“Yost orders clinics to stop ‘non-essential and elective’ surgical abortions”: Darrel Rowland of The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch has this report.

Hannah Knowles of The Washington Post reports that “Ohio clinics ordered to halt abortions deemed ‘nonessential’ amid coronavirus response.”

And Riley Beggin of Vox reports that “Ohio’s attorney general told providers to stop abortions during the coronavirus pandemic; Ohio says abortions are ‘nonessential’ surgeries; Advocates say all abortions are essential.”

“Supreme Court to Begin Live Streaming Hearings After Coronavirus Crisis; As a pilot, journalists at the Supreme Court Sunday were able to watch a closed-circuit broadcast of the petition against the closure of the Knesset by Knesset Speaker Edelstein”: Netael Bandel of Haaretz has this report.

And Isabel Kershner of The New York Times has an article headlined “Citing Threat to Israeli Democracy, Netanyahu Opponents Take Battle to Supreme Court; Critics accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a ‘coup d’état’ under the cover of the coronavirus; He says he is saving lives.”

“Don’t let constitutional rights be a victim of this virus”: Caroline Fredrickson has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Alaska Supreme Court: Recall to be argued by phone, out of sight of Alaskans.” Suzanne Downing has this post at Must Read Alaska.

And James Brooks of The Anchorage Daily News reports that “Dunleavy recall switches to at-home signing.” The newspaper has posted at this link Thursday’s notice of the Supreme Court of Alaska concerning the oral argument of this case.

“The Supreme Court has shunned technology: Could coronavirus change that?” Jeff John Roberts of Fortune has this report.

“Supreme Court Must Adapt to Hear Scheduled Cases”: At his “Jost on Justice” blog, Kenneth Jost has a post that begins, “The Supreme Court’s 2019 term is in serious jeopardy unless the justices overcome their aversion to technological advances that could allow the Court to hold most oral arguments even as the coronavirus pandemic forces postponement or drastic alteration of the usual public sessions.”

“One SDFLA trial carries on while the rest of the justice system has shut down”: David Oscar Markus has this post at his blog, “The SDFLA Blog.”

“David Lat Put on Ventilator, in Critical Condition With COVID-19 Infection; The founder of the Above the Law blog was put on a ventilator after ‘his oxygen levels dropped,’ according to his husband”: Jason Grant of the New York Law Journal has this report.