“Missouri Supreme Court Delivers Win for Democrats in Redistricting Case; The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries; The state attorney general vowed to appeal the decision”: Mitch Smith of The New York Times has this report.

Patrick Marley of The Washington Post reports that “Court throws out Missouri congressional map, helping Democrats keep seat; In addition, Maryland’s high court cleared the way for voters to decide in November whether to back a plan to eliminate a GOP-held seat in 2028.”

And Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Missouri Supreme Court Rules State Can’t Use Redrawn Map in Midterms; Trump blasts the ruling, which is a blow to Republicans who were hoping to gain one House seat with new map.”

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

“Supreme Court refuses to put proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan ballot; The justices were asked to intervene in a Michigan ballot fight after the invalidation of signatures tanked a proof-of-citizenship amendment”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits; The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions; The question of whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions can move forward in time for November’s midterm elections has been the subject of a dizzying legal battle in recent weeks.”

And James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow New Mail Voting Rules; Latest appeal seeks to clear the way for the Postal Service to enforce the rules ahead of November’s midterm elections.”

You can access the court filing at this link.

“Ninth Circuit delivers sweeping victory to news service on public access; In a mother lode opinion coming after years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit denied Idaho’s bid to cloak its new court filings in darkness and gave powerful backing to the free discussion of government affairs”: Bill Girdner of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

“11th Circuit deems fishery council’s veto powers unconstitutional; The panel’s decision, however, does not vacate a limit on gag grouper fishing”: Alex Pickett of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

“Pro Ratione Voluntas Praesidis: The President’s Will Stands In For Reason; Presidential Directives and Arbitrariness Review Under the APA.” Adrian Vermeule has this post at “The New Digest” Substack site.

“Johnny Doc’s prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump, his lawyer says; John Dougherty’s lawyer said he hoped Dougherty could be released from prison as soon as Friday”: Chris Palmer and Sean Collins Walsh of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

“How a coming Supreme Court clash over prediction markets could reshape American betting; The case, if taken up, would mark a blockbuster showdown between states and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket U.S. — and who gets to regulate them”: Declan Harty of Politico has this report.

“Hulu documentary series examines Dan Markel murder; ‘Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel’ premieres Sept. 1”: Jim Rosica of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During ‘A Year of Murders’”: Nick Turse of The Intercept has this report.

“Democrats Who Are Still Afraid of Supreme Court Expansion Need to Grow Up; Democrats are finally grasping that their voters do not like the Supreme Court and do not want to be represented by politicians who defend it”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“US Judges’ Addresses Exposed Despite Privacy Law, Report Says”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this article.

You can access the report via this link.

“The Greatest Chief Justice There Never Was: Kagan has the consensus-building skills of a great Chief Justice; But today’s Supreme Court leaves little room for her to use them.” Noah Feldman has this post at his Substack site.

“Is Letting Only Seniors Vote by Mail Unconstitutional? Federal appeals courts have split on the question, making Supreme Court review likely.” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“The Assault on Birthright Citizenship with Quinta Jurecic”: #DogShirtTV has posted this video on YouTube.

“Supreme Court Justices Are Afraid of Accountability Even After Their Deaths; The papers of Supreme Court justices can help the public understand what the Court is doing and how the Court works; For John Roberts, that’s a real problem”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems; The conservative justices have separation of powers exactly backwards”: Law professor Leah Litman has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Bonus 247: Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling; The Court’s latest emergency docket misadventure offers potentially important lessons about two of the justices, the Court’s procedures, and its sensitivity to certain types of public criticism.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“SCOTUS Majority Rules White House Ballroom Is A Go”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.