“Massachusetts AR-15 Ban Unanimously Upheld by First Circuit”: Brian Dowling of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

“Poll: No One Is Taking John Roberts Seriously Anymore; Voters keep making clear that they do not like or trust the Supreme Court; The question is whether Democratic politicians are listening.” Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“The End of Independent Agencies; It is time to restore legislative and judicial powers to where they belong: in Congress and the courts.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Defy the Gods”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Trump Gets Chance to Round Out Appeals Court With His Appointees”: Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general, will leave state government; The 37-year-old Teaneck native built a one-lawyer operation into a national appellate powerhouse, arguing three times before the U.S. Supreme Court”: David Wildstein of New Jersey Globe has this report, along with an article headlined “Sundeep Iyer will succeed Feigenbaum as Solicitor General of New Jersey; Sherrill administration will elevate the 37-year-old appellate lawyer who clerked for three Supreme Court justices; Michael Zuckerman will move into senior attorney general’s post.”

“The Maduro Case May Be About to Take a Hairpin Turn”: Michael Rips has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The Common Law and Citizenship in the Constitution: A Response to Linda Denno; Those who support Trump’s anti-birthright executive order have failed to produce definitive historical evidence from the founding, the antebellum period, and the ratification history of the Fourteenth Amendment to overturn the long understanding of citizenship as based on birthright.” John Yoo has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Senate To Vote On Trump Court Pick Who Called Lindsey Graham A ‘Weak-Ass $$&&!’; Kara Westercamp, who also described Mitch McConnell as a ‘modern-day Benedict Arnold,’ is up for a lifetime seat on a powerful trade court”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

“Two Philly prosecutors accused DA Larry Krasner of telling them to ‘protect the office’ in a controversial appellate case; The striking accusations come as Krasner is under court scrutiny for his office’s actions in post-conviction cases”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“DOJ Can Give Biden Recordings to Conservative Group, Court Rules”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access yesterday’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court to decide if man will lose his plane over illicit beer; A pilot who was about to transport beer to a ‘dry’ village argues Alaska’s effort to confiscate his plane violates a constitutional protection against ‘excessive fines’”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“Fifth Circuit to consider whether the federal ban on firearm possession violates the Commerce Clause; The order came a month after Justice Thomas asked for just such a case”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting rehearing en banc, and the opinion dissenting therefrom, at this link.

“The Oldest Umpires in Baseball Are Blowing the Most Calls. Just Ask the Robots. As baseball adapts to the challenge system, a pattern has emerged: Veteran umpires are having the most calls overturned.” Jared Diamond and Sam Federman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“En Banc Seventh Circuit Sides With School in Sex Assault Lawsuit”: Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access today’s en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“How Bad is Trump’s Attorney General Pick?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Constitution, Birthright Citizenship, and a Self-Governing Republic; The decision in Trump v. Barbara represents a missed opportunity for the Court to reaffirm that citizenship is a fundamental aspect of national sovereignty”: Linda Denno has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“The Timing Of The Third Circuit’s ‘Assault Firearms’ Case; This case was argued and deliberated nine months before the Supreme Court granted cert in the Cook County case, but was decided two weeks after the cert grant”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Supreme Court to hear from Alaskan bush pilot whose plane was confiscated over a six-pack of beer”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Alaska pilot penalized for six-pack wins Supreme Court review; After Alaska tried to take his airplane for illegally carrying a six-pack of beer, an 82-year-old Air Force veteran says he’ll fight to protect against government overreach at the Supreme Court next term.”

“Third Cir. Sanctions Lawyer Over Alleged Bias Suit AI Flaws”: Khorri Atkinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Trump demands review of scientific manual used by federal judges; The president said the government-backed compendium of scientific and technological information, used to help judges ruling on complex cases, has been ‘totally discredited’ and accused its authors of misleading the courts on climate change”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“239. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court: The Trump administration has activated a super-secret 30-year-old legal process that had never previously been used; Here’s what we know, and why we should (and shouldn’t) be worried.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Who Owns the Constitution? The Supreme Court would have us believe it alone decides what the Constitution means. That’s not true. It never was.” You can access the new episode of the “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“One Judge Has the Guts to Put the Horror of This Supreme Court Term in Context”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Judicial Notice (07.19.26): Begging For Benchslaps; A Hawaii high-court justice excoriates SCOTUS, the Trump administration turns back to Biglaw, and Simpson raids three rivals for talent.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Nearly half of Americans in poll say Supreme Court bases rulings on politics; A majority of Americans disapprove of the job the court is doing, a Washington Post-Ipsos survey finds; Still, it fares better than the president or Congress”: Julian Mark and Scott Clement of The Washington Post have this report.

“What Trump gained from two Supreme Court losses: The president maneuvered the justices into answering questions hardly anyone was asking.” Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“A New Lawsuit on School Gender Lessons; The Supreme Court required an opt out, a California family says”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling; Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants”: Danny Hakim of The New York Times has this report.

“Barrett’s critics from the right have got her wrong; The justice’s opinions are calm and fair-minded; The attacks on her are not”: Columnist Ramesh Ponnuru has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“America Needs the Filibuster; Partisans warn of doom if their agenda isn’t enacted, but their expedient is what threatens the republic”: Ben Sasse will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“He Pursued a Pardon in Trump’s Justice System. It Added to His Problems. Michael Castillero was convicted of defrauding investors in a $386 million scheme. Then he started courting MAGA influencers.” Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s War on Journalists; The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press; Few protections are in place to stop him”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.” Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa, and Lauren McCarthy of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court; The court has been dormant since it was created in 1996”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.