“Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Concealed Carry for Young Adults; The state attorney general, James Uthmeier, had declined to defend the nearly 40-year-old ban on 18- to 20-year-olds carrying concealed weapons; He celebrated the ruling on Wednesday”: David Ovalle of The New York Times has this report.
And Alex Pickett of Courthouse News Service reports that “Florida appeals court shoots down concealed carry age restrictions; A three-judge panel called the law prohibiting 18- to 20-year-olds from holding concealed carry permits unconstitutional — a position conceded by the state attorney general.”
You can access today’s decision of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal at this link.
“The humble Senate blue slip becomes linchpin of Trump’s DNI crash out; Procedural opposition to Trump’s nominee to replace Jay Clayton as a New York federal prosecutor has renewed the president’s campaign against the blue slip tradition, throwing a wrench into the tenuous debate over government spy powers”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.
And Carl Hulse of The New York Times has a news analysis headlined “Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift; The president upended the majority leader’s plans by yanking his intelligence nominee from a confirmation hearing and insisting on an end to the filibuster.”
“Behold, the separation of powers might actually be working; A judicial ruling prompts two senators to pursue legislation to curtail executive branch mischief”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“The Justices Are Finally Colorblind; A majority dissent from Plessy v. Ferguson 130 years late, and ‘disparate impact’ is on the way out”: Elizabeth Price Foley and Jason B. Torchinsky will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“DOJ urges appeals court to let Trump build ballroom, citing failed UFC attack; A top Justice Department official said the ballroom’s planned ‘Drone Port and Sniper Nests’ would have been able to “destroy any effort” to attack the UFC event”: Dan Diamond of The Washington Post has this report.
You can access the court filing at this link.
“Trump faces Supreme Court showdown as major rulings loom; Over the next two weeks, the justices will issue key rulings, including rulings on the president’s effort to curb birthright citizenship and fire a member of the Federal Reserve”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.
“Mangione to Use Emotional Disturbance as Defense in N.Y. Murder Trial; Luigi Mangione, who was accused of killing a health care executive in Manhattan in 2024, faces both state and federal charges”: Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya of The New York Times have this report.
Greta Reich and Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal report that “Mangione to Mount Psychiatric Defense at Trial for Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO; Defense lawyers to argue at New York state court trial that 28-year-old was in state of extreme emotional disturbance.”
And Patricia Hurtado and David Voreacos of Bloomberg News report that “Mangione to Assert Psychiatric Defense at State Murder Trial.”
“Pa. Supreme Court blasts DA Larry Krasner’s office, says it misleads judges when seeking to vacate old murder convictions; In a forceful and scolding opinion, the state’s high court said Krasner’s office ‘violated its duty of candor’ and ruled the state attorney general’s office must now review cases it seeks to overturn”: Ellie Rushing and Jillian Kramer of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.
“Todd Blanche’s prospects in the Senate tepid — but far from doomed — ahead of confirmation hearing; Key Republican senators have so far reserved judgment on Blanche, but none have signaled that they are planning to vote against his nomination to replace Pam Bondi as attorney general”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“Pa. Attorney General must review cases Philly DA wants to overturn, state Supreme Court rules”: Kristen Johanson of KYW Newsradio has this report.
Today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, two concurring opinions (here and here), an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, and a dissenting opinion.
“Senate Judiciary schedules confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche; There’s hope the nominee for attorney general can be confirmed before the August recess”: Hailey Fuchs and Jordain Carney of Politico have this report.
“Federal judge recuses herself from Georgia election case; U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross, who is embroiled in a sex scandal, removed herself from the case to avoid ‘perception of bias’ after attending political event”: Caleb Groves of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.
Kate Brumback of The Associated Press reports that “Judge who had sex in courthouse and attended political event agrees to exit Georgia election case.”
Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US judge steps aside from DOJ’s Georgia voter rolls case amid misconduct scandal.”
Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law reports that “Judge Ross Recuses From DOJ’s Georgia Voter Roll Lawsuit.”
And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Judge recuses herself in Georgia voter rolls case; The Justice Department said Judge Eleanor Ross appeared too close to former prosecutor Fani Willis.”
You can access the recusal order at this link.
“Goldstein Denied in Bid for Post-Conviction Acquittal, New Trial”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“The Trump Administration’s Internal Arguments Over Habeas Corpus”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“Supreme Court lets stand ruling against anti-abortion flyers in school”: Cate Charron of The Indianapolis Star has this report.
And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court snubs anti-abortion flyer case, leaving school political speech off docket; The case involved a local chapter of Students for Life of America seeking to hang ads at a public high school emblazoned with photos of protesters holding ‘Defund Planned Parenthood’ signs.”
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the dissent therefrom, at this link.
“Supreme Court rules against gun lobby in this case”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
“This swing state shows what happens when judges need your vote; Wisconsin and other states’ judicial elections are an outdated, unhealthy political practice”: Columnist Mitch Daniels has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“The Supreme Court’s Little Act Of Mercy Says a Lot About the Death Penalty; Jeffrey Lee did not ask the Supreme Court to spare his life; He just asked to be killed by a less barbaric method of execution”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.
“Melanie Cradle nominated as first Black woman to CT Supreme Court”: Mark Pazniokas of CT Mirror has this report.
And Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has an article headlined “Lamont nominates CT Supreme Court’s first Black, woman justice. ‘It took us 250 years,’ he said.”
And the Office of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont today issued a news release titled “Governor Lamont Nominates Judge Melanie L. Cradle to the Supreme Court and Judge W. Glen Pierson to the Appellate Court.”
“Our American Legal Tradition Is Not the Warren Court’s Tradition; Which tradition prevails: the first 175 years when the people were allowed to govern themselves, or the last 75 years when we lived under judicial rule?” Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.
“Skill games are unlawful, Pennsylvania Supreme Court finds; The decision strikes down what the commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of ‘deeply flawed’ lower court rulings”: Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report.
Gillian McGoldrick and Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer have an article headlined “In major decision, Pa. Supreme Court rules ‘skill games’ are slot machines; The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling decided Monday clears the way for widespread taxation and regulation by the state, as well as limits on where the machines are available.”
Zack Hoopes of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. Supreme Court ruling puts future of skill games in question.”
And Stephen Caruso, Katie Meyer, and Jaxon White of Spotlight PA report that “Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.’s gambling law, state Supreme Court rules.”
Today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, a concurring opinion, and an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
“2nd Trump personal attorney wins US Senate approval to become appeals court judge”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
And Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law reports that “Senate Confirms Another Trump Attorney to Appeals Court Seat.”
“How to Shorten SCOTUS Oral Argument; The length of oral argument has exploded in ways that may hinder its functions”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.
“The Supreme Court Handed Wall Street a Win With Bigger Stakes”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Supreme Court Passes on Judge Newman’s Lawsuit Over Suspension”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report.
You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.
“The States Should Override Trump’s Indefensible Pardons”: Law professor Tim Wu has this guest essay online at The New York Times.
“Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right; Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants”: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times have this report.
“The Malicious Incompetence of Trump’s DOJ”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“When Did White-Collar Work Start to Look So Bleak? In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often tinged with dread.” Molly Fischer has this Books essay in the June 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.
“233. Why Did the Court Deny Lovelace v. Lee? There are two potential grounds for the Court’s rare denial of Alabama’s emergency application in the Jeffery Lee case; But because it was unexplained, it’s not clear *which* was behind the ruling.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“Judicial Notice (06.14.26): Sorry Not Sorry; Federal judges going on with their bad selves, a case with AI fails on both sides, and the world’s first trillionaire — thanks to a record-setting IPO.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
In Bashman news from England: Railnews has a report headlined “Bedworth bridge bash: man arrested.”
“Trump Denies Defrauding US Court to Create $1.8 Billion Fund”: Erik Larson and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News have this report.
You can access the court filing at this link.
“Supreme Court pick who works for LDS Church says he wouldn’t need to recuse from all church-related cases; Nominees Jay T. Jorgensen and Stephen Dent made their first public appearance before a Utah Senate committee on Friday”: Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.
“Hawaii Supreme Court to hear case regarding Honolulu Zoo elephants”: Alexa Friedman of HawaiiNewsNow has this report.
