“Race and the death penalty: Supreme Court to hear case of Curtis Flowers, tried six times for quadruple murder.” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Will the U.S. Finally End the Death Penalty? In the past, abolition efforts faced a backlash — but Gavin Newsom’s moratorium may be different.” Law professors Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker have this essay online at The Atlantic.

Seventh Circuit rejects argument that tax code exemption for religious housing violates Establishment Clause: Circuit Judge Michael B. Brennan issued today’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

In October 2018, Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service reported on the appeal in an article headlined “Legal battle continues over religious leader housing tax break.”

And in response to today’s ruling, Becket issued a news release titled “Court protects ministers from $1B tax lawsuit; Ruling rejects atheist group’s lawsuit, protects longstanding tax exemption for ministers.”

“SCOTUS Still Won’t Allow TV Cameras — But What About Same-Day Audio; The Court has released same-day audio of oral arguments before; Why can’t it be a regular practice?” Jonathan H. Adler has this blog post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Case study on the Ginsburg conspiracy theories in action”: Jon Levitan and Andrew Hamm have this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Sandy Hook lawsuit court victory opens crack in gun maker immunity shield”: Law professor Timothy D. Lytton has this essay online at The Conversation.

“Beto O’Rourke pitches drastic overhaul of Supreme Court”: Liam Quinn of Fox News has this report.

“From Triumph To Tragedy, ‘First’ Tells Story Of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor”: Nina Totenberg has this book review online at NPR.

“Appellate Judge Says Javier Ortiz Used Excessive Force, Violated Constitution”: Jessica Lipscomb of Miami New Times has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Case of Sherwood HS junior expelled for ‘hit list’ goes before federal appeals court”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian had this article back in October 2018.

Yesterday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this per curiam opinion affirming the district court’s rejection of the the student’s lawsuit challenging the expulsion.

“We address a question of first impression: whether a criminal defendant has the Sixth Amendment right to demand that counsel not present an insanity defense.” So begins an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Federal court reverses injunction blocking portion of Indiana abortion law”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issued the majority opinion, in which Circuit Judge Michael Y. Scudder, Jr. joined. Circuit Judge David F. Hamilton issued a dissenting opinion.

“Alabama-Coushatta tribe fights for right to a gaming center — again”: Emily Foxhall of The Houston Chronicle had this article back in February 2018.

Yesterday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued this opinion ruling against the Native American tribe.

“Bayer cannot litigate Essure injury lawsuit in federal court — 4th Circuit”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.