“Court denies bid to force US into nuclear disarmament talks”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about the 2016-17 term”: Duke University School of Law has posted this video on YouTube.

“Canada’s All-White Supreme Court Must Evolve: It’s is a severe weakness and has the practical effect of ensuring a white and privileged worldview remains ascendant in Canadian law.” At HuffPost Canada, Joe Killoran has a blog entry that begins, “Only white people have ever sat on the Supreme Court of Canada.”

“Posner says ‘highly politicized’ Supreme Court should grow to 19 justices”: Kim Janssen of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

You can view on YouTube at this link the discussion that Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner had at an event that occurred in late March 2017 at the Stigler Center of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

“Supreme Court rulings reshape penalties for young offenders”: Sharon Cohen and Adam Geller of The Associated Press have this report.

“Don Willett’s Lone Star Legal Show: The Texas Supreme Court justice is witty and approachable, and he’s huge on Twitter; He’s also one of the most influential conservative jurists in the country right now.” Alan Greenblatt will have this article in the August 2017 issue of Governing magazine.

“Do Courtroom Lawyers Make a Difference? A pair of judges debate the importance of attorneys.” Slate has posted online this jurisprudence essay, consisting of a conversation between Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner and Senior U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.), moderated by Joel Cohen.

“Slavery and the Right to Travel Armed: A Short History Lesson.” At the “Take Care” blog, Saul Cornell has a post that begins, “The scope of the right to keep and bear arms outside of the home after District of Columbia v. Heller remains one of the most contested issues in American law.”

“A Matter of Life and Death”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Trump Is Winning On Judges; It’s not all chaos at the White House: Trump has been steadily delivering on his promise to appoint conservative judges.” Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“On Justice Ginsburg’s Summer Docket: Blunt Talk on Big Cases.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“In Recess #1: ‘Crushing Negs.'” You can access today’s new episode of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

The latest from Joan Biskupic of CNN: On Saturday, I received the following email from Joan Biskupic:

I’m back from my year as a visiting law professor at the University of California, Irvine. I decided to accept an offer from CNN as a full-time legal analyst, rather than return to my job at Reuters. I’ll be branching out beyond SCOTUS and I hope our paths continue to cross — at least for another 15 years!

(PS: Just in case you didn’t know, my new book subject is the chief. That year at UCI was fabulous for research time, but the book is still at least a year off.)

In a follow-up email, Biskupic explained that she is “continuing to work on my biography of Chief Justice John Roberts, tentatively scheduled to be published at the end of 2018.”

That is all wonderful news! I am especially looking forward to reading her biography of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

“Tennessee’s abortion laws at risk in quirky vote count case”: Jonathan Mattise of The Associated Press has this report on a case scheduled for oral argument on Wednesday before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

“Arkansas limits on abortion pill can proceed: appeals court.” Jonathan Allen of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued on Friday.

“Appeals court reverses federal judge; says Flint water lawsuits can proceed”: Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

Michael Gerstein of The Detroit News has a report headlined “Court: Flint lawsuits can proceed but not against state.”

And Andrew Dodson of MLive.com reports that “Court rules Flint residents can sue city, but not Snyder over lead water.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Court: Rastafari Louisiana inmate can keep his dreadlocks.” Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued on Friday.

“Passenger rights group wins court victory in fight to keep airline seats from shrinking”: Hugo Martin of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Alan Levin of Bloomberg News reports that “The ‘Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat’ Gets a U.S. Court Rebuke.”

David Shepardson of Reuters reports that “U.S. government ordered to solve ‘Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat.’”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: FAA must reconsider regulating airline seat size.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“U.S. court decision may boost biofuels, hit refiners”: Emily Flitter and Jarrett Renshaw of Reuters have this report on an 85-page ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued on Friday.

“Court upholds $7.3B judgment against Sudan over embassy bombings”: Megan R. Wilson of The Hill has this report on a 129-page ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued on Friday.

“D.C. gun ruling again raises an issue the Supreme Court has been reluctant to review”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Trump’s disdain for the rule of law”: Joan Biskupic of CNN.com has this news analysis.

“Jeff Sessions: This Time, It’s Personal; Trump’s willful misunderstanding of the obligations of an Attorney General reflects a larger flaw in his Presidency and in his character.” Jeffrey Toobin will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the August 7, 2017 issue of The New Yorker.

“Trump’s LGBT moves could crash in courts”: Joan Biskupic of CNN.com has this news analysis.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — aka the Notorious R.B.G. — tells Utah attorneys, ‘Do something outside of yourself'”: Jessica Miller of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

And Rebecca Boone of The Associated Press reports that “The ‘Notorious RBG’ discusses women’s rights and pop culture.”

“State files first brief to U.S. Supreme Court in gerrymandering case”:
Ed Treleven of The Wisconsin State Journal has an article that begins, “State lawyers defending Wisconsin’s 2011 redistricting plan, which was called an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander by a federal court panel, filed their opening brief Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the high court should reject the lower court ruling and throw out a lawsuit brought in 2015 by a group of state Democratic voters.”

The U.S. Supreme Court’s redesigned web site: Can be accessed here.

“White House Lawyer Is Top Pick For Open Court Seat, And Controversy Could Follow”: Carrie Johnson of NPR has a report that begins, “Deputy White House counsel Gregory Katsas is the leading candidate for a judgeship in one of the most important federal appeals courts in the nation, NPR has learned.”

“Once again, Trump DOJ busts convention, splits government in high-profile employment case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“2017 Annual Supreme Court Round Up”: The Federalist Society has posted this video, featuring attorney Miguel A. Estrada, on YouTube.

“Trump’s Tweeted Transgender Ban Is Not a Law”: Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Chancellor urges Dela. Supreme Court to change test for second-bite derivative suits”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Family Feud: TTAB Dismisses Opposition to EARNHARDT COLLECTION for Furniture and Home Construction.” John L. Welch had this post back in March 2016 at “The TTABlog.”

Today. a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded in a decision you can access here.

“The D.C. Circuit Breaks New Second Amendment Ground”: Joseph Blocher has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“A Ban on Transgender Troops Is Doomed in the Courts; Trump’s tweets announcing the policy point to discriminatory intent, not a real justification”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.