“Who Gets Left Out of Originalism? How and why an incomplete history of our country gets told in the courtroom.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Keep politics and money out of Kansas Supreme Court justice picks”: Carol Beier has this essay online at The Kansas City Star.

“‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power.” Katelyn Polantz of CNN has this report.

“Michelle Obama and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Draw Crowds on Martha’s Vineyard; In Oak Bluffs, film premieres, book fairs and star-studded soirees attracted fans who came for the art and stayed for the community”: Yola Mzizi of The New York Times has this report.

“Judicial Notice (08.10.25): Biglaw Battles — And Bonuses; Milbank’s major move, decisions in discrimination cases, a 40-lawyer lateral hire — and beyond Biglaw, a cornucopia of court rulings from circuits across the country.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority; An order issued Saturday evening by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gives the administration until Friday to restore the data online”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report on an order that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.

“The Case That Could Test The Lengths Of Trump’s Military Power; Get ready for three days of intense trial debate that could have huge implications for the future powers of any presidency”: Brandi Buchman of HuffPost has this report.

“In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails; The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.