“It’s the End of the Term”: You can access today’s second new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“SCOTUS Just Barely Preserves Birthright Citizenship”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Nina Totenberg Sincerely Apologizes For An Inexplicable Error; This is just the latest in a series of questionable judgments that Totenberg has made over the years”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“A Constitutional Choice, Not a Necessity; Trump v. Slaughter is a departure from Madison’s idea of the separation of powers”: Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court to Weigh Constitutional Protection for AR-15 Rifles; Two cases to be heard in the fall challenge legality of state and local bans on the weapons, which are popular with gun owners and have been used in mass shootings”: Mattathias Schwartz and Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times have this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear gun-rights challenge to AR-15 bans.”

And Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to decide whether states can ban AR-15 rifles.”

“Always Already”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“The Supreme Court’s New 6–3 Elections Case Was Not Nearly As Bad As Expected”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship — but the Fight May Not Be Over; The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close”: Amy Davidson Sorkin has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Donald Trump is on a Supreme Court losing streak. Yes, really. The high court has been friendly terrain for conservative legal causes. But Trump’s own obsessions get a much cooler reception.” Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Check on Trump’s Power Was Too Close for Comfort; Despite some rulings that limited the President’s authority, the Court made clear its commitment to a conservative agenda”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Trump Takes a Backseat to Reagan Conservatives at Supreme Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Jackson, Thomas Offer Dueling History of Birthright Citizenship”: Jordan Fischer and Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Why Is Florida Executing So Many Prisoners? In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past; But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace.” Pamela Colloff has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Chancery’s Zurn Confirmed to Join the Delaware Supreme Court”: Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

“The Supreme Court Just Gave the Rich Even More Political Power”: Law professor Barbara McQuade has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Trump Announces Plans to Nominate St. John to Fifth Circuit”: Seth Stern and Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Birthright citizenship: ‘We break no new ground today.’” Mark Walsh has this “View from the Court” post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates; Republicans had asked the court to strike down restrictions on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates”: Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

Julian Mark and Clara Ence Morse of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court sides with GOP, loosens campaign spending rules; The decision is the latest in which the Supreme Court has weighed in on campaign finance rules.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court strikes down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties.”

Lydia Wheeler and James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Limit on Campaign Spending by Political Parties; Ruling is a win for Republicans, who challenged limits on expenditures coordinated with candidates.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court scraps check on money in politics at request of Vance, GOP; A 1974 rule created after the Watergate scandal limited how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and the White House.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court strikes down limits on campaign coordination between political parties and candidates.”

In commentary, The Washington Post has published an editorial titled “Power to the parties; The Supreme Court striking down coordinated spending limits will benefit candidates over Super PACs.”

And Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Political Speech Wins Again at the Supreme Court; The Justices strike down limits on coordinated campaign spending; How about overturning Buckley v. Valeo next?“

“Supreme Court Allows States to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls’ Sports; The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women’s sports teams”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female athletics; The ruling is the latest blow to the LGBTQ+ community, which has faced repeated losses at the Supreme Court in recent years.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rules that states may ban trans athletes from girls’ sports teams.”

Louise Radnofsky and James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Upholds State Restrictions on Transgender Athletes; The decision will let 27 states keep bans on transgender women and girls playing for female sports teams.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court ruling allows states to ban trans athletes from female sports; Twenty-seven states prevent transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams in schools. Polls show broad support for trans athlete bans.”

Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court rules states can bar transgender athletes from girls’ sports.”

And in commentary, The Wall Street Journal has published an editorial titled “Women’s Sports Win at the Supreme Court; The Justices say states can ban biological men from women’s teams.”

“Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Blocking a Key Trump Policy; The justices blocked President Trump’s executive order that banned birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary foreign visitors”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Erica L. Green and Michael Gold of The New York Times have an article headlined “Trump Urges Congress to Take Up Birthright Citizenship; Here’s Why It’s Unlikely; The president lost his case in the Supreme Court, but mere legislation would not be enough.”

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court upholds principle that almost all born on U.S. soil are American; The ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship reaffirmed that the 14th Amendment automatically confers citizenship on any child born in the U.S.”

Dan Diamond and Mariana Alfaro of The Washington Post report that “Trump calls on Congress to end birthright citizenship after court defeat; The president asserted that lawmakers could ‘easily’ address the issue through legislation, defying years of congressional stalemates over immigration.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit birthright citizenship.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Curtail Birthright Citizenship; Decision delivers rebuke to president on one of his signature policies.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court rejects Trump’s birthright citizenship order in major blow; The justices said President Donald Trump cannot change the definition of birthright citizenship with the stroke of a pen.”

Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court shuts down Trump’s attempt to change birthright citizenship; Children born to illegal immigrants, temporary visitors are guaranteed U.S. citizenship.”

In commentary, The New York Times has published an editorial titled “The Supreme Court Remembers Its Principles.”

The Washington Post has published an editorial titled “The Supreme Court’s birthright overreach; The case could have been decided on narrower grounds.”

Online at The Washington Post, columnist Ramesh Ponnuru has an essay titled “The birthright citizenship ruling isn’t a catastrophe; The government has plenty of mechanisms to discourage birth tourism and illegal immigration.”

Online at The Los Angeles Times, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “Birthright citizenship should never have been in question.”

And Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Trump Loses on Birthright Citizenship; The consensus view wins out at the Supreme Court, amid varied conservative dissents.”

“Amy Coney Barrett Faces Right-Wing Ire Over Recent Rulings; Justice Barrett sided with Chief Justice Roberts and the liberal minority to uphold birthright citizenship and mail-in voting practices”: Emily Davies of The New York Times has this report.

“NPR retracts story about Alito retirement; A misheard comment led to the error”: NPR Public Editor Kelly McBride has this report.

NPR’s Nina Totenberg addresses the matter further in an audio segment titled “NPR’s Nina Totenberg talks about her reporting on the Supreme Court term.”

“Defense lawyers seek to block AG’s appeal of overturned murder convictions; State prosecutors are seeking to appeal the case of three men whose murder convictions were overturned in May after they spent 28 years in prison”: Jillian Kramer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Slaughter’s Silence: Trump v. Slaughter’s silence on the civil service raises concerns of executive aggrandizement.” Nick Bednar has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Wolford and the Problem of Tainted Traditions”: Rachel Bayefsky has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Ed Meese and the Originalist Court; In the 1980s, he started a movement to restore the Constitution to judging; It has come a long way”: Columnist James Taranto has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“I chaired the FEC. Hawaii’s attack on Citizens United is dangerous. A new law in the Aloha State bars most organizations from speaking on political issues.” Bradley A. Smith has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Citizenship Debates Have Always Been Tied Up With Race”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“250 Years Later: The Courts Continue the Conversation; Commemorating America’s 250th Anniversary with the Nation’s Appellate Judiciary.” Registration is now open for the 2026 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit, which is taking place in Philadelphia, Pa. from November 12-15, 2026. I am planning to attend, and I hope to see you there!

“NPR Retracts Article That Mistakenly Said Justice Alito Would Retire; The news outlet quickly removed the article, which was written by NPR’s seasoned Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, from its website”: Benjamin Mullin of The New York Times has this report.

“The Constitution Is On Life Support; Four sitting justices are prepared to stuff the Fourteenth Amendment’s promises in the garbage because Mister Trump demands it”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“There Is a Model for Shackling Presidential Power”: Law professor Kate Shaw has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“How Was the Birthright Citizenship Decision This Close?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“NPR Mistakenly Reports Justice Alito Is Retiring from Supreme Court: ‘Published in Error.’” Sarah Rumpf of Mediaite has this report.

“SCOTUS Kills Independent Agencies, Expands Presidential Power”: You can access the new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.