“SCOTUS Vibe Check”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“US appeals court rejects Trump’s latest bid to delay paying E Jean Carroll $5.8m; US president contested judge’s order to release money after Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him”: Victoria Bekiempis of The Guardian has this report.

You can view yesterday’s single-judge order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“The Conservative Justices Attached Some Major Strings to the Latest Decision On Presidential Power; The Supreme Court is not only transferring political power from Congress to the executive branch; It is also reserving a ton of political power for itself”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Texas Appeals Courts Feel Weight of Unexpected Case Influx”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Emil Bove’s Trump iPhone Wallpaper Might Be the Most Deranged Thing About Him; The list of reasons Trump’s former lawyer is unfit to hold judicial office just got longer and weirder”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Extremism in Defense of Stability is No Vice; Maximalism in Barbara and Cook”: Richard M Re has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Bonus 237: Looking Toward OT2026; None of the 24 cases currently on the Court’s ‘merits’ docket for its upcoming term involve high-profile Trump administration disputes; But at least three sets of those cases are coming—and quickly.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.