“The Roberts Rule on Churches: The Chief Justice upholds a regulation on houses of worship.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Killing of federal security officer during Oakland protest was ‘domestic terrorism,’ DHS official says; One federal protective officer was killed and another wounded in the attack”: Nico Savidge and David DeBolt of The East Bay Times have this report.

“Washington’s DACA recipients on the coronavirus front line await Supreme Court ruling”: Nina Shapiro has this front page article in today’s edition of The Seattle Times.

“DeSantis has the dream Supreme Court Republicans have always wanted”: Steve Contorno of The Tampa Bay Times has an article that begins, “For all the accolades and credentials on the resumés of newly appointed Florida Supreme Court Justices John Couriel and Renatha Francis, perhaps the most consequential are their ages. Couriel and Francis are 42 years old.”

“When cops kill, redress is rare — except in famous cases”: Lawrence Hurley and Andrea Januta of Reuters have this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet defends boat outing after voting to uphold stay-at-home order”: Columnist Daniel Bice has this essay online at The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Conservatives turn to San Francisco lawyer to fight coronavirus orders; Harmeet Dhillon has emerged as a conservative thorn in the side of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, suing on behalf of pastors, gun shop owners, protesters, cosmetologists, beachgoers — and Republicans”: Carla Marinucci of Politico has this report.

“DACA, abortion, Trump tax cases still undecided as Supreme Court term nears end”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Roberts Upholds COVID-19 Restrictions on Churches, Scolds Kavanaugh”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has a post titled “Why 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemic; Roberts’s decision is a loss for the religious right and a victory for public health; But four justices saw the case differently.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “Did Chief Justice Roberts signal his Harry Blackmun moment? Chief Justice Roberts, still haunted by the ghost of Lochner, may be trending towards Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority.”

“Divided Supreme Court still gives guidance on virus-related worship restrictions”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Federal officer killed by gunfire outside U.S. courthouse in Oakland”: Alex Wigglesworth of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Order; A California church argued that restrictions on public gatherings treated houses of worship worse than many businesses”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court, in rare late-night ruling, says California may enforce certain restrictions on religious gatherings.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rejects challenge to California limits on church crowds during pandemic.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Church Challenge to California’s Limits on In-Person Services During the Pandemic; The late-night, 5-4 decision allows the state to enforce some restrictions on religious gatherings.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court won’t force states to speed up church reopenings.”

Andrew Blake of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rules 5-4 against challenge to California ban on religious services during lockdown; ‘Those restrictions appear consistent with the free exercise clause of the First Amendment,’ wrote chief justice.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Supreme Court votes 5-4 to let Gov. Newsom restrict attendance at religious services.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. high court rejects church challenges to state pandemic rules.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Divided Supreme Court Rejects Churches on Covid Restrictions.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Roberts joins liberals as Supreme Court rejects challenge to coronavirus limits on church services; A California church had argued that putting a limit on crowd size violates constitutional guarantees of religious freedom.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Supreme Court rejects request from California church to block restrictions on in-person services.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Roberts joins court’s liberals to deny California church’s lockdown challenge; The chief justice warns against ‘second-guessing’ state officials amid pandemic.”

J. Edward Moreno of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court denies California church’s challenge to state restrictions.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Church’s Challenge to California Limits on Church Gatherings.”

You can access last night’s 5-to-4 order of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the concurrence therein and dissent therefrom, at this link.

“George Floyd case revives ‘qualified immunity’ debate, as Supreme Court could soon take up issue”: Tyler Olson of Fox News has this report.

“How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder: The courts protected police abuses for years before George Floyd’s death; It’s time to rethink ‘qualified immunity.'” The New York Times has published this editorial.

“Taiwan Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Adultery; The decision was hailed by rights activists who said the law had disproportionately targeted women”: Amy Qin of The New York Times has this report.

“Tools Maker Wants Streamed Superior Court En Banc Argument Shielded From Public View; Husqvarna cited confidential sales data as the main reason for blocking public access; But plaintiffs counsel pushed back, saying that figures dating back to the mid-2010s could not place it at a competitive disadvantage”: Max Mitchell of The Legal Intelligencer has this report, in which I am quoted.

“State loses bid to shut down Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis”: Kurt Erickson of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report.

And Jim Salter and Summer Ballentine of The Associated Press report that “Ruling means Missouri’s last abortion clinic stays open.”

“Supreme Court under pressure to make live audio of arguments permanent”: Melissa Quinn of CBS News has this report.

“Judge mulls bringing Guantanamo prisoner to U.S.; Threat could prompt Pentagon to allow phone calls between prisoners and their attorneys”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Judges Urged to Go All-Electronic in Clerkship Hiring”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release yesterday.

“Supreme Court weighs California’s limits on church crowds during pandemic”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Packing and Unpacking State Courts”: Law professor Marin K. Levy has posted this article online at SSRN.

“Legal immunity for police misconduct, under attack from left and right, may get Supreme Court review”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Clarence Thomas, Living Proof of the American Dream; A new PBS documentary, Created Equal, shows how Thomas went from abject poverty to his seat on the Supreme Court”: Alexandra DeSanctis has this essay online at National Review.

“Trump Wants To Help Conservatives Sue Twitter For Censorship, But He’ll Face An Obstacle: Justice Brett Kavanaugh; Trump signed an executive order aimed at stripping Twitter and other social media companies of legal immunity.” Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Graham urges senior judges to step aside before November election so Republicans can fill vacancies”: Felicia Sonmez of The Washington Post has this report.

Matthew Daly of The Associated Press reports that “Graham urges older judges to retire so GOP can fill openings.”

Devan Cole and Ted Barrett of CNN report that “Sen. Lindsey Graham encourages senior judges to step aside ahead of election.”

Jordain Carney of The Hill reports that “Graham urges senior judges to step aside so Trump, GOP can replace them.”

And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Graham Asks Older Appellate Judges to Make Room for Younger Ones.”

“Republicans are already planning a frenzy of judicial confirmations if Trump loses”: Paul Waldman has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Legal experts ‘ratio’ Trump’s executive order aimed at social media companies; Congress has protected Twitter, Facebook and other platforms, and the president’s action can’t do away with that”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

“California’s top court limits what government may charge for public records”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Obtaining police body camera videos and other electronic records just got easier.”

Rosalio Ahumada of The Sacramento Bee reports that “Cops can’t require fees for editing body cam videos, California Supreme Court says.”

Thomas Peele of The San Jose Mercury News has an article headlined “California Supreme Court: police cannot charge fees for editing body camera footage prior to release; The unanimous ruling should remove a roadblock to access of police body camera footage.”

Don Thompson of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: California agencies can’t charge to edit police video.”

Alex Emslie of KQED News has a report headlined “State High Court to Cops: No, You Can’t Charge $3,000 for Body Camera Videos.”

And at the “At the Lectern” blog, David Ettinger has a post titled “Government can’t charge for redaction costs in responding to electronic-public-records requests.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

“Oregon’s appellate courts overturn convictions in 19 cases with non-unanimous verdicts, 100s more expected”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

And Andrew Selsky of The Associated Press reports that “Oregon’s top courts begin reversing nonunanimous convictions.”

“SCOTUS should embrace technology reforms prompted by pandemic”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at ABA Journal.

“Owosso barber still open, appealing to Michigan Supreme Court”: Craig Mauger of The Detroit News has this report.

And Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press reports that “In reversal, appeals court orders shutdown of Owosso barbershop.”

“Trump gives Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a presidential appointment”: Morgan Phillips of Fox News has this report.

“Bowing to U.S. Supreme Court, judges toss New Orleans convictions from split jury verdicts”: Matt Sledge of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“‘A victory’: Indiana returns Land Rover after 6 years — with strings attached.” Crystal Hill has this front page article in today’s edition of The Indianapolis Star.

Emma Atkinson of Indiana Public Media reports that “Police Return Seized Land Rover To Indiana Man After 7-Year Civil Forfeiture Battle.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Ilya Somin has a post titled “Indiana Returns Land Rover Seized in Landmark Asset Forfeiture Case — But Continues the Legal Battle Over its Ultimate Fate.”