“Supreme Court considers case of divorced couple fighting over a frozen embryo”: Dave Altimari of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “A man who signed a contract with his former wife agreeing to destroy a frozen embryo if they divorced faced skeptical state Supreme Court justices Tuesday in his bid to preserve them.”

“New Hampshire is closer to abolishing the death penalty than advocates have seen in a generation”: Victoria McGrane of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against restriction on medication abortions”: Nuria Martinez-Keel of The Oklahoman has an article that begins, “The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted overwhelmingly to strike down a 2014 law limiting abortion-inducing medications.”

Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World has an article headlined “2014 abortion law unconstitutional: Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling.”

Tim Talley of The Associated Press reports that “Oklahoma high court nullifies medical abortion restrictions.”

And Zack Budryk of The Hill reports that “Oklahoma Supreme Court rules restricting drug-induced abortions is unconstitutional.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma at this link.

“Both Sides Want The Supreme Court To Review Decision Denying Copyright In Georgia’s Law. How About You?” Cathy Gellis has this post at Techdirt.

“R.I. Supreme Court Justice Flaherty appeals ruling that he violated ethics code”: Patrick Anderson of The Providence Journal has this report.

“GOP appeals Michigan gerrymandering ruling to Supreme Court”: Jonathan Oosting of The Detroit News has this report.

Kathleen Gray of The Detroit Free Press has an article headlined “Michigan Republicans: We’re taking redistricting ruling to US Supreme Court.”

And Amy Biolchini of MLive reports that “Michigan Senate appeals gerrymandering ruling to U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Wisconsin Supreme Court restores appointments made by Scott Walker in legal battle over lame-duck action”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Scott Bauer of The Associated Press reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court restores 82 Walker appointees.”

You can access today’s order of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.

“Trump’s 2nd Supreme Court Pick Defies Expectations”: Masood Farivar of Voice of America has this report.

“McConnell signs shirt joking about expiration of Merrick Garland’s nomination”: Justin Wise of The Hill has this report.

“In keeping Brett Kavanaugh, George Mason made the right move”: Thomas Wheatley has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“How Obamacare Lives On, Despite Trump’s Best Efforts”: Sahil Kapur of Bloomberg News has this report.

“An Insider’s Perspective On President Trump’s Transformation Of The Federal Judiciary; Mike Davis, former Chief Nominations Counsel to former Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, played a key role in the confirmation process”: David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Supporters of abortion rights should be energized, not demoralized”: Law professor David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Speech Rights for Trump, but Not DeRay Mckesson: The Black Lives Matter organizer was sued for ‘negligently’ leading a protest at which someone else became violent.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Montana Supreme Court rules in abortion provider case”: Holly K. Michels has this front page article in today’s edition of The Helena Independent Record.

Amy Beth Hanson of The Associated Press reports that “Montana court sides with nurses in abortion provider case.”

And Kevin Trevellyan of Montana Public Radio reports that “MT Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law Injunction.”

“Circuit Split on Whether Autoerotic Asphyxiation = ‘Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injury’; And yet despite the split, I doubt that the Supreme Court would agree to take the case”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Taking universality seriously”: Howard Wasserman has this post at “PrawfsBlawg.”

And in response at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Samuel Bray has a post titled “National injunctions and equitable mootness; The Ninth Circuit orders briefing on whether one national injunction moots another.”

“Gov. Laura Kelly names new judge, but Supreme Court may decide her choice isn’t legal”: Jonathan Shorman of The Wichita Eagle has this report.

“Google Appeal in Oracle Copyright Suit Gets Supreme Court Inquiry”: Susan Decker of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court seeks Trump administration views on Google-Oracle copyright feud.”

“Joe Biden Still Doesn’t Understand What He Did to Anita Hill; He feels empathy for her pain, but her complaint is legal, not emotional”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Mohegan case that led to U.S. Supreme Court decision is settled on its merits”: Brian Hallenbeck has this front page article in today’s edition of The Day of New London, Connecticut.

“A transgender woman wrote a letter to her boss. It led to her firing — and a trip to the Supreme Court.” Meagan Flynn of The Washington Post has this report.

“In NFL ruling, 3rd Circuit upholds broad — but not limitless — power for class action judges”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“In sparring opinion surrounding en banc denial, Eleventh Circuit judges debate the metaphysics of Booker and Johnson“: Douglas A. Berman has this post at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

And at his “SDFLA Blog,” David Oscar Markus has a related post titled “‘Hmm.’”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denying rehearing en banc, and the opinions respecting that denial, at this link.

In ERISA-governed life insurance dispute, majority on divided three-judge Seventh Circuit panel holds that decedent’s death from autoerotic asphyxiation constituted an “intentionally self-inflicted injury”: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Suit Over Deadly Tennessee Fishing Trip Gets 2nd Shot”: Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Premier Plush 9 Piece Santa Suit” at issue in Federal Circuit decision issued today: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link. There’s only 240 days till Christmas.

“Conservative hopes for new Florida Supreme Court fading in Senate”: John Kennedy of GateHouse Capital Bureau has this report.

“Supreme Court won’t review court decision to appoint special prosecutor in Joe Arpaio case”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Losing Our Fourth Amendment Data Protection: The courts have shielded information when we have a ‘reasonable expectation’ it will stay private; What happens when we stop believing?” Josephine Wolff has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Damon Keith, Federal Judge Who Championed Civil Rights, Dies at 96”: This obituary by Robert D. McFadden appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Court of Supremely Bad Faith: This term, the conservative justices are dreaming up alternate realities to justify their preordained conclusions.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

“Conservatives, Often Wary of Foreign Law, Embrace It in Census Case”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Thacker v. TVA, No.17-1201. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases, but the Court did call for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.