“Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case back before Maryland judge; He is currently being detained in Pennsylvania”: Ely Brown of ABC News has this report.

“As justices confront harassment, death threats and an assassination attempt, Barrett declares ‘I’m not afraid’”: Jan Crawford of CBS News has this report.

“Enshrine Nine”: Edward Whelan has this post at the Democracy Project of NYU Law.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes: A SCOTUS Term Preview.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“That ‘Landmark’ Free Speech Ruling Misses the Point”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases but called for the views of the Solicitor General in three cases.

“182. Closing the Book on OT2024: As the October 2025 Term officially begins, it’s worth taking a moment to highlight the record-setting — and revealing — final statistics for how the justices handled emergency applications during OT2024.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“High Stakes for Trump in Supreme Court’s New Term; Justices are staring down big questions about presidential power, elections and transgender athletes in women’s sports”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Tariffs and birthright citizenship will test whether Trump’s power has limits”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Simon Montlake and Sophie Hills of The Christian Science Monitor report that “The Supreme Court has given Trump early wins. Now, it has to explain why.”

John Fritze of CNN has a report headlined “What to watch as a never-ending Supreme Court term begins again.”

Devin Dwyer of ABC News has a report headlined “As Supreme Court returns, major tests ahead for Trump’s presidential power; The justices are set to hear cases on tariffs, voting rights and trans athletes.”

Shannon Bream and Bill Mears of Fox News report that “Trump’s presidency faces crucial tests as Supreme Court begins pivotal term; High court has reversed two dozen lower court injunctions blocking Trump policies since January.”

Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press report that “New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump’s aggressive assertion of presidential power.”

Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “US Supreme Court girds for culture wars with LGBT, guns and race cases.”

And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “This Will Be the Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Term Yet.”

“Justice Barrett Makes Her Case”: Ed Whelan has this book review online at The Washington Free Beacon.

“Can Conversion Therapy Be Banned? Colorado Faces Speech Test at the Supreme Court. Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18.” Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Bart Jansen of USA Today reports that “From ‘hate state’ to pioneer, Colorado has another LGBTQ+ case at Supreme Court; In the previous two cases, the high court sided with a web developer and a baker who refused to serve same-sex couples.”

And Elizabeth Hernandez of The Denver Post reports that “U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in First Amendment challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban; State AG argues conversion therapy practices are so discredited they represent substandard medical care.”

“Demonstrator arrested outside Red Mass for judiciary, Supreme Court; New Jersey man is charged with having a molotov cocktail, police said”: Martin Weil of The Washington Post has this report.

“‘Conversion Therapy’ at the High Court; A Christian counselor, gender dysphoria, and the First Amendment”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judicial Notice (10.05.25): Shutdown; A major win for free speech, the Chief’s 20th anniversary, the sentencing of Sean Combs, a notable new litigation boutique, and an interesting sports-law hire.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Courts at Their Best — and Worst; Judges can give us hope despite the deeply flawed among them”: Reynolds Holding has this post at his “Better Judgment” Substack site.

“181. Courts and Domestic Use of the Military: In response to adverse judicial rulings, the President’s advisers and supporters are claiming courts lack the power to halt domestic use of the military; A critical early precedent is to the contrary.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“This Will Be Trump’s Best Term at the Supreme Court Yet; At the start of a ‘new’ term that never really ended, a slew of cases could supercharge Trump’s American takeover”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Attorney General Pam Bondi says DOJ will appeal ‘woefully insufficient’ sentence for would-be Kavanaugh assassin”: Josh Christenson of The New York Post has this report.

“Justice Samuel Alito says he is not calling for same-sex marriage ruling to be overturned; An appeal currently pending at the court is asking for the landmark decision, in which the conservative justice dissented, to be cast aside”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right; The approval prompted an outcry from abortion foes, who rejected HHS’s claim it has little wiggle room to slow generic drug approvals”: Natalie Allison and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post have this report.

“The Supreme Court Will Do Four Things This Term That Tell You Everything You Need to Know”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Second US appeals court rejects Trump’s order curtailing birthright citizenship”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a 100-page decision that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Supreme Court will hear challenge to Hawaii gun restrictions; The court’s new term, which begins Monday, is expected to delve into issues including President Donald Trump’s actions in office, transgender rights and elections”: Mark Berman and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii’s concealed carry ban.”

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

“Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey; Four top prosecutors have been forced out of the Eastern District of Virginia amid Trump’s push to charge political opponents”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

“Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive; The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at this link.

“Justice Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison; Sophie Roske traveled from California to Maryland intending to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh, then changed her mind and called 911”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

Dan Morse of The Washington Post reports that “Kavanaugh assassination plotter sentenced to eight years in prison; Nicholas Roske, 29, had flown across the country, with a gun packed in a suitcase, intending to break into the Justice’s Maryland home to kill him.”

C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Person Who Plotted to Assassinate Brett Kavanaugh Sentenced to 8 Years; Prosecutors had urged the court to impose a tougher penalty to deter politically motivated violence as threats against federal judges increase.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Kavanaugh attempted assassination plotter gets 8-year prison term; government had sought 30 years.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Would-be Kavanaugh assassin sentenced to over 8 years in prison; Prosecutors had sought a 30-year sentence.”

“Trump’s Flood of Emergency Appeals Is Straining the Judicial System; The administration has turned to the Supreme Court at a record pace; the justices have issued orders that lower courts have struggled to interpret”: Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Triumph of the Roberts Court: What the Justices have wrought in his 20 years as Chief Justice.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Complexities of Trans Gun Ownership; In the face of threats and harassment, some trans Americans are becoming gun owners — only to be targeted by the same movements that claim to defend gun rights”: Grace Byron has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“An Epic Courtroom Mismatch Is Looming in the Comey Case”: Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“President Trump’s winning streak at the Supreme Court is about to get tested; After allowing many of Trump’s controversial polices to move forward temporarily, the Supreme Court will now decide their ultimate fate”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to kick off new ‘Trump’ term next week, legal experts say.”

And Jan Wolfe and Will Dunham of Reuters report that “Trump’s powers in spotlight as new Supreme Court term looms.”

“Inside the Contentious World of Luigi Mangione Supporters: As his court cases proceed, tensions have grown between Luigi Mangione supporters who believe the alleged murder of a health care CEO was justified and those who believe he is innocent.” Melkorka Licea has this report online at Wired.

“Here Is Anthony Kennedy’s Heartwarming Story About the Time Antonin Scalia Humiliated Him In Public; Even the highest-profile victims of Scalia’s rage are doing credulous hagiography about him”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“Senate advances Third Circuit nominee Mascott amid Democratic objections; Delaware Senator Chris Coons has long complained that Jennifer Mascott lacks a sufficient connection to his home state, where the Trump administration official would likely consider some cases as an appellate judge”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“California and Idaho Spar Over Ninth Circuit Seat; Nominee Randy Smith is caught in the middle”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.