“Michigan Supreme Court is asked to grant human rights to chimps”: Rick Pluta of Michigan Public Radio Network has this report.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up bid to halt ICE detainers in county jails”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“Running Away from History in Trump v. Slaughter“: Christine Kexel Chabot has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Supreme Court Seems Open to Letting Street Preacher’s Lawsuit Be Heard; Arrested after violating an ordinance on demonstrations outside an amphitheater in Brandon, Miss., Gabriel Olivier wants to block future enforcement of the law”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court weighs Mississippi preacher’s argument on civil rights; Police in Brandon arrested Gabriel Olivier and charged him with breaking a recently passed city law that confined protests to a designated area near the theater.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Justices wrestle with precedent in street preacher dustup; A Mississippi ordinance limiting protests near a concert venue forced the high court to balance a sweeping 1994 opinion from the late Justice Antonin Scalia against a street preacher’s First Amendment rights.”

During today’s oral argument, one of the advocates referred to Justice Kagan as “Justice Kennedy.”

“Interview with Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer”: The October 2025 issue of Arizona Attorney magazine contained this interview conducted by Andrew G. Pappas and Eric M. Fraser.

“Serving On A State High Court: Justice David Wecht; Recently reelected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Justice Wecht discusses judicial elections, state constitutions, and the importance of community involvement.” You can access today’s new episode of David Lat’s “Original Jurisiction” podcast via this link.

“A screaming street preacher gets hearing at Supreme Court; An evangelist arrested for not staying in a designated protest area says his religious rights were violated; The city says the group’s shouted insults and large signs were too disruptive”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“One-man play in Athens to celebrate life of Thurgood Marshall”: Wayne Ford of The Athens Banner-Herald has this report.

“Ahead of Tariff Ruling, Businesses Race to Secure Refunds; The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the legality of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but some companies aren’t waiting to try to secure a speedy and substantial payout”: Tony Romm and Ana Swanson of The New York Times have this report.

“How the bar exam failed Kim Kardashian: The test is not about quality control for lawyers, it’s about quantity control.” Max Raskin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Liberal Group to Air Ads Attacking Democrats for Confirming Trump Judges; The three being targeted are Senators John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan and Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; None are up for re-election next year”: Shane Goldmacher of The New York Times has this report.

“Why SCOTUS must reinstate Trump US Attorneys Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan; Federal judges invalidated appointments despite 120-day statutory authority”: Mike Davis has this essay online at Fox News.