“Iowa Supreme Court shows deep divides in first cases over new gun rights amendment”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report.

“New Firm Seeks to Confront Trump on Executive Power; The Washington Litigation Group is the latest nonprofit group to join the legal challenges against the president, with a strategy of focusing on appeals early in the case”: Eileen Sullivan of The New York Times has this report.

“Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says spending in judicial races is ’cause for concern’”: Ariela Lopez of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders; Legal experts say such concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“As the Supreme Court Focuses on the Past, Historians Turn to Advocacy; Spikes in the number and influence of briefs filed by historians have prompted questions about the role scholars should play in litigation”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“A Texas Judge Is Suing For the Right to Ignore the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling; The Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that marriage is a fundamental right; Only Brian Umphress dares to ask the question: What if that doesn’t apply in Texas?” Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“This Attack on a Federal Judge Is Preposterous”: Nancy Gertner and Stephen I. Vladeck have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Judicial Notice (08.03.25): Another Judge’s AI Fail? Plus more U.S. attorney controversies, a free-speech ruling from the Second Circuit, and big lateral moves involving Latham, Cravath, and Weil Gotshal.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen, author of the “Election Law Blog,” has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“How the George Floyd Protests Changed America, for Better and Worse; In ‘Summer of Our Discontent,’ the journalist Thomas Chatterton Williams argues that Floyd’s murder in 2020 upended American racial politics — with lasting, often adverse effects”: Law professor Justin Driver has this book review online at The New York Times.

“Confirmation of Emil Bove a triumph of new over old; Trump’s judicial nominee overcomes 50-49 vote and last-minute character assassination attempts”: Mike Davis has this essay online at Fox News.

“Stacking the Bench with Creeps & Kooks”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Pain of Perfectionism: It’s the fault people humblebrag about in job interviews, but psychologists are discovering more and more about the real harm it causes.” Leslie Jamison has this Annals of Psychology article in the August 11, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.