“Why DACA is Legal: The Trump administration’s justification for rescinding DACA relies heavily on the claim that the program is illegal; But it’s not.” Ilya Somin has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Fifth Circuit grants rehearing en banc of three-judge panel’s ruling that the “Final Decisions” blog described in a post titled “The Fifth Circuit Creates a Zombie Action“: You can access today’s order granting rehearing en banc at this link. (As noted here, the Fifth Circuit does not close for business on Veterans Day.)

“Lives and dreams on hold as Supreme Court is set to hear DACA case”: Jazmine Ulloa of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Supreme Court case of Trump vs. ‘Dreamers’ may come down to Chief Justice Roberts”: David G. Savage has this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Comcast is trying to ‘dismantle’ Civil Rights Act of 1866, MLK’s daughter says; Comcast’s court defense would change law to allow more discrimination, King says”: Jon Brodkin of Ars Technica has this report.

“Supreme Court again confronts Trump’s authority, this time over DACA recipients”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“8th Circuit affirms ruling against Arkansas begging ban”: Linda Satter of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette recently had this report.

Max Brantley of Arkansas Times reports that “Appeals court affirms injunction against state anti-panhandling law.”

Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press reports that “Court upholds ruling against Arkansas anti-begging law.”

Joe Harris of Courthouse News Service reports that “Eighth Circuit Strikes Down Arkansas Anti-Panhandling Law.”

In commentary, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has published an editorial titled “Begging to disagree: How regular folks can stop panhandling.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Samuel Bray has a post titled “8th Circuit weighs in on the scope of injunctions; A major dissenting opinion by Judge Stras.”

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

“A Court Ruling Makes Mortgages Vanish Into Thin Air; The decision might change how home loans are valued in the secondary market”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion about a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued last Wednesday.

“3 ways the Supreme Court could decide DACA’s fate; The Supreme Court hears an epic showdown over the Obama era immigration program on Tuesday”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“As Supreme Court takes up Trump plan to end DACA, American dreams at stake for nearly 700,000 immigrants”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And Shannon Bream and Bill Mears of Fox News have a report headlined “DACA lands before Supreme Court: Showdown over Trump bid to end ‘Dreamer’ program.”

“Crain, Liljeberg clash in heated showdown for Louisiana Supreme Court seat”: John Simerman of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“The Recent Role of Separate Opinions”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Is It a Crime to Encourage Unauthorized Immigration? The Supreme Court Will Decide. An appeals court struck down a broad 1986 law under the First Amendment, saying it covers conversations between family members and legal advice.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“The DACA Case Is a Test of the Administration’s Basic Competence: And nearly a million people’s lives are at stake.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Kavanaugh Returns to Spotlight a Year After Nasty Senate Fight”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“How the Trump Administration Eroded Its Own Legal Case on DACA: When the Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday, the administration’s attempts to end the program protecting ‘Dreamers’ could rest on a top aide’s actions in 2017.” Michael D. Shear, Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “A lawyer who is also a Dreamer will be at the table during Supreme Court arguments.”

And Nina Totenberg of NPR has an article headlined “The Harvard Law Student And DREAMer Whose Fate Could Be Decided By Supreme Court.”

In the November 18, 2019 issue of The New Yorker: Margaret Talbot has a profile headlined “Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands? She’s not a liberal icon like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but, through her powers of persuasion, she’s the key Justice holding back the Court’s rightward shift.”

Eliza Griswold has a “Letter from Indiana” headlined “The New Front Line of the Anti-Abortion Movement: As rural health care flounders, crisis pregnancy centers are gaining ground.”

Alec MacGillis has an article headlined “The Case Against Boeing: Since Samya Stumo’s death in a 737 MAX crash, her parents and her great-uncle, Ralph Nader, have devoted themselves to proving that the airline put profit over safety.”

And in the Talk of the Town section, Amy Davidson Sorkin has a Comment headlined “Trump’s Frantic Fight for Immunity: As public impeachment hearings begin, Trump’s Presidency is still defined by his belief that he cannot be held to account.”

“Thomas blasts Biden in documentary ‘Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words.'” Alex Swoyer and Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times have this report.

“Legal status of ‘Dreamers’ comes down to arcane, procedural case at Supreme Court”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court sets date to hear Bridgegate case”: Ted Sherman of NJ Advance Media has this report.

“Trump to Test Supreme Court’s Republican Tilt”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“The FCC Tells Appeals Court It’s Doing Just Fine Ensuring Media Ownership Diversity; The 3rd Circuit was doubtful in a September opinion that ordered the media regulator to do a better job examining how deregulation would impact ownership of TV and radio stations by women and minorities”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter about a petition for rehearing en banc that the FCC filed last Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

“$20B discrimination claim against Comcast hits Supreme Court this week; Comcast called the case ‘meritless'”: Evie Fordham of FOXBusiness has this report.

And Erin Fuchs of Yahoo Finance has a report headlined “Why the Supreme Court is hearing a TV mogul’s $20 billion racial bias case against Comcast.”

“Supreme Court to Consider the Futures of Thousands of DACA ‘Dreamers’; Trump administration wants to cancel a reprieve from deportation President Obama granted to undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children”: Jess Bravin, Brent Kendall, and Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And online at The New Yorker, Jonathan Blitzer has a post titled “The Trump Administration’s Plot to End DACA Faces a Supreme Court Test.”

“Ad war heats up Louisiana Supreme Court race with a week to go”: John Simerman of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

And in today’s edition of that newspaper, Andrea Gallo has a front page article headlined “How the term ‘trial lawyer’ became a vicious attack this campaign season in Louisiana.”

“A German Princess, a Cardinal, and an Anti-LGBT Activist Walk Into the Supreme Court . . . ; No, this isn’t a joke”: Stephanie Mencimer has this article online at Mother Jones.

“How the Democrats’ takeover of Virginia could end up preserving Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy: It’s not at all clear that a majority of the Supreme Court will protect women’s rights; Virginia’s incoming Democratic legislature could fix that.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Tucker Higgins of CNBC reports that “Trump immigration policy on the line as Supreme Court weighs DACA in arguments Tuesday.”

And on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “DACA At The Supreme Court.”

“Higher Education’s Enemy Within: An army of nonfaculty staff push for action and social justice at the expense of free inquiry.” Second Circuit Judge José A. Cabranes had this op-ed in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“At Harvard, an admissions scandal that unfolded out in the open”: Evan Allen has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“Tribal families get priority in Native American adoptions. An appeals court will decide whether that’s fair.” Katie Mettler of The Washington Post has this report.

“If Congress had any pride, it would set an immigration policy”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Trump’s attacks on the judiciary are dangerous. Good for this judge for speaking up.” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Unlikely Birth of Free Speech; Writing a century ago this weekend, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. created our modern understanding of the First Amendment”: Law professor Thomas Healy has this essay online at The New York Times.

“The Homophobic Activist Who Won an Audience with Two Supreme Court Justices”: Masha Gessen has this post online at The New Yorker.