“Can’t Hurry Levy In Motown Artist Co.’s Suit, 6th Circ. Says”: Yvonne Juris of Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Bribery lawsuit against River Birch owners involving Ray Nagin revived by federal appeals court”: Gordon Russell of The New Orleans Advocate has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

Circuit Judge Andrew S. Oldham issued a spirited dissent.

“North Dakota becomes third state to ban abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation”: Kristin Lam of USA Today has this report.

In related news from elsewhere, Ema O’Connor of BuzzFeed News reports that “Ohio Has Once Again Passed A Bill To Ban Abortion After A Month And A Half; This Time The Governor Says He’ll Sign It.”

And Elizabeth Evans of FOX 7 in Austin, Texas reports that “Texas abortion bill will not make it out of committee, chairman says.”

“The Supreme Court Considers Giving Conservative Christians a License to Discriminate . . . Again; Evangelicals are back before the Roberts Court fighting for the ability to flout anti-discrimination laws—and any others they disagree with”: Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire News has this report.

“Why does the Supreme Court have nine justices? And why can’t Democrats add more? The Constitution doesn’t prevent Congress from court-packing. But such a move would irrevocably erode the court’s legitimacy.” Law professor Steve Vladeck has this essay online at NBC News.

“Supreme Court may get to decide fate of Obamacare before 2020 election”: Devan Cole, Tami Luhby, and Ariane de Vogue of CNN have this report.

“Retiring as a Judge, Trump’s Sister Ends Court Inquiry Into Her Role in Tax Dodges”: Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig of The New York Times have this report.

“The First Amendment vs. Democracy: Democrats finally have an answer to Citizens United; Will it survive the Supreme Court?” Gilad Edelman has this article in the current issue of Washington Monthly.

“How abortion became a partisan issue in America: Joe Biden, a Democrat, has a mixed record on abortion; Here’s why that’s increasingly rare.” Anna North of Vox has this report.

“Is it child neglect to refuse medical care based on religious beliefs? Supreme Court to decide.” Kara Berg of The Lansing State Journal has this report.

“Lisa Neubauer concedes Supreme Court race, prepares Appeals Court re-election bid”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Lisa Neubauer concedes to Brian Hagedorn in Wisconsin Supreme Court race.”

“John Roberts: Boy In The Bubble — The chief justice has made a career of undoing progress on civil rights and ignoring the consequences.” In the current issue of Washington Monthly, Stephanie Mencimer has this review of Joan Biskupic’s new book, “The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts.”

Today at 3 p.m. eastern time, noon pacific, Biskupic will be speaking about her new book at the UC Irvine School of Law. Once underway, you can view a live-stream of Biskupic’s talk via this link.

“Eying Supreme Court, abortion foes promote tough state bans”: David Crary of The Associated Press has this report.