“Blanche-22: The only man loyal enough for the job is too obviously loyal to pull it off.” Ben Raderstorf has this post at the “If you can keep it” Substack site.

“Ranking The Circuit Courts By Importance; Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the most important circuit of them all? The conventional wisdom might no longer hold true.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Idaho judge ruling allows abortion if it protects mother’s health, prevents self-harm; Federal judge decides state’s criminal ban’s limited exceptions violate narrow constitutional protections; Doctors may still face the threat of civil lawsuits”: Laura Guido of Idaho Capital Sun has this report.

And Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “Idaho Abortion Ban Held Invalid for Lack of Health Exception.”

You can access yesterday’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho at this link.

“Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom; The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Jonathan Edwards, Justin Jouvenal, and Dan Diamond of The Washington Post report that “Trump officials ask Supreme Court to let ballroom construction continue; The appeal escalates the legal fight over the controversial project to the nation’s highest court.”

And Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Ballroom Construction; White House wants to keep building after two lower courts said project needs approval from Congress.”

You can access the stay request at this link.

“Trump’s Expansion of Executive Privilege Would Invite More Corruption”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Noncitizen Mandatory Detention Policy Rejected by First Cir.” Mallory Culhane and Alex Clearfield of Bloomberg Law have this report.

You can access yesterday’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeal for the First Circuit at this link.

“Mangione Pleads Guilty in US Case Over Healthcare CEO Killing”: Patricia Hurtado, David Voreacos, and Chris Dolmetsch of Bloomberg News have this report.

“How ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Was Rescued From Oblivion — and Blew Up in David Zaslav’s Face; Shelved as a tax writeoff by Warner Bros. Discovery, the ambitious Looney Tunes courtroom comedy was brought back to life — and director Dave Green is having the last laugh”: David Canfield has this article in the August 12, 2026 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.

Online at The New Yorker, Justin Chang has a movie review titled “Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in ‘Coyote vs. Acme’; Dave Green’s film about Wile E. Coyote’s quest for compensation sounds a note of zany triumph, having escaped, Road Runner-like, Warner’s attempt to cancel it.”

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: Nearly Shelved Looney Tunes Film Starring Will Forte and John Cena Is One of the Best Live-Action/Animated Hybrids Ever; Written by Samy Burch and directed by Dave Green, the movie also features Lana Condor, Luis Guzmán and a plethora of beloved cartoon characters.”

Pete Hammond of Deadline has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: The Movie Warner Bros Shelved In 2023 Becomes Its Most Entertaining Film Of 2026 & Best Live Action/Toon Hybrid Since ‘Roger Rabbit.’”

And online at DiscussingFilm, Nicolás Delgadillo has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review — A Superbly Looney Comedy Worth Saving.”

In the February 26, 1990 issue of The New Yorker, Ian Frazier had a Shouts & Murmurs item headlined “Coyote V. Acme: In The United States District Court, Southwestern District, Tempe, Arizona Case No. B19294, Judge Joan Kujava, Presiding.”