“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.