“Obamacare Backers See Hope in Roberts Opinion in Non-Health Case”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Chief Justice John Roberts may have assured advocates fighting to save Obamacare that he plans to save the law a second time.”

“Lawyers accused of tossing Molotov cocktail at NYPD vehicle eligible for bail”: Aaron Feis of The New York Post has this report.

Noah Goldberg of The New York Daily News reports that “Molotov cocktail lawyers to be released on bail after 25 days in jail.”

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “N.Y. lawyers charged with hurling Molotov cocktail win bail appeal.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“The Fall of Jeff Sessions, and What Came After; The former attorney general is fighting for his political life in Alabama’s Senate race, in the shadow of a president who still despises him”: Elaina Plott has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

“John Roberts Is No Pro-Choice Hero; The latest Supreme Court decision sets the stage for further attacks on abortion rights”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an editorial titled “The outcome of the Louisiana abortion case was a victory for the rule of law.”

And today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contains an editorial titled “The Supreme Court was right to throw out Louisiana’s oppressive abortion law.”

“Abortion Rises as a Pivotal Issue for At-Risk Senate Republicans; The Supreme Court’s rejection of a restrictive Louisiana abortion law, and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s dissent, may create new challenges for Susan Collins and other Republican senators up for re-election”: Maggie Astor and Matt Stevens have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Supreme Court Lifts Limits on Trump’s Power to Fire Consumer Watchdog; The case concerning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was part of a politically charged battle over presidential authority”: Adam Liptak and Alan Rappeport have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Ann E. Marimow and Renae Merle of The Washington Post have an article headlined “Supreme Court makes it easier for president to fire consumer watchdog head.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has an article headlined “Supreme Court gives president power to fire consumer agency director at will.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Brent Kendall and Andrew Ackerman have a front page article headlined “Supreme Court Orders Restructuring of Consumer-Finance Watchdog; High court rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director setup is too independent from president.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court strikes down consumer agency’s autonomy in win for Trump administration.”

And in today’s edition of The Washington Times, Stephen Dinan has an article headlined “Supreme Court rules Obama/Warren Wall Street cop is illegal.”

And in commentary, today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial titled “The Court’s Missed Opportunity on Consumer Financial Protection; The President can fire the CFPB director but the agency survives.”

“One Man’s Supreme Court: The Chief Justice relies on an abortion precedent he dissented from.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Third Branch requests five more Ninth Circuit judgeships: Proving that you can never have too many Ninth Circuit judges, today the federal judiciary asked Congress to create five more permanent judgeships on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If Congress approves, the Ninth would have a total of 34 authorized judges. You can access today’s news release of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts at this link.

“Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Law, With Roberts the Deciding Vote; The case, over a state law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, is the first abortion ruling since two Trump appointees joined the court”: Adam Liptak has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times. And Sabrina Tavernise and Elizabeth Dias have a front page news analysis headlined “The Supreme Court Stopped Anti-Abortion Momentum. For Now. The movement has a long pipeline of new cases that, if taken up by the Supreme Court, could present a more direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court strikes down restrictive Louisiana abortion law that would have closed clinics.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court liberals, with Roberts, strike down Louisiana abortion law.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has a front page article headlined “Louisiana Abortion Law Struck Down By Supreme Court; By a 5-4 vote, the court rules there is little medical benefit in requiring doctors to obtain admitting privileges at a hospital before performing abortions.”

In today’s edition of USA Today, Richard Wolf has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court strikes down abortion clinic restrictions in Louisiana, a defeat for conservatives.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Times, Alex Swoyer has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court signals hesitancy to further restrict abortion with strike down of Louisiana law.”

Bryn Stole of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that “U.S. Supreme Court narrowly overturns Louisiana abortion law imposing ‘a burden on access.’”

And Ken Stickney of The Acadiana Advocate of Lafayette, Louisiana has an article headlined “Experts: Court decision on abortion won’t have impact in southwestern Louisiana.”

“Companies Hit by Covid-19 Want Insurance Payouts. Insurers Say No. A battle looms over ‘business interruption’ coverage, which insurers say doesn’t apply unless there is physical damage, like from a fire.” Leslie Scism of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

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

1. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court in Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V., No. 19-46. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue, No. 18-1195. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined. Justices Alito and Gorsuch also issued concurring opinions. Justice Ginsburg issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kagan joined. Justice Breyer issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kagan joined in part. And Justice Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“Sen. Susan Collins Gives Brett Kavanaugh A Pass For Opposing Abortion Rights Ruling; The Maine Republican said the Supreme Court justice she voted to confirm ‘gave no indication in his dissenting opinion that he supports overturning’ Roe v. Wade”: Igor Bobic of HuffPost has this report.

“Supreme Court’s abortion ruling raises stakes for election”: David Crary of The Associated Press has this report.

“How Not to Outlaw Abortion; The restiveness of abortion opponents is working against them”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this essay online at The New York Times.

“How the Court Bungled the Michael Flynn Case”: Former Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Trump hoping for Supreme Court vacancy as way to boost a flagging campaign”: Kevin Liptak of CNN has this report.

“John Roberts Was Already Chief Justice. But Now It’s His Court. Chief Justice Roberts has replaced Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the member of the Supreme Court at its ideological center, and his vote is now the crucial one in closely divided cases.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.