“Georgia water victory at Supreme Court would ‘spell doom,’ Florida warns”: Tamar Hallerman of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Florida is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a judge’s recommendation that the state’s 7-year-old water rights case against Georgia be dismissed.”

You can access at this link Florida’s exceptions and brief in support thereof filed yesterday in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Split Pa. Supreme Court rejects latest challenge to Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus business shutdown order”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

And Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law reports that “Pennsylvania Covid-19 Rules Survive Constitutional Challenges.”

Yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion and a concurring and dissenting opinion.

“With Legislature stalled, Mass. high court to tackle coronavirus ballot issue”: Victoria McGrane of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Supreme Court avoids one abortion battle, but new lawsuits are being filed”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Covid-19 checkpoints targeting out-of-state residents draw complaints and legal scrutiny”: Luz Lazo and Katherine Shaver of The Washington Post have this report.

“Democratic Rout in Wisconsin Looms as ‘Clarion Call’ for Trump; There were worrisome signs for the president in a State Supreme Court race in a key battleground state, but also a few cautionary signals for Democrats looking to seize on the result as a glimmer of good news”: Reid J. Epstein and Adam Nagourney of The New York Times have this report.

“‘Overwhelmed and Frustrated’: What It’s Like Trying to Get an Abortion in Texas; Pregnant women are scrambling to get access to the procedure, driving hundreds of miles out of state; The fight has resulted in a flurry of court rulings.” Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times has this report.

“Judges call Jeffrey Epstein case a ‘national disgrace,’ but reject bid to undo deal”: Jay Weaver and Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald have this report.

Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article headlined “Court: Epstein victim cannot hold federal prosecutors accountable.”

Stephen Rex Brown of The New York Daily News reports that “Jeffrey Epstein alleged victim loses challenge to 2007 plea deal with feds.”

Priscilla DeGregory of The New York Post reports that “Jeffrey Epstein accuser loses bid to unmask his accomplices.”

Cheyenne Roundtree of The Daily Mail (UK) reports that “Jeffrey Epstein victim loses her bid to challenge the dead pedophile’s sweetheart deal with Florida prosecutors.”

Chris Spargo of The Sun (UK) reports that “Jeffrey Epstein victims ignored by courts again as judges back pedophile over sex assault survivors in plea deal case.”

Curt Anderson of The Associated Press reports that “Court denies Epstein victim’s appeal over rights violation.”

Brendan Pierson of Reuters reports that “Appeals court upholds Jeffrey Epstein’s non-prosecution deal.”

Tina Davis of Bloomberg News reports that “Epstein Victim Loses Challenge to Sex-Case Deal in Florida.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Appeals court sides with feds on Jeffrey Epstein deal; Divided ruling savages prosecutors, but says victims did not have legal right to be consulted.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Appeals court finds prosecutors’ secret plea agreement with Epstein didn’t break law.”

Kate Briquelet of The Daily Beast reports that “Court Rules Against Epstein Victims on Controversial Plea Deal; A federal appeals court says the Crime Victims’ Rights Act does not apply to Epstein’s victims, who sued over the pedophile financier’s controversial 2008 plea deal.”

Dave Plotkin of The Orlando Weekly reports that “Federal appeals court rules Epstein’s Florida victims have no rights under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act.”

Michael Moline of Florida Phoenix reports that “A victim preyed upon by Jeffrey Epstein loses in a federal appeals court.”

Izzy Kapnick of Courthouse News Service reports that “11th Circuit Refuses to Toss Epstein Deal With Prosecutors; Despite their sympathy for ‘unspeakable horror’ suffered at Jeffrey Epstein’s hands, a 2-1 majority found the Crime Victims’ Rights Act does not provide relief for victims who are mistreated before a formal charge is filed.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Paul Cassell — who serves as co-counsel for the victim-petitioner in this matter — has a post titled “The Eleventh Circuit Concludes That Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida Victims Had No Rights Under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act; While calling the secret non-prosecution agreement of Epstein a ‘national disgrace,’ the Eleventh Circuit holds that the CVRA only extends victims’ rights after an indictment; We will ask for rehearing en banc.”

My earlier coverage of today’s divided Eleventh Circuit three-judge panel ruling can be accessed here.

“Something We Haven’t Seen in the Supreme Court Since the Civil War”: Adam Feldman has this noteworthy post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Courtroom access: Dreaming of a spot in the courtroom.” Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Death penalty states urged to release stockpiled drugs for Covid-19 patients; Top health experts sign letter saying badly needed medications used in lethal injections ‘could save the lives of hundreds'”: Ed Pilkington of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“The controversy over a Trump judge’s oddly partisan ‘religious liberty’ opinion, explained; If you want to be taken seriously as a judge, maybe don’t use your opinion to list the names of Democrats who were in the Klan?” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “The Trump Bench: Justin Walker. Donald Trump’s most enduring legacy will be his judges. Who are they?“

“Live from the Supreme Court: It’s oral arguments as they happen for the first time ever.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

And at the “School Law” blog of Education Week, Mark Walsh has a post titled “High Court to Hear Telephone Arguments, Including in Religious-School Case.”

“Former congressman slams ‘slow-walking’ Georgia Supreme Court; ‘Time’s a wastin’ and time is important'”: Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow slammed the Georgia Supreme Court for ‘slow-walking’ a ruling on a lawsuit that will decide whether he can run for a seat vacated by Justice Keith Blackwell or whether that opening will be filled by Gov. Brian Kemp.”

And R. Robin McDonald of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has an article headlined “John Barrow Accuses Ga. Supreme Court of ‘Slow Walking’ Ruling on Justice Blackwell’s Seat; ‘There are lots of ways to suppress the vote,’ said former U.S. Rep. John Barrow, who wants to run for Justice Keith Blackwell’s seat.”

“Jeffrey Epstein’s sex victims turn to appeals court after judge denies relief”: On October 1, 2019, Jay Weaver of The Miami Herald had an article that begins, “A South Florida woman who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her when she was a girl is urging a federal appeals court to provide relief to multiple victims like herself who were not notified of a ‘sweetheart’ prosecution deal with the wealthy financier.”

Today, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued this 120-page decision denying the victim’s petition for writ of mandamus.

Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom wrote the majority opinion. Senior Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat issued a concurring opinion. And Senior Circuit Judge Frank M. Hull issued a dissenting opinion.

“Can You Hear Me Now, Justice? The Supreme Court’s telephone arguments are an unprecedented step.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Reading the Justices a Potential Challenge With Phone Arguments”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Zoom May Be ‘SNL’-Ready. But How About for the Justice System? As COVID-19 prompts continued social distancing, some are trying to adapt to the new reality while others insist on waiting for normality to return; Take, for example, a hot privacy dispute involving the Weather Channel app.” Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Ricky Martin sued again for allegedly plagiarizing ‘Vida’ music video”: Fox News had this report back in February 2016.

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued this decision instructing the district court to reconsider its dismissal of the plaintiff’s copyright infringement claim against Martin.