“Celina Sotomayor, mother of Supreme Court justice, dies at 94”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Progressives Look to Next Term to Keep Focus on Supreme Court”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Rebuking a Lawless CDC: The Sixth Circuit tosses the agency’s moratorium on rental evictions.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial discussing a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Friday.

“Russian Tycoon’s Wife Loses Suit Over Depiction in ‘Kleptocracy'”: Daniel Seiden of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued Friday.

“In Orange County case, the U.S. is hiding behind claims of ‘state secrets'”: Columnist Nicholas Goldberg has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Can Affirmative Action Survive? The policy has made diversity possible. Now, after decades of debate, the Supreme Court is poised to decide its fate.” Nicholas Lemann has this Annals of Justice article in the August 2, 2021 issue of The New Yorker.

“Trump’s appointees are turning the Supreme Court to the right with different tactics”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.