing.” David Lat has this new installment of his “Divided Argument” column online at Bloomberg Law.
“‘Use your majority’: In the unlikely event of a Supreme Court vacancy, Republicans are ready to act; A Senate flip to Democrats could essentially shut down confirmations of President Donald Trump’s court nominees — but not until January.” Jordain Carney and Calen Razor of Politico have this report.
“Trump’s SCOTUS succession dilemma: His favorite justices are also the court’s oldest; Speculation about Justice Samuel Alito’s plans has increased in recent months ahead of the midterms.” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.
“Justice Alito on Sports Gambling, ‘Nutty’ Law Reviews, and a Judge’s Fighting Spirit; Alito tells National Review what a justice needs and reads, and what worries him the most about the future”: You can now access part two of Dan McLaughlin’s interview online at National Review.
“11th Circuit lets Georgia family sue FBI agent over wrongful raid; An Atlanta mother was held at gunpoint in front of her 7-year-old son after FBI agents broke into their home in 2017”: Megan Butler of Courthouse News Service has this report.
You can access today’s per curiam decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.
“Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm; Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago”: Emily Cochrane of The New York Times has this report.
“Supreme Court wrestles with fight over Air Force munitions-disposal site on Guam; A nonprofit group contends that exploding the ordnance threatens the island’s main water source, sea turtles and an Indigenous cultural site”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.
Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Weighs if Military May Explode Bombs on a Tropical Beach; The justices heard arguments over whether the U.S. Air Force can keep destroying munitions on a Guam beach under a program it began in 1982.”
And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court review goes beyond military waste disposal for Guam residents; The high court seemed to question when, not if, the Air Force should face environmental review challenges to disposing hazardous waste on Guam’s beaches.”
“Sam Alito Wants You to Forget How the Conservative Legal Movement Always Works; Conservative activists are chipping away at the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell because Alito told them exactly how to do it”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Ninth Circuit reinstates suit over sex trafficking claims in Nevada brothels; A lower court dismissed the suit over the plaintiff’s desire to remain anonymous”: Alan Riquelmy of Courthouse News Service has this report.
You can access today’s unpublished, non-precedential decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.
“Anti-Abortion Activists Finally Overreached at the Supreme Court”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Justice for Our Daughter Christa; Message to Italy: We don’t seek the death penalty for Lee Gilley.” Chris and Sharon Bauer have this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
