“Why Trump’s vow to appeal his D.C. trial date probably won’t work: Trial dates generally are not subject to appeal; And defendants can’t challenge most other pretrial actions until a trial is done.” Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post has this report.

“A Conservative Push to Save Ken Paxton; The effort to help the Texas attorney general, whose impeachment trial starts Tuesday, is part of an ongoing struggle over the Republican Party’s future”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report.

Erin Mulvaney and Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal report that “Ken Paxton, Embattled Texas Attorney General, Faces Impeachment Trial; Proceedings start this week for the Republican, an aggressive litigator dogged by allegations of impropriety.”

Yuriko Schumacher and James Barragán of The Texas Tribune have an article headlined “Here’s how Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial will operate; Under rules previously adopted by the Texas Senate, the trial will feature crucial votes on dismissing articles of impeachment as well as testimony under oath, private deliberations by senator-jurors and votes conducted without debate or discussion.”

And Robert Downen and Zach Despart of The Texas Tribune report that “Ken Paxton tried to hide his affair from his wife and voters; It may be his undoing; The impeachment trial that starts Tuesday is expected to center on Paxton’s infidelity, and could air out the sordid details of the staunch, Christian conservative’s life as he sits just yards away from his wife, and her 30 Senate colleagues.”

“The Lies in Your Grocery Store: Most people accept the gimmicks of food labelling; One lawyer can’t stomach them.” Sarah Larson has this article in the September 11, 2023 issue of The New Yorker.

“Supremely unconcerned with ethics: Justices Thomas and Alito are annoyed by all of this; If Chief Justice Roberts cares, meanwhile, he’s not letting that be known outside of the court.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“Judicial Notice (09.02.23): No Holds Barred; Justice Thomas v. his critics, Elon Musk v. Biglaw (again), two wins for free speech, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.