“Voting Rights at a Turning Point: Pamela Karlan and Nathaniel Persily on the Supreme Court’s latest decision on redistricting and minority representation.” You can access the new episode of the “Stanford Legal” podcast via this link.

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denies Thomas C. Goldstein’s motion to postpone his sentencing until a date after a decision issues on his motion for judgment of acquittal or a new trial: You can view yesterday’s order at this link.

Update: In news coverage, Connor Richards of PokerNews reports that “High-Stakes Lawyer Tom Goldstein Won $1.7 Million Right Before Being Indicted.”

“Congress’ Covid-Era Proxy Voting Draws Fifth Circuit Worries”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And earlier, Tierney Sneed of CNN reported that “Laws on veterans, 9/11 families and election certification face threat in proxy voting case.”

You can access the oral argument audio via this link.

Update: In other coverage, Christina van Waasbergen of Courthouse News Service reports that “Fifth Circuit wrestles with constitutionality of congressional proxy voting; Texas claims a trillion dollar federal spending law is invalid because it was passed with proxy voting during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

“Court Halts Order Declaring New Trump Tariffs Unlawful for Now”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access today’s per curiam order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“The Rising Influence of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas”: Wall Street Journal Opinion has posted this video on YouTube.

“Trump DOJ’s Voter Roll Demands Set for Appeals Court Tests”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Insider-Trading Scandal That Is Rocking M&A Law Firms; A job-hopping lawyer accessed files and recruited lawyers at elite firms to tip traders about pending deals, prosecutors say”: Dave Michaels of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Virginia Ruling Bolstered Democracy, If Not Democrats”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Lessons from the Pentagon’s Empty Case Against Mark Kelly”: Ryan Burke has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“US Asks to Keep Collecting Trump’s Tariffs After Court Loss”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht leaves the Democratic Party over ‘acquiescence to Jew-hatred’; The justice from Allegheny County said he was no longer registered with any political party”: Abraham Gutman and Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Pittsburgh native and Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht changes party affiliation; ‘We all should awaken now to what is happening.’”

J.D. Prose of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. Supreme Court Justice Wecht leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns.”

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quits Democratic Party, citing antisemitism concerns.”

Aaron Pellish of Politico reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns; David Wecht is becoming an independent due to ‘acquiescence to Jew-hatred’ from prominent Democrats.”

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky of WHYY reports that “Accusing party of antisemitism, Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht leaves Democratic Party that elected him; Justice David Wecht, who once served on the board of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, has spoken against antisemitism for years.”

And Chris Potter of 90.5 WESA reports that “PA Supreme Court Justice Wecht says he has left Democratic Party, citing concern over antisemitism.”

“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.