“Understanding the New Obamacare Decision, Texas v. United States: Part I.” Josh Blackman has this guest post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“GOP feels heat in wake of Obamacare ruling: ‘It’s all the downsides’; The decision spells bad news for Republicans by allowing Democrats to replay a potent health care message that helped them flip 40 House seats.” Paul Demko and Adam Cancryn of Politico have this report.

“This is not the first time Fort Worth judge has ruled against key Obamacare provisions”: Kaley Johnson of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an article that begins, “A Fort Worth judge who ruled core provisions of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional Friday has a history of controversial rulings, several of which blocked other parts of Obamacare.”

And Stephen English of The Star-Telegram reports that “Texas Democrat, Republican reactions to Obamacare ruling couldn’t be more different.”

“Pam Bondi’s (and Rick Scott’s) Texas-sized role in Affordable Care Act fight; Since taking office in 2011, Bondi and Scott were relentless in opposing the 2010 health care law”: Michael Van Sickler of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.

“California’s chief justice dropped Republican registration after Kavanaugh hearing”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Amy B Wang of The Washington Post reports that “California’s chief justice leaves GOP, says she was ‘greatly disturbed’ by Kavanaugh hearing.”

Louis Casiano of Fox News reports that “California’s chief justice leaves GOP; cites Kavanaugh confirmation to Supreme Court.”

Mary Papenfuss of HuffPost reports that “Kavanaugh Was Last Straw For Top California Supreme Court Justice Who Quit GOP; Tani Cantil-Sakauye says new generation of judges are embracing ‘California values.’”

And in commentary, Ian Millhiser of ThinkProgress has an essay titled “California’s chief justice quits the Republican Party over Kavanaugh.”

“Interview: Robert George.” Anna Salvatore has this interview at her “High School SCOTUS” blog.

“What ACA Ruling May Mean for Millions of Americans’ Health Coverage; Obama-era law remains in effect for now, but its future is uncertain”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The latest ACA ruling is raw judicial activism and impossible to defend”: Law professor Nicholas Bagley has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Legal experts rip judge’s rationale for declaring Obamacare law invalid”: Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post has this report.

“Health Law Could Be Hard to Knock Down Despite Judge’s Ruling”: Jan Hoffman, Robert Pear, and Adam Liptak will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“A Partisan Ruling on Obamacare: A decision by a judge in Texas striking down the totality of the Affordable Care Act has little basis in law.” Cristian Farias has this essay online at The New York Times.

The essay cites to, among other things, an interesting student note by Alex Botoman titled “Divisional Judge-Shopping.”

“What the Lawless Obamacare Ruling Means: It’s not based on a solid legal argument; It’s an exercise in raw judicial power.” Law professors Jonathan H. Adler and Abbe R. Gluck have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Author of Ohio’s strict abortion bill believes Supreme Court will welcome it ‘with open arms’; The bill, which just passed in the Ohio Senate, would ban abortions as soon as a heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as six weeks”: Elizabeth Chuck of NBC News has this report.

“Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, but appeal will leave coverage intact for now”: Christal Hayes, Ken Alltucker, and Richard Wolf of USA Today have this report.

Noam N. Levey of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Federal judge in Texas rules Obamacare unconstitutional; California vows to defend the law on appeal.”

Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times reports that “Federal judge in Texas tosses Obamacare.”

Jenny Deam of The Houston Chronicle reports that “Texas judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.”

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of The Associated Press reports that “Federal judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional.”

Eric Beech and Nate Raymond of Reuters report that “Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional.”

Ariane de Vogue and Tami Luhby of CNN report that “Federal judge in Texas strikes down Affordable Care Act.”

David K. Li of NBC News reports that “Federal judge in Texas strikes down Affordable Care Act; In a ruling sure to be appealed to Supreme Court, Texas court says the ACA, also known as Obamacare, can no longer stand without the penalty against the uninsured.”

Matt Richardson of Fox News reports that “Obamacare ruled unconstitutional by Texas judge.”

Paul Demko and Adam Cancryn of Politico report that “Judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, endangering coverage for 20 million; Democrats decried the decision as reckless and urged an appeals court to overturn it, while also tying it to the GOP’s broader efforts to eliminate the ACA.”

Peter Sullivan of The Hill reports that “Federal judge in Texas strikes down ObamaCare.”

Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, handing Texas an early win; Fort Worth U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the individual mandate — a critical component of Obamacare — is unconstitutional, rendering the rest of the law invalid as well.”

And on today’s edition of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday,” Alison Kodjak had an audio segment titled “Ruling Backs States Opposed To Obamacare; White House Expects Appeal.”

This blog’s earlier coverage of yesterday’s ruling can be accessed here.

“Mystery Mueller mayhem at a Washington court”: Katelyn Polantz, Laura Robinson, Em Steck, and Sam Fossum of CNN have this report.

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “There Was Drama At Court Today And Maybe It Involved Mueller’s Investigation But Who Knows; A federal appeals court heard arguments Friday in a case with a reported possible link to the special counsel investigation, leading to absolute mayhem as reporters were blocked from the area.”