“Judge to decide whether state Supreme Court justices can serve as witnesses in Hantz Marconi trial”: Alanna Flood of WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire has this report.

“At hearing, Bryan Gould pledges neutrality and fairness if confirmed to NH Supreme Court”: Ethan DeWitt of New Hampshire Bulletin has this report.

“Why a Pennsylvania Court Election This November Could Matter in 2028; Voters will decide whether three Democratic State Supreme Court justices will keep their seats in a swing state that will be crucial to the next presidential election”: Nick Corasaniti of The New York Times has this report.

And PCNTV has posted on YouTube a video titled “Election 2025: PA Supreme Court Judicial Retentions (09/08/25).”

“Republican bill would fund extra security for Supreme Court but omits lower court judges; The federal judiciary has asked for additional funding to secure courthouses amid a wave of violent threats against judges”: Lawrence Hurley and Sahil Kapur of NBC News have this report.

“Trump’s Rapid Deportations Spotlight Court Frustrations”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Trump’s Seventh Circuit Nominee Draws Conservative Criticism”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And in commentary, at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman as a post titled “An Unfair and Uninformed Attack On Rebecca Taibleson’s Jewish Faith; The Jewish Federation is a widely regarded Jewish charity that supports all Jews, and it is beyond the pale to attack a person based on their Rabbi.”

“Hyatt fights tax on loyalty program fund at Seventh Circuit; A federal tax court ruled in 2024 that the fund for Hyatt’s loyalty program was subject to taxation, which the hotel giant swiftly appealed”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“State Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione Are Dismissed; The judge overseeing the case against Mr. Mangione said the evidence underpinning two of the most serious counts, one of which charged him with first-degree murder, was ‘legally insufficient’”: Hurubie Meko and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Throws Out Terror-Related Murder Charges Against Luigi Mangione; Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealth executive, still faces separate federal case.”

And Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service reports that “New York judge dismisses terrorism, first-degree murder charges against Luigi Mangione; Prosecutors accused Mangione of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as an act of terror.”

“Fani Willis loses bid to regain control of Trump Georgia case; The decision by the Georgia Supreme Court probably dooms the last active criminal case against President Donald Trump”: Holly Bailey of The Washington Post has this report.

And Megan Butler of Courthouse News Service reports that “Georgia Supreme Court rejects Fani Willis appeal to continue Trump prosecution; The ruling leaves the last remaining criminal charges against the president without a prosecutor.”

“Bondi Prompts Broad Backlash After Saying She’ll Target ‘Hate Speech’; The attorney general also said she could investigate businesses that refused to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters as the Trump administration pushes to punish anyone who celebrated his killing”: Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

“Pam Bondi Needs a Free Speech Tutorial; The Attorney General seems to think ‘hate speech’ is illegal; Charlie Kirk knew better”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And The Washington Post has published an editorial titled “Pam Bondi’s First Amendment education; The attorney general backtracks after pledging to target Americans for hate speech.”

“Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins Hugh to discuss her new book ‘Listening To The Law’”: Hugh Hewitt has posted this video on YouTube.

“Affirmative Action Is Dead. What Should Universities Do Now? The Yale law professor Justin Driver considers the legal arguments for and against the policy, as well as alternative ways to ensure diversity on campuses.” Michael S. Roth has this book review online at The New York Times.