“Judiciary holds ‘historic’ investiture ceremony”: Rick Nathanson of The Albuquerque Journal has an article that begins, “The oath of office was administered separately to Supreme Court Justices Michael E. Vigil, C. Shannon Bacon and David K. Thomson and Court of Appeals Judge Zachary A. Ives, during a Friday investiture ceremony at the Albuquerque Convention Center.”
“Packing the Supreme Court is a terrible idea. Here’s a compromise.” Columnist Henry Olsen has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Republicans keep pushing the Supreme Court toward overturning Roe v. Wade”: Columnist Paul Waldman has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“The Supreme Court should steer clear of gerrymandering cases”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.
And online at USA Today, Paul M. Smith has an essay titled “Death blow to partisan gerrymandering? Supreme Court has a chance to make all votes count; This is a golden opportunity to show apolitical disapproval by ruling that unfair districts are unconstitutional no matter which party draws them.”
“John Roberts: the focus is on the man in the middle.” Online at The Boston Globe, David M. Shribman has this review of Joan Biskupic’s new book, “The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts.”
“Gov. Newsom may prohibit new death sentences, setting up possible conflict with Becerra”: Phil Willon and Patrick McGreevy have this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.
“The Curtis Flowers case shows why diverse juries matter”: Columnist Radley Balko has this essay online at The Washington Post.
“Expanding the Supreme Court is the worst idea yet from Democratic presidential candidates”: Law professor John Yoo and James Phillips have this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.
“In ‘The Chief,’ An Enigmatic, Conservative John Roberts Walks A Political Tightrope”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this review of Joan Biskupic’s new book, “The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts.”
“Samuel Adams’s latest brew is dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: Megan O’Brien of The Boston Globe has this report.
“The Supreme Court Has Never Struck Down a Partisan Voter Map. Will North Carolina’s Be the First?” Greg Stohr and Allison McCartney of Bloomberg News have this report.
“Presidential Name-Dropping at the Supreme Court: The justices should resist the urge to wade into partisan squabbles.” Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at The Atlantic.