“Justices open escape hatch for far-out criminal sentences under appellate waivers; The high court approved of a ‘miscarriage of justice’ exception for appeal waivers for extreme cases, such as trial by 12 orangutans”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Drugs, Guns and Whiskey at the Supreme Court; A marijuana user wins a 9-0 decision under the Second Amendment”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Supreme Court Narrows Law Banning Drug Users From Owning Guns; The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal gun law violated the Second Amendment”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Government can’t restrict gun ownership over marijuana use, Supreme Court rules; In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled in favor of a Texas man who was prosecuted under a federal law prohibiting habitual drug users from owning guns.”

Lydia Wheeler and James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Rules Government Can’t Ban All Drug Users From Owning Guns; Decision sides with Texas marijuana user who challenged his prosecution.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court shuts down Trump push to disarm Texas man for smoking weed; The latest iteration of the high court’s Second Amendment history test juxtaposed modern-day drug users and founding-era habitual drunkards.”

“Mangione Withdraws Emotional Disturbance Defense in New York Case; Luigi Mangione would have avoided the charge of second-degree murder if he were to convince a jury that strong emotions led to a ‘profound loss of self-control’”: Hurubie Meko of The New York Times has this report.

Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Luigi Mangione Withdraws Psychiatric Defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Trial; Abrupt reversal comes after judge revealed lawyers planned to argue Mangione was experiencing emotional disturbance at the time of the killing.”

And Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News reports that “Mangione Drops Psychiatric Defense Bid for NY Murder Case.”

“Justices rule against Maryland woman fighting involuntary hospitalization; The high court split over the application of a decades-old legal rule governing when federal courts can intervene in state court litigation”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“The Absurd Gun Case That Unified the Supreme Court”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Trump Poised to Roll Out New Tariffs as He Refunds the Old Ones”: Alicia Diaz of Bloomberg News has this report.

“In Luigi Mangione’s psychiatric defense, the American healthcare system is on trial; Mangione’s ‘extreme emotional disturbance’ defense will scrutinize the ‘why’ behind Brian Thompson’s murder more than the ‘who,’ according to New York legal experts”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Televised Supreme Court Sessions Backed by Key Senate Panel”: Aidan Williams of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Maren Fagan of Bloomberg Law reports that “Cameras in Courtroom Legislation Advanced by Senate Committee.”

“Giving up the gavel: New York upholds mandatory retirement age for judges; The rule has been on the books in New York since the Revolutionary War — and after a ruling by the state’s top court, jurists will have to step down by age 76.” Nina Pullano of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Beth Wang of Courthouse News Service reports that “NY Mandatory Judge Retirement Age Upheld by State’s Top Court.”

You can access today’s decision of the New York State Court of Appeals at this link.

“Hearing vacated for 9th Circuit judge charged with battery and injury to property”: Cody Roberts of EastIdahoNews has this report.

And Quinn Wilson of Bloomberg News reports that “US Judge Nelson Hearing in Idaho Battery Case Continued to July.”

“A former supervisor in DA Larry Krasner’s office has been suspended in federal court; The development comes just one day after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sharply curtailed Krasner’s office’s ability to seek to overturn old convictions and accused its lawyers of misleading judges”: Ellie Rushing and Jillian Kramer of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

Update: You can access the order via this link.

“Republican Senators Can’t Wait to See What Todd Blanche Will Promise Them; Josh Hawley suggests that his vote for Trump’s nominee for attorney general could be contingent on Blanche doing Hawley — and his wife — an anti-abortion favor”: Susan Rinkunas has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Clarence Thomas’s War On Affirmative Action Was Never Just About the Law; As law students, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor both had memorably awful experiences — and took very different lessons from them”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“Slavery exhibits at President’s House can be replaced by Trump administration, Third Circuit rules; The three-judge panel unanimously agreed to toss out an injunction that ordered the National Park Service to restore interpretive panels telling the story of nine people enslaved at the site”: Abraham Gutman and Fallon Roth of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

And Jackson Healy of Courthouse News Service reports that “Third Circuit greenlights Trump removal of exhibit on Washington’s slaves; Philadelphia sued the Trump administration in January, arguing alterations to the exhibit required city approval.”

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

“Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison Experiment: His life behind bars and his desperate campaign to get free.” Simon van Zuylen-Wood has this article in the June 15, 2026 issue of New York magazine.

“I Invite *Your* Confirmation Tales”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Bonus 233: The (Two) E. Jean Carroll Cases; The Supreme Court keeps ‘rescheduling’ President Trump’s cert. petition in one of the two lawsuits he lost to E. Jean Carroll; The *other* lawsuit may be the (unexplained and unpersuasive) reason why.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Choosing How to Kill Death Row Inmates; In a rare ruling for a condemned prisoner, the justices would not let Alabama use a contested method of execution”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“A Summary Reversal in Apple v. Epic Games?” Samuel Bray has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.