“The next big battleground test: A Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans; Republicans and Democrats have each poured tens of millions into the state’s recent Supreme Court races — and the GOP has gotten crushed.” Gregory Svirnovskiy of Politico has this report.

“Trump’s Legacy Is in the Supreme Court’s Shaky Hands”: Ed Kilgore has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Chaos Reigns as Texas Awaits Supreme Court’s Ruling on Redistricting; A decision on the state’s new congressional map will affect five House seats and could help determine control of the chamber next year”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report.

“The Three Faces Of Trumpism: Has Trump ushered in an authoritarian crisis, an overdue constitutional overhaul, or merely benefitted from America’s rotten politics?” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“$1 billion Supreme Court music piracy case could affect internet users; Cox Communications was ordered to pay $1 billion for not doing enough to stop music piracy; The company says that judgment could ‘jeopardize internet access for all Americans’”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“Judicial Notice (11.30.25): Dismissed; Dismissals for Trump, Jim Comey, and Tish James; two new SCOTUS opinions; rethinking the Biglaw summer program; and the latest in Latham v. Kirkland.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Billboards, Donations and 6,000 Letters: Why Luigi Mangione’s Fans Won’t Quit; As the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO heads to court this week, his support has proven surprisingly enduring.” Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’; In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump’s norm-shattering bid to punish political foes”: Noah Robertson, Tara Copp, and Sarah Ellison of The Washington Post have this report.

“Inverse Critical Race Theory: Why did Texas redistrict?” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site.