“Defying Precedent in Ten Commandments Case; A much-reversed appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring schools to post the sacred text”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“Appeals court rejects Trump request to lift block on Postal Service rule for mail ballots”: Jacob Rosen and Stefan Becket of CBS News have this report.

You can access today’s order of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

“Appeals court rejects ICE detention policy, setting stage for SCOTUS; The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compared ICE’s policy to Japanese internment”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“The Final Battle for America’s Democracy: Forget November 3; It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all; Here’s how.” Michael Luttig has this essay online at The New Republic.

“Sorry, Justices — the Constitution Doesn’t Belong to You; A new book argues that Americans need to reclaim ownership of their founding charter from nine robed lawyers”: Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

“SCOTUSblog” now offers a $199 annual subscription to access certain posts that used to appear for free, plus additional content: Details here, including how to obtain a lifetime membership for a mere $3,000.

“Did John Marshall Continue as Secretary of State? No, as a curious scheme perpetrated by Thomas Jefferson helps show.” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“The Most Hated Justice Of All Time? How Clarence Thomas went from civil rights activist to the Court’s most uncompromising originalist . . . and why his influence is only growing.” Noah Feldman has this essay online at his Substack site.

“The Emergency Supreme Court Order of Sept. 12, 2001; Chief Justice Rehnquist was adamant about not letting terrorists disrupt the judicial routine”: Gregg Costa has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map; The map had been drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the midterm elections; It was not immediately clear how Missouri would proceed”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court again blocks new Missouri congressional map favoring GOP; The ruling is the latest twist in an intense legal drama that has plunged the state into electoral confusion.”

And Lydia Wheeler and James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Again Blocks Missouri From Using GOP-Friendly Voting Map; Justices act quickly after previously rejecting state officials who wanted to use redrawn districts for the midterms.”

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