“Appeals court, 2-1, gives Texas OK to use new voter ID law”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post.

Update: At his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “5th Circuit Motions Panel, on 2-1 Vote, Allows Texas to Enforce Its Revised ID Law Pending Appeal.”

“7th Circ. On Brink Of Ideological Shift With Posner’s Exit”: Sindhu Sundar of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access).

And Marilyn Odendahl of The Indiana Lawyer has an article headlined “Retired Posner had significant impact on Indiana” in which my “20 questions for the appellate judge” interview with former Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner is quoted.

“Franken opposes Trump judicial nominee, setting up procedural clash”: Seung Min Kim of Politico.com has this report.

“Franken will not back Trump’s pick of Minn. Justice David Stras for 8th Circuit Court; The democratic senator announced Tuesday he will not return a blue slip that would allow the Stras nomination to advance to a vote, concerned that the justice is too conservative”: Jennifer Brooks of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

And Rachel E. Stassen-Berger of The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that “Sen. Al Franken to oppose MN Supreme Court Justice David Stras’ nomination to federal bench.”

This afternoon, U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) posted this statement on Facebook.

And U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued a statement titled “Klobuchar Statement on Nomination of Justice Stras to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.”

“Advice for new circuit clerks”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

“Court restores man’s lawsuit against cheating wife’s lover”: Emery P. Dalesio of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued today.

Today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel begins:

This case concerns two common law causes of action — alienation of affection and criminal conversation — that permit litigants to sue the lovers of their unfaithful spouses. These laws were born out of misogyny and in modern times are often used as tools for enterprising divorce lawyers seeking leverage over the other side.

Defendant Derek Williams contends that these aging common law torts are facially unconstitutional because they violate individuals’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to engage in intimate sexual activity, speech, and expression with other consenting adults.

As explained below, we reject this facial constitutional challenge.

Although six of the court’s 15 judges — including the court’s chief judge — are female, this case was decided by an all-male panel. Judge Richard Dietz wrote the opinion of the court, in which Judges Rick Elmore and John M. Tyson joined.

“Oceans Apart But Still a Close Familial Relation”: Sarah Mahmood has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“Austin has too few defense lawyers for death penalty cases”: Ryan Autullo of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

“Counterpoint: Diversity and transparency needed in Stras nomination, not a rubber stamp; Sens. Klobuchar and Franken are right to be taking their time. “ The Minneapolis Star Tribune recently published this essay written by Marie A. Failinger, Kendra Brodin, Mike Essien, Ben Kwan, and Lariss Maldonado.

“Grassley should rethink scheduling of Judiciary Committee hearing”: Law professor Carl Tobias has this essay online at The Des Moines Register.

“Amid tension, Trump and McConnell together on judges”: Joan Biskupic of CNN.com has this news analysis.

“Supreme Court set to take up LGBT rights and religious liberty”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

“Eclipsing Dreams of Better Lives”: Linda Greenhouse recently had this essay online at The New York Times.