“The Supreme Court’s Tolerance Will Be Tested by the Alaska Beer Confiscation Case”: Alan N. Walter has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“DC Circuit denies Democrat appeal to block Trump election overhaul; The appeals panel agreed with a federal judge that it could not block the executive order until its proposals have been enacted”: Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access today’s unpublished decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Founders’ views on church-state relations face new scrutiny as Ten Commandments case heads to SCOTUS; The Supreme Court’s originalist jurisprudence could put the justices in the middle of a debate over the founders’ views on religion in public life”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Reporters — and the Public — Need a Federal Shield Law; I went to jail to protect my sources; Journalists shouldn’t have to face that risk”: Judith Miller has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“California AG to take on Trump’s appeal to Supreme Court voting rules”: Noe Padilla of USA Today has this report.

“Judge will let former R.I. House speaker seek state Supreme Court seat; Joseph Shekarchi had challenged a case before the Ethics Commission over whether he violated the state’s ‘revolving door’ policy; The Judicial Nominating Commission is poised to interview candidates on Tuesday”: Steph Machado of The Boston Globe has this report.

And Christopher Shea of Rhode Island Current reports that “Court ruling clears path for Shekarchi to continue his pursuit to join RI Supreme Court.”

You can access the decision at this link.

“Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case; President Trump paid E. Jean Carroll more than $5 million from a 2023 lawsuit, but he is now asking the court to overturn a much larger award that a jury ordered him to pay in 2024 for defaming her”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

And Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Asks Supreme Court to Scrap $83.3 Million Carroll Verdict.”

“Trump hasn’t asked the Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case despite his vow; The deadline for the administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling that struck down the president’s effort to limit birthright citizenship was Monday night”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“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.