“Trump Balks at Naming Advisers on Orders Targeting Law Firms”: Ryan Tarinelli of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“10th Circuit questions who bears burden of proving Native status in tribal land criminal cases; In recent years, the 10th Circuit has overturned child sex abuse convictions for three men after finding the government didn’t prove they weren’t ‘Indian’ — an antique carveout for crimes committed on tribal land”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s en banc rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“Public Can Film Outside of a Police Station, Second Circuit Says”: Beth Wang of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Mangione’s State Trial Is Delayed as His Lawyers Seek Dismissal; The delay comes after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to stalking that led to the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive”: Hurubie Meko of The New York Times has this report.

And Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Luigi Mangione’s State Murder Trial Delayed After Guilty Plea in Federal Court; Defense has argued that prosecuting Mangione twice for insurance executive’s killing would violate protections against double jeopardy.”

“Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools; The case could set up a landmark clash over the separation of church and state”: Justin Jouvenal and Laura Meckler of The Washington Post have this report.

Jaden Edison of The Texas Tribune reports that “Families ask U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement for public schools; Texas can enforce the state’s law requiring Ten Commandments posters in public schools; Here’s what to know about the latest legal challenges.”

And Jordan Fischer of Bloomberg Law reports that “ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Ten Commandments Law.”

You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys; It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval”: Danny Hakim of The New York Times has this report.

“All the President’s Henchmen”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Top Federal Prosecutor in Nevada Invalidly Appointed, Panel Says”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“One Crazy Summer: Memories of my father’s confirmation hearings, 40 years ago this month.” Christopher J. Scalia has this essay online at National Review.

“An Unsurprising Term from an Unsurprising Court; Predictability is a part of the rule of law”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Trump Is Trying to Blackmail the Supreme Court. Again. The administration now claims that building Trump’s ballroom is a national security imperative.” Ankush Khardori has this post at his “OPENfile” site.

And at Civitas Outlook, Richard Epstein has a post titled “Farewell to the President’s New East Wing; The entire District of Columbia could become a lasting tribute to Trump’s egotism and vulgarity.”

“244. The End of the Alien Enemies Act Litigation? Portrayed by some as a ‘win’ for President Trump, the Fifth Circuit’s dismissal of the key Alien Enemies Act appeal drives home how much the government had already lost.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment; The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal; He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million verdict in Carroll case; The president was found liable of sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll in the high-profile civil case.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

In the August 24, 2026 issue of The New Yorker: In The Talk of the Town section, Amy Davidson Sorkin has a Comment titled “Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Make It Harder to Vote; The SAVE America Act is just one part of a package that includes an executive order and threats of prosecution, all in an effort to make Trump’s math work.”

Andrew Marantz has a Profiles article titled “How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil? Khalil, a legal permanent resident, protested Israel when he was a student at Columbia. Now the Trump Administration is trying to kick him out of the country.”

And Justin Chang has a movie review titled “Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in ‘Coyote vs. Acme’; Dave Green’s film about Wile E. Coyote’s quest for compensation sounds a note of zany triumph, having escaped, Road Runner-like, Warner’s attempt to cancel it.”

“Angry at the Supreme Court, liberals push a slew of plans for overhauling it; As the midterms near, Democrats are proposing adding more justices, limiting their terms and more”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“Pennsylvania ended automatic life sentences for felony murder. Here’s what happens next. The state Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder were unconstitutional. Then state lawmakers missed the deadline to write a new law. Now what?” Jillian Kramer and Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

“Trump’s legal team shrinks; The departures have thinned the president’s legal team as Sullivan & Cromwell appeals his criminal and civil cases”: Erica Orden of Politico has this report.

“Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General; The new head of the Justice Department said on ‘Meet the Press’ on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

And Matthew Choi of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Blanche on whether DOJ will be independent: ‘I’m not going to pledge that’; The newly sworn-in attorney general rejected the idea of an independent Justice Department, lent support to Jeanine Pirro and declared the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund dead.”

“Trump says White House needs ‘military complex’ as courts block his ballroom; When Trump first unveiled his plans for the new East Wing addition, he said it was needed to host VIP guests. More recently, he is calling it a ‘desperately needed National Security structure’”: Dan Diamond of The Washington Post has this report.

And Will Hobson and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump’s Ballroom Was His Dream of Beauty and Space; Now It’s a ‘Military Complex’; As courts have questioned the president’s authority for the project, he has leaned in to arguments of national security.”

“Judge Lee Rudofsky to the Eighth Circuit; Trump’s latest nominee is an originalist success from his first term”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce; A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be ‘vicious’ and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

“Judicial Notice (08.16.26): Curtain Time; A dramatic development in the Luigi Mangione case, possible ‘auditioning’ by a SCOTUS shortlister, a major in-house hire, and a billion-dollar sports deal.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Double Jeopardy Claims; After admitting in federal court to killing an insurance executive, Mangione argues he shouldn’t face state murder trial”: Corinne Ramey of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Miles G. Cohen and Alisha Haridasani Gupta of The New York Times have an article headlined “Luigi Mangione’s Case Hit a Cultural Nerve; As the murder of Brian Thompson shocked most Americans, some people, many on social media, began showing Mr. Mangione sympathy and channeled their own frustration with the health care industry.”

“Trump’s State Voter Rolls Push Wins Over More Appeals Judges”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denying rehearing en banc, and the accompanying opinions, at this link.

“Olympian Asks Court to Bar Prosecutors From Reviving Reflecting Pool Charges; Citing comments by President Trump, David Hearn raised the prospect of ‘prosecutorial harassment’”: Clarence Williams of The New York Times has this report.

“Blanche-22: The only man loyal enough for the job is too obviously loyal to pull it off.” Ben Raderstorf has this post at the “If you can keep it” Substack site.

“Ranking The Circuit Courts By Importance; Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the most important circuit of them all? The conventional wisdom might no longer hold true.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Idaho judge ruling allows abortion if it protects mother’s health, prevents self-harm; Federal judge decides state’s criminal ban’s limited exceptions violate narrow constitutional protections; Doctors may still face the threat of civil lawsuits”: Laura Guido of Idaho Capital Sun has this report.

And Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “Idaho Abortion Ban Held Invalid for Lack of Health Exception.”

You can access yesterday’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho at this link.

“Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom; The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Jonathan Edwards, Justin Jouvenal, and Dan Diamond of The Washington Post report that “Trump officials ask Supreme Court to let ballroom construction continue; The appeal escalates the legal fight over the controversial project to the nation’s highest court.”

And Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Ballroom Construction; White House wants to keep building after two lower courts said project needs approval from Congress.”

You can access the stay request at this link.

“Trump’s Expansion of Executive Privilege Would Invite More Corruption”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Noncitizen Mandatory Detention Policy Rejected by First Cir.” Mallory Culhane and Alex Clearfield of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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

“Mangione Pleads Guilty in US Case Over Healthcare CEO Killing”: Patricia Hurtado, David Voreacos, and Chris Dolmetsch of Bloomberg News have this report.

“How ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Was Rescued From Oblivion — and Blew Up in David Zaslav’s Face; Shelved as a tax writeoff by Warner Bros. Discovery, the ambitious Looney Tunes courtroom comedy was brought back to life — and director Dave Green is having the last laugh”: David Canfield has this article in the August 12, 2026 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.

Online at The New Yorker, Justin Chang has a movie review titled “Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in ‘Coyote vs. Acme’; Dave Green’s film about Wile E. Coyote’s quest for compensation sounds a note of zany triumph, having escaped, Road Runner-like, Warner’s attempt to cancel it.”

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: Nearly Shelved Looney Tunes Film Starring Will Forte and John Cena Is One of the Best Live-Action/Animated Hybrids Ever; Written by Samy Burch and directed by Dave Green, the movie also features Lana Condor, Luis Guzmán and a plethora of beloved cartoon characters.”

Pete Hammond of Deadline has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: The Movie Warner Bros Shelved In 2023 Becomes Its Most Entertaining Film Of 2026 & Best Live Action/Toon Hybrid Since ‘Roger Rabbit.’”

And online at DiscussingFilm, Nicolás Delgadillo has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review — A Superbly Looney Comedy Worth Saving.”

In the February 26, 1990 issue of The New Yorker, Ian Frazier had a Shouts & Murmurs item headlined “Coyote V. Acme: In The United States District Court, Southwestern District, Tempe, Arizona Case No. B19294, Judge Joan Kujava, Presiding.”

Update: Johnny Oleksinski of The New York Post has a movie review titled “‘Coyote vs. Acme’ review: This finished ‘Looney Tunes’ movie was shelved by Warner Bros. — Is it any good?”

And Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com has a movie review titled “Coyote vs. Acme.”

“Thomas Sowell Legacy: A Conversation With Justice Clarence Thomas and Peter Robinson.” The Hoover Institution has posted this video on YouTube.

And in news coverage, Elaine Mallon of Fox News has an article headlined “‘Look at me!’ Justice fires back at critics who dare question his Blackness; The justice recalled being told at Yale Law School he ‘shouldn’t believe that’ because of his race.”

“Adam Schiff’s court-packing brainstorm; The senator wants 13 justices; Don’t tell Donald Trump, who just might agree”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.