“Appeal of Guantanamo conviction hits snag over legal representation”: Ian Simpson of Reuters has this report.

And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that “First war-court hearing on U.S. soil stops before it even gets started.”

“The Definition of ‘Emolument’ in English Language and Legal Dictionaries, 1523-1806”: Law professor John Mikhail has posted this interesting article on SSRN.

“President Trump’s controversial conservatives vie for federal courts”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article that begins, “Blogging under a pseudonym in 2008, Kentucky attorney John Bush opined that ‘it makes a difference who wins elections’ because ‘it makes an awful lot of difference who appoints judges.'”

“Wells Fargo beats Cincinnati appeal in public nuisance lawsuit”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Death row inmate who shot in-laws in Fredericksburg granted evaluation”: Ryan Autullo of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

And Jolie McCullough of The Texas Tribune reports that “Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti to get further competency review.”

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

Update: In other coverage, Eric M. Johnson of Reuters reports that “U.S. court orders evaluation for mentally ill Texas death row inmate.”

“7th Circuit chief judge goes to war over . . . jurisdictional statements?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Gorsuch ‘More Conservative’ Than Scalia in First Months”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“2nd Circuit’s Petrobras opinion is bad news for class action defendants at SCOTUS”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Trump Begins Shifting Courts Rightward Just as Republicans Hoped”: Paul Barrett and David Ingold of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Judge Janice Rogers Brown Announces Retirement”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued this news release today.

According to the announcement, “She will not take senior status.”

Watch live at 1:30 p.m. eastern, 10:30 a.m. pacific: The 7th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review, moderated by law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” and hosted by UC Irvine School of Law. You can view the live video starting soon via this link.

The panelists participating are Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Law School, Founding Dean, UCI Law; Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Justice Leondra R. Kruger of the Supreme Court of California; Leah Litman, UCI Law; and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News.

“The Annual: OT2016 in Review (ft. Nina Totenberg).” You can access today’s new episode of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

“The Generational Significance of the Travel Ban Cases: The Supreme Court could leave a legacy as enduring as Brown v Board of Education.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“All the President’s Lawyers: Donald Trump’s life and career have been defined by his legal battles; But do the attorneys who guided him through the courtrooms of New York and New Jersey know how to navigate Washington?” Jonathan Mahler has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

“Canada Apologizes and Pays Millions to Citizen Held at Guantanamo Bay”: In Saturday’s edition of The New York Times, Ian Austen had an article that begins, “The government of Canada on Friday formally apologized to Omar Khadr, the only Canadian imprisoned at the United States military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.”

And Robert Fife and Jeff Gray of The Toronto Globe and Mail report that “Federal government officially apologizes to Omar Khadr.”

“Justice Kennedy, Don’t Retire”: Carl Reiner has this essay in the SundayReview section of today’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Bootlegger, the Wiretap, and the Beginning of Privacy”: Karen Abbott has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Judge’s Expected Retirement Will Let Trump Appoint Conservative to Powerful Circuit; D.C. Circuit often stepping stone to Supreme Court”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has an article that begins, “President Donald Trump will soon have the ability to start remaking Washington’s second-most powerful court, with the expected retirement of Judge Janice Rogers Brown from the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.”

And Zoe Tillman of Buzzfed News reports that “Trump Will Get To Pick A New Judge For A Key Appeals Court.”

“Justice Joan L. Larsen — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

And on Monday, while I was returning to the east coast from the west coast, Voruganti had a post titled “The Age Question.”

“We take this opportunity to clarify the ascertainability doctrine’s substance and purpose.” So states this opinion that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today in a class action appeal.

“Appeals court upholds Rabbi Mendel Epstein’s conviction in kidnapping conspiracy”: Kathleen Hopkins of The Asbury Park Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court today affirmed the convictions of Lakewood Rabbi Mendel Epstein and two other rabbis found guilty in a conspiracy to kidnap Orthodox Jewish husbands who refused to grant their wives permission to divorce.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Convictions for Rabbis for Forced Divorces Upheld by Court.”

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

“Court: Constitution Grants Right to Record Police in Public.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Detained immigrant youths entitled to release hearing, court rules”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has an article headlined “9th Circuit judges: Minors who enter U.S. illegally may not be confined without court hearings.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Miriam Jordan has an article headlined “Detained Immigrant Children Are Entitled to Hearings, Court Rules.”

In today’s edition of The Sacramento Bee, Anita Chabria has a front page article headlined “Immigrant kids can’t be detained without their day in court, 9th Circuit rules.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post titled “9th Circuit: Unaccompanied immigrant children entitled to bail hearings.”

Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote yesterday’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Trump’s Life-Tenured Judicial Avatar”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Appeals court rules in favor of Jimmy John’s franchisee; Ruling reverses decision that favored fired workers’ push for a new sick policy”: Mike Hughlett of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report on an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued on Monday.

And in other coverage, Lawrence E. Dube of Bloomberg BNA reports that “Union ‘Attacks’ on Jimmy John’s Went Too Far, Court Says.”

“Army couple accused of abusing their 3 kids may get stiffer sentences”: Thomas Moriarty of NJ.com has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“2017 Annual Supreme Court Review”: The National Constitution Center has posted online the video of this event from earlier today, featuring Erwin Chemerinsky, Frederick Lawrence, and Dahlia Lithwick.

“Open and Shut: The obstruction of justice case against Trump is already a slam dunk.” Law professor Samuel W. Buell has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“An Important LGBT Rights Case Could Be Heard By The Supreme Court In The Coming Year”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Workplace bias against gays, lesbians may go to Supreme Court.”

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Lambda Legal says it will appeal employment discrimination case to Supreme Court.”

“In Philly courts, whether they’ll die in prison comes down to their birthday”: Samantha Melamed has this front page article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Yesterday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a ruling rejecting an appellant’s argument that the court should “expand the holding of Miller to offenders such as himself, who are ‘just over age 18’ at the time of their crimes.”

“Davis honored by American Bar Association”: At the “On the Record” blog of The Daily Record of Baltimore, Danny Jacobs has a post that begins, “Weeks before he becomes Baltimore’s top lawyer, Andre M. Davis will receive national recognition for his impact on the justice system.”

“Court Blocks E.P.A. Effort to Suspend Obama-Era Methane Rule”: Lisa Friedman had this front page article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson of The Washington Post report that “Federal court blocks Trump EPA on air pollution.”

Emily Flitter of Reuters reports that “Court rejects Trump administration move to delay methane regulation.”

Laura Jarrett of CNN.com reports that “EPA mulls options after appeals court blocks delay of Obama-era methane gas rule.”

And Megan Geuss of Ars Technica reports that “EPA must enforce methane emissions rules immediately after court decision; Obama-era rules on how methane is monitored by oil and gas companies remain.”

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

“NM town to US Supreme Court: Let Ten Commandments monument stand; ADF attorneys represent city of Bloomfield”: Alliance Defending Freedom has issued this news release in connection with a petition for writ of certiorari the organization’s attorneys filed today.

“Gorsuch already making conservative mark on Supreme Court, amid Kennedy rumors”: Bill Mears of FoxNews.com has this report.

“First-Timers in the Court”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.