“‘I Knew It Was Him’: Officer Recalls Confronting Mangione at McDonald’s; A Pennsylvania patrolman said a superior had offered him a hoagie if he responded to a call at a local McDonald’s; The officer recognized the suspect and then played for time.” Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya of The New York Times have this report.
And Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service reports that “Bodycam footage shows Altoona cop ‘immediately’ peg Luigi Mangione as CEO shooting suspect; ‘I’m 100% sure it’s him,’ Altoona, Pennsylvania, Police Officer Joseph Detwiler was heard telling a colleague on the video.”
“Republican AGs urge DC Circuit to extend National Guard deployment in wake of shooting; The Republican attorneys general cited last week’s shooting of two National Guard troops just blocks away from the White House as proof that they should remain deployed in D.C. beyond next week”: Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service has this report.
“How a Verdict by a Jury of 11 People in Queens Made Legal History; New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor; The ruling broke 342 years of precedent”: Chelsia Rose Marcius of The New York Times has this report.
You can access last month’s ruling of the New York State Court of Appeals at this link.
“Judge Newman’s Colleagues Urge Full DC Circuit to Skip Her Case”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).
You can view the redacted response at this link.
“New Hampshire ‘citizen flagpole’ creates free-speech controversy at First Circuit; The judges questioned whether a city that allows residents to express their views outside City Hall can pick and choose which ideas get expressed”: Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service has this report.
You can access the audio of today’s First Circuit oral argument at this link.
“Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs; The retail giant is seeking to recover money it has paid this year, should the Supreme Court rule that President Trump’s implementation of tariffs was unlawful”: Jenny Gross of The New York Times has this report.
“Supreme Court, end harassment of pro-life pregnancy centers; This Supreme Court ruling will set a crucial precedent for pregnancy centers nationwide facing similar harassment and intimidation by state officials”: Erin Hawley has this essay online at USA Today.
“Attorney General stands by 2022 opinion that 72 is retirement age for SC judges”: John Monk of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report.
“Supreme Advocacy: What It Takes to Argue at the Supreme Court.” Bloomberg Television has posted this Bloomberg Law documentary on YouTube.
“Bayer Jumps After Trump Administration Backs Supreme Court Roundup Review; Lawsuits linking the weedkiller to cancer have dogged the German company since it bought Monsanto”: Patrick Thomas and Billy Gray of The Wall Street Journal have this report.
“Supreme Court sympathetic to antiabortion center in fight over donor names; Free-press advocates have also sided with the center as it seeks to challenge a broad subpoena from state officials”: Justin Jouvenal and Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post have this report.
“At Mangione’s Hearing, Giddy Fans Whisper and Prison Guards Testify; Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, are asking a judge to throw out materials gathered when he was arrested in Pennsylvania”: Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya of The New York Times have this report.
And Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “‘He looks like the CEO shooter’: Court hears 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest; The court also heard testimony from Pennsylvania corrections officers, who described conversations they had with the 27-year-old murder suspect.”
“Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Over Online Music Piracy; At issue is whether internet providers can be held liable for repeated copyright infringements of users, with potentially billions of dollars on the line”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.
Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Efforts to block internet music piracy hit Supreme Court skepticism; Record companies and internet service providers faced off at the Supreme Court in a music piracy case that could change how millions of Americans use the internet.”
And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Blame game for bootleg music leaves justices in a bind; The high court struggled to pin down the standard for holding third parties liable when users violate the law.”
“Two Tangled Cases at the Supreme Court; Pregnancy centers and a street preacher ask to vindicate their rights”: This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Also in Tuesday’s edition of that newspaper, William J. Haun will have an op-ed titled “New Jersey Attacks a Pregnancy Center’s Religious Liberty; The Supreme Court will review a subpoena that strikes at the heart of the First Amendment.”
“Abortion ‘Reversal’ Speech Protected From NY State Regulation”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.
“Trump Official Urges Supreme Court to Take Bayer Roundup Appeal”: Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News has this report.
You can view the Solicitor General’s amicus brief at this link.
“9th Circuit revives California law requiring background checks for ammo purchases”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.
You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.
“For ‘No Tax on Tips,’ the I.R.S. Gets Intimate; The Trump administration wants to exclude earnings from ‘pornographic activity’ from a new tax break for tips; Will the I.R.S. know it when it sees it?” Andrew Duehren of The New York Times has this report.
“Respectfully Dissent–Arguing Originalism”: NYU School of Law has posted this video on YouTube.
“Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Judge Andrew Kleinfeld”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today. Earlier this year, his wife Judy also passed away.
Back in May 2003, Judge Kleinfeld was a participant in this blog’s former “20 questions for the appellate judge” feature.
“Case that lets billionaires spend big on elections never reached Supreme Court; While Citizens United became shorthand for unlimited political spending, a less-recognized campaign finance case made super PACs a reality”: Beth Reinhard of The Washington Post has this report.
“ADF, ACLU ‘Strange Bedfellows’ in High Court Free Speech Case”: Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law has this report.
And in commentary, online at Balls and Strikes, Madiba K. Dennie has an essay titled “Republican Politicians Are Obsessed With Lying About Planned Parenthood; First Choice is a technical case about federal court jurisdiction; Nearly two dozen Republican attorneys general spend an entire amicus brief shadow-boxing Planned Parenthood instead.”
“Leondra Kruger Shares Advice on Advocacy, Duty to the Law with UC Law SF Students”: UC Law SF has this report.
“December Preview: SCOTUS Doubles Down on Its BS.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
“195. The Immigration Detention Flood: The Trump administration’s attempt to quietly — but massively — expand who can be detained pending their removal has been met with overwhelming pushback from a remarkably large number of district courts.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
“Luigi Mangione returns to court for pretrial hearing; He faces a second-degree murder charge in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing”: Josh Margolin, Peter Charalambous, and Aaron Katersky of ABC News have this report.
“Anti-abortion center’s fight with N.J. over donor records to be heard by U.S. Supreme Court”: Jackie Roman of NJ Advance Media has this report.
“Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney; The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices”: Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully of The New York Times have this report.
Perry Stein of The Washington Post reports that “Appeals court rules Trump prosecutor appointment violates law; First appeals court to rule goes against President Donald Trump and Alina Habba in a case with national implications.”
Andrew Goudsward of Reuters reports that “Court disqualifies Trump ally Habba as top New Jersey federal prosecutor.”
And David Voreacos and Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg News report that “Habba Blocked as New Jersey US Attorney by Appeals Court.”
“Appeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor; The ruling further stymies the Trump administration’s use of unusual tactics meant to quickly put or keep largely unqualified U.S. attorneys in place without Senate confirmation”: Erica Orden of Politico has this report.
And Mike Catalini of The Associated Press reports that “Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules.”
You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.
“In the Line of Fire: During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem; Elected officials from both parties are struggling to respond.” Benjamin Wallace-Wells has this American Chronicles article in the December 8, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.
“The Real Heroes of the Assault on the Constitution”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
“Despite Supreme Court Wins, Elite D.O.J. Unit Has Seen Mass Turnover; Even with an exodus of lawyers, the Office of the Solicitor General has had remarkable success; But fiery rhetoric and close White House ties have raised concerns”: Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times have this report.
“The next big battleground test: A Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans; Republicans and Democrats have each poured tens of millions into the state’s recent Supreme Court races — and the GOP has gotten crushed.” Gregory Svirnovskiy of Politico has this report.
“Trump’s Legacy Is in the Supreme Court’s Shaky Hands”: Ed Kilgore has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.
“Chaos Reigns as Texas Awaits Supreme Court’s Ruling on Redistricting; A decision on the state’s new congressional map will affect five House seats and could help determine control of the chamber next year”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report.
