“Trump Judges Are High-Performing ‘Mavericks,’ New Study Claims”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

“Over quarter of US judges not enrolled in home security program, report says”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help; In June, the court tried to explain its new history-based approach to the Second Amendment; But judges said the latest decision ‘offered little instruction or clarity’”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“FTX customers shouldered ‘extraordinary’ costs in Bankman-Fried conviction, law profs argue”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

“Penn Suspends Law Professor Amy Wax Over Claims of Racist, Offensive Comments; In a rare move, the tenured professor will be suspended for one year while receiving half pay”: Gareth Vipers and Victoria Albert of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“A TikTok Ban May Not Be Inevitable After All; Instead of outlawing the ByteDance-owned app, perhaps a warning label would suffice”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“US judiciary referred ex-Alaska judge for impeachment based on ‘reprehensible’ conduct”: Nate Raymond and Moira Warburton of Reuters has this report.

“Judges Warn of More Politically Borne Threats, Disinformation; Physical violence, rhetoric threaten integrity of judiciary; Texas judge says Russians spread propaganda about courts”: Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“US Supreme Court justices, other judges can stay at corporate-owned homes without disclosure”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“J&J’s talc bankruptcy remains in Texas, for now”: Dietrich Knauth of Reuters has this report.

“3rd Circuit Revives Fosamax MDL Over Questions of Preemption; The decision, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said was a ‘close call,’ hinged on whether an informal communication in the form of a letter the FDA sent to Merck was sufficient to establish preemption”: Colleen Murphy of the New Jersey Law Journal has this report on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued last Friday.

“‘I’m Staying Everything’: Texas Bankruptcy Judge Halts Talc Trials Against J&J; At a Monday hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Texas ordered an automatic stay on J&J talc litigation after dual motions were filed to move the Chapter 11 case to New Jersey.” Amanda Bronstad of ALM’s law.com has this report.

“Federal judge blocks employee abortion, IVF protections at thousands of Catholic employers nationwide; The group that brought the challenge to a new federal policy argues it cannot be forced to accommodate ‘immoral infertility “treatments.”’” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“Automating criminal appeals: Do it!” Adam Unikowsky recently had this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“100. Same-Sex Marriage and the 2014 Long Conference: Same-sex marriage became legal in more states through cert. denials (18) than through the Court’s June 2015 ruling in Obergefell (13); Strategic voting by Chief Justice Roberts is a big part of why.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“No Choice but to Stan: A Deep Dive on Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar.” You can access this week’s episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

“The Chief Justice Tips His Hand: Why did John Roberts help Trump delay criminal accountability?” This week’s installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast features guest Linda Greenhouse.

“Is It Time to Torch the Constitution? Some scholars say that it’s to blame for our political dysfunction — and that we need to start over.” Louis Menand has this Books essay in the September 30, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

“State Attorney Jack Campbell ‘willing to negotiate’ in Donna Adelson murder prosecution”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“One judge, one courthouse: Why judge-shopping is an issue in the U.S. Lawmakers and federal judiciary leaders have tried to keep plaintiffs from steering their cases to specific judges. But the proposals face pushback.” Tobi Raji of The Washington Post has this report.

“Penn to impose major sanctions on law professor Amy Wax after years of controversy”: Ethan Young of The Daily Pennsylvanian has this report.

Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Penn will sanction Amy Wax, the law prof who invited a white nationalist to speak to her class; The tenured law professor will be suspended for a year at half pay with benefits intact; A public reprimand and loss of her named chair are among other sanctions.”

And Vimal Patel and Stephanie Saul of The New York Times report that “Penn Suspends Amy Wax, Law Professor Accused of Making Racist Statements; The case tested the limits of academic freedom and tenure.”

“Judge Reed O’Connor’s Remarks On Forum Selection and ‘Judge Shopping’”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Judicial Notice (09.22.24): Bad Boys; The federal criminal case against Sean Combs, the killing of a Kentucky judge, a stinging benchslap in a high-profile case, and Cahill’s attempted comeback.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Alaska Man Charged With Threatening 6 Supreme Court Justices; It remained unclear whether the man, Panos Anastasiou, came close to carrying out his threats, and public records indicate that he is not affiliated with any political party”: Eileen Sullivan of The New York Times has this report.

Perry Stein of The Washington Post reports that “Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices; Panos Anastasiou, 76, allegedly sent more than 465 messages through the Supreme Court’s public website — many of them violent, racist and homophobic, according to an indictment.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Alaska man is charged with slew of threats to Supreme Court justices; Panos Anastasiou is accused of sending threatening messages to six members of the court and two of their family members.”

And Casey Grove of Alaska Public Media reports that “Anchorage man threatened U.S. Supreme Court justices, indictment says.”

“Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist; US supreme court justice and Gloria von Thurn und Taxis found to have rubbed elbows with hardliner Leonard Leo”: Martin Pengelly of The Guardian has this report.

“‘Could I really cut it?’ Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘unlikely path’ from South Florida to Harvard to nation’s highest court.” Christy DeSmith of The Harvard Gazette has this report.

“The Supreme Court expanded gun rights. That could complicate the Trump assassination attempt case. Ryan Routh is charged with violating the federal ban on former felons possessing guns. But does that ban violate the Second Amendment?” Samantha Latson of Politico has this report.

“Supreme Court Lawyers Will Say Anything to Keep the Justices Happy; If you are a BigLaw lawyer who needs to stay in the justices’ good graces, there is no better place to praise them than the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal“: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Can a College Class Still Be Diverse? Schools are testing how much they can shape the racial outcomes of admissions without being accused of practicing affirmative action.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this article online at The New Yorker.

“Medical malpractice filings are spiking as lawyers target Philly juries as a ‘slot machine’; Malpractice cases from as far away as Scranton and York are being filed in Philadelphia since a rule change at the beginning of 2023”: Harold Brubaker of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Biden admin asks SCOTUS to take up case threatening ACA preventative care coverage; The case filed by religious employers opposed to coverage of contraceptives and an HIV prevention drug, PrEP, has expanded to threaten care for ‘millions’”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

You can access the cert. petition at this link.

“A Last-Minute Effort to Mess With the 2024 Vote Is Underway. It’s Scarier Than Expected.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “Election Law Blog” — has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“J&J Unit Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy for Third Time Over Baby Powder Suits; Some 83% of plaintiffs agreed to J&J’s around $8 Billion offer; Company hopes to put years of litigation to rest with deal”: Steven Church and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Trump’s Chief Legal Defender Vows a ‘Reign of Terror’ — Or Is It All an Act? Mike Davis could be Trump’s attorney general, and he says he wants to put journalists in gulags and kids in cages. He also says he’s trolling. The line isn’t always so clear.” Adam Wren of Politico has this report online at Politico Magazine.

“‘Epic disaster’: Donna Adelson’s trial went off the rails. Here’s what’s coming next.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.