“How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy; The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

And in commentary, online at The New York Times, Jeffrey Toobin has a guest essay titled “Trump Just Pardoned Himself and His Family Forever.”

“Mandatory retirement for New York judges hits top state court; Judges sharply questioned an attorney for a trio of septuagenarian judges who say the mandatory retirement age thwarts civil rights laws”: Nina Pullano of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Chew toy makers hound Ninth Circuit over Jack Daniel’s copyright challenge; VIP Products says the term ‘Bad Spaniels’ isn’t enough to evoke the name of the Tennessee whiskey giant under federal copyright law”: Joe Duhownik of Courthouse News Service has this report.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted the audio of today’s oral argument on YouTube.

“Trump Court Picks Now Cite Justice Jackson on 2020 Election”: Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Supreme Court refuses to ‘toy with’ protecting democracy; The justices retreat on voting rights in favor of a do-nothing doctrine”: Theodore R. Johnson has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Former Speaker Shekarchi lands interview for R.I. Supreme Court seat; Former Common Cause Rhode Island director argues that the state’s revolving door prohibition makes Shekarchi, who just stepped down, ineligible at this time”: Edward Fitzpatrick of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Walz names Theodora Gaïtas as chief justice of Minnesota Supreme Court; She will replace Natalie Hudson when Hudson retires this fall; Walz also named Reynaldo Aligada Jr. as the court’s newest associate justice”: Allison Kite of The Minnesota Star Tribune has this report.

Yesterday, the Office of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a new release titled “Governor Walz Appoints Justice Theodora Gaïtas to Serve as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Judge Reynaldo Aligada, Jr. as Associate Justice.”

“Georgia Supreme Court Justices Fend Off Left-Leaning Challengers; The Republican-appointed incumbents had faced well-financed opponents who infused issues like abortion rights into the nonpartisan elections”: Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “Supreme Court justices defeat election challenges from attorneys; Justices Sarah Hawkins Warren and Charlie Bethel won reelection in nonpartisan races against lawyers Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.”

And Maya Homan of Georgia Recorder reports that “Bethel, Warren hang on to Georgia Supreme Court seats.”

“Supreme Court rulings loom in four major Trump-related cases”: Jan Wolfe of Reuters has this report.

“With exclamation points and indignation, a federal judge from South Natick infuriates Trump”: Jim Puzzanghera of The Boston Globe has this report.

“How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington: Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.” Jeffrey Toobin has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Pa. Justices Debate State’s Immunity In Roadway Death Suit”: Matthew Santoni of Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on an appeal that I argued on plaintiff’s behalf yesterday before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania sitting in Harrisburg.