“Missouri executes man convicted of murder despite calls to examine innocence claim”: Luke Nozicka of The Kansas City Star has this report.

“In California, the Dream of Racial Preferences Never Dies; Democrats in Sacramento try again to repeal Prop. 209”: Columnist Jason L. Riley has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“The Right of the People to Protest Lockdown: Although some states have tried to ban them, anti-lockdown demonstrations are protected by the First Amendment.” Floyd Abrams and John Langford will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Flynn attorneys ask court to order judge to dismiss conviction”: Spencer S. Hsu and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have a report that begins, “Michael Flynn’s attorneys asked an appeals court on Tuesday to order a federal judge to dismiss the conviction of President Trump’s former national security adviser.”

And Aruna Viswanatha of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Flynn’s Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Order His Criminal Case DismissedPetition says trial judge, Emmet Sullivan, overstepped his authority.”

You can access the petition for writ of mandamus filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The woman behind ‘Roe vs. Wade’ didn’t change her mind on abortion. She was paid.” Meredith Blake of The Los Angeles Times has this report on a documentary scheduled to air Friday on the FX network.

“Muted Justice”: Law professor Leah Litman has posted this paper online at SSRN.

Sixth Circuit grants rehearing en banc in Michigan education-as-a-fundamental-right case: You can access this evening’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

My earlier coverage of the original divided three-judge panel’s now-vacated ruling can be accessed here.

“Oregon Supreme Court puts hold on Baker County judge’s ruling declaring governor’s coronavirus orders ‘null and void'”: Maxine Bernstein has this front page article in today’s edition of The Oregonian.

You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Oregon at this link.

“Georgia Republicans cancel election for state Supreme Court, meaning governor can appoint a Republican; Republicans will control a seat on the state Supreme Court for an extra two years”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Questions linger as new research suggests election was linked to rise in coronavirus cases”: Daphne Chen and John Diedrich of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

“Sudan Must Pay Billions to Terrorism Victims, Supreme Court Rules; In a unanimous ruling, the court said a 2008 law allowing punitive damages applied retroactively to 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court says victims of al-Qaeda bombings entitled to billions in punitive damages.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article headlined “Terrorism Victims Can Sue Countries for Punitive Damages, Supreme Court Rules; The court sided Monday with victims of al Qaeda’s 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court sides with victims of terrorism against Sudan.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “High court allows bigger award in 1998 embassy bombings case.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court heaps more damages on Sudan in embassy bombing cases.”

And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Justices Revive Award Against Sudan Over Embassy Bombings.”