“White House directly involved in Blanche order rescinding ‘anti-weaponization’ fund”: Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, and Hannah Rabinowitz of CNN have this report.

“Gilead wins key ruling in suit over AIDS medication side effects”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “California’s highest court rules for Gilead, says drugmakers don’t have ‘duty to innovate.’”

You can access today’s decision of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

“Protection for the Justices, but What About the Rest of Us? In an age of political violence, the Supreme Court deserves enhanced protection. If only they treated the American people with the same concern.” Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

“The Push to Elect Kansas Supreme Court Justices Is a Cynical Anti-Abortion Power Grab; In 2022, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected the GOP’s anti-abortion agenda; Four years later, state lawmakers are trying ‘another path’”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail. Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.” Lisa Lerer and Beth Reinhard of The New York Times have this report.

“Dispatch: Setting Up Secret Courts; The first public hearing of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its stumbles.” Peter Beck has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“242. The ‘Independent Court’ Narrative: Efforts to defend the Supreme Court *because* of its independence from President Trump miss both the real-world impacts of its recent behavior and the reason *why* judicial independence matters.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Furious Trump is considering removing Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say”: Alayna Treene of CNN has this report.

“Jeanine Pirro’s motion to dismiss the Reflecting Pool case is going to have ripple effects; The decision to end the case against former Olympian David Hearn is already making a big splash — and this is likely just the beginning, not the end, of the matter”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee; Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term; Then it surrendered without a fight; This is the inside story of its transformation”: Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York Times have this report.

“Will Trump Succeed in Rigging the Midterms?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Judicial Notice (08.02.26): Whither Wachtell? Leading litigators leave Wachtell Lipton for a rival, the Trump administration tries to revive a ‘zombie court,’ and Milbank announces special bonuses (again).” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“The Blanche Confirmation Deal Is a Farce; And it just might work”: Ankush Khardori has this post at his “OPENfile” site.

“By The People | Two Steps Forward, One Step Back; Everyday activism created a perfect storm at the Supreme Court in 2015; There’s a lot we can learn from it today”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal; Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny”: Michael Gold, Andrew Duehren, and Hari Raj of The New York Times have this report.

Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Blanche’s AG nomination back on track after he formally rescinds payout fund; GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis issued a statement Monday saying they will now support Todd Blanche’s confirmation.”

Sadie Gurman, Richard Rubin, and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal report that “Blanche Formally Rescinds ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund in Bid to Smooth Confirmation; Two holdout Republican senators who were blocking Blanche’s nomination over the fund say they now plan to advance him.”

And Chris Marquette of Politico reports that “Cornyn, Tillis confirm they will vote for Blanche; The two holdout Republicans said their deal could assuage other GOP senators, too.”

“The Mentor: How Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump everything.” Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark have this American Chronicles article in the August 10, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

“Trump’s Meddling in Justice Dept. Causes Problems of His Own Making; In the past week alone, President Trump’s interference has imperiled one criminal case, set the stage for sanctions in a second and hindered the confirmation chances of his pick for attorney general”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this news analysis.