“Trial for Men Accused of Plotting 9/11 Attacks Is Set for 2021”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Military Judge Sets January 2021 Trial Date for Accused 9/11 Conspirators; Government has sought to exclude evidence that defendants allegedly were tortured at CIA ‘black sites.’“

“Justice Filtered: Plans to Manage Diversity in the Federal Judiciary.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“4th Circuit reverses decision in Dylann Roof gun background check lawsuit”: Jennifer Berry Hawes of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report.

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “Victims Of The Charleston Church Mass Shooting Can Sue Over Background Check Failures That Let The Shooter Buy A Gun, A Court Ruled.”

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

I previously had this post about something unusual that happened during the oral argument of this appeal.

“Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit challenging Cook County’s assault weapons ban”: Jason Meisner of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

Michael Tarm of The Associated Press reports that “Federal appeals court upholds assault weapons ban in Chicago.”

And Rachel Frazin of The Hill reports that “Court upholds Illinois county’s assault weapons ban.”

You can access yesterday’s per curiam ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.