“Sotomayor and Abortion, Part 1; The political tide turns”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Trump lawyer Matthew Schwartz is about to be rewarded with a lifetime appellate court judgeship; The Senate is expected to vote on Tuesday to confirm Schwartz to the Second Circuit”: Patrick McNeil has this post at his “nomination notes” Substack site.

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

“US appeals court rejects Trump’s latest bid to delay paying E Jean Carroll $5.8m; US president contested judge’s order to release money after Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him”: Victoria Bekiempis of The Guardian has this report.

You can access yesterday’s single-judge order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“The Conservative Justices Attached Some Major Strings to the Latest Decision On Presidential Power; The Supreme Court is not only transferring political power from Congress to the executive branch; It is also reserving a ton of political power for itself”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Texas Appeals Courts Feel Weight of Unexpected Case Influx”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Emil Bove’s Trump iPhone Wallpaper Might Be the Most Deranged Thing About Him; The list of reasons Trump’s former lawyer is unfit to hold judicial office just got longer and weirder”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Extremism in Defense of Stability is No Vice; Maximalism in Barbara and Cook”: Richard M Re has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Bonus 237: Looking Toward OT2026; None of the 24 cases currently on the Court’s ‘merits’ docket for its upcoming term involve high-profile Trump administration disputes; But at least three sets of those cases are coming—and quickly.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Term Review (feat. Sarah Isgur and Melissa Murray)”: The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen has posted this video on YouTube.

“Part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Law Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court; The law limits teaching on race, gender and other topics; Part of the law related to colleges was struck down; It remains in effect in K-12 schools”: Vimal Patel of The New York Times has this report.

And Andrew Atterbury of Politico has an article headlined “‘Breathtaking assertion of power’: Appeals court slams door on Florida ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis; The decision from a divided 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is a devastating, possibly final blow to the so-called Stop WOKE act touted by the DeSantis administration.”

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

“An Interview with Raffi Melkonian; Appellate lawyer, dean of #AppellateTwitter, and DnDer”: Bradley Guin has this post at his “footnotes” Substack site.

“How Political Is This Supreme Court? The legal commentator Elie Honig thinks that the Trump-appointed Justices are getting unfair criticism.” Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” online at The New Yorker.

“2026 Supreme Court Review: Key Decisions, Executive Power, Civil Discourse.” The National Constitution Center has posted this video on YouTube.

“‘Oyez, oyez.’ Supreme Court’s last official crier is dead at 102. At age 15, he began working at the court as a page. He rose to become its crier, announcing the justices’ arrival and gaveling the court to order.” Cole Reynolds of The Washington Post has written this obituary.

“A Supreme Court Case on AR-15s Could Hinge on Their ‘Common Use’; Last week, the Supreme Court took up challenges to two assault weapons bans; Its decision could seriously limit the government’s ability to ban certain guns”: Mike McIntire of The New York Times has this report.

“The Supreme Court limps away from its campaign finance sins; The justices are limping toward conformity with the First Amendment”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Trump to Seek Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship”: Skylar Woodhouse and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Judge Orders $5 Million Trump Judgment Be Released to E. Jean Carroll; Ms. Carroll had asked a federal judge to order the president to pay the judgment after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her”: Abbie VanSickle and Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times have this report.

You can view today’s order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (which has already been appealed) at this link.

“Campaigning Democrats Amplify Calls to Overhaul Supreme Court”: Justin Wise and Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has transferred Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Number 26‑90153, regarding Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson, to the Judicial Council of the Fourth Circuit.” So begins a news release that the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Barrett, Kagan to Appear at Hearings on Supreme Court Budget”: Ken Tran and John Crawley of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Is Chief Justice Roberts moderating from the front?” Richard Re has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“DC Circuit Revives Second Amendment Challenge to Metro Gun Ban”: Mallory Culhane of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

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

“Supreme Court Term In Review: Zach Shemtob; The executive editor of SCOTUSblog (and [David Lat’s] husband) shares takeaways from October Term 2025, including the biggest rulings and major themes.” You can access today’s new episode of David Lat’s “Original Jurisdiction” podcast via this link.

“Trump’s Name to Stay Off Kennedy Center for Now, Court Says”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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

“The Supreme Court’s Originalism Is Dead, Dead, Dead”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Sauer Shows Trump Loyalty While Losing Critical Court Fights”: Justin Wise of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Justice Jackson reignites the interpretation wars, adding to textualism’s emerging cracks”: Abbe R. Gluck has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Roberts saved birthright citizenship, ducked the real danger; The Supreme Court settled who counts as a citizen at birth; It didn’t touch what happens to millions of undocumented families living here”: Law professor Andrew Koppelman has this essay online at USA Today.

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

“The Serious Legal Risks to President Trump from His Multi-Billion Dollar Business Activities; Why immunity and the pardon power might not protect him”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Katie Magbanua deal? Prosecutor leaves door open in Dan Markel murder case.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Emil Bove Defended Trump in Court. Then Trump Made Him a Judge. President Trump is appointing his former personal lawyers to judgeships, part of a larger effort to put his stamp on the federal courts.” Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“Reagan Appointee Knocks Full Fifth Circuit Review in Murder Case”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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