“Law Firms That Settled With Trump Are Asked to Help on Trade Deals; Boris Epshteyn, a personal lawyer for President Trump, connected two firms — Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden Arps — to the Commerce Department”: Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this report.

“Man who threw sandwich at law enforcement was DOJ employee, Bondi says; Police allege that the man approached law enforcement officers, including Metro Transit Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, and began yelling obscenities”: Joe Heim, Sophia Solano, and Perry Stein of The Washington Post have this report.

“Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books; Maris Kreizman Wonders Who Will Be Left to Pass Judgment on Book-Related Cases”: Maris Kreizman has this essay online at Literary Hub.

“Newsom v. Trump: A Trial Diary; A play-by-play of the three day bench trial for California’s suit against the Trump administration’s military deployment to the state.” Anna Bower has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Gerrymander Mess”: David Daley has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“During Vineyard Visit, Supreme Court Justice Delves into Her Roots”: Gwyn Skiles and Addison Antonoff of The Vineyard Gazette have this report.

“Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs; The president has crowed about the billions of dollars collected so far from tariffs; That money could be at risk if the White House loses the legal battle”: Tony Romm of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules; In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that foreign aid groups that sued to recover funds that President Trump froze cannot challenge the decision”: Zach Montague of The New York Times has this report.

And Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Appeals court says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid; The ruling is a significant — if possibly temporary — victory in Trump’s push for greater authority over spending mandated by Congress.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Judge is skeptical of DOJ lawsuit against entire Maryland federal bench; The Trump administration sued every U.S. District Court judge in the state, alleging that they have improperly hindered efforts to rapidly deport migrants”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

And Alan Feuer of The New York Times reports that “Judge Appears Skeptical of Lawsuit Against Federal Bench in Maryland; The spectacle of the White House suing an entire district court in the name of the United States of America underscored just how rancorous relations between the two branches had become.”

“Federal appeals court clears DOGE to access sensitive records at agencies; A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit allowed Department of Government Efficiency access to data held by some federal agencies”: Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Woman sues abortion pill supplier, says ex tricked her into ending pregnancy; The case appears to be the first time a woman has filed a wrongful-death abortion suit in federal court”: Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has this report.

“Court Ruling Casts Doubt on New York’s Cannabis Licensing Process; A federal appeals court said that it appeared to be unconstitutional for New York to prioritize some of its own residents for licenses to open cannabis businesses”: Ashley Southall of The New York Times has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Trump’s Doomsday Tariff Letter; He says judges must bless his ‘emergency’ or we’ll have a depression”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“US appeals court upholds Arkansas law banning youth transgender care”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“How the White House wriggled out of contempt of court; The risk of the D.C. Circuit ruling is that Trump is emboldened to defy future judicial orders”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.

“US appeals court revives challenge to Maine town’s cruise passenger limits”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System; Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities”: Adam Goldman, Glenn Thrush, and Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times have this report.

And Jacqueline Thomsen, Justin Wise, Suzanne Monyak, and Jake Bleiberg of Bloomberg Law report that “Foreign Hackers Said to Access Sealed National Security Cases.”

“Alabama’s LaCour Returns as US Judge Pick Following Failed Bid”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Satanic Temple blocked from suing over Idaho abortion ban; The temple’s telehealth medical abortion clinic run out of New Mexico wasn’t enough to give it standing in Idaho, the Ninth Circuit said”: Hillel Aron of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Hours after Trump sends troops to D.C., trial over California deployment gets underway in S.F.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“The Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fight Against Top Universities; May Mailman is credited as an animating force behind a strategy that has intimidated independent institutions and undercut years of medical and scientific research”: Michael C. Bender of The New York Times has this report.

“Originalism Hulk”: You can access the new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“172. “Federalizing” D.C.: Like any federal enclave, the federal government has plenary power over the District of Columbia; But Congress has delegated most of that power to local officials; it would take new laws to undo that.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“How the GOP is Trying to Steal the 2026 Midterms”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Who Gets Left Out of Originalism? How and why an incomplete history of our country gets told in the courtroom.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Keep politics and money out of Kansas Supreme Court justice picks”: Carol Beier has this essay online at The Kansas City Star.

“‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power.” Katelyn Polantz of CNN has this report.

“Michelle Obama and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Draw Crowds on Martha’s Vineyard; In Oak Bluffs, film premieres, book fairs and star-studded soirees attracted fans who came for the art and stayed for the community”: Yola Mzizi of The New York Times has this report.

“Judicial Notice (08.10.25): Biglaw Battles — And Bonuses; Milbank’s major move, decisions in discrimination cases, a 40-lawyer lateral hire — and beyond Biglaw, a cornucopia of court rulings from circuits across the country.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority; An order issued Saturday evening by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gives the administration until Friday to restore the data online”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report on an order that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.

“The Case That Could Test The Lengths Of Trump’s Military Power; Get ready for three days of intense trial debate that could have huge implications for the future powers of any presidency”: Brandi Buchman of HuffPost has this report.

“In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails; The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“This Federal Judge Is the ‘Tip of the Spear’ of Trump-Era Conservatism; Judge James C. Ho has recast the role of jurist as a vociferous combatant in the culture wars; Could that be exactly what Trump is looking for?” Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s birthright citizenship order faces more bans than before Supreme Court ruling; Four lower courts have placed nationwide injunctions on the Trump administration from enforcing plans to deny automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors”: David Nakamura of The Washington Post has this report.

“Prosecutors add allegations against poker-playing Supreme Court lawyer Goldstein”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report.

You can access the superseding indictment at this link.