“Supreme Court has expanded presidential powers under Trump. How far will it go? The justices will hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of most of the president’s tariffs — the first in a series of tests of sweeping claims of authority.” Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Small businesses facing bankruptcy over Trump’s tariffs go to Supreme Court for relief.”

Michelle L. Price of The Associated Press reports that “Tariffs are Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Toymaker Gears Up for Supreme Court Fight Over Trump’s Tariffs; A Chicago-area toy company is among the businesses arguing to the justices this week that most of the president’s tariffs should be struck down.”

And Elisabeth Buchwald of CNN has a report headlined “Trade deals and $90 billion in tariff revenue: What’s riding on the landmark Supreme Court case kicking off this week.”

“Justice Barrett’s Campaign Biography: By presenting judging as pure law untainted by politics, Amy Coney Barrett offers a picture so implausible it makes cynics of us all.” Law professor Mark A. Graber has this book review in the November/December 2025 issue of Washington Monthly.

“Dem-appointed Maryland Supreme Court justice in hot seat over politically charged Halloween display; ‘It’s cast a shadow over the decision now,’ an expert said, adding, ‘the public, whatever side you’re on is inevitably going to feel distrust’”: Peter Pinedo and Cameron Cawthorne of Fox News have this report.

“Trump says he will not attend Supreme Court’s oral arguments on tariffs”: Jasper Ward and Andrea Shalal of Reuters have this report.

“The Supreme Court justices to watch during the tariffs oral argument; This term’s biggest case is a jump ball with an unusually large number of swing votes”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.

“Trump’s Retribution Campaign Leaves D.C. Prosecutor’s Office in Crisis; Few places have felt the effects as palpably as the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, which is deeply enmeshed in the workings of government and has filed criminal cases against President Trump”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“Democrats feared Republican efforts to oust Pa. Supreme Court justices. They spent significantly more on the race. The full extent of GOP spending to oust the left-leaning justices is unknown.” Joe Yerardi and Katie Bernard of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

“How Stare Decisis Can Save the Fed”: Andrew Coan has this guest post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Trump escalates demands for 2020 election investigations and prosecutions; The Justice Department is seeking 2020 ballots that were preserved in Atlanta, but federal officials have been more focused on vetting voter rolls for future elections”: Isaac Arnsdorf, Patrick Marley, and Perry Stein of The Washington Post have this report.

“Crazy Half-Drunk Unreliable Research Assistant”: You can access the new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“God’s Chief Justice: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power; Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.” Doug Bock Clark of ProPublica has this report.

“The Federal Judiciary Is Trapped: Trump’s lawlessness demands judicial courage and candour; Federal judges got the memo; SCOTUS is asleep at the switch.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.