“181. Courts and Domestic Use of the Military: In response to adverse judicial rulings, the President’s advisers and supporters are claiming courts lack the power to halt domestic use of the military; A critical early precedent is to the contrary.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“This Will Be Trump’s Best Term at the Supreme Court Yet; At the start of a ‘new’ term that never really ended, a slew of cases could supercharge Trump’s American takeover”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Attorney General Pam Bondi says DOJ will appeal ‘woefully insufficient’ sentence for would-be Kavanaugh assassin”: Josh Christenson of The New York Post has this report.

“Justice Samuel Alito says he is not calling for same-sex marriage ruling to be overturned; An appeal currently pending at the court is asking for the landmark decision, in which the conservative justice dissented, to be cast aside”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right; The approval prompted an outcry from abortion foes, who rejected HHS’s claim it has little wiggle room to slow generic drug approvals”: Natalie Allison and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post have this report.

“The Supreme Court Will Do Four Things This Term That Tell You Everything You Need to Know”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Second US appeals court rejects Trump’s order curtailing birthright citizenship”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a 100-page decision that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Supreme Court will hear challenge to Hawaii gun restrictions; The court’s new term, which begins Monday, is expected to delve into issues including President Donald Trump’s actions in office, transgender rights and elections”: Mark Berman and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii’s concealed carry ban.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey; Four top prosecutors have been forced out of the Eastern District of Virginia amid Trump’s push to charge political opponents”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

“Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive; The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

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

“Justice Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison; Sophie Roske traveled from California to Maryland intending to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh, then changed her mind and called 911”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

Dan Morse of The Washington Post reports that “Kavanaugh assassination plotter sentenced to eight years in prison; Nicholas Roske, 29, had flown across the country, with a gun packed in a suitcase, intending to break into the Justice’s Maryland home to kill him.”

C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Person Who Plotted to Assassinate Brett Kavanaugh Sentenced to 8 Years; Prosecutors had urged the court to impose a tougher penalty to deter politically motivated violence as threats against federal judges increase.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Kavanaugh attempted assassination plotter gets 8-year prison term; government had sought 30 years.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Would-be Kavanaugh assassin sentenced to over 8 years in prison; Prosecutors had sought a 30-year sentence.”

“Trump’s Flood of Emergency Appeals Is Straining the Judicial System; The administration has turned to the Supreme Court at a record pace; the justices have issued orders that lower courts have struggled to interpret”: Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Triumph of the Roberts Court: What the Justices have wrought in his 20 years as Chief Justice.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Complexities of Trans Gun Ownership; In the face of threats and harassment, some trans Americans are becoming gun owners — only to be targeted by the same movements that claim to defend gun rights”: Grace Byron has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“An Epic Courtroom Mismatch Is Looming in the Comey Case”: Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“President Trump’s winning streak at the Supreme Court is about to get tested; After allowing many of Trump’s controversial polices to move forward temporarily, the Supreme Court will now decide their ultimate fate”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to kick off new ‘Trump’ term next week, legal experts say.”

And Jan Wolfe and Will Dunham of Reuters report that “Trump’s powers in spotlight as new Supreme Court term looms.”

“Inside the Contentious World of Luigi Mangione Supporters: As his court cases proceed, tensions have grown between Luigi Mangione supporters who believe the alleged murder of a health care CEO was justified and those who believe he is innocent.” Melkorka Licea has this report online at Wired.

“Here Is Anthony Kennedy’s Heartwarming Story About the Time Antonin Scalia Humiliated Him In Public; Even the highest-profile victims of Scalia’s rage are doing credulous hagiography about him”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“Senate advances Third Circuit nominee Mascott amid Democratic objections; Delaware Senator Chris Coons has long complained that Jennifer Mascott lacks a sufficient connection to his home state, where the Trump administration official would likely consider some cases as an appellate judge”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“California and Idaho Spar Over Ninth Circuit Seat; Nominee Randy Smith is caught in the middle”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“The Story of This Supreme Court Term Is Already On YouTube; Using soft-lit infomercial-style videos, conservative activists are building a shared cultural understanding about who deserves the law’s protections, and who does not”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Naked Baby on Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’; The man pictured as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s seminal second album argued that the band had engaged in child sex abuse imagery”: Derrick Bryson Taylor of The New York Times has this report.

And Hillel Aron of Courthouse News Service reports that “Judge tosses ‘Nirvana baby’ child porn suit out with the pool water; The judge found that the ‘Nevermind’ album cover wasn’t intended as sexually explicit content, but as a vague critique of capitalism.”

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

“Supreme Court’s Cook Decision Gives Fed Breathing Room, For Now”: Enda Curran, Catarina Saraiva, and Amara Omeokwe of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Abortion Pill Legal Fight Moves to Trump-Packed Missouri Court”: Ian Lopez of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Federal Judiciary Can Pay Employees for Two Weeks in Shutdown”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Jacqueline Thomsen and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law report that “Federal Courts Stay Open While Preparing for Shutdown Changes.”

“Supreme Court Preview: What is in Store for October Term 2025?” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

“Appeals Pick Advances on Party Line, Other Votes Bipartisan”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a Third Circuit pick for Delaware along party lines, while two district court nominees got bipartisan support even though progressives have put Democrats on notice about supporting Trump selections.”

“Full Federal Appeals Court to Hear Alien Enemies Act Case; The decision vacated a finding by a panel of the court’s judges regarding President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants, but did not clear the way for such expulsions to resume”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

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

“The Roberts Court at 20: Looking Back and Looking Forward.” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

“Supreme Court Sets Hearing on Trump’s Bid to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook; The justices decline to immediately sideline Biden appointee while she challenges her dismissal”: Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

You can view today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Trump Is Refighting The ‘War’ That Congress and the Burger Court ‘Waged’ Against President Nixon; Trump is attempting to tame the administrative state and is supported by a judiciary that is restoring the separation of powers”: Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Judges’ Mental Well-Being Gets New Attention as Threats Rise”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Frozen feud: How Trump and the Supreme Court helped put historic Whole Foods union bid on ice.” John Kruzel and Daniel Wiessner of Reuters have this report.

“Leave the Military Now: What does courage demand?” Hamilton Nolan has this post at his “How Things Work” Substack site.