“Supreme Court sharply questions law banning conversion therapy; Colorado’s law, similar to ones on the books in nearly 30 states, may infringe on free speech rights, justices suggest”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

“Justice Barrett’s Dogma: A Response to a Recent Interview.” Adrian Vermeule has this post at “The New Digest” Substack site.

“The court opens for business despite a federal shutdown”: Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“NH Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi to plead guilty, ending legal saga”: Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio has this report.

“Voter guide to Pa. Supreme Court retention: Donohue, Dougherty & Wecht.” Chris Potter of Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station 90.5 WESA has this report.

“In 2019, Trump Made Her a Federal Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment. Judge Karin Immergut worked on Ken Starr’s investigation of Bill Clinton. Now she’s ruled against Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland.” Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin Is a Man; The court credited his claim to be a woman, but the rest of us are free to speak the truth”: Matthew Hennessey will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“No Immediate Evidence Fire at South Carolina Judge’s Home Was Intentional; Investigators are searching for the cause of the blaze at the home of Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, a former Democratic state senator”: Joseph De Avila of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Justices begin 2025 term after blockbuster summer of emergency rulings; In two relatively low-stakes appeals on criminal procedure and federal jurisdiction, the high court appeared to find more common ground compared to the rifts between the justices on emergency appeals”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Louisiana Ten Commandments Order Gets Fifth Circuit Second Look”: Ufonobong Umanah of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

“DOJ Can’t Delay Abrego Garcia Deportation Case Amid Shutdown”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Fire Consumes the Home of a South Carolina State Judge; Three people, who had to be rescued by kayak, were injured; The cause of the fire is under investigation”: Mike Ives and Adeel Hassan of The New York Times have this report.

“The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law’”: Anthony Kennedy has this guest essay, excerpted from his forthcoming book, online at The New York Times.

“Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell; The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

John Fritze of CNN reports that “Supreme Court brushes aside Laura Loomer lawsuit against social media companies.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Live Nation Rejected by Supreme Court in Consumer Antitrust Case.”

Blake Brittain of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court will not hear Purdue appeal in OxyContin patent case.”

And Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court rebuffs Project Veritas challenge to Oregon ban on secret recordings.”

“Trump looms large in Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy; As Roberts enters his third decade as chief, critics see him enabling power grabs by a norm-breaking president”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

And in commentary, online at The Guardian, columnist Steven Greenhouse has an essay titled “Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump? As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power — with disastrous consequences.”

“State supreme court battles move to Pennsylvania, where 3 Democratic justices hope to keep seats”: Marc Levy of The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court Returns to Face Trump Tests of Presidential Power; As the justices return to the bench Monday, the court will confront a series of cases central to the president’s agenda”: Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.

And Andrew Chung and John Kruzel of Reuters report that “US Supreme Court starts new term, with major Trump cases in store.”

“Notwithstanding the verbiage: Why the government’s late-night effort to deport Guatemalan children failed.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site.

“SCOTUSblog Summit: Judge Patrick Bumatay and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.” The Dispatch has posted this video on YouTube.

“‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency; Before the election, we surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. A year later, they’re very, very worried.” Emily Bazelon has this report online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case back before Maryland judge; He is currently being detained in Pennsylvania”: Ely Brown of ABC News has this report.

“As justices confront harassment, death threats and an assassination attempt, Barrett declares ‘I’m not afraid’”: Jan Crawford of CBS News has this report.

“Enshrine Nine”: Edward Whelan has this post at the Democracy Project of NYU Law.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes: A SCOTUS Term Preview.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“That ‘Landmark’ Free Speech Ruling Misses the Point”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases but called for the views of the Solicitor General in three cases.

“182. Closing the Book on OT2024: As the October 2025 Term officially begins, it’s worth taking a moment to highlight the record-setting — and revealing — final statistics for how the justices handled emergency applications during OT2024.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“High Stakes for Trump in Supreme Court’s New Term; Justices are staring down big questions about presidential power, elections and transgender athletes in women’s sports”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Tariffs and birthright citizenship will test whether Trump’s power has limits”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Simon Montlake and Sophie Hills of The Christian Science Monitor report that “The Supreme Court has given Trump early wins. Now, it has to explain why.”

John Fritze of CNN has a report headlined “What to watch as a never-ending Supreme Court term begins again.”

Devin Dwyer of ABC News has a report headlined “As Supreme Court returns, major tests ahead for Trump’s presidential power; The justices are set to hear cases on tariffs, voting rights and trans athletes.”

Shannon Bream and Bill Mears of Fox News report that “Trump’s presidency faces crucial tests as Supreme Court begins pivotal term; High court has reversed two dozen lower court injunctions blocking Trump policies since January.”

Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press report that “New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump’s aggressive assertion of presidential power.”

Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court girds for culture wars with LGBT, guns and race cases.”

And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “This Will Be the Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Term Yet.”

“Justice Barrett Makes Her Case”: Ed Whelan has this book review online at The Washington Free Beacon.

“Can Conversion Therapy Be Banned? Colorado Faces Speech Test at the Supreme Court. Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18.” Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Bart Jansen of USA Today reports that “From ‘hate state’ to pioneer, Colorado has another LGBTQ+ case at Supreme Court; In the previous two cases, the high court sided with a web developer and a baker who refused to serve same-sex couples.”

And Elizabeth Hernandez of The Denver Post reports that “U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in First Amendment challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban; State AG argues conversion therapy practices are so discredited they represent substandard medical care.”

“Demonstrator arrested outside Red Mass for judiciary, Supreme Court; New Jersey man is charged with having a molotov cocktail, police said”: Martin Weil of The Washington Post has this report.

“‘Conversion Therapy’ at the High Court; A Christian counselor, gender dysphoria, and the First Amendment”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judicial Notice (10.05.25): Shutdown; A major win for free speech, the Chief’s 20th anniversary, the sentencing of Sean Combs, a notable new litigation boutique, and an interesting sports-law hire.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Courts at Their Best — and Worst; Judges can give us hope despite the deeply flawed among them”: Reynolds Holding has this post at his “Better Judgment” Substack site.