“Pa. Supreme Court eases 24-hour notice rule for local officials, angering transparency advocates”: Tom Riese of 90.5 WESA has this report.

Yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consisted of a majority opinion in part, a concurring opinion, and two dissenting opinions (here and here).

“SC Supreme Court sets date to hear Alex Murdaugh murder conviction appeal”: Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. of The Greenville News has this report.

“Oklahoma Supreme Court tosses Bible lawsuit after education leader declines to enforce mandate”: Janelle Stecklein of Oklahoma Voice has this report.

“A Supreme Court Term With Unusually High Economic Stakes; Let’s hope the justices rule against Trump’s claims regarding tariffs and the removal of Fed governors”: Alan S. Blinder will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump wants SCOTUS to take the ‘headless fourth branch’ to the slaughterhouse; As the high court reviews President Trump’s executive branch firing authority, the independence of regulatory boards hangs in the balance”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“ACLU lawyers name Emil Bove, now a federal judge, as possible witness in contempt inquiry; The former DOJ official — who was Trump’s criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

And Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service reports that “Senate Dems demand information on Emil Bove ethics complaint, threats against judges; Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee filed a raft of FOIA requests to break through what they framed as the Trump administration’s ‘stonewalling’ on key issues.”

“4th Circuit Judge’s Worry of En Banc Overuse Spurs Back-and-Forth; ‘By subjecting litigation to the en banc detour, we shield it from Supreme Court review while the often year-long proceeding plays itself out,’ Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote; ‘Shielding significant cases from the Supreme Court for prolonged periods can have deleterious consequences’”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

You can access last Thursday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the opinions concurring therein and dissenting therefrom, at this link.

“Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago; The Trump administration has claimed the police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos and audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events involving a shooting, a protest, a car crash and a police radio call”: Devon Lum, Mattathias Schwartz, Christoph Koettl, and Ainara Tiefenthäler of The New York Times have this report.

“This ‘sleepy’ Supreme Court case could change Americans’ lives; The case involving Chevron and Louisiana is an attempt to reshape national policy through state courts”: Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Gov. Ferguson taps former AG civil rights chief for WA Supreme Court”: Jim Brunner of The Seattle Times has this report.

Mitchell Roland of The Spokesman-Review reports that “Spokane native Colleen Melody selected for state Supreme Court.”

Simone Carter of The Olympian reports that “Gov. Bob Ferguson unveils first appointment to WA state Supreme Court.”

And Jerry Cornfield of Washington State Standard reports that “Gov. Bob Ferguson makes his pick for WA Supreme Court seat; Colleen Melody, who leads the civil rights division at the state attorney general’s office, will succeed Justice Mary Yu, who is retiring.”

“As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court gets new security funds; There was a spike in threats against the judiciary in the early months of 2025, Marshals Service data shows”: Derek Hawkins of The Washington Post has this report.

“Montana Republicans Are Trying to Hijack the Montana Supreme Court; The state’s highest court ruled against GOP lawmakers in a few high-profile cases; GOP lawmakers are responding in kind”: Steve Kennedy has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“In Texas case, it’s politics vs. race at the Supreme Court, with control of Congress at stake”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Major Supreme Court disputes await rulings on tariffs, National Guard and gerrymandered maps”: Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have this report.

“DOJ Defense of Top Prosecutors Tees Up Debate for Supreme Court”: Celine Castronuovo and Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Supreme Court Urged to Reject GOP-Drawn Texas Voting Maps”: Madlin Mekelburg of Bloomberg News has this report.

“In Gulf of America case, AP renews legal fight to end White House ban; The Associated Press, which sued the government after being barred from covering White House events, presented its case to a circuit court panel”: Scott Nover of The Washington Post has this report.

And Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service reports that “DC Circuit judges spar over AP access to White House; A general rule barring federal courts from issuing injunctions against the president stands in the way of restoring Oval Office access for the nation’s largest wire service.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The Gang That Couldn’t Indict Straight; Trump’s revenge lawfare on James Comey and Letitia James gets thrown out of court”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“It Turns Out Lindsey Halligan Was a Fake Prosecutor All Along”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“How Constitutional Limits Become Negotiable”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed; The decision is a setback for the president’s efforts to wield the criminal justice system against his perceived enemies”: Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett of The New York Times have this report.

Jeremy Roebuck and Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post report that “Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful; The decision could end the prosecution of the former FBI director; The government could refile charges against the New York attorney general.”

C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “James Comey and Letitia James Cases Dismissed in Blow to DOJ; Judge finds Lindsey Halligan, who led the prosecution of two of the president’s perceived adversaries, wasn’t properly appointed.”

Susan Ferrechio of The Washington Times reports that “Judge dismisses criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James.”

Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, and Hassan Ali Kanu of Politico report that “Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan; A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico also have a report headlined “Lindsey Halligan is out — but there are major questions about what comes next; Here’s a look at the most pertinent questions following the dismissal of the cases against James Comey and Letitia James — and what might come next.”

You can access here and here today’s rulings of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

“Trump’s Mark on Ninth Circuit Tested as Challenges Progress”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The DOJ’s Prosecutorial Malpractice Keeps Spilling Out in Court; New developments in the Epstein and Comey sagas have revealed a lot about how justice can still break through the lawlessness of this moment”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Judicial Notice (11.23.25): Benchslaps And Bonuses; A wild ride of a dissent, the start of Biglaw bonus season, a problem for the prosecution in the Comey case, and a major transatlantic merger.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Boy Math, Boy Law, Man Problems”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“194. Another Bad Week for the Presumption of Regularity: Three different flashpoints highlight how much the Trump administration has done, in such short order, to undermine its own litigation efforts and to damage — perhaps irreparably — DOJ’s credibility.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“‘Ticking Time Bomb’: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas. ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.” Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser of ProPublica have this report.

“Federal prosecutors say Bondi’s comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case”: Michael R. Sisak of The Associated Press has this report.

And David Voreacos, Patricia Hurtado, and Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News report that “Luigi Mangione’s Death Penalty Case Shouldn’t Be Tossed, US Says.”

“Disappeared to a Foreign Prison: The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.” Sarah Stillman has this Annals of Immigration article in the December 1, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“With great presidential power comes great presidential blame; Trump has devised the most powerful executive branch of modern times; Now he owns whatever goes wrong”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Justice Department Hits a New Low with the Epstein Files; Not only is the department’s behavior not normal; it is also, as is becoming increasingly clear, self-defeating”: Ruth Marcus will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the December 1, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“It’s time to end the filibuster; Senate Republicans should not shy from doing what Democrats are certain to do”: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role; The prosecutor running an inquiry into those who investigated President Trump has established a grand jury under Judge Aileen M. Cannon, whose scuttling of the documents case made her a White House favorite”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“NC Supreme Court chief justice Newby forces decisions based on religious beliefs”: Howard Berkowitz has this essay online at The Citizen Times of Asheville, North Carolina.

“Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend; The F.B.I. director’s travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately”: Alan Feuer, Adam Goldman, and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this report.