“Supreme Court of Canada hits record low 40% unanimity rate in 2019; many appeals came from Quebec”: Cristin Schmitz of The Lawyer’s Daily has this report.

“Kids Climate Plaintiffs to Seek Rehearing En Banc; The Juliana v. United State climate litigation may continue”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“The legacy of ‘Citizens United’ has been destructive. We need campaign finance reform.” Fred Wertheimer has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Celebrate the Citizens United Decade: The ruling has empowered small-dollar donors and political outsiders, not corporations.” Bradley A. Smith has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“The Last Gasp of James G. Blaine? The Supreme Court weighs tax credits and a 19th-century bigotry.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“‘Constitutional Nonsense’: Trump’s Impeachment Defense Defies Legal Consensus; The president’s legal case would negate any need for witnesses; But constitutional scholars say that it’s wrong.” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“We met as doctor and patient, but a life-saving abortion was the start of our friendship; Patients can’t fight for their rights in court if they’re fighting for their lives; Doctors must be able to advocate for them every step of the way”: Stephanie Goodell and Nisha Verma have this essay online at USA Today.

“Religious-schools case heads to a Supreme Court skeptical of stark lines between church and state”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Standing Cheese”: You can access at this link today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast featuring law professor Melissa Murray, Jaime Santos, and law professors Kate Shaw and Leah Litman.

“Roberts under pressure from both sides in witness fight”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.

And online at Politico Magazine, law professor Richard Primus has an essay titled “John Roberts Finally Gets His Day as Umpire; In a high-level drama with very few surprises, the newest character could also be the most consequential — and also the hardest to predict.”

“Supreme Court to review two Trump-related cases; Electoral College, health care on docket”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Decades-old Apalachicola Basin water dispute between Georgia and Florida heads to Supreme Court”: Jayla Whitfield of Fox News has this report.

“Can a baby be abused in the womb? Colorado Supreme Court weighs a nuanced case; The high court’s decision could have a broad impact on the debate over the personhood of a fetus.” Shelly Bradbury has this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.

“10 years after landmark Citizens United Supreme Court decision, record cash flooding US elections; Watchdogs say case gave rise to Super PACs’ sweeping impact on US elections”: Devin Dwyer of ABC News has this report.

“Pre-Trial Hearings Set To Begin In Case Against Sept. 11 Terrorists”: Sacha Pfeiffer had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“The Next Abortion Warriors: Meet the two lawyers who are preparing to argue the first abortion case to come before the Supreme Court since Brett Kavanaugh came aboard.” Laura Lane has this item in the Talk of the Town section of the January 27, 2020 issue of The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court religious rights case has big implications for U.S. schools”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.