“A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation; When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s ‘tradwives’ imagery”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

“Outlet mall owners ask Texas Supreme Court to axe mass shooting lawsuit; In 2023, a mass shooter killed eight people and injured seven others at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas; Victims of the shooting argue the mall’s owners were negligent in failing to adopt appropriate security measures”: Christina van Waasbergen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Justice Barrett, Explained; How Amy Coney Barrett became the Supreme Court’s unlikely swing vote, without becoming any less conservative”: Noah Feldman has this post at his Substack site.

“Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball; The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that any future Supreme Court nominees should get a vote, regardless of which party controls Congress”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Philly attorney and TikTok influencer ‘Tommy the Lawyer’ charged with assaulting his girlfriend; Thomas Bosworth has been growing his legal practice, and social media presence, since his 2022 separation from Kline & Specter that sparked a long and ugly court battle”: Abraham Gutman and Vinny Vella of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

“Newman, 99-Year-Old Judge, Could Hear Cases Again Under GOP Bill”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can view the text of the bill at this link. And U.S. Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) has issued a news release titled “Rep. Fitzgerald Introduces Landmark Reform of Judicial Conduct and Disability Act.”

“John Roberts’ New Role Model Demonstrates Everything Wrong With the Supreme Court”: Law professors Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“High-Profile Phila. Attorney Charged With Assault, Harassment Following Alleged Domestic Altercation; The alleged incident involving attorney Thomas Bosworth occurred Sept. 3 along a walking trail in Bala Cynwyd; Police said a 911 caller reported seeing a man choking a woman and throwing her into bushes beside the trail”: Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

“‘The Reality of Forfeiture’: 5th Circuit Split on if ‘My 600-lb Life’ Producer Gave Up Key Argument.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

You can access Monday’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link. Circuit Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan wrote the majority opinion. Circuit Judge James C. Ho issued a concurring opinion. And Circuit Judge Andrew S. Oldham issued a dissenting opinion.

“Mail-In Voting Survives: In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda.” Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.