“Court Split Leaves Trump’s Civil Fraud Appeal Stuck in Slow Lane; New York court typically moves fast but it has been nearly year since it heard president’s arguments”: Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Manhattan Judges Approve Trump’s Choice for U.S. Attorney; Jay Clayton, whose Senate confirmation was stalled, could serve for the rest of the Trump presidency; He faced criticism after a prosecutor in his office was fired by the administration”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

And Shayna Jacobs of The Washington Post reports that “Trump pick Jay Clayton appointed as permanent Manhattan U.S. attorney; The former SEC chairman will stay on to oversee what is considered the nation’s most prestigious and influential federal prosecutor’s office.”

“The Supreme Court Could Supercharge the GOP’s Redistricting Power Grab”: Nia Prater has this interview of law professor Rick Hasen online at “The Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Justice Bradley has taken $52K in judicial junkets to resorts in Hawaii, Alaska and Florida”: Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“As jury selection looms, high-stakes showdown arises in Donna Adelson murder case”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part II: Making Sense of the Three Established Exceptions.” Marty Lederman has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“Britain’s first transgender judge takes UK to European court over Supreme Court ruling on biological sex; Lawyers acting on behalf of Dr McCloud have filed their appeal in the European Court of Human Rights”: Millie Cooke of The Independent (UK) has this report.

“Marco Rubio Once Filed a Brief Embracing Birthright Citizenship; Rubio, a son of immigrants and now secretary of state, was responding to a 2016 lawsuit questioning his eligibility for the presidency”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“The Dubious Legality of Trump’s DC Takeover”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“When Trump Hits New Jersey, This Lawyer Hits Back; New Jersey’s attorney general shares the playbook for defending states against Trump”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Judicial Notice (08.17.25): Maybe Happy Ending; Circuit judges trading benchslaps, the return of Kim Davis, a rescuer for a troubled firm, and a billion-dollar transaction involving . . . tighty whities?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“173. Justice Kavanaugh and the Equities: Thursday’s ruling in the NetChoice case appears to suggest that one of the key justices is either being inconsistent or completely hypocritical in how he is voting on emergency applications.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Pam Bondi’s Power Play: Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted — an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.” Ruth Marcus has this article in the August 25, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“On trial: Who is Donna Adelson, matriarch of family implicated in Dan Markel murder?” C.A. Bridges of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.