“Prosecutors inundated with Dan Markel case emails. What they reveal.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Second Circuit rejects last-ditch bid to pause NYC congestion toll; Two suburban counties sought to stop the $9 commuter toll, which raised $500 million last year for New York City trains and buses”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Alexis Waiss of Bloomberg Law reports that “NYC Congestion Pricing Program Upheld by Second Circuit.”

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

“Our Long Road Out of Autocracy”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Judge accuses Trump of manipulating courts to justify Anti-Weaponization Fund; She sanctioned two of his lawyers”: Hassan Ali Kanu and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

And at his “All Rise News” Substack site, Adam Klasfeld has a post titled “Judge nullifies Trump v. IRS deal, refers lawyers for discipline; The ‘collusive’ lawsuit was the basis for the $1.776 billion slush fund and tax audit release order.”

“Justices Kagan, Barrett to ask Congress for more security funding”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“Alum who fought Trump in Supreme Court case urges Yale not to settle; A former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission took her case against the Trump administration to the Supreme Court; Amid settlement talks between University leaders and the federal government, she said Yale has a responsibility to fight back”: Aria Lynn-Sko of The Yale Daily News has this report.

“Judge Denounces I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing; The decision did not explicitly kill the deal that President Trump had worked out with his own government to receive what amounted to amnesty from investigations into tax returns that he, his family and their businesses have already filed”: Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press report that “Judge blasts Trump’s IRS lawsuit as filed for ‘improper purpose,’ recommends attorney discipline.”

And Erik Larson and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg Law report that “Judge Rules That Trump’s IRS Immunity Deal Has No ‘Basis in Law.’”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida at this link.

“Justices to Defend Budget as Court, Congress Tensions Simmer”: Suzanne Monyak and Ken Tran of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Tylenol-Maker Kenvue Must Face Autism Claims, Appeals Court Says”: Sabrina Willmer of Bloomberg News has this report.

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

“The Term the Court Stopped Pretending: SCOTUS hobbles democracy, grabs more power, and doesn’t even bother to cover its tracks.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Blanche Loses Staunch Ally in Graham With AG Nomination Pending”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Equivocations in Mullin v. Doe; Does the Ruling Map onto Doctrine?” William Baude and Richard M Re have this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Norway-Sweden Worshippers”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“How ‘colorblind Constitution’ went from conservative notion to legal pillar; The once-obscure concept has been cited in recent landmark Supreme Court cases, but some liberals insist it has no basis in fact or history”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds; Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And John Fritze of CNN reports that “Justices Barrett and Kagan to face lawmakers after divisive Supreme Court term.”

“How ‘Piss Christ’ Became a Culture-War Bomb: The fight over Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, and the National Endowment for the Arts became a preview of the politics that followed.” Louis Menand has this Books essay in the July 20, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

“238. Venue Engineering in the Efforts to Limit Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors; After losses in courts across the country, the Trump administration has successfully steered litigation over gender-affirming medical care for minors to a single judge in a single Texas district court.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Judicial Notice (07.12.26): ‘Always A Bad Idea’; A U.S. attorney gets benchslapped, a Trump appointee votes against the Stop WOKE Act, an NFL sale sets a record, and Latham takes talent from Davis Polk.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.