“Couple denied adoption because they aren’t married takes case to U.S. Supreme Court”: Chris Ramirez of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom ‘Brady Violation’ and Got Supreme Court Review (Part I); Glossip alleges that his prosecutors withheld evidence at his murder trial — and the Oklahoma A.G. curiously supports his claim. But the prosecutors didn’t withhold anything. And the victim’s family remains enmeshed in decades of frivolous capital litigation that has now reached the Supreme Court.” Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges; Move to curb legacy preference follows Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action”: Nicholas Hatcher of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Keynote: Hon. Elizabeth Prelogar, Solicitor General of the United States.” The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted this video on YouTube of an event recorded July 24, 2024.

Additional YouTube content from this event includes videos titled “The Doors Dobbs Opened” and “The Supreme Court Review.”

“Was Marcellus Williams innocent? On the unavoidability of wrongful convictions.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2024?” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

“Take Trump’s Plan to Jail the Supreme Court’s Critics Seriously; The right to criticize the powerful is a cornerstone of democracy; In Trump’s America, it’s cause for a prison sentence”: Jay Willis has this essay online at The New Republic.

“From Penumbras & Emanations to History & Tradition, and Beyond”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“The Supreme Court will decide whether to let criminals get guns without a background check; The Court considers legalizing ‘ghost guns,’ untraceable weapons that evade laws intended to keep guns away from criminals”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.