“The Tell: Chapters 7 and 8; The winnings were gone, the debts remained and federal agents were asking questions; Tom Goldstein needed another opponent; He found Andy Beal, a billionaire banker with a taste for the highest stakes.” Bradley Hope has this post online at The Foundry.

“Dispute Over Missouri’s Congressional Map Again Returns to Supreme Court; A federal appeals court sided with Republicans seeking to use district boundaries redrawn last year to give the G.O.P. an advantage in the upcoming midterms”: Ann E. Marimow and Mitch Smith of The New York Times have this report.

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Missouri’s House map heads to Supreme Court for third time; Redistricting opponents are asking the high court to once again block a map that would likely give the GOP an additional seat.”

And Madlin Mekelburg of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Asked to Again Block Missouri’s GOP Voting Map.”

You can access the court filing at this link.

“The Supreme Court has a good chance to start fixing a bad law; The Indian Child Welfare Act’s main concern is identity politics, not children’s welfare”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Three justices on N.H. Supreme Court worked to keep chief’s disciplinary proceedings confidential; Court records show their attorney warned that premature disclosure would create an ‘unmistakable’ impression that they, too, had been accused of judicial misconduct”: Steven Porter of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Trump cites national security, midterms coverage to defend press ban; The president’s lawyers are asking the courts to overrule a longstanding precedent that protects journalists’ access to the White House”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

Erik Wemple of The New York Times has an article headlined “In Court Filing Defending Media Ban, White House Says Access Is a ‘Privilege’; President Trump determined that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were in ‘violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum’ expected at the White House.”

Victoria Craw of The Washington Post reports that “Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security; Ahead of a court hearing, the administration cited reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war to defend its ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico.”

And Madlin Mekelburg of Bloomberg News reports that “DOJ Tells Judge Trump White House Media Ban Is Lawful.”

You can access the court filing at this link.

“Judges’ Casual Writing Embraces Slang — and Not Everyone’s a Fan”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

“Aesthetic Standing First Principles: some very sketchy thoughts.” William Baude has this post at this “Divided Argument” Substack site.