“Can a Chatbot Be Held Responsible for a Death? Cases of fatal violence and crimes involving AI users continue to emerge. While chatbot companies say they have safeguards in place, a spate of lawsuits argue the protections are insufficient.” Rachel Metz and Ellen Huet of Bloomberg Businessweek have this report.

“A Six-Pack of Beer Might Close a Constitutional Loophole”: Law professor James J. Sample has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Cornyn Says No ‘Deal’ to Pave Way for Blanche Confirmation”: Chris Strohm and Erik Wasson of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Jordain Carney and Chris Marquette of Politico report that “Blanche vote could be postponed, Cornyn says; The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote Thursday on the attorney general nominee.”

“Supreme Court Job Approval Slumps to Record Low; Republicans responsible for decline from 2025”: Jeffrey M. Jones of Gallup has this report.

“Close Calls: In the Supreme Court’s recently concluded term, it showed that it is willing to constrain Trump but less willing to accept limits on its own authority.” David Cole has this essay in the August 20, 2026 issue of The New York Review of Books.

“Why Elena Kagan is Defending the Roberts Court: The justice recently contended against the notion that the court has become a rubber stamp for Trump; She’s not wrong — but that’s just part of the story.” Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.

“The Supreme Court’s Striking Regression on Partisan Gerrymandering”: Trevor Potter and Paul Smith have this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“John Roberts is trying to send a message on Trump. His court’s decisions send another.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Gorsuch Stresses Justices’ Love of Country After Divided Term”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Prominent Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Mortgage Fraud; SCOTUSblog Founder Hid Millions in Gambling Income and Debts”: The Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Department of Justice issued this news release last Friday.

“The Zombie Anti-Weaponization Fund: Did the rule of law prevail?” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“Eliminate the summer recess”: Josh Blackman has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Reviewing the Court’s Criminal Law | Interview: Rory Little and Orin Kerr”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.