“Appeals judges: Dish Network on hook for 66M telemarketing calls, but judge shouldn’t have used Dish’s ‘wealth’ to set $280M penalties.” Jonathan Bilyk of The Cook County (Ill.) Record has this report on a ruling that Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Top Mass. court reinstates rape charges against former Milton Academy teacher; Reynold J. Buono, a former drama teacher, has been accused of raping a student in the early 1980s”: John R. Ellement and Laura Crimaldi of The Boston Globe have this report on a ruling that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued today.

“Interview: Judge Neomi Rao.” Anna Salvatore has this post at the “High School SCOTUS” blog.

“The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination; What makes the decision all the more terrible is that the court ruled unanimously to weaken the civil rights protection at the center of the case”: Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation.

“‘Failures of the System’: Law Students, Advocates Push for Protections at the Judiciary; With the spotlight on sexual harassment in the federal judiciary, former clerks are advocating for structural change.” Jacqueline Thomsen of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Will the Supreme Court Protect ‘Ministers’ From Their Church? A case will determine the extent to which religious groups are shielded from employee lawsuits.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Sidewalk counselors ask US Supreme Court to review Pittsburgh censorship-zone law; ADF attorneys file petition at high court after 3rd Circuit reinterpreted city ordinance, declined to strike it down”: The organization Alliance Defending Freedom has issued this news release about a petition for writ of certiorari that the organization has filed at the U.S. Supreme Court.

“A Presidential Succession Nightmare”: Jack Goldsmith and Ben Miller-Gootnick have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Coronavirus Threatens to Flood Courts With Contract Disputes”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Telephonic oral arguments: tips for advocates.” Benjamin Glassman has this post at the “Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog.”

“Virus Stimulus to Help Courts, Authorizes Some Video Hearings”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Fires of U.S. culture wars flare amid coronavirus crisis”: Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters have this report.

“Abortion providers sue Texas over coronavirus-related order; Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week that abortions should not be performed unless the mother’s life is in danger, saying health care capacity needs to be preserved for COVID-19 patients”: Raga Justin of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Retired Supreme Court Justice Joins Opinion Shooting Down Trump’s Attack on Sanctuary Cities”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

My earlier coverage of Tuesday’s First Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Prisoner Executions Are Put Off Because of Pandemic; Citing coronavirus crisis, some states give the condemned an unexpected reprieve”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Virtual Democracy: An Institutional Plague; Remote voting and a more ‘transparent’ Court would likely lead in directions the founders explicitly sought to avoid.” John G. Grove has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.