“India’s Top Court Bars Campaigns Based on Identity Politics”: Ellen Barry will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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

“RBG: Supreme Champion of Justice and Civil Rights.” Rahel Musleah has this cover story in the December 2016 issue of Hadassah Magazine.

And recently at “SCOTUSblog,” Ronald Collins had a post titled “Ask the author: Justice Ginsburg in her own words . . . and then some.”

“After Obama, Some Health Reforms May Prove Lasting; A transformation of the delivery of health care may be an enduring legacy for the president, even as Republicans plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act”: Abby Goodnough and Robert Pear of The New York Times have this report.

And Kelsey Snell and Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post have an article headlined “Why Obamacare is unlikely to die a swift death.”

“Dylann Roof, Charleston Church Killer, Is Deemed Competent for Sentencing”: Alan Blinder will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

And Jennifer Berry Hawes and Glenn Smith of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina have an article headlined “Dylann Roof found competent to proceed with penalty phase.”

“Resolve the ‘ALJ Quandary’: Let the D.C. Circuit Appoint and Remove ALJs.” Kent Barnett has this guest post today at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Resolved 2.0.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Roberts’ ‘Missed Opportunity’ on Judicial Vacancies”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“Purging Criminal Code of defunct ‘zombie laws’ no simple task; Outdated offences that are still included in Canada’s Criminal Code include duelling, abortion and pretending to practise witchcraft”: Alyshah Hasham of The Toronto Star has an article that begins, “Given the epidemic of fake news and the influence it may have had on the U.S. election, Section 181 of Canada’s Criminal Code would seem particularly noteworthy. The charge: spreading false news.”

“Lawmakers and advocates seek to undo Texas Supreme Court rulings that concealed public records”: J. David McSwane of The Dallas Morning News has an article that begins, “Recent rulings by the Texas Supreme Court have hidden records long regarded as public, such as contracts between a governmental body and a private business, and have contributed to growing secrecy about how state and local authorities spend your tax dollars.”

“With New Congress Poised to Convene, Obama’s Policies Are in Peril”: Jennifer Steinhauer has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In the January 9, 2017 issue of The New Yorker: Kelefa Sanneh has an article headlined “Intellectuals for Trump: A rogue group of conservative thinkers try to build a governing ideology around a President-elect who disdains ideology.” Not surprisingly, the article contains several mentions of U.S. Supreme Court nominations.

And Nicholas Schmidle has an article headlined “Can Technology Make Football Safer? A high school in Fort Lauderdale is using everything from state-of-the-art helmets to robots to prevent head injuries.”

“101 First Street #2: ‘The Most Exciting Parts.'” While you are out celebrating Christmas and New Year’s, the creators of the First Mondays podcasts are busy recording episodes such as this one about the nuts-and-bolts of U.S. Supreme Court practice. Draw your own conclusions about their priorities, but don’t forget to listen.