“Democrats warn Supreme Court it’s too unhealthy to hear gun case”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Couple Sues Law Firm Over Parental Leave, Wages and a Firing”: Noam Scheiber of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump gets another seat to fill on influential Atlanta appeals court”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

Eleventh Circuit Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat, who originally joined what was then the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1975 after having served as a federal district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida since 1970, has announced he will be taking senior status. (Fun fact: he remains the only Article III judge whose last name begins with the letters “Tj.”)

A little over 16 years ago, in early August 2003, Judge Tjoflat participated as an interviewee in this blog’s “20 questions for the appellate judge” series.

“Ninth Circuit Revives Antitrust Suit Over DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket”: Nathan Solis of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “NFL, DirecTV Face Revived Antitrust Suit Over Telecasts of Out-of-Market Games; The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a decision to end a nationwide class-action lawsuit over ‘Sunday Ticket.’”

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

Federal district court’s use of form to enforce the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s “three-strike” provision went too far, Seventh Circuit rules: To see why Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane P. Wood is correctly considered one of the federal appellate judiciary’s best writers, one need look no further than this opinion that she issued yesterday on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of that court.

“7th Circuit rules against Indiana health club that jailed delinquent customer”: Dena Aubin of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“States Rebuffed in Court Fight to Reclaim $25 Billion in Savings Bonds; Ruling backs U.S. government over group of states seeking to return money to residents”: Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued yesterday.

“The definite article: Ohio State seeks trademark on ‘The’ for university merchandise.” Jim Woods of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

“Justice accused of sexual harassment blames ‘whisper campaign'”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times recently had this report.

“40 Years Later, Pioneering Women Judges Savor Place in History”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has this issued this news release.

“State Tax Collectors Want You: The Wayfair ruling has unleashed a revenue grab on small business.” This editorial appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“‘We will sue and we will win’: Abortion rights advocates promise legal challenge to Tennessee’s proposed ban.” Anita Wadhwani of The Tennessean has this report.

“Fifth Circuit Appears Ready to Ignore Supreme Court Precedent . . . Again; During oral arguments Friday a panel of judges — including two Trump appointees — searched for ways to ignore the law and dismiss a challenge to a web of anti-abortion restrictions”: Jessica Mason Pieklo of RewireNews has this report.

“Senate Dems deliver stunning warning to Supreme Court: ‘Heal’ or face restructuring.” Ronn Blitzer of Fox News has this report.

“It’s Alan Dershowitz vs. David Boies, again and again”: Tom Jackman, Deanna Paul, and Manuel Roig-Franzia of The Washington Post have this report.

“States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Obama-Era Climate Rule”: Lisa Friedman has this report.

Phil Willon of The Los Angeles Times reports that “California sues to stop Trump rollback of Obama-era restrictions on coal-burning power plants.”

Timothy Puko of The Wall Street Journal reports that “States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Power-Plant Regulations; New York and California lead group saying the government isn’t meeting its Clean Air Act role.”

Gabrielle Canon of USA Today reports that “California, other states sue Trump administration over replacement of Obama’s Clean Power Plan.”

Chris Hubbuch of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Wisconsin AG sues EPA over climate protection rollback; claims rule violates Clean Air Act.”

And Rebecca Beitsch of The Hill reports that “22 states sue Trump over repeal of Obama-era power plant rules.”

“Replacing Chevron with a Sounder Interpretive Regime”: Mike Rappaport has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“US appeals court hands truckers defeat in turnpike toll suit”: Mark Scolforo of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “High tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike do not violate the right of truckers and other motorists to travel between states, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, upholding a lower-court dismissal of a lawsuit against state agencies and officials.”

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

“Big Law’s Supreme Court Star Power Competes for Smaller Pie”: Meghan Tribe and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit by ex-USC football player against NCAA, Pac-12”: Nathan Fenno of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Bay City News Service reports that “Appeals Court Rejects Former USC Linebacker’s Bid To Sue NCAA For Employment Rights.”

And Nicholas Iovino of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “Ninth Circuit: No Minimum Wage for College Football Players.”

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

Tony the tiger is not an “individual” under Freedom of Information Act, Ninth Circuit holds: You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund previously issued this news release about the case.

“Adult Shop Takes Fight With Arkansas City to Eighth Circuit”: Joe Harris of Courthouse News Service had this report back in June 2019.

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued this decision affirming the district court’s entry of judgment against plaintiff Adam and Eve Jonesboro, LLC.

“2-day water shutoff at Lake County jail draws complaints about sanitary conditions”: Mary McIntyre of The Lake County (Ill.) News-Sun had this report back in November 2017.

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued this decision affirming the district court’s order denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity.

“Ron Lafferty could face firing squad within ‘months’ after Utah death row inmate loses latest appeal”: Nate Carlisle has this front page article in today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.

Pat Reavy of The Deseret News has an article headlined “New appeal denied: Is Utah inmate Ron Lafferty months away from a firing squad?”

And Ben Winslow of Fox 13 News in Salt Lake City reports that “Court rejects notorious killer Ron Lafferty’s latest appeal, moving him closer to firing squad execution.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“Privileging Western culture: Glenn Loury talks with Penn Law professor Amy Wax about the idea of giving preferential treatment to immigrants from Western nations.” Yesterday, BloggingheadsTV posted online at YouTube this new episode of The Glenn Show.

“Trump, McConnell campaigns sell ‘Back-to-Back Supreme Court Champs’ T-shirts”: Felicia Sonmez of The Washington Post has this report.

“A political shift in the Dallas court of appeals could have big impact”: David Coale has this essay online at The Dallas Morning News.

“A Horrifying Death in a Horrifying Jail; The scandal of Jeffrey Epstein and the Metropolitan Correctional Center”: Aviva Shen has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Can The Supreme Court Stay Above The Partisan Fray? Democrats and Republicans are historically divided on the Supreme Court.” Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux of FiveThirtyEight has this report.

“Third Circuit Flips to GOP Majority; Any Differences Are Difficult to Perceive”: Tomorrow’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer — Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers — will contain this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column.

“Trump’s judicial appointments record at the August recess: A little less than meets the eye.” Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of The Brookings Institution.

“Former Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben to Join Georgetown Law this Fall”: Georgetown Law issued this news release today.

“Law governing adoptions of Native American children upheld”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report.

And Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “5th Circuit upholds Indian Child Welfare Act as constitutional, reversing lower court; The appeals court overturned a 2018 decision from a federal district judge who ruled that the law, which gives adoption placement preference to Native American tribes, was unconstitutional; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the law in 2017.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (with partial dissenting opinion to issue later) at this link.

“3rd Circ. Revives Pa. Takings Case Following Justices’ Ruling”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on a judgment order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued Friday in Knick v. Township of Scott.

“U.S. verdict allowing seizure of Iran-linked Manhattan skyscraper is overturned”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued on Friday.

Also on Friday, the Second Circuit issued rulings in three additional related appeals, and you can access those rulings here, here, and here.