“Trump’s former lawyers: Judge Emil Bove swears in Attorney General Todd Blanche at the White House.” Hannah Rabinowitz of CNN has this report.

“The Fifth Circuit’s Dangerous Obsession with DeRay Mckesson; The nation’s most conservative appeals court is ignoring decades of Supreme Court precedent to punish protest leaders for exercising their First Amendment rights”: G.S. Hans has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Why didn’t Justice Alito retire? This is Justice Alito’s moment — and he’s not going to let it pass him by.” Noah Feldman has this post at his Substack site.

“Trump Judicial Picks Squeezed by Looming Midterm, Senate Recess”: Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital”: Josh Blackman has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“William Howard Taft by John G. Roberts, Jr.; Maintaining your dignity and principles through defeat can pave the road for future success”: The “In Pursuit” Substack site has this post.

“SCOTUS’s October Preview”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.