“Do State Referendums on Abortion Work? Missouri voters approved a measure to protect abortion rights, but opponents have repeatedly blocked it from taking effect.” Peter Slevin has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Judge Apologizes to Conservative Justices in Case Over N.I.H. Cuts; The display of contrition came after Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh issued a stern warning directing judges to heed their orders in August”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump to Ask Supreme Court for Expedited Ruling on Tariffs”: Lauren Dezenski and Hadriana Lowenkron of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Trump’s Use of Troops in Los Angeles Was Unlawful, Judge Rules; Decision finds military units engaged in domestic law enforcement, which Congress prohibited”: Jess Bravin and Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Sonja Sharp of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Trump deployment of military troops to Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules in blistering opinion.”

Sara Libby and Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle report that “Trump’s L.A. National Guard deployment was illegal, federal judge rules.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Judge rules Trump can’t act as national police chief; The president broke the law when he deployed troops to Los Angeles, Judge Charles Breyer ruled.”

And Charlie Savage of The New York Times has a news analysis headlined “L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities; As Democratic cities brace for possible military deployments, Democratic governors see in a lower-court ruling the potential for legal protections.”

“Courts have halted Pa. Attorney General’s Office cases after a ransomware attack; The law enforcement agency said that no payment has been made in relation to the cyber attack”: Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Cook’s Lawyers Fire Back at Trump’s Claim of Vast Powers to Oust Fed Officials; Lisa Cook is seeking a swift ruling on her ability to remain on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors as the case is litigated”: Colby Smith of The New York Times has this report.

“FTC Commissioner Can Stay in Office for Now, Court Says”: Greg Stohr and Leah Nylen of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Biden-appointed FTC member; In a 2-1 ruling, a D.C. Circuit panel ordered Rebecca Kelly Slaughter reinstated to her job.”

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The Failed Lower Court Revolt: Federal judges on the East and West Coasts — not in flyover country — are blocking nearly every action taken by the Trump Administration.” Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Donna Adelson trial recap: Defense lays out case; judge denies call for acquittal.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“175. Tariffs, TPS, and the OT2025 Trump Docket; Two appellate rulings from opposite ends of the country on Friday illustrate how much the Court’s new term is going to be dominated by Trump cases — even ones in which the Court has already intervened.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Donna Adelson defense casts suspicion on Charlie, Wendi as they seek trial dismissal”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs; The president and his advisers have suggested they will fight a federal appeals court’s ruling that found many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal”: Tony Romm and Ana Swanson of The New York Times have this report.

And Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason of Reuters report that “Bessent expects Supreme Court to uphold legality of Trump’s tariffs but eyes Plan B.”

“A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective.” Hilary Burns and Tal Kopan of The Boston Globe have this report.

“Cass Sunstein on What Lefty College Kids Get Wrong, the Dangers of Trump and His Own Regrets; In a new book, the longtime legal scholar offers a defense of liberalism from its critics on both the right and the left”: Ankush Khardori has this “Q&A” online at Politico Magazine.

“Congress hankers for closure in funding war with Trump. SCOTUS is slow to deliver. The Supreme Court may not rule on the legality of the Trump administration’s refusal to spend federal cash until next year — if at all.” Jennifer Scholtes and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

“Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends overturning Roe v. Wade and reveals Supreme Court dynamics in new book”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“White House Counsel Eases Trump’s Path on Aggressive Agenda; David Warrington, the top lawyer inside the West Wing, focuses on ‘the art of the possible,’ as one Trump adviser said”: Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage, and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump’s LA Troop Deployment Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules”: Madlin Mekelburg and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News have this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at this link.

“Donna Adelson trial live updates: Defense calling its first witnesses on Day 10.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.