“‘We lose the war when you walk away,’ Supreme Court’s Sonia Sotomayor tells UVM crowd”: Brent Hallenbeck of The Burlington Free Press has this report.

Corey McDonald of VTDigger has a report headlined “‘We are in a difficult part of American history’: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at UVM; The U.S. Supreme Court justice, part of the court’s three-member liberal bloc, urged university students in attendance not to ‘walk away from the fight.’”

And Kristen Munson of UVM News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Emphasizes Perseverance and Heart in Appearance at UVM.”

“Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be left short-handed if retention effort fails”: Tom Riese and Chris Potter of 90.5 WESA have this report.

Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA has a report headlined “Why abortion is front and center in Democrats’ messaging on Pa. judicial retention.”

And Marley Parish of Spotlight PA has a report headlined “How decisions made by Pa.’s highest court shape rural communities.”

“Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases; Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts”: Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court to Decide If Trump Is Entitled to His Own Facts”: Ed Kilgore has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“‘So, What is With Your Court?’: Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Criticises U.S. Court for Commitment to Originalism.” Sophia E. Alcacer, Alma T. Barak, and Adrian U. Ramirez of The Harvard Crimson have this report.

“A 200-Year-Old Precedent Holds the Key to Trump’s Troop Deployment; The administration says the ruling, stemming from the seizure of an old mare, forbids judges from second-guessing his use of the National Guard”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Racine man charged with stalking Wisconsin Chief Justice Jill Karofsky”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“This School Has Taught Native Hawaiians Since 1887. Is That Discrimination? The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it ‘blood-based discrimination.’” Amy Qin of The New York Times has this report.

“The Trump administration’s push to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil landed before a Philly-based appeals court; Mahmoud Khalil has been fighting to remain in the country since March, when he was arrested at Columbia University amid a Trump crackdown on college campus protests”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Hannan Adely of The Bergen Record reports that “Appeals court to decide fate of pro-Palestinian activist, Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil.”

Erica Orden of Politico reports that “Appeals court judges — including a Trump appointee — voice doubt over Trump’s bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil; The Trump administration is seeking to overturn a district judge who ordered Khalil released.”

Jake Offenhartz of The Associated Press reports that “Mahmoud Khalil appears in appeals court as Trump administration continues efforts to deport him.”

Ashley Oliver of Fox News reports that “DOJ argues judge’s decision blocking Mahmoud Khalil’s removal was ‘indefensible’; Department of Justice challenges New Jersey judge’s ruling that freed Mahmoud Khalil on bail.”

And Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service reports that “Third Circuit hounds DOJ over bid to re-jail Mahmoud Khalil; The government argues the pro-Palestinian activist challenged his arrest in the wrong jurisdiction. But an appeals judge said Khalil ‘had to prepare for the worst.’”

Update: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has posted the audio of the oral argument at this link.

“Inside Luigi Mangione’s Missing Months; From beers at a Bangkok bar to a climb up Mount Omine in Japan, The Times traced the pivotal months before Mr. Mangione was charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s C.E.O.” Hurubie Meko, Katie J.M. Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, and Hisako Ueno of The New York Times have this report.

“The Constitutional Significance of the Santos Clemency; The threat to Congress’s checking function by a politicized justice system — and the need for reform”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“What Trump Means for John Roberts’s Legacy; Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court”: Lincoln Caplan has this article in the November-December 2025 issue of Harvard Magazine.