“Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots; The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal, Patrick Marley, and Mark Berman of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections; The Trump administration had said its new restrictions were necessary to prevent fraud.”

And James Romoser and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s New Mail Ballot Requirements for Midterms; Decision avoids a potentially chaotic scramble to implement new rules ahead of November vote.”

You can access today’s 7-to-2 order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“DOJ Tries to Revive Comey, James Charges at Key Appeals Court”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Prosecutor details ongoing ‘grand conspiracy’ probe into Trump’s enemies; Sweeping probe of Trump’s perceived enemies continues despite resignation of lawyer who led it, court filing indicates”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

“Inside the pipeline enshrining Trump’s conservative legacy on the federal bench”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Judicial Notice (09.13.26): Weak Sauce; Cravath’s largest-ever group hire, a prominent judge’s controversial word choice, and the latest resignation of a Trump loyalist.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.