“Ride on Its Skirttails”: You can access online today’s new installment of “The Ginsburg Tapes” podcast with Lauren Moxley, the first new installment of this podcast since June 3, 2019.

“Supreme Court of Canada eyes brighter future with skylight, grand hall in temporary digs”: Jim Bronskill of The Canadian Press has this report.

“Jensen ready to get to work as new North Dakota Supreme Court chief justice”: Jack Dura of The Bismarck Tribune has this report.

“Judge Awards Nearly $13 Million to Women Who Say They Were Exploited by Porn Producers; The ruling capped a three-month civil trial that exposed the bait-and-switch tactics and false promises deployed as part of a scheme to induce young women to shoot a pornographic video”: Michael Levenson had this article in yesterday’s edition of The New York Times.

Pauline Repard of The San Diego Union-Tribune recently reported that “22 women win $13M in suit against GirlsDoPorn videos; The owners of an adult video website were found liable for fraud, breach of contract for lying to women about how the videos would be distributed.”

Samantha Cole of Vice reports that “Girls Do Porn Has to Pay Millions in Damages for Coercing Women Into Porn; The owners of Girls Do Porn, who lied about how the videos were going to be shared, have to pay 22 women more than $12.7 million.”

Tarpley Hitt of The Daily Beast reports that “Amateur Porn Company Girls Do Porn Hit With $12.8M in Damages for Exploiting Young Women; ‘They’ve all been sort of crying joyfully,’ said John O’Brien, an attorney for the 22 Jane Does who’d accused the site of fraudulently distributing their XXX videos online.”

And EJ Dickson of Rolling Stone reports that “Women Who Claim They Were Scammed Into Performing in Porn Awarded $13 Million; 22 plaintiffs sued GirlsDoPorn.com for tricking them into shooting porn with fraudulent Craigslist ads.”

“Roberts Naive, Clueless in Combating Political, Social Ills”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

And at the “Balkinization” blog, Sandy Levinson has a post titled “The Unteachabilty of Brown v. Board of Education: Reflections on Chief Justice Roberts’s New Year homily.”

“Armstead takes over as chief justice of Supreme Court”: Jeff Jenkins of West Virginia MetroNews has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court set to take up Louisiana abortion law; case has implications nationally”: Elizabeth Crisp of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report.

“Only Republicans Need Supreme Court Lists; Liberal voters have no reason to doubt that any of their presidential candidates will nominate anyone other than pro-choice, activist judges”: The Wall Street Journal has published online this letter to the editor.

“More Than 200 Members Of Congress Ask Supreme Court To Reconsider Roe v. Wade”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“Buckle Up, John Roberts: Looking ahead to a turbulent 2020 for the chief justice.” Dahlia Lithwick speaks with Mark Joseph Stern on this new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast.

“Supreme Court to rule in Brian Nolan’s libel case; Sunday World claims public interest defence in ‘swinger’ defamation action”: Mark Tighe of The Sunday Times of London has this report (registration required for full access).

“‘Grapes of Wrath’ Movie Adaptation Dispute Headed to Supreme Court; A long legal war continues for the heirs of John Steinbeck”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Republican leaders asked the Supreme Court to end legal abortion. They may get their wish. Everything from calling themselves ‘pro-life’ to pushing for so-called ‘common sense’ restrictions on reproductive rights has been leading up to this.” Lauren Rankin has this essay online at NBC News.

“John Roberts: Bemused Spectator of American Democracy; The chief justice’s year-end report dwells heavily on the preservation of our civic life, without noting his hand in its undoing.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

“The Trick That Could Bring Down Roe v. Wade: Conservative lawmakers filed a brief claiming abortion law is unworkable; That’s a lie.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Back Louisiana Abortion Curbs”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access the federal government’s amicus brief at this link.

“Democratic-led states ask Supreme Court to quickly review Affordable Care Act’s legality”: Amy Goldstein and Robert Barnes have this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “States, U.S. House Ask High Court to Decide Fate of Affordable Care Act; Filings challenge recent decision by federal appeals court that ruled key feature of ACA was unconstitutional.”

At “TheUpshot” blog of The New York Times, Margot Sanger-Katz has a post titled “Democrats Ask Supreme Court for Quick Decision on Obamacare; The case could end the Affordable Care Act, but keeping the issue in the public eye could help them politically.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “Obamacare Update: House and Blue States File Petitions for Certiorari, and Seek Expedited Review This Term; Under the proposed schedules, the Supreme Court would hear the case at the end of April or in special May sitting.”

You can access here and here the petitions for writ of certiorari filed yesterday in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Will the Supreme Court protect democracy or Trump in 2020? It can’t do both.” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Appeals court grapples with wading into political fight over grand jury materials, McGahn testimony”: Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes have this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Administration Subpoena Case Gets Mixed Reaction from Court Panel; Judges question White House immunity claims but hint at reluctance to resolve dispute.”

Bart Jansen and Kevin Johnson of USA Today have an article headlined “‘Food fight’ or congressional oversight? Appeals court weighs whether to enforce subpoenas issued in impeachment inquiry.”

Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times reports that “DOJ, Dems clash over impeachment-related lawsuits.”

Jan Wolfe and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters report that “Judges struggle over Trump bid to block McGahn congressional testimony.”

Bill Mears of Fox News reports that “House Dems, Trump DOJ clash in court over McGahn subpoena push.”

And Megan Mineiro of Courthouse News Service reports that “House Pushed at DC Circuit on Plans to Impeach Trump Again.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has posted online the audio of yesterday’s two related oral arguments here and here.

“Supreme Court’s liberals prepare for a spring of dissent”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Delaware’s first black Supreme Court justice takes oath of office: ‘I do not feel the least bit entitled.'” Sarah Gamard has this front page article in today’s edition of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware.

Nick Ciolino and Sophia Schmidt of Delaware Public Media report that “Delaware’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice sworn in.”

And the Supreme Court of Delaware yesterday issued a news release titled “The Honorable Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves takes the Oath of Office for Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.”

“Chief Justice Roberts warns we’re taking ‘democracy for granted.’ His rulings haven’t helped. Roberts worries about the state of our democracy even as his decisions have weakened democratic structures.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“House lawyers press court to enforce subpoena against Trump aide”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report.

C-SPAN has posted online at this link the audio of this morning’s D.C. Circuit oral argument in Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn.

“Losing our Religion: Challenges to faith increase in courts; Believers fight for ‘free exercise.'” Alex Swoyer has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

“Democrats to demand court to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify; Attorneys seek secret grand jury information from Mueller probe”: Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times has this report.

Jan Wolfe and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters report that “Appeals court weighs Trump bid to block testimony sought by House.”

And Darren Samuelsohn and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Democrats, DOJ open 2020 in court with doubleheader impeachment fights; The overlapping cases pit presidential power against Capitol Hill oversight.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit plans to livestream the oral argument audio via this link.

“Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling”: Ariane de Vogue and Caroline Kelly of CNN have this report.

Sandhya Raman of Roll Call reports that “Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to reexamine abortion decisions; Mostly Republican group targets Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.”

And Nathaniel Weixel of The Hill reports that “More than 200 lawmakers urge Supreme Court to ‘reconsider’ Roe v. Wade.”

You can access at this link the amicus brief filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Trump judicial adviser’s ‘dark money’ network hides Supreme Court spending”: Anna Massoglia has this report at OpenSecrets.org.

“On Clerkships & Wasted Opportunities”: Leah Litman recently had this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“Emerging from the shadows: the U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump’s trial.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Neomi Rao’s Efforts to Place Trump Above the Law Must Fail”: Ashwin Phatak has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Supreme Court To Take Up Legal Battle Over Water Between Florida And Georgia”: Greg Allen has this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“SCOTUS goes into the new year with a loaded plate as impeachment trial looms”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

And also online there, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “It’s likely to be an amazing year in the Supreme Court.”

“Retired Judge Christopher F. Droney joins private law practice in Hartford”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.

Joe Cooper of the Hartford Business Journal reports that “Ex-judge Droney rejoins Hartford’s Day Pitney.”

And the law firm Day Pitney LLP issued a news release titled “Christopher F. Droney, Retired Senior U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Second Circuit, Returns to Day Pitney.”

“The death penalty is unworthy of America”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“‘Hate Crime’ Is Only a Step Away From Thoughtcrime; Punishing people, even criminals, for ideas is inimical to the American tradition of free speech”: Myron Magnet has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.