“Axed activist-investor takeover leaves Supreme Court at loggerheads over legislative intent; A disagreement over judicial interpretation led to riffs from the bench on judges’ preferences supplanting the will of the people”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Reichmann also has articles headlined “Supreme Court says bankruptcy paperwork error shouldn’t knock out debtor’s injury suit; The high court considered whether an accidental bankruptcy nondisclosure could sink an Arkansas man’s personal injury lawsuit” and “Feds lose Supreme Court duel over Twitter-era obstruction probe; Justice Kagan drew on ideals the founders cemented in the Declaration of Independence to describe the unfairness of the government’s prosecution.”

“Florida Reinstates Trump Lawyer Chesebro Despite Guilty Plea”: Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Florida at this link.

“Arkansas asks Eighth Circuit to revive law targeting librarians over ‘harmful’ books; The state argues the law protects children and regulates government speech, but librarians and booksellers claim it criminalizes availability and enables viewpoint discrimination”: Gabriel Tynes of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

“Solo dissents are uncommon. Justice Kagan just made her first. Justice Elena Kagan’s first solo dissent came nearly 16 years after she joined the Supreme Court bench.” Law professors Grant Christensen and Anne Mullins have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Wall Street Journal seeks second dismissal of Trump defamation lawsuit; Trump sued the publication last year for $10 billion over an article about a birthday card sent to Jeffrey Epstein; After an adverse ruling, the president revived his claims”: Alex Pickett of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“US Judge Ross Apologizes for ‘Harmful, Offensive’ Behavior”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

The three recently issued letters mentioned in the article can be accessed here, here, and here.

“Trump and Allies Are Working on Plan to ‘Expunge’ Impeachments; Republican-backed symbolic resolution would put lawmakers on record regarding the two impeachments during Trump’s first term”: Annie Linskey, Olivia Beavers, and Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Penn & Teller call out ‘flim-flam’ in Supreme Court death penalty case; The master manipulators of perception said they have an obligation to expose the type of junk science they said was used to convict a man of murder”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“US Can Enforce Section 122 Tariffs Until Appeals Court Rules”: Erik Larson and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.

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

“Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh takes on a starring role in Maine’s Senate race; Sen. Susan Collins’ 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh is a fresh source of anger for Democrats, who point to his key vote to overturn Roe v. Wade — even though she indicated he wouldn’t”: Natasha Korecki and Sahil Kapur of NBC News have this report.

“More Trump Losses in Court and a Federal Judge in Hot Water; A roundup of legal news from the last week”: You can access this new installment of “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“Standing Downstream from Dobbs; Good constitutional interpretation must distinguish invented liberties from written ones”: John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Was Ray Howell Responsible for His Crimes? A small-town doctor’s abuse of power shocked his community and family. Then he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, leaving his culpability in doubt.” Adeline Goss has this article online at The New Yorker.

“Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public; Now, Judge Eleanor Ross’s career and caseload are under scrutiny; And her punishment, a private reprimand, has sparked backlash.” Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times have this report.