“Second Amendment ‘Sanctuaries’: Virginia counties say they might not enforce new gun-control laws.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Public employees not entitled to union-dues refunds, court says”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued Thursday.

“Court of Appeals wants higher sentence for Staten Island ISIS backer”: Irene Spezzamonte of The Staten Island Advance has this report.

Stephen Rex Brown of The New York Daily News reports that “Appeals Court orders resentencing after Staten Island ISIS wannabe gets ‘shockingly low’ 17 years.”

Elizabeth Rosner of The New York Post reports that “Appeals court rules Brooklyn federal judge went easy on ISIS wannabe.”

Shayna Jacobs of The Washington Post reports that “Federal appeals court says judge in ISIS case gave ‘shockingly’ low prison sentence to man who attempted to kill FBI agent.”

Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press reports that “Court: 17-year term in attack on FBI agent ‘shockingly low.’”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court voids ‘shockingly low’ 17-year sentence in NY terrorism case.”

And Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service reports that “Court Chucks ‘Shockingly Low’ 17-Year Term for FBI Stabbing.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Court upholds national monument designation off New England coast; Fishing groups objected to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because it restricts where they can fish”: Edward D. Murphy of The Portland (Me.) Press Herald has this report.

Doug Fraser of The Cape Cod Times reports that “Appeals court upholds creation of marine monument off Cape Cod.”

Jennifer Mitchell of Maine Public Radio reports that “Atlantic Marine Monument Withstands Federal Appeals Court Challenge.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Atlantic Ocean’s First Marine Monument Survives Court Challenge.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The Citizens United ruling broke American democracy at the start of the decade. It never recovered. The election of Donald Trump will likely define the 2010s, but a single day in January set his rise into motion.” Igor Derysh has this essay online at Salon.

“Drawing the Guantánamo Bay War Court: I spent a week at Gitmo’s military court, drawing the people involved in the Sept. 11 trial; It was a challenge in every way imaginable.” Wendy MacNaughton has this Times Insider essay online at The New York Times.

“Will Florida Kill an Innocent Man? The testimony of a notorious con artist and jailhouse informant could mean the difference between life and death.” Jesse Wegman has this essay online at The New York Times.

“White House Counsel Drives Aggressive Trump Impeachment Defense; Pat Cipollone and deputies have a key role but internal White House tensions persist”: Michael C. Bender and Rebecca Ballhaus of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Sales-Tax Ruling Strains Small Online Sellers; Businesses are still trying to adjust to Supreme Court’s collection ruling in Wayfair case last year”: Ruth Simon of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever. Republicans, Democrats clash over who will draw the congressional district maps that could determine control of the House.” Jane C. Timm of NBC News has this report.

“Biden says he’s open to Obama being Supreme Court nominee; If nominated, he would be the second person in US history to serve as the country’s chief executive and as a justice on its highest court”: Evie Fordham of Fox Business has this report.

“The Louisiana Clinic At The Center Of Abortion Case Before Supreme Court; An abortion clinic in Louisiana is at the center of a major Supreme Court case”: Sarah McCammon of NPR has this report.

“John Paul Stevens: The Pessimist of the Supreme Court — 1920–2019.” Jeff Greenfield has this Postscript online at Politico Magazine.