“Lawyers clash on how Iowa abortion waiting period would affect women”: Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register has this report.

“Pa. Democrats, others send congressional redistrict plans to Supreme Court”: Jonathan Lai of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, “A slew of proposals were submitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday as the clock ran out for the state legislature to draw a new map of congressional districts and have it approved by Gov. Wolf.”

“7th Circ. Imposes Sanctions In ‘Frivolous’ Wage Suit Appeal”: Cara Salvatore of Law360.com has an article (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A construction contractor appealing the loss of an employee wage suit was met with sanctions from the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday and a stern rebuke over practically every facet of the appeal, from its ‘naked assertions’ to the flouting of local rules mandating supporting documentation.”

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

“Appeals court: Nonprofits must disclose their donors.” Bruce Golding of The New York Post has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Citizens United loses free speech appeal over New York donor rules.”

Chris Dolmetsch of Bloomberg News reports that “New York Nonprofits Must Disclose Large Donors, Appeals Court Rules.”

And Nick Rummell of Courthouse News Service reports that “Citizens United Can’t Hide Donor Lists From NY.”

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

“The Founders’ Grandson, Part II: Clarence Thomas’s quest for a new new birth of freedom.” Myron Magnet has this article in the Winter 2018 issue of City Journal.

Part one of the article, headlined “The Founders’ Grandson, Part I: How Clarence Thomas began his quest to restore our original Constitution,” appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of that publication.

“Justice Thomas Says Court Confirmation Shouldn’t Be ‘Spectacle'”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“N.Y. judge safeguards media access to Islamic State suspect’s trial”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Government unions are in deep trouble. And they have themselves to blame.” In today’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist Charles Lane has an op-ed that begins, “No obscure Supreme Court ruling deserves its obscurity less than Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, the transformational 1977 case in which the justices upheld mandatory dues for public-employee unions.”

“A Conversation with the Honorable Clarence Thomas”: In just about five minutes from now, the Library of Congress will livestream this event on YouTube.

“Will the Supreme Court Become Trump’s Enabler?” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Trump’s Latest Travel Ban Suffers Blow From a Second Appeals Court”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Appeals court says Trump’s latest travel ban violates the law — again.”

Jaweed Kaleem of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Second federal appeals court rules against Trump’s travel ban.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Appeals court said Trump travel ban ‘tainted with animus toward Islam.’”

Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Richmond-based federal appeals court finds Trump Muslim travel ban unconstitutional — again.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. court says Trump travel ban unlawfully discriminates against Muslims.”

Denise Lavoie of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court declares Trump travel ban unconstitutional.”

Andrew M Harris of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Loses Again on Travel Ban in Ruling by Second Appeals Panel.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Appeals court rules against latest Trump travel ban.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Second appeals court rules against Trump travel ban 3.0; The decision has no immediate effect due to the Supreme Court action.”

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “A Federal Appeals Court Ruled That Trump’s Third Travel Ban Is Likely Unconstitutional.”

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

“Should Cops Be Allowed to Rip Up Your Stuff While Looking for Drugs? How the Supreme Court can curtail the destruction of private property during police searches.” Matt Ford of New Republic has this report.

“Stop treating Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a.k.a. ‘Notorious R.B.G.’ — like a celebrity”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Clinic Returns to Supreme Court on Tuesday With Case Testing Fifth Amendment’s Limits”: Eric Williamson of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.