“Understanding Why Judge O’Connor Was Wrong to Conclude Plaintiffs Had Standing to Challenge the Penalty-Less Individual Mandate; Judge O’Connor was wrong to conclude that two individuals who would prefer not to purchase health insurance had standing to challenge the law”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Alabama attorney general asks Supreme Court to review abortion ruling”: Melissa Brown of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report.

“Opponents of transgender military ban ask Supreme Court to deny Trump’s request for immediate review”: Rebecca Kheel of The Hill has this report.

“The Phony Attack on William Barr; If the criticism is serious, it amounts to a demand that only the ignorant be considered for high office”: Online at The Wall Street Journal, Michael B. Mukasey has an essay that begins, “William Barr is probably the best-qualified nominee for U.S. attorney general since Robert Jackson in 1940.”

“No More Bread and Water: U.S. Navy Scraps an Age-Old Penalty.” Dave Philipps of The New York Times has this report.

“The Trump administration’s emergency requests to watch at the Supreme Court”: Marcia Coyle has this report online at The PBS NewsHour.

“8 Memorable Portrayals of Supreme Court Justices in Film, TV; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall are just a few members of the high court to receive the big- and small-screen treatment”: Katherine Schaffstall of The Hollywood Reporter has this article.

“Appeals court judge, Willamette professor appointed to Oregon Supreme Court”: Whitney Woodworth of The Salem Statesman Journal has this report.

And Aimee Green of The Oregonian reports that “Gov. Brown appoints Appeals Court judge Chris Garrett to Oregon Supreme Court.”

“From Kim summit to Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearing, 7 political moments that defined 2018”: Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Fox News has this report.