“With abortion ruling, Roberts reasserts his role and Supreme Court’s independence”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions”: Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press have this report.

Lawrence Hurley and Jan Wolfe of Reuters have an article headlined “‘The Roberts Court’: U.S. chief justice cements pivotal role.”

And Joan Biskupic of CNN reports that “John Roberts shatters expectations for the Supreme Court.”

“Appeals court limits Wisconsin early voting to 2 weeks before election, stops voters from receiving ballots via email, fax”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a report that begins, “In a sweeping decision that took more than three years to come out, a panel of federal judges on Monday reinstated limits on early voting and a requirement that voters be state residents for at least a month before an election.”

And at his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “7th Circuit, after 3 Year Delay, Decides Challenge to Wisconsin Voter ID and Related Voting Provisions, in Short Unanimous Opinion, Upholding and Striking Down Some Parts of Law; This is Mostly a Loss for Voting Rights Plaintiffs.”

Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook wrote today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Abortion decision puts chief justice who wants to avoid politics at the center of a political debate”: Jess Bidgood and Jazmine Ulloa of The Boston Globe have this report.

“Why the Mueller Investigation Failed: President Trump’s obstructions of justice were broader than those of Richard Nixon or Bill Clinton, and the special counsel’s investigation proved it; How come the report didn’t say so?” Jeffrey Toobin has this article in the July 6, 2020 issue of The New Yorker.

“Roberts Isn’t a Liberal. He’s a Perfectionist Who Wants to Win. The chief justice knows exactly what he’s doing.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump-Nominated Judge Likely Swing Vote on Oberlin Case”: KC Johnson had this post summarizing the December 2019 oral argument of a Title IX appeal before a three-judge Sixth Circuit panel at his “Academic Wonderland” blog.

Today, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued this ruling in favor of the accused male student.

“Samuel Alito dissents. A frustrating few months for the conservative justice.” Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report, published early today, before this morning’s decisions issued.

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in three argued cases.

1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in Agency for Int’l Development v. Alliance for Open Society, No. 19-177. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor joined. Justice Elena Kagan did not participate in considering or deciding the case. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Breyer announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion in which Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined in June Medical Services L.L.C. v. Russo, No. 18-1323. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined in full and Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh joined in part. And Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh issued dissenting opinions. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. And Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court in large measure in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, No. 19-7. Justice Thomas issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Gorsuch joined. And Justice Kagan issued an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“‘Resolution of Judicial Misconduct Complaints About District Judge Lynn Adelman’; Judge Adelman’s article sharply criticizing the Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit concluded, was largely permissible under the Canons of Judicial Conduct, except ‘the opening two sentences of the article and the criticisms of recent policy positions taken by one political party'”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a decision that the Judicial Council of the Seventh Judicial Circuit issued last Monday.

“Republicans Play Hardball on Judges. Can Democrats Give It a Shot Too? President Trump’s promises to evangelicals on judges were a key part of shoring up support in 2016. Some Biden backers want to see him run on the courts this time, too.” Matt Flegenheimer has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Sonia Sotomayor is the lone voice on systemic racism on the most conservative Supreme Court in decades”: Jazmine Ulloa has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

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 but did call for the views of the Solicitor General in two cases.