“Ohio Supreme Court says ‘functional life sentences’ for juveniles are unconstitutional”: Eric Heisig of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

And Andrew Welsh-Huggins of The Associated Press reports that “Ohio Supreme Court rejects teen rapist’s 112-year sentence.”

You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Ohio at this link.

“Moving ahead without a ninth Justice”: Lyle Denniston has this blog post.

“Kenneth Starr’s Baylor Exit Followed Years of Hidden Turmoil; The school’s former president reinstated a troubled football player over the objections of other administrators”: Brad Reagan of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Bathroom law battles loom in more states after North Carolina controversy”: Jon Herskovitz of Reuters has this report.

“Mr. Robot Killed the Hollywood Hacker: The popular portrayal of computers as magic boxes capable of anything has done real societal harm. Now one TV show wants to save us.” Cory Doctorow has this article in the January/February 2017 issue of MIT Technology Review.

“Bentley interviews Roy Moore for potential Senate seat”: Brian Lyman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Montgomery Advertiser.

Mike Cason of AL.com reports that “Bentley interviews Roy Moore, 10 others for Sen. Jeff Sessions’ seat.”

And Daniel Marans of The Huffington Post has an article headlined “This Judge Lost His Job For Defying The Law. Now He May Become A Senator. Chief Justice Roy Moore’s suspension did not stop the governor from considering him.”

“The long and complicated road to understanding Jeff Sessions and matters of race”: Del Quentin Wilber of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“The Korematsu Supreme Court ruling upholding internment is still a ‘loaded weapon’ for discrimination”: Law professor Gabriel J. Chin has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Florida Supreme Court: Death penalty cases finalized before 2002 will stand.” Michael Auslen of The Tampa Bay Times has an article that begins, “Some of the nearly 400 prisoners waiting on Florida’s death row will not be allowed a re-sentencing under new death penalty laws, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Florida at this link.

“Executions Hit 25-Year Low and Support Is Falling, Report Finds”: Richard Perez-Pena has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Jon Herskovitz of Reuters reports that “U.S. executions hit 25-year low as capital punishment wanes: study.”

“Ahead and behind in the Merrick Garland debacle”: Howard Wasserman has this post at “PrawfsBlawg.”

“In SCOTUS sanctions case, defiant plaintiffs argue Goodyear got what it deserved”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Will Guantanamo Bay’s Prison Ever Close? President Obama campaigned on the promise of shuttering the detention facility, but the task proved more difficult than anticipated.” Priscilla Alvarez of The Atlantic has this report.

“Michigan man’s case against American Bar Association & LSAT could go to U.S. Supreme Court”: Kate Wells of Michigan Radio has this report.

“The Trump Court: SCOTUS Could Stand Some Disruption.” Mark Pulliam has this post today at the “American Greatness” blog.

“SCOTUS for law students: Message to lawyers.” Today at “SCOTUSblog,” Stephen Wermiel has a post that begins, “Lately, the Supreme Court seems to be sending a message to the lawyers who practice before it: Do not ask the court to grant review of an issue and then try to change the subject.”

“Invasion of the Agency Snatchers”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online today at The New York Times.

“Wanted: Top Court Justice Who’s Solid Conservative, No Surprises.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Justice Scalia’s Warning to President Trump: In a memo dated more than 40 years ago, the late Supreme Court justice told future presidents and vice presidents that having apparent conflicts of interest would open them up to ‘damaging criticism.'” Betsy Woodruff of The Daily Beast has this report.