“Wisconsin Senators Attempt Bipartisan Judicial Pick With Trump”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Habba’s Appointment as US Attorney Gets Challenged by Defendant”: Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Judges Continue to Block Trump Policies Following Supreme Court Ruling; Even with new curbs on their powers, district judges have found ways to broadly halt some administration actions”: Louise Radnofsky, Mariah Timms, and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“169. Emergency Orders as Precedents: Wednesday’s ruling in Boyle isn’t the first time the Court has given precedential effect to an unsigned order, but it’s the first time it tried to explain *why,* for reasons that . . . fail to persuade.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“The Country of the Future”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Can Trump Sue His Way Out of the Epstein Mess?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“What to Do When the Supreme Court Rules the Wrong Way: The blows have been coming weekly, as Trump tries to ransack the Constitution; Yet recent Court history shows that what feels like the end can be a beginning.” Amy Davidson Sorkin has this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the August 4, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders”: Annie Grayer of CNN has this report.

Matthew Rice of The New York Sun reports that “Trump Lawyer Emil Bove on the Cusp of Lifetime Appeals Court Appointment, Setting Stage for Potential Supreme Court Nomination; The final vote on Bove’s confirmation is likely to come early this week.”

And in commentary, online at The Anchorage Daily News, Elaine Andrews, Walter Carpeneti, Beverly Cutler, David George, Louis Menendez, and Fred Torrisi have an essay titled “As retired Alaska judges, we’re urging Sen. Sullivan to reject this federal judicial nomination.”

“Judicial Notice (07.27.25): What Exit? Drama in the D.N.J., a Jersey judge’s opinion oopsie, Columbia’s deal with Trump, and Biglaw firms facing challenges.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers; Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire private lawyers; One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day”: Zach Despart of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Man sues over girlfriend’s abortion in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit; The first-of-its-kind wrongful-death lawsuit tests the laws blue states passed to protect abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade”: Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has this report.

And Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Texas man sues California doctor in federal court, testing a new angle to crackdown on abortion pills; While state court challenges have stalled out, a new federal suit tries to advance the battle between Texas’ abortion laws and blue state shield laws.”

You can access certain court filings in the case via this link.

“Abolishing the D.C. Circuit’s 12th Seat; Senator Charles Grassley’s years-long campaign”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote; These guys are behaving like they’ll never face consequences”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“The Thunder Docket”: You can access this new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard”: Tal Kopan and Aidan Ryan of The Boston Globe have this report.

“This tariff court case could rein in the rampant Trump presidency; Trump is a hare, and the federal courts are a tortoise; We know how that fable turned out”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason”: Jeffrey Toobin has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Trump and Bondi Stand by Alina Habba, Defying New Jersey Judges and Reappointing Her as Powerful Prosecutor: Who Makes the Next Move? The 47th president’s pick now has her job until February — and maybe longer.” A.R. Hoffman of The New York Sun has this report.

“Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey; Ms. Habba’s tenure as interim U.S. attorney was slated to end this week, but the Trump administration’s appointment will allow her to remain the top law enforcement official in the state”: Tracey Tully and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

“Elena Kagan knocks SCOTUS use of ‘shadow docket’ at California judicial conference”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Justice Kagan Urges Supreme Court to Explain Itself in Emergency Decisions; In remarks before judges and lawyers in California, the justice said she believed the court had a responsibility to share its reasoning.”

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court Justice Kagan says independence of judges is under threat; She decried threats to judges, vitriolic reactions to rulings and the defiance of court orders.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Why is the Supreme Court siding with Trump? Elena Kagan says the majority should explain; As President Trump and others file more emergency appeals to the Supreme Court, Kagan said her colleagues need to say why they’re ruling for one side or the other.”

Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Justice Elena Kagan urges judges not to be intimidated by increase in threats; President Donald Trump and his allies have been frequent critics of judges and at times have called for the impeachment of those who rule against him.”

Devin Dwyer of ABC News reports that “Justice Elena Kagan criticizes pro-Trump rulings, court’s lack of explanation; The Supreme Court justice spoke about recent rulings on the emergency docket.”

Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Justice Kagan stresses the need for government officials to obey court orders.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Judges’ orders ‘need to be respected,’ Elena Kagan says amid Trump’s escalating conflict with the courts; Speaking at a legal conference, the Obama-appointed justice was the latest member of the Supreme Court to decry threats to judicial independence.”

Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Kagan Urges Caution in Supreme Court Use of ‘Shadow Docket.’”

Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law reports that “Kagan Says She Was Impressed by AI Bot Claude’s Legal Analysis.”

And Kyarra Harris of The Monterey Herald reports that “Judicial conference in Monterey hosts Supreme Court Justice.”

“Senate Republicans advance nomination of Trump’s personal defense lawyer for appeals court post”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service reports that “Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove clears final Senate hurdle ahead of confirmation vote; The Trump administration has urged lawmakers to approve Bove’s nomination, while Democrats argue the Justice Department official and former personal lawyer to the president would make a blatantly partisan addition to the federal bench.”

Rebecca Beitsch of The Hill reports that “Senate tees up final vote on controversial appeals court nominee Emil Bove.”

Anders Hagstrom of Fox News reports that “Senate votes to consider former Trump lawyer for lifetime as appeals court judge; Former Trump lawyer Emil Bove advances to final confirmation vote after Dems throw weight against nomination.”

And Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Emil Bove Consulted With Far-Right Legal Group After Trump Nominated Him; The president’s court pick had discussions with Alliance Defending Freedom, which is also involved in a case that could come before Bove if he’s confirmed.”

“Chief Justice Roberts Hides in Plain Sight as His Supreme Court Splits at the Seams; The head of the federal judiciary did not write a dissent or a concurrence in the entirety of the high court’s term”: A.R. Hoffman of The New York Sun has this report.

“SCOTUS Enables Government Destruction”: You can access the new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Trump’s WSJ Lawsuit Raises a New Constitutional Question; The president is wielding lawsuits as both sword and shield”: Ankush Khardori has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Could This Supreme Court Restrain Trump Even if It Wanted?” Law professor Lawrence Lessig has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Even If Harvard Wins This Court Case, the Trump Fight Won’t Go Away; Legal analysts say the school presents a strong case but the president is already threatening to appeal”: Jess Bravin and Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Border Wall Case May Send Rare Constitutional Test to High Court; Groups see nondelegation doctrine as means to block border wall; Recent Supreme Court opinions suggest justices could wade in”: Taylor Mills of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Hewitt v. United States: The Linguistics and Analysis Are Dubious. The Result Is Right. An earlier version of § 924(c) reform legislation suggests a flawed majority opinion.” Jonathan J. Wroblewski has this post at the “Sentencing Matters Substack.”

“DOJ Appeals Ruling for Jenner & Block in Trump Big Law Battle”: Justin Henry of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Return of J. Rufus Wallingford and the Next Financial Crisis; Will the expansion of ‘alternative investments’ lead to the next financial crisis?” George Liebmann has this essay online at The American Spectator.

“Pirro to Get Do-Over US Attorney Vote After Procedure Dispute”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Conviction Reversed in Etan Patz Case That Put Focus on Missing Children; Pedro Hernandez, a former bodega stock clerk, had confessed years after the 1979 crime to luring Etan Patz, 6, into a basement in SoHo; The case shook New York City”: Hurubie Meko and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

And Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Man Convicted in Etan Patz Murder Should Be Retried or Released, Appeals Court Rules; Pedro Hernandez was sentenced to 25 years to life after confessing to 1979 killing of 6-year-old first-grader.”

You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Judges in Maryland Want DOJ Suit Over Deportation Stays Tossed”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him. Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration’s agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.” Elizabeth Williamson of The New York Times has this report.

“Leah Litman on Trump’s Supreme Court”: You can access the new episode of The New Yorker’s “The Political Scene” podcast via this link.

And the new episode of “The Intercept Briefing” podcast is titled “Executive Lawlessness: Leah Litman on the Supreme Court Enabling Presidential Overreach.”