“Much at stake in transgender Supreme Court case”: John Bursch has this essay online at The Detroit News.

“Pa. Supreme Court sides with farmer in pig poop dispute”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

Today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion.

“The Not-So-Supreme Court: The Founders never intended for the Court to be the final arbiter of what the Constitution means.” Professor Greg Weiner has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Supreme Court Term will Decide on LGBT Workplace Discrimination Cases”: This audio segment featuring Chris Geidner appeared on today’s broadcast of “The Takeaway” from WNYC Radio.

“Boris Johnson Has a Point About the Supreme Court; The decision may serve to rein in this prime minister, but it sets a dangerous precedent of greater activism”: Francis Hoar has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Theodore Olson, Conservative Stalwart, to Represent ‘Dreamers’ in Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

And Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Groups representing ‘dreamers’ pick conservative Olson for Supreme Court battle.”

“How the U.K. Supreme Court’s Rebuke to Boris Johnson Remakes British Law”: Mark Landler and Benjamin Mueller had this article in yesterday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Dan Markel trial: Five years after murder, three theories of the case emerge in opening statements.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Robes on: What to expect from the Supreme Court’s new term; Justices will face cases involving LGBT rights, gun regulation and presidential power.” Steven Mazie has this article in the September 28, 2019 issue of The Economist.

“Homeless people could lose the right to sleep on sidewalks if Western cities have their way”: Benjamin Oreskes has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“The fight to end Roe v. Wade enters its endgame next week; The Supreme Court could dismantle the constitutional right to an abortion, and all it has to do is sit on its hands”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Divide and Conquer: How the Democrats Can Maintain Control of the Ninth Circuit.” Michael J. Hasday has this post at the blog of the Harvard Law & Policy Review.

“Senate Republicans May Have Just Tanked Another Trump Court Pick; ‘I don’t think the votes are there,’ GOP Sen. John Kennedy said of appeals court nominee Halil Suleyman Ozerden”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

“Republican senators fight Trump’s pick of Mississippi judge, say he’s not conservative enough”: Giacomo Bologna of The Clarion Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi has this report.

And Burgess Everett of Politico reports that “Senate Judiciary shelves vote on Trump judicial pick after conservative opposition.”

“There Was More to the Price Hike on Stamps Than the Cost; There has to be a reason for official decisions beyond ‘because we say so'”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Politics Has No Place at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts Says”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Chief Justice Roberts Defends Supreme Court Against Partisan Criticism; Results of cases show Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh don’t ‘march in lockstep,’ he says.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “His Supreme Court divided like the country, Chief Justice John Roberts prepares for outsized role as umpire.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court not politicized, says Chief Justice Roberts.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Not Politically Split, Chief Justice Roberts Says.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “John Roberts says Supreme Court doesn’t work in a ‘political manner.’”

Brie Stimson of Fox News reports that “Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court nonpartisan.”

And in commentary, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial titled “An Apolitical Supreme Court: Chief Justice John Roberts defends the unpredictable Justices.”

“John Roberts can learn something from the British Supreme Court”: Philip Allen Lacovara has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Britain’s brilliant method of picking Supreme Court justices, explained; The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom’s unanimous smackdown of Prime Minister Boris Johnson was brought to you by their superior method of picking justices”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“A Whole New Ballgame: How Trump’s First Time Judges are Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Dan Markel case: Jury seated in murder trial of Sigfredo Garcia, Katherine Magbanua.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Dan Markel murder: Attorneys grill potential jurors about conspiracy, credibility.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“‘The Enigma of Clarence Thomas’ Makes a Strong Case for Its Provocative Thesis”: Online at The New York Times, Jennifer Szalai has this review of Corey Robin’s new book, “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas.”

“Big Spider Love: The Brooch That Ate Brexit; A British judge wore a large arachnid pin to rule against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament; Social media went crazy.” Lou Stoppard of The New York Times has this report.

“The Controversial Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence”: Briana Younger has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Boris Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Was Unlawful, U.K. Supreme Court Rules”: Mark Landler of The New York Times has this report.

Jason Douglas and Stephen Fidler of The Wall Street Journal report that “Boris Johnson Acted Illegally in Suspending Parliament, U.K.’s Highest Court Rules; Justices’ decision puts further pressure on prime minister’s minority government.”

And online at The New Yorker, Sam Knight has a post titled “Boris Johnson’s Supreme Court Calamity.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom at this link. The court also issued this summary of its ruling.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says politicization of court is a trend that should stop”: Will Doran of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

And Gaye Hill of Meredith College reports that “Meredith College Welcomes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Raleigh.”

Meredith College has posted on YouTube a video titled “Lillian Parker Wallace Lecture | A Conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”

“Celebrating 230 Years of the U.S. Courts”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today.

“Are a Disproportionate Number of Federal Judges Former Government Advocates? It has been said that the surest way to become a federal judge is to first be a prosecutor; Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice devised a methodology to test that perception.” Clark Neily has this study online at the Cato Institute.

“Supreme Court Justice Kagan shares words of wisdom with Berkeley law students”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Berkeley Law has posted on YouTube a video titled “A Conversation with Associate Justice Elena Kagan of the Supreme Court of the United States.”

“Can Someone Be Fired for Being Gay? The Supreme Court Will Decide.” Adam Liptak has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Dan Markel murder: Trial of Sigfredo Garcia, Katherine Magbanua could last four weeks.” Karl Etters has this front page article in today’s edition of The Tallahassee Democrat.

Earlier, Etters previewed the trial in an article headlined “Dan Markel murder: Trial begins Monday, 5 years after slaying of distinguished FSU law professor.”

Steve Miller of Miami New Times has an article headlined “Here’s What to Expect From the Dan Markel Murder Trial.”

And at “Above the Law,” David Lat has a post titled “The Dan Markel Case: Answers To Your FAQs; Plus some predictions — but this case is anything but predictable . . . .“

“Media’s legal defeats trouble First Amendment advocates”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“8 religion-related cases to watch when the Supreme Court is back in session; The Supreme Court has the opportunity to weigh in on battles over LGBTQ rights, government funding, foster care and religion on death row”: Kelsey Dallas of Deseret News has this report.

“Judges consider whether Led Zeppelin copied opening notes to ‘Stairway to Heaven'”: Michael Cabanatuan of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Ben Sisario has an article headlined “Original or Copied? ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Is Back in Court.”

Andrew Dalton of The Associated Press reports that “Judges may not be buying that ‘Stairway’ needs new trial.”

And Nathan Solis of Courthouse News Service reports that “En Banc Ninth Circuit Takes Up ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Fight.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted on YouTube at this link the video of today’s en banc oral argument in Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, No. 16-56057.

“It’s Time For Trump To Update His Supreme Court Short List; It would be both smart politics and good governance to update the list of SCOTUS contenders; When a vacancy emerges, whether before or after the election, who will be considered?” Ilya Shapiro has this post online at The Federalist.