“Supreme Court to decide if man will lose his plane over illicit beer; A pilot who was about to transport beer to a ‘dry’ village argues Alaska’s effort to confiscate his plane violates a constitutional protection against ‘excessive fines’”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“Fifth Circuit to consider whether the federal ban on firearm possession violates the Commerce Clause; The order came a month after Justice Thomas asked for just such a case”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting rehearing en banc, and the opinion dissenting therefrom, at this link.

“The Oldest Umpires in Baseball Are Blowing the Most Calls. Just Ask the Robots. As baseball adapts to the challenge system, a pattern has emerged: Veteran umpires are having the most calls overturned.” Jared Diamond and Sam Federman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“En Banc Seventh Circuit Sides With School in Sex Assault Lawsuit”: Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

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

“How Bad is Trump’s Attorney General Pick?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Constitution, Birthright Citizenship, and a Self-Governing Republic; The decision in Trump v. Barbara represents a missed opportunity for the Court to reaffirm that citizenship is a fundamental aspect of national sovereignty”: Linda Denno has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“The Timing Of The Third Circuit’s ‘Assault Firearms’ Case; This case was argued and deliberated nine months before the Supreme Court granted cert in the Cook County case, but was decided two weeks after the cert grant”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Supreme Court to hear from Alaskan bush pilot whose plane was confiscated over a six-pack of beer”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Alaska pilot penalized for six-pack wins Supreme Court review; After Alaska tried to take his airplane for illegally carrying a six-pack of beer, an 82-year-old Air Force veteran says he’ll fight to protect against government overreach at the Supreme Court next term.”

“Third Cir. Sanctions Lawyer Over Alleged Bias Suit AI Flaws”: Khorri Atkinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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

“Trump demands review of scientific manual used by federal judges; The president said the government-backed compendium of scientific and technological information, used to help judges ruling on complex cases, has been ‘totally discredited’ and accused its authors of misleading the courts on climate change”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“239. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court: The Trump administration has activated a super-secret 30-year-old legal process that had never previously been used; Here’s what we know, and why we should (and shouldn’t) be worried.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Who Owns the Constitution? The Supreme Court would have us believe it alone decides what the Constitution means. That’s not true. It never was.” You can access the new episode of the “Amicus” podcast via this link.