“Gov. Walz makes Worthington judge his first Minnesota Supreme Court selection; Gordon Moore brings rural experience to courtroom”: Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

“The Supreme Court Should Not Rewrite Title VII”: National Review has published this editorial.

“Wisconsin conservatives feel ‘snookered’ by court justice”: Scott Bauer of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The euphoria that Wisconsin Republicans felt after winning yet another major political battle in the state Supreme Court this week is being dampened by a scathing dissent written by one of the conservative justices, raising doubts about how solid the conservative majority actually is.”

“Local health officials are tossing their coronavirus orders citing shaky legal grounds following Supreme Court ruling”: Molly Beck and Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

“Ask the author: Reuters on the consequences of qualified immunity for police officers.” Katie Bart has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Judge Sullivan vs. Justice Ginsburg: By inviting outside help, the Flynn jurist is acting ‘beyond the pale.'” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Federal Court of Appeal hears first appeal remotely; FCA Chief Justice Marc Noël discusses how his court has adapted in the wake of COVID-19”: Elizabeth Raymer of Canadian Lawyer has this interview.

“Democracy Lives in Wisconsin: Even in a pandemic, the state Supreme Court says shutdowns must follow the law.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Wisconsin Lockdown Ruling Shows Right Wing’s Paranoia. It isn’t tyranny to try to stop a pandemic. Truly.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Clarence Thomas captivates with 63 questions on Supreme Court livestreams; The court’s historic live oral arguments were a riveting listen for thousands”: Devin Dwyer of ABC News has this report.

“An Uphill Climb for Women Supreme Court Advocates Gets Steeper”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Wisconsin Is a Warning: On Wednesday night, the state’s highest court issued a hyperpartisan ruling that endangers thousands of lives.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Very Real Problem of Both Trump and Pence Getting COVID-19 at the Same Time; If the president and the vice president become incapacitated simultaneously, the country could face a constitutional crisis”: Law professor Brian C. Kalt has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Virus Protections in Texas Prison; The case was brought by two older inmates who said their lives were endangered by prison policies”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report on an order that the U.S. Supreme Court issued this evening.

“Sen. Susan Collins’ challenger sounds alarm over next Supreme Court vacancy”: Seth McLaughlin of The Washington Times has this report.

“Wisconsin is opening, slowly, after coronavirus restrictions struck down by the state Supreme Court”: Ashley Luthern of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Communities, businesses scramble after Wisconsin court tosses stay-at-home order.”

And Jennifer Calfas and Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal report that “Wisconsin Governor Urges Social Distancing After Court Blocks Statewide Lockdown; Divided court found state illegally launched extensive restrictions without input from legislature.”

“Judge steers Flynn case into ‘completely uncharted waters'”: Chris Megerian of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Judge Sullivan Disregards Two Controlling Precedents By Appointing Amicus In Flynn Case”: Mark Chenoweth has this post online at Forbes.

“In Oracle v. Google, the Supreme Court Should Protect Copyright in the Tech Industry”: Adam Mossoff has this blog post online at The Federalist Society.

“A New Textualist Argument in the Title VII Cases, and the Risks of Corpus Linguistics”: Ryan Nees has this post at the “Expert Forum” blog of the American Constitution Society.

“Outsider Tapped in Flynn Case Regarded as ‘Straight Arrow’; John Gleeson, a retired federal judge and former mob prosecutor, will oppose the Justice Department’s move to drop a charge against President Trump’s former national security adviser”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“Nothing to Draw When Nothing to See Leaves SCOTUS Artists Idle”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Judges Are Umpires, Not Ringmasters; Sullivan invites outsiders to weigh in on the Flynn case — an unconstitutional judicial power grab”: Law professor Alan M. Dershowitz has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Supreme Court and the Lawyers’ Guilds; The Justices may take up a challenge to forced bar association fees”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., No. 18-1086. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“Court revives lawsuit targeting President Trump’s business dealings at D.C. hotel”: Ann E. Marimow and Jonathan O’Connell of The Washington Post have this report.

Sharon LaFraniere of The New York Times reports that “Appeals Court Allows Emoluments Suit Against Trump to Proceed; The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond rejected the president’s request to dismiss a case brought by the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia regarding his Washington hotel.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Appeals Court Revives Maryland, D.C. Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump; Ruling clears the way for attorneys general to begin gathering evidence about the president’s businesses.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Federal appeals court shoots down Trump attempt to quash emoluments suit.”

Denise Lavoie of The Associated Press reports that “Court reinstates lawsuit over Trump’s hotel profits.”

Jan Wolfe and Jonathan Stempel of Reuters report that “U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to escape anti-corruption lawsuit.”

Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Faces Emoluments Lawsuit After Court Tosses His Win.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Appeals court gives green light to Trump emoluments lawsuit; The lawsuit alleges that Trump’s ownership of a D.C. hotel violates the Constitution’s ban on receiving financial benefits from the states or foreign leaders.”

Katelyn Polantz of CNN reports that “Appeals court lets emoluments lawsuit against Trump proceed.”

Ronn Blitzer of Fox News reports that “Federal court revives emoluments lawsuit against Trump over DC hotel.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump; The president will need relief from the Supreme Court to block inquiries into foreign patronage of his D.C. hotel.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Appeals court rules against Trump on Emoluments Clause.”

And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Emoluments Suit Against Trump Advanced by Full 4th Circuit.”

The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today issued two en banc rulings in these cases, both of which were decided by identical 9-to-6 votes. You can access the ruling in In re: Trump at this link. And you can access the ruling in District of Columbia v. Trump at this link.

Because Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory was technically appointed to the Fourth Circuit by President George W. Bush, one cannot accurately say that all participating judges appointed by Democratic presidents were in the majority, while all participating judges appointed by Republican presidents were in dissent.

“Judge in Flynn Case Renowned for His Independent Streak; U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will hear a challenge to the Justice Department’s surprise move to drop charges against President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn”: Michael Crowley of The New York Times has this report.

And in commentary, online at The New York Times, Emily Bazelon and law professor Eric Posner have an essay titled “There Used to Be Justice. Now We Have Bill Barr. The attorney general’s intervention in prosecutions of Mr. Trump’s allies is a new low.”

“Will Trump win or lose at the Supreme Court? With John Roberts, possibly both.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority strikes down state stay-home order; Lame-duck Justice Daniel Kelly, who just lost election in a landslide, cast the deciding vote”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Court asks retired judge to oppose Justice Dept. effort to drop Michael Flynn case, examine if ex-Trump adviser committed perjury”: Spencer S. Hsu, Matt Zapotosky, and Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post have this report.

And Katie Benner of The New York Times reports that “Judge Appoints Outsider to Take On Justice Dept. in Flynn Case; A retired judge will also examine whether the former national security adviser committed perjury.”

“Courtroom access: Where do we go from here?” Amy Howe has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “Recommendations to Improve Access to the Supreme Court; I hope the Supreme Court takes these recommendations seriously.”

“Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order that closed businesses, schools to limit spread of coronavirus”: Molly Beck and Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay at home order.”

Colby Itkowitz of The Washington Post reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor’s extension of stay-at-home order.”

Todd Richmond of The Associated Press reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks Evers’ stay-home extension.”

Omar Jimenez of CNN reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state’s stay-at-home order.”

Morgan Phillips of Fox News reports that “Wisconsin’s Supreme Court strikes down governor’s ‘safer at home’ order.”

Rebecca Klar of The Hill reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court overrides governor’s stay-at-home order.”

And Shawn Johnson of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down ‘Safer At Home’; Evers’ Administration Would Need Approval Of Legislature’s Rulemaking Committee To Issue New Stay-At-Home Orders.”

You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.

“Remanded Again, Intersex Passport More Complicated than XYZ; The 10th Circuit remanded to the State Department Dana Zzyym’s request to be granted an intersex passport, continuing a 4½-year battle”: Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And in earlier coverage, in July 2016, Travis M. Andrews of The Washington Post had an article headlined “Dana Zzyym doesn’t identify as male or female, so can’t get a passport.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

“San Antonio must pay $2.2M in hotel tax battle”: Patrick Danner of The San Antonio Express-News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued Monday.

“LSU Can’t Claim Sovereign Immunity to Avoid Discrimination Suit”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.