“Trump reshapes 9th Circuit with conservative appointments”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Massachusetts May Drop Requirement That Minors Get Permission For Abortion”: Martha Bebinger had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“An Old Battle Resumes at the Supreme Court; The Trump administration seeks to undermine a key protection against unlawful detention”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“A Look At Trump’s Impact On The Circuit Courts”: Mary Louise Kelly had this audio segment on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“In the Shadow of the Federal Death Chamber, Executions Are on Hold — For Now”: Liliana Segura of The Intercept has this report.

And online at The Columbus Dispatch, Thomas Suddes has an essay titled “Will the new year bring an end to Ohio’s elusive death penalty?”

(Both links via Douglas A. Berman’s “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

“U.S. appeals court upholds risk payments to health insurers”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued Tuesday.

“Herring fishing group can sue over a federal ban in S.F. Bay, appeals 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 Tuesday.

“Disputed Appointments and the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy, in 1937 and Today”: Walter Olson has this post at the “Cato at Liberty” blog.

“The 7 big Supreme Court cases to watch in 2020”: John Kruzel and Harper Neidig of The Hill have this report.

“New year promises heightened scrutiny for Supreme Court and its hot-button docket”: Bill Mears of Fox News has this report.

And Charles Creitz of Fox News has a report headlined “Marc Thiessen: Supreme Court’s high-profile 2020 docket bodes well for Trump.”

“Biden not ‘satisfied’ until half of Supreme Court women; will nominate ‘living document’ advocates”: Douglas Ernst of The Washington Times has this report.