“17 attorneys general are appealing the court decision overturning Obamacare; Trump won’t defend the Affordable Care Act. So these Democrats are stepping in”: Sarah Kliff of Vox has this report.

“Supreme Court’s decision on obsolete liquor laws may provide clarity for a family in need; When an obsolete law is on the books, a small constituency can block its repeal; Sometimes all you can do is hope a court will strike it down”: Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds has this essay online at USA Today.

“This Man’s Protest Is Free Speech. He’s Going to Prison. The federal courts mistakenly see fraud instead of a man expressing his political beliefs.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Luncheon Debate: Resolved — The Supreme Court Should Overrule Qualified Immunity.” The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

“Michael Dorf, Precedent, and the Original Meaning”: Mike Rappaport has this post at the “Law and Liberty” blog.

New law blog give-away idea — oral arguments? At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “New(ish) Lawyers in Santa Barbara Interested in Arguing a Fun First Amendment Cal. Superior Court Motion?“

“Ninth Circuit Grants Rehearing en Banc to Reconsider Voting Rights Challenge to Arizona Law on Absentee Ballot ‘Harvesting’ and Counting Ballots Cast in Wrong Precincts”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

“Justice Department won’t take Arpaio fight to SCOTUS”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Federal Courts May Feel Pinch of Government Shutdown Soon; Judiciary faces possible shortage of funding for staffers, programs”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has an article that begins, “The federal courts have largely maintained normal operations during the current government shutdown so far, but that could change quickly if the stalemate lasts beyond next week.”

“What Robert Mueller’s Peculiar Writing Style Tells Us About His Larger Legal Gambit”: Thomas Deans has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump administration considers rollback of anti-discrimination rules”: Laura Meckler and Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “The Trump administration is considering a far-reaching rollback of civil rights law that would dilute federal rules against discrimination in education, housing and other aspects of American life, people familiar with the discussions said.”

“What GOP senators should make their top priority”: Columnist Hugh Hewitt has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Liquor store war: Should a giant wine and spirits retailer be subject to state residency requirements?” Mark Walsh has this article in the January/February 2019 issue of ABA Journal magazine.

“A Call to Arms at the Supreme Court: Conservative judges worry that the Second Amendment has become ‘a second-class right.'” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.