“Justice Barrett reveals the most ‘essential’ part of standing firm against public opinion”: Fox News has posted this video on YouTube.

“Anthony Kennedy Says ‘Too Much Partisanship’ Harms Supreme Court”: Erik Larson and Miles J. Herszenhorn of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s new memoir is unusually revealing”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“A Supreme Court Reckoning for Racial Gerrymanders; The Justices can put an end to this cynical use of race to redistrict for partisan advantage in Louisiana v. Callais”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act; Louisiana v. Callais gives John Roberts the chance to complete a decades-long ideological project”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Two Supreme Court cases, one unasked question about trans kids; Conversion therapy case shows how lawyers and judges complicate the gender debate”: Columnist Megan McArdle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions; In a rare interview, the justice bemoaned vulgarity in public life, discussed his family’s ties to President Trump and reflected on his own history and legacy”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times recently had this report.

“Donna Adelson sentenced to life in prison after railing against trial, jury and verdict”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2; Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has helped usher in President Trump’s retribution campaign; But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures.” Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

United States v. Thomas C. Goldstein case update: Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued this order deciding a number of the defendant’s pretrial motions.

“Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office”: Kristen Holmes and Katelyn Polantz of CNN have this report.

“Will SCOTUS Allow Conversion Therapy for Minors?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials; As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“Donna Adelson trial live: Sentencing of matriarch behind Dan Markel murder-for-hire case.” The Tallahassee Democrat will provide live coverage of the sentencing proceeding, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. eastern time, on YouTube via this link.

“183. The Missing Defenses of the Court’s Behavior: Rather than knocking down straw men or attacking their critics, the justices (and their defenders) would do well to explain why the sharpest criticisms of the Court’s recent behavior are *wrong.*” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Trump’s Insurrection Claims Could Lead American Democracy Off a Cliff; Is the administration priming the American people to accept military intervention in the midterms?” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“New England courts become a battleground for challenges to Trump”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Higher Education: How conservatives learned to stop worrying and love federal power.” Emma Green has this Annals of Higher Education article in the October 20, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.