“Detained Noncitizens Owed Bond Hearings, Appeals Judges Say”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map; A majority of the justices sided with Alabama in a move that could speed up efforts to put in place a congressional district map that would eliminate a majority-Black district”: Abbie VanSickle and Emily Cochrane of The New York Times have this report.

And Julian Mark and Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court hands Alabama major boost in redistricting fight; Alabama legislators are hoping to boost the GOP in November’s midterm elections in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.”

You can access today’s 6-to-3 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Trump Plans to Tap First-Term Judge Picks for Appeals Courts”: Suzanne Monyak and Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Supreme Court Extends Order Allowing Abortion Pills by Mail”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access today’s orders of the U.S. Supreme Court both here and here.

“PA Supreme Court Justice David Wecht Announces Change In Affiliation From Democrat to Independent”: Steve Ulrich of PoliticsPA has this report.

“Why 5–4? The Supreme Court should have to work harder if it wants to overturn an act of Congress.” Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

“The Dishonorable Judge James C. Ho”: Eric Segall has this post at “Dorf on Law.”

“The serious decline in petitions before the Supreme Court”: Nora Collins has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Trump Posts: Dear Diary, Why Is Supreme Court So Mean to Me?” Margaret Hartmann has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

You can view yesterday’s Truth Social post at this link.

“Justice Samuel Alito opens up about oral arguments, judicial security, and his writing process”: Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Judicial Notice (05.10.26): You Chose . . . Poorly; Neal Katyal’s viral video, a Biglaw insider trading ring, layoffs at two top firms, and a billion-dollar sports law deal.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“The Constitution (Melissa’s Version)”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“227. ‘We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This’: With both its ruling in Callais and its behavior before and since, the Supreme Court has not only accelerated the race to the redistricting bottom; it has placed itself *squarely* in the middle of it.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Rationality is not irrational: The Fifth Circuit’s decision in Louisiana v. FDA is wrong.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“DOJ sees fallout after push to prosecute former FBI director James Comey; Several prosecutors have left the Justice Department, others are considering doing so, and at least one major case has been disrupted”: Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

“Trial in 2000 Bombing Case Is Delayed Weeks Before It Was Set to Finally Start; A Saudi prisoner is accused of orchestrating the bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 American sailors in 2000”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“How the Supreme Court tariffs case wasn’t won; Neal Katyal’s TED Talk spins a remarkable tale”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Supremely Cringe: Neal Katyal And ‘TED-Gate’; Here’s what the acclaimed SCOTUS advocate has to say about his viral tweet and TED talk, which have been widely criticized in legal circles.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Katyal’s Boast of AI Role in Tariff Win Draws Swift Blowback”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Justice Barrett rejects swing vote label despite splits with SCOTUS conservative majority; Barrett speaks about work on court at Crystal Bridges event in Bentonville”: Andrew DeMillo of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

And Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law reports that “Barrett Says Supreme Court Avoiding AI Over Security Concerns.”

“Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ; Data in justice department filing quoted in landmark supreme court decision relied on questionable methodology, Guardian analysis finds”: Sam Levine, Will Craft, and Andrew Witherspoon of The Guardian have this report.

“California abortion pill suppliers ready with workaround in case of Supreme Court ban”: Sonja Sharp of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Gorsuch Pitches Kids Book to Right, Insisting Court Nonpartisan”: Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The ‘Civility’ Problem for Judges: Two judges weigh in on the mounting threats to an independent judiciary.” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“The Justice Department Offers America’s Least Employable Lawyers $25,000 to Humiliate Themselves In Public; In response to an ongoing staff shortage, the Trump administration launches a real-world experiment to see how much an attorney’s reputation is worth”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“Three Investitures in Two Days; Congratulations to Justices Sullivan and Hawkins of the Supreme Court of Texas and Judge Taibleson of the Seventh Circuit”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“The Man Trying to Make Trump’s Tariffs Go on Forever; The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this ‘trade nerd’”: Daniel Desrochers has this report online at Politico Magazine.

“Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid Utah Legislature’s investigation; Hagen wrote she’d ‘love nothing more’ than to keep serving Utahns, but feels she can’t without sacrificing the privacy of people she cares about and the court’s independence”: Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“In Huge Blow to Democrats, Virginia Court Strikes Down House Map; The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms”: Campbell Robertson, Nick Corasaniti, and Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times have this report.

Gregory S. Schneider and Patrick Marley of The Washington Post report that “Virginia’s high court strikes down voter-passed House map favoring Democrats; The finding is a major setback for Democrats in their effort to counter GOP-led redistricting in other states; The measure approved April 21 gave Democrats an edge in four districts.”

Louise Radnofsky and Terell Wright of The Wall Street Journal report that “Virginia Supreme Court Deals Blow to Democrats’ Midterm Hopes; Democrats’ map designed to counter Republican redistricting efforts is thrown out.”

And in commentary, Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Virginia’s Gerrymander Loses in Court; State justices void the Democrats’ 10-1 map, rightly and bravely.”

You can access today’s 4-to-3 decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link.

“I Helped Craft the 25th Amendment. It Was Never Meant to Oust a President. What began as a safeguard for continuity of government has increasingly been referred to in discussions about removing a president from office.” Law professor John Feerick has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Lawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules; A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, accompanied by a concurring opinion, at this link.

“Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning”: Online at The New York Times, Frank Kendall has a guest essay that begins, “This week, I heard something that shocked me. In a federal appeals court, lawyers for Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, argued that military retirees were subject to freedom of speech restrictions because of their connection to the military, and that if they didn’t like those restrictions, retirees could forfeit their pension and benefits.”

“How Imperfect People Form a More Perfect Union; Think of the Declaration of Independence as the nation’s report card; How well do we live up to it?” Justice Neil Gorsuch will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Appeals Latest Legal Setback to His Tariff Regime Rollout”: Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson of Bloomberg News have this report.

“All Access with Linsey Davis: Justice Neil Gorsuch.” ABC News has posted this video on YouTube.