“‘This is shocking to me’: A voter ID case that could rattle Wisconsin’s fall election has been on hold for more than 3 years.” Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A voter ID lawsuit that has been simmering before an appeals court for more than three years could upend Wisconsin’s election this fall.”

“Have Progressives Finally Learned How to Speak the Language of Supreme Court Conservatives?” Simon Lazarus has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“9th Circuit Revives Copyright Suit Involving ‘Shape of Water’; The ruling is a win for Alex Kozinski, the former chief judge of the Ninth Circuit who represents the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel in the case”: Ross Todd of The Recorder has this report.

Maria Dinzeo of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit Revives ‘Shape of Water’ Copyright Suit.”

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Appeals Court Revives Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Shape of Water.’”

You can access today’s unpublished, non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Thomas breaks with court on decision not to hear case of Kansas man’s anti-cop threat”: Tyler Olson of Fox News has this report.

And Megan Mineiro of Courthouse News Service reports that “High Court Spurns Case Over Reckless Threats, Irking Thomas.”

“Supreme Court likely to extend term to decide remaining cases”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Supreme Court Limits S.E.C.’s Power to Recoup Ill-Gotten Gains; But the justices rejected a request that they rule the agency can never sue for disgorgement of profits obtained by fraud”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court affirms SEC’s ability to recoup profits from fraud but places limits.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court upholds SEC’s power to take illegal profits from Orange County couple.”

Dave Michaels and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Upholds SEC’s Ability to Recover Ill-Gotten Gains From Financial Fraud, With Limits; High court says penalties can’t exceed wrongdoers’ profits, should benefit victims.”

Sean Emery of The Orange County Register reports that “U.S. Supreme Court rules SEC can recover illegal profits from OC couple.”

Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “U.S. Supreme Court sets limits on SEC’s power to recover ill-gotten gains.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Narrows Power of SEC to Recoup Illegal Gains.”

Kellie Mejdrich of Politico reports that “Supreme Court upholds SEC court-ordered penalty fees; The case had the potential to dramatically reshape how the nation’s financial regulator is able to recover investor losses from large-scale financial fraud.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court rules SEC may seize profits from fraudulent companies.”

And Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “Investment Fraudsters Get a High Court Break on Legitimate Expenses.”

“G.O.P. Faces Risk From Push to Repeal Health Law During Pandemic; Republicans and the Trump administration continue to press to end the Affordable Care Act even as the virus leaves more Americans worried about affordable health coverage”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report.

“U.S. Backs Idaho Law Limiting Sports Participation by Transgender Females”: Mark Walsh has this post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.

“Supreme Court Reveals Social Conservatives’ Failure; New legal theories won’t help the right make up for its political losses”: Ramesh Ponnuru has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Liu v. SEC, No. 18-1501. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“We Can Find Common Ground on Gay Rights and Religious Liberty; It does not have to be all or nothing”: Jonathan Rauch and Peter Wehner have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Mr. Dooley Meets Mr. Justice Gorsuch: Will the Election Returns Follow the Supreme Court?” Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues; The attorney general has found himself at odds with the White House on high-profile issues in recent weeks”: Katie Benner and Sharon LaFraniere have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Who Is Chief Justice John Roberts?” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on last Friday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“2020 Bingo Card”: You can access today’s new installment of the Strict Scrutiny podcast — featuring law professors Leah Litman and Melissa Murray and their guest, Chase Strangio — via this link.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

And in Kansas v. Boettger, No. 19–1051, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.