“Democrats eye state supreme court races — this year and beyond; National groups are spending money in battleground judicial races with the hope of liberal majorities in two years”: Casey He of Politico has this report.

“Judge throws out Trump-ordered lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race”: Margaret Carmel of The Anchorage Daily News has this report.

Anna Griffin of The New York Times reports that “Judge Rejects Trump Officials’ Move to Challenge Alaska Senate Election; In the latest defeat for the Trump administration, the ruling dismisses a lawsuit that pre-emptively contested the results of a race that includes two candidates named Daniel Sullivan.”

Jeremy Roebuck and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Judge tosses DOJ’s attempt to delay Alaska’s Senate results if Republican loses; The decision shot down the Trump administration’s extraordinary request to block the election’s resolution if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan narrowly loses; Another candidate, Dan J. Sullivan Jr., is also running.”

Madlin Mekelburg, Matthew Griffin, and María Paula Mijares Torres of Bloomberg News report that “DOJ Lawsuit to Probe Alaska Senate Vote Thrown Out by Judge.”

And Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law reports that “DOJ Appeals Judge’s Dismissal of Alaska US Senate Lawsuit.”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska at this link.

“Judicial Notice (11.01.26): Who Killed Weil Gotshal? Laying the blame for Weil’s woes, a federal judge fed up with DOJ, a Ninth Circuit case with lots of leading litigators, and a $17 billion deal involving a name you know.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Trump Has Found the Attorney General of His Dreams”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.