“Supreme Court Term Limits Are a Waste of Wisdom; Justices Brandeis, Black, Harlan and Holmes did some of their best work in later years”: Nathan Lewin will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay; Word of the deal emerged in a letter from prosecutors to family members of victims of the attacks”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Two Other 9/11 Defendants Agree to Plea Deal; Under the agreement the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay would serve life in prison and be spared the death penalty.”

“Julia Lipez — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti recently had this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“Senators grill US appeals court nominee over ‘activist’ legal work”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.

Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal reports that “Sen. Tillis Doubles Down on Objection to Biden’s 4th Circuit Pick Ryan Park.”

And at “The Vetting Room” blog, Dequan has a post titled “Ryan Park — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.”

“On judicial nominations, Biden’s term has been a failure”: Law professor Robert Luther III has this essay online at The Hill.

“Alaska Judge’s Clerk Alleges Retaliation by US Attorney Office”: Jacqueline Thomsen and Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law have an article that begins, “The woman whose report of sexual misconduct ultimately prompted an Alaska federal judge to resign alleges in a whistleblower complaint that leaders of the US attorney’s office there retaliated against her after she came forward with her claims.”

“Kagan’s High Court Ethics Proposal Poses Enforcement Challenges; Solution could change how recusals are decided; Legal scholars question effectiveness of panel”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Alaska Supreme Court positioned to be majority-women for first time”: Barbara Norton of Alaska Beacon has this report.

“How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“The fate of Biden’s Supreme Court proposal may lie with Kamala Harris; Both Biden and Harris are recent converts to the idea of term limits, but there are hints that Harris may be more willing to push the issue”: Josh Gerstein and Samantha Latson of Politico have this report.

“How Kamala Harris Can Upend the Supreme Court’s Horrible Immunity Ruling in One Move”: Law professor Lawrence Lessig has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“This New Federal Judge Sexual Harassment Case Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg”: Aliza Shatzman has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Free Speech Includes the Right to Boycott Israel; Governments are fickle, and one will sooner or later target a viewpoint that you deem sacrosanct”: Daniel Shuchman will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“J.D. Vance’s Disregard for the Rule of Law; The senator appears willing to ignore court rulings, undermining the balance of powers”: Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Texas Can Maintain Floating Border Barriers, Fifth Circuit Rules; District court in Texas erred issuing a preliminary injunction; Ruling comes one week before the district court’s scheduled trial”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has this report on a divided en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Philadelphia DA Must Face Religious Bias Claim Over Vax Mandate; Prosecutor defended rule as public safety measure; Jury could view comments as hostile to religion”: Khorri Atkinson of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

“Approval of U.S. Supreme Court Stalled Near Historical Low; Majority of Democrats continue to disapprove of the court, while Republicans overwhelmingly approve”: Megan Brenan of Gallup has this report.

“US Court Staff Filed 17 Complaints Against Judges, Watchdog Says; Judiciary employees filed 17 complaints against judges in three years; Report comes amid scrutiny into judicial misconduct”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Discrimination top misconduct claim by US judiciary employees, report says.”

You can access today’s report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, titled “Federal Judiciary: Additional Actions Would Strengthen Efforts to Prevent and Address Workplace Misconduct,” via this link.

“The Election Is Crucial to the Supreme Court’s Future. Biden’s Reform Plans Are Not.” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The inside story of John Roberts and Trump’s immunity win at the Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Why Joe Biden Couldn’t Hold Back on Supreme Court Reform Any Longer”: Sherrilyn Ifill has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

And Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Biden’s Political Assault on the Supreme Court; His destructive plan would make the Justices servants of the politics of the day.”

“Warning of ‘Extreme’ Agenda, Biden Calls for Supreme Court Overhaul; In a speech in Austin, Texas, the president outlined a proposal that included term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the justices but that faces long odds in a divided Congress”: Katie Rogers of The New York Times has this report.

Matt Viser, Tyler Pager, and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Biden, at LBJ Library, blasts Supreme Court and proposes major changes; President urges term limits and ethics code, saying they are needed to restore confidence. Conservatives say he just doesn’t like the court’s recent rulings.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has an article headlined “Biden Calls for Overturn of Presidential Immunity: ‘The Court Made a Ruling for One’; President also pressed for reforms for Supreme Court justices.”

“Medical worker on trial in leak of Justice Ginsburg’s health records; A former organ transplant coordinator is charged with violating Ginsburg’s privacy in the release of medical records first posted to the online message board 4chan”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

“The One Thing You Need to Know to Understand Usha Vance”: Susan Matthews has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Project 2025: 900 Pages and 100% Deranged.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

“Judge David Tatel and a New Perspective on the Court: David S. Tatel explains how SCOTUS went astray, and the lessons he learned during his time on the bench.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Justice Elena Kagan Speaks at U.S Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit Conference”: C-SPAN has posted this video online.

“Echoes of Roe v. Wade in Decision Granting Immunity to Trump; Critics say the immunity ruling is flawed for reasons similar to those the court gave for overturning Roe, which had established a right to abortion”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

In the August 5, 2024 issue of The New Yorker: Heidi Blake has an Annals of Crime article headlined “Did the U.K.’s Most Infamous Family Massacre End in a Wrongful Conviction? For decades, questions have circled the Whitehouse Farm murders. The British justice system has made it extraordinarily difficult to get definitive answers.”

And Michael Luo has a Books essay titled “How Christian Fundamentalism Was Born Again: Nearly a century ago, a single trial seemed to shatter the movement’s place in America. It’s returned in a new form — but for old reasons.”

“Inside the Supreme Court’s negotiations and compromise on Idaho’s abortion ban”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law; We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power and restore the public’s faith in our judicial system”: President Joe Biden has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Today, the White House posted online a Fact Sheet titled “President Biden Announces Bold Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law.”

“Judicial Notice: 07.28.24: Succession; Justice Kagan’s candid comments, a $3 billion legal-tech company, a new GC for Fox News Media, and the law of . . . chicken fingers?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him. The potential second lady found Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 ‘deeply disturbing,’ a friend said. But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president’s campaign.” Peter Jamison, Beth Reinhard, Hannah Natanson, and Nicole Markus of The Washington Post have this report.

“Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week; Biden is likely to endorse term limits for the justices, an ethics code and a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity”: Adam Cancryn of Politico has this report.

“Justice Dept. Defends TikTok Law That Forces App’s Sale or Ban; In its first detailed response to a legal challenge, the agency said TikTok’s proposed changes wouldn’t prevent China from using it to collect U.S. users’ data or spread propaganda”: David McCabe and Sapna Maheshwari of The New York Times have this report.

You can view at this link a redacted copy of the brief that the federal government filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.