“Without Evidence: Joel Richard Paul’s John Marshall.” At the “Law and Liberty” blog, Kevin Walsh has this post reviewing Joel Richard Paul’s book, “Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times.”

“In appeal, Poliquin asks court to block Golden’s certification as winner; Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin is appealing last week’s decision by a federal judge rejecting his constitutional concerns over ranked-choice voting”: Kevin Miller of The Portland (Me.) Press Herald has this report.

Judy Harrison of The Bangor Daily News reports that “Poliquin asks court to stop Maine from certifying a winner in 2nd District race.”

Steve Collins of The Lewiston Sun Journal reports that “Bruce Poliquin asks appeals court to block state from declaring Jared Golden the winner.”

Marina Villeneuve of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Options dwindling, GOP congressman appeals to keep his seat.”

And Steve Mistler of Maine Public Radio reports that “Bruce Poliquin Moves To Block Certifying Jared Golden’s 2nd District Win.”

“The Texans Challenging Obamacare Have No Standing; If there’s no penalty for going without insurance, there’s no injury; That should be obvious”: Law professor Nicholas Bagley has this essay online at The Atlantic.

And at the “Balkinization” blog, Neil Siegel has a post titled “Texas v. U.S.: Congress’s Inherent Power to Require No One to Do Anything.”

“More than 80 ethics complaints against Brett Kavanaugh dismissed because he’s now a Justice”: Christal Hayes of USA Today has this report.

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. judicial council tosses misconduct claims against Kavanaugh.”

Nina Totenberg of NPR reports that “Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh.”

Samuel Chamberlain of Fox News reports that “Judicial panel dismisses misconduct complaints against Brett Kavanaugh.”

Lydia Wheeler and Brett Samuels of The Hill report that “Ethics complaints against Kavanaugh dismissed because they don’t apply to Supreme Court justices.”

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “All 83 Of The Ethics Complaints Against Justice Brett Kavanaugh Were Dismissed Because He’s On The Supreme Court Now; A panel of judges concluded that Kavanaugh is no longer covered by the judiciary’s disciplinary system now that he’s a Supreme Court justice.”

“Complaints against Brett Kavanaugh dismissed by federal judiciary council”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Review of misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh nears its end”: Joan Biskupic of CNN had this report last night.

And this afternoon, the Judicial Council of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued this order dismissing the misconduct complaints. Redacted copies of the misconduct complaints can be accessed via this link.

Also this afternoon, Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich issued this order denying a request that he recuse himself from these matters.

“The Irony of Modern Feminism’s Obsession With Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A new biography squares the decorous legal figure with the feminist gladiator.” In the January/February 2019 issue of The Atlantic, Dahlia Lithwick has this review of Jane Sherron De Hart’s book, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life.”

“The Rehabilitation Of Disgraced Judge Kozinski Has Begun: Will the legal community welcome back Alex Kozinski?” Kathryn Rubino has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fact-Checks Her Own Biopic, ‘On the Basis of Sex’; ‘This film is part-fact, part-imaginative, but what’s wonderful about it is that the imaginative parts fit in with the story so well,’ RBG said”: Amy Zimmerman of The Daily Beast has this report.

“Recalling Jerry Brown’s first Supreme Court choice as his final pick faces confirmation”: Kathleen A. Cairns has this guest commentary online at CALmatters.

“Inside Possible Blockbuster Colorado Case Heading to U.S. Supreme Court”: Michael Roberts of Westword has this report.

“Deadlock on Pa. Supreme Court sinks death row inmate’s bid to use Porngate scandal to gain his freedom”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

My earlier coverage of last Friday’s Pa. Supreme Court ruling (including links to the separate opinions) can be accessed here.

“Judge rejects request to release Trump’s tax returns under freedom of information laws”: Veronica Stracqualursi and Katelyn Polantz of CNN have this report.

And Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump’s Tax Returns Can’t Be Obtained Without Consent, Judge Says.”

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

“The Third Branch Meets the Tariff Man”: Michael S. Greve has this post at the “Law and Liberty” blog.

“ObamaCare could return to Supreme Court, with all eyes on Kavanaugh and Roberts”: Judson Berger of Fox News has this report.

“Five Tribes prepare for U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Creek reservation case”: Justin Wingerter of The Oklahoman recently had this report.

“Bible in the Schools: Lawsuit dismissal reversed.” Charles Boothe of The Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Telegraph has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.

Longtime readers of this blog who possess an encyclopedic memory for useless trivia may recall that I visited Bluefield, West Virginia (and neighboring Bluefield, Virginia) during the summer of 2011 in connection with a blog-related speaking appearance at The Greenbrier.

“States Ask Judge to Declare Health Law Still in Effect While Ruling Is Appealed”: Robert Pear has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” included an audio segment titled “Kentucky Attorney General Vows To Protect The Affordable Care Act.”

“Could a Supreme Court Decision Entitle 2,000 Oklahoma Inmates to New Trials? Roughly half of the state could be designated as reservation land; No one’s sure what that would mean for Native inmates whose crimes occurred within those boundaries.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Cheez-Its and the Judiciary: She bought three boxes of crackers in 2013; Now she wants justice.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. The editorial concludes, “When people sometimes ask if the American legal system has lost its mind, this is what they’re referring to.”

My earlier coverage of last Tuesday’s Second Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Conservatism’s Monstrous Endgame: Apparatchiks are corroding the foundations of democracy.” Columnist Paul Krugman has this op-ed about last Friday’s Affordable Care Act ruling in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Native American Adoption Law Challenged As Racially Biased”: Wade Goodwyn had this audio segment on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Several Senior Republicans Just Told The Supreme Court That Trump’s Asylum Ban Is Illegal”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Can an ‘Off the Wall’ Procedural Argument (Invalidating Obamacare) Climb the Wall?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his “Dorf on Law” blog.

“Law Schools Are Bad for Democracy; They whitewash the grubby scramble for power”: Law professor Samuel Moyn has this essay online at The Chronicle Review of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“Brett Kavanaugh begins Supreme Court tenure cautiously as fellow conservatives push for change”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.