“Sixth Circuit, on 2-1 Vote Enjoins Kentucky from Enforcing Some Rules Limiting Partisan-Related Speech from Judicial Candidates”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

You can access today’s decision of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“America’s Worst Appeals Court; The Montana Supreme Court should serve as a cautionary tale about judicial oligarchy”: Robert G. Natelson has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“The ‘Science Charade’ After ‘Chevron’; The Court’s decision to overrule Chevron deference may have the unintended effect of strengthening the temptation to rely on the science charade”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“There’s an Easy Way to Tell That Trump’s Judicial Nominees Don’t Belong On the Bench; Previously, loyalty to Trump’s agenda was an implicit requirement for aspiring federal judges; On Sunday night, he decided to make it clearer than ever”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Supreme Court candidates sued the state in secret. A judge is keeping it that way. The AJC had asked a judge to make public the case filed by two Democratic-backed candidates.” Adam Beam of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“Here’s who could succeed Natalie Hudson as Minnesota Supreme Court chief justice; Hudson announced her retirement last month and will leave the bench Sept. 30; Walz provided a list of finalists Tuesday”: Allison Kite of The Minnesota Star Tribune has this report.

“Parents tell 10th Circuit boarding their children with trans students violates their religious freedom; A federal judge dismissed the complaint in 2025, reasoning that parents’ rights to control their children’ religious upbringing do not give them power to control public school policy or curriculum”: Joe Duhownik of Courthouse News Service has this report.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has posted the audio of the oral argument on YouTube.

“Residents tell Fifth Circuit Jackson officials poisoned water and lied; An en banc court heard arguments over whether years of lead contamination and claims that officials deceived residents violated their constitutional right to bodily integrity”: Gabriel Tynes of Courthouse News Service has this report.

I will post a link to the audio recording of today’s en banc oral argument of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit once it becomes available.

“The TED Talk Heard ‘Round the World”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

“Trump taps judges appointed in his first term for appellate court nominations”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Rhode Island is the only state with lifetime tenure for its Supreme Court justices; As the former House speaker applies for a high court vacancy, the debate continues about whether Rhode Island should impose a mandatory retirement age for judges”: Edward Fitzpatrick of The Boston Globe has this report.

“James Comey says seashells case illustrates Trump’s ‘bottomless desire’ for revenge; The former FBI director was indicted in a case that centers on an Instagram photo of seashells and accuses him of ‘a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President’”: Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News has this report.

“Voting Rights at a Turning Point: Pamela Karlan and Nathaniel Persily on the Supreme Court’s latest decision on redistricting and minority representation.” You can access the new episode of the “Stanford Legal” podcast via this link.

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denies Thomas C. Goldstein’s motion to postpone his sentencing until a date after a decision issues on his motion for judgment of acquittal or a new trial: You can view yesterday’s order at this link.

Update: In news coverage, Connor Richards of PokerNews reports that “High-Stakes Lawyer Tom Goldstein Won $1.7 Million Right Before Being Indicted.”

“Congress’ Covid-Era Proxy Voting Draws Fifth Circuit Worries”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And earlier, Tierney Sneed of CNN reported that “Laws on veterans, 9/11 families and election certification face threat in proxy voting case.”

I will post a link to the audio recording of today’s en banc oral argument of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit once it becomes available.

Update: In other coverage, Christina van Waasbergen of Courthouse News Service reports that “Fifth Circuit wrestles with constitutionality of congressional proxy voting; Texas claims a trillion dollar federal spending law is invalid because it was passed with proxy voting during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

“Court Halts Order Declaring New Trump Tariffs Unlawful for Now”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access today’s per curiam order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“The Rising Influence of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas”: Wall Street Journal Opinion has posted this video on YouTube.

“Trump DOJ’s Voter Roll Demands Set for Appeals Court Tests”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Insider-Trading Scandal That Is Rocking M&A Law Firms; A job-hopping lawyer accessed files and recruited lawyers at elite firms to tip traders about pending deals, prosecutors say”: Dave Michaels of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Virginia Ruling Bolstered Democracy, If Not Democrats”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Lessons from the Pentagon’s Empty Case Against Mark Kelly”: Ryan Burke has this post at the “Just Security” blog.