“10th Circuit questions who bears burden of proving Native status in tribal land criminal cases; In recent years, the 10th Circuit has overturned child sex abuse convictions for three men after finding the government didn’t prove they weren’t ‘Indian’ — an antique carveout for crimes committed on tribal land”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s en banc rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“Public Can Film Outside of a Police Station, Second Circuit Says”: Beth Wang of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

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

“Mangione’s State Trial Is Delayed as His Lawyers Seek Dismissal; The delay comes after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to stalking that led to the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive”: Hurubie Meko of The New York Times has this report.

And Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Luigi Mangione’s State Murder Trial Delayed After Guilty Plea in Federal Court; Defense has argued that prosecuting Mangione twice for insurance executive’s killing would violate protections against double jeopardy.”

“Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools; The case could set up a landmark clash over the separation of church and state”: Justin Jouvenal and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post have this report.

Jaden Edison of The Texas Tribune reports that “Families ask U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement for public schools; Texas can enforce the state’s law requiring Ten Commandments posters in public schools; Here’s what to know about the latest legal challenges.”

And Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law reports that “ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Ten Commandments Law.”

You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys; It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval”: Danny Hakim of The New York Times has this report.

“All the President’s Henchmen”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Top Federal Prosecutor in Nevada Invalidly Appointed, Panel Says”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg News has this report.

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

“One Crazy Summer: Memories of my father’s confirmation hearings, 40 years ago this month.” Christopher J. Scalia has this essay online at National Review.

“An Unsurprising Term from an Unsurprising Court; Predictability is a part of the rule of law”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Trump Is Trying to Blackmail the Supreme Court. Again. The administration now claims that building Trump’s ballroom is a national security imperative.” Ankush Khardori has this post at his “OPENfile” site.

And at Civitas Outlook, Richard Epstein has a post titled “Farewell to the President’s New East Wing; The entire District of Columbia could become a lasting tribute to Trump’s egotism and vulgarity.”

“244. The End of the Alien Enemies Act Litigation? Portrayed by some as a ‘win’ for President Trump, the Fifth Circuit’s dismissal of the key Alien Enemies Act appeal drives home how much the government had already lost.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment; The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal; He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million verdict in Carroll case; The president was found liable of sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll in the high-profile civil case.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

In the August 24, 2026 issue of The New Yorker: In The Talk of the Town section, Amy Davidson Sorkin has a Comment titled “Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Make It Harder to Vote; The SAVE America Act is just one part of a package that includes an executive order and threats of prosecution, all in an effort to make Trump’s math work.”

Andrew Marantz has a Profiles article titled “How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil? Khalil, a legal permanent resident, protested Israel when he was a student at Columbia. Now the Trump Administration is trying to kick him out of the country.”

And 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.”