“Saving the Court: A Millennial Civics Lesson; At a time when the Supreme Court is caught in a partisan cross-fire, an insider has written an informative and much-needed guide to the Supreme Court — in millennial-ese”: Mark Pulliam has this post at the “Religion & Liberty Online” blog of the Acton Institute.

“Ken Paxton Feuds With the Texas Appeals Court He Helped Create”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Blanche DOJ and the Attack on the Midterm Elections; His role in the Trump attack on the midterms looms large in Blanche’s confirmation hearings”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“‘I Am Frustrated’: Emails Show Blanche’s Role in Trump’s Retribution Campaign; The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.” Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

“Judge slams Trump’s acting AG in ‘bad faith’ IRS lawsuit; Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche was a willing participant in a scam that President Donald Trump tried to pull in federal court in Florida; He has no one to blame but himself”: Columnist Chris Brennan has this essay online at USA Today.

At the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine, Elie Honig has a post titled “Todd Blanche Has Run Wild With DoJ; Now He Must Answer for It.”

And online at Fox News, Mike Davis has an essay titled “Why Senate must ignore Obama judge’s attack on AG nominee Todd Blanche; Judge Kathleen Williams issued the sanctions order two days before Blanche’s confirmation hearing.”

“Justices Kagan and Barrett Testify Before House Subcommittee on Supreme Court’s 2027 Budget Request; U.S. Supreme Court justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the Court’s 2027 budget request. The last time Supreme Court justices testified before Congress was in 2019”: C-SPAN provides the live video via this link.

“Lindsey Graham and Judicial Nominations”: Michael A. Fragoso has this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog.

“Armed man asked Capitol police officer for directions to Supreme Court, police say; Officers surrounded the man after he drove up to a Capitol Building barricade with a gun on his lap, police said”: Paul Wagner of Washington, DC’s NBC4 has this report.

“Gov. Kelly chooses Johnson County judge as new Supreme Court justice”: Bryan Richardson of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

And Tim Carpenter of Kansas Reflector reports that “Gov. Laura Kelly selects Johnson County judge to fill vacancy on Kansas Supreme Court; Democratic governor marks fifth appointment to state’s highest court.”

“Lindsey Graham Was Whatever Trump Asked Him to Be; The Supreme Court’s six-justice conservative supermajority probably does not exist without Lindsey Graham, who would say and do anything for an attaboy tweet from the president”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Trump’s attorneys, Justice Dept. leaders misused courts in IRS case, judge says; The president’s lawsuit against the IRS — which resulted in a now-scuttled proposal for a $1.8 billion payout fund — was filed for an ‘improper purpose,’ the judge said”: Jeremy Roebuck and Mark Berman of The Washington Post have this report.

And Richard Rubin and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal report that “Judge Says Trump Tried to Manipulate Legal System With IRS Lawsuit; Ruling delivers a scathing rebuke to the president over case that led to the creation of $1.8 billion fund and no-audit pledge.”

“Court Revives Lawsuits Tying Tylenol Use in Pregnancy to Autism and A.D.H.D.; A federal appeals court overruled a district court judge who dismissed the lawsuits, citing unreliable scientific evidence”: Azeen Ghorayshi of The New York Times has this report.

And Erin Mulvaney and Elias Schisgall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Appeals Court Revives Lawsuits Alleging Tylenol Causes Autism and ADHD; Decision puts mass litigation against drugmaker back on course by overturning ruling that the science was unreliable.”

“Prosecutors inundated with Dan Markel case emails. What they reveal.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Second Circuit rejects last-ditch bid to pause NYC congestion toll; Two suburban counties sought to stop the $9 commuter toll, which raised $500 million last year for New York City trains and buses”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Alexis Waiss of Bloomberg Law reports that “NYC Congestion Pricing Program Upheld by Second Circuit.”

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

“Our Long Road Out of Autocracy”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Judge accuses Trump of manipulating courts to justify Anti-Weaponization Fund; She sanctioned two of his lawyers”: Hassan Ali Kanu and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

And at his “All Rise News” Substack site, Adam Klasfeld has a post titled “Judge nullifies Trump v. IRS deal, refers lawyers for discipline; The ‘collusive’ lawsuit was the basis for the $1.776 billion slush fund and tax audit release order.”

“Justices Kagan, Barrett to ask Congress for more security funding”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“Alum who fought Trump in Supreme Court case urges Yale not to settle; A former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission took her case against the Trump administration to the Supreme Court; Amid settlement talks between University leaders and the federal government, she said Yale has a responsibility to fight back”: Aria Lynn-Sko of The Yale Daily News has this report.

“Judge Denounces I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing; The decision did not explicitly kill the deal that President Trump had worked out with his own government to receive what amounted to amnesty from investigations into tax returns that he, his family and their businesses have already filed”: Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press report that “Judge blasts Trump’s IRS lawsuit as filed for ‘improper purpose,’ recommends attorney discipline.”

And Erik Larson and Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg Law report that “Judge Rules That Trump’s IRS Immunity Deal Has No ‘Basis in Law.’”

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida at this link.

“Justices to Defend Budget as Court, Congress Tensions Simmer”: Suzanne Monyak and Ken Tran of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Tylenol-Maker Kenvue Must Face Autism Claims, Appeals Court Says”: Sabrina Willmer of Bloomberg News has this report.

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

“The Term the Court Stopped Pretending: SCOTUS hobbles democracy, grabs more power, and doesn’t even bother to cover its tracks.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Blanche Loses Staunch Ally in Graham With AG Nomination Pending”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Equivocations in Mullin v. Doe; Does the Ruling Map onto Doctrine?” William Baude and Richard M Re have this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Norway-Sweden Worshippers”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“How ‘colorblind Constitution’ went from conservative notion to legal pillar; The once-obscure concept has been cited in recent landmark Supreme Court cases, but some liberals insist it has no basis in fact or history”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.

“With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds; Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And John Fritze of CNN reports that “Justices Barrett and Kagan to face lawmakers after divisive Supreme Court term.”

“How ‘Piss Christ’ Became a Culture-War Bomb: The fight over Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, and the National Endowment for the Arts became a preview of the politics that followed.” Louis Menand has this Books essay in the July 20, 2026 issue of The New Yorker.

“238. Venue Engineering in the Efforts to Limit Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors; After losses in courts across the country, the Trump administration has successfully steered litigation over gender-affirming medical care for minors to a single judge in a single Texas district court.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Judicial Notice (07.12.26): ‘Always A Bad Idea’; A U.S. attorney gets benchslapped, a Trump appointee votes against the Stop WOKE Act, an NFL sale sets a record, and Latham takes talent from Davis Polk.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Knives out at US Supreme Court as justices’ squabbles go public; The spilling-over of partisan divisions on the normally collegial bench erodes public support for the institution”: Ella Lee of Financial Times has this report.

“On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court originalists split on history and Trump”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Ex-Florida Congress Candidate Slammed by Court Over AI in Briefs”: Maia Pandey of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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

“Blanche Stares Down Confirmation Hurdle: Lingering G.O.P. Doubts; Key Republicans on the Judiciary Committee could push for concessions from Todd Blanche, in line to be attorney general, though they did not appear in revolt.” Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump’s personal law firm has a pipeline to top DOJ jobs; The white-shoe firm whose lawyers represents Trump — and then get prime DOJ jobs”: Erica Orden of Politico has this report.