“Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims. An online sting operation to catch child predators snared hundreds of men. What were they really guilty of?” Michael Winerip will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

“Yale Law Professor Is Suspended After Sexual Harassment Inquiry; Jed Rubenfeld, a high-profile professor who helped students obtain sought-after clerkships, denied he had harassed anyone”: Mihir Zaveri of The New York Times has this report.

And Ed Stannard of The New Haven Register reports that “Yale law professor Rubenfeld, suspended for two years, denies harassing students.”

“Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate abortion pill restrictions judge has suspended due to coronavirus”: Dan Mangan of CNBC has this report. You can view the filing at this link.

Update: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a related post titled “Solicitor General: ‘At least five Justices explicitly rejected the balancing test’ that considers the ‘benefits and burdens’ under Whole Woman’s Health; The SG agrees with the Eighth Circuit and Judge Willett; The Supreme Court may have to decide the vitality of Whole Woman’s Health sooner than I expected.”

“Drafted and Shafted: Who Should Complain About Male-Only Registration?” Law professor Sherry F. Colb has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“Why Only the Republicans Are Talking About Abortion: The G.O.P. convention featured an extreme anti-abortion activist; The Democrats mostly kept mum.” Lauren Kelley has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Pa.’s Chief Justice Subject of Disciplinary Investigation as Speculation Over Affidavit Persists; Court watchers have said allegations contained in an affidavit signed by a former supervising judge raise serious questions about grand jury secrecy, as they speculate about the reasons for its surfacing”: Max Mitchell of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

“When Your Boss is Notorious: Clerking for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Bloomberg Law posted this video on YouTube today.

“The National Constitution Center will award its 32nd annual Liberty Medal to the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for her efforts to advance liberty and equality for all.” The National Constitution Center issued this announcement today.

“‘Overwhelmed’ Ronnie Long to go free after 44 years; NC to vacate rape conviction”: Joe Marusak of The Charlotte Observer has this report.

On Monday, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued this decision ruling in Long’s favor by a vote of 9-to-6.

“Schools Cannot Discriminate Against Transgender Students When It Comes To Bathrooms, An Appeals Court Ruled; The decision from the 4th Circuit siding with transgender student Gavin Grimm puts the issue of transgender bathroom use back on track for a US Supreme Court fight”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld Has Been Suspended for Sexual Harassment”: Irin Carmon has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“As repairs to vandalized Ohio Supreme Court are completed, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor pushes for reforms”: Laura Hancock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has an article that begins, “Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor draws a clear distinction between peaceful protesters on the nights following George Floyd’s death while in police custody and vandals among them who broke windows and spray painted the outside of the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.”

“Will Joe Biden play politics when it comes to Supreme Court choices?” Law professor Scott Douglas Gerber has this essay online at The Hill.

“A Remarkable Journey to the ‘Centre Chair'”: In the Summer 2020 issue of Judicature magazine, Marsha C. Erb has an article that begins, “Beverley McLachlin, widely regarded as one of the best legal minds to take a seat on the Supreme Court of Canada, stood alone on stage at the Winspear Centre in Sidney, a quiet seaside town on Vancouver Island.”

“Typography for Judges”: Matthew Stiegler has this article in the Summer 2020 issue of Judicature magazine.

“A Lawyer’s Tweets Put India’s Supreme Court on Trial and Him at Risk of Imprisonment; Prashant Bhushan, a prominent lawyer who criticized India’s Supreme Court, could be sentenced to jail after he was found in contempt”: Karan Deep Singh and Hari Kumar had this article in yesterday’s issue of The New York Times.

“June Medical Services and Chief Justice Roberts’ long game”: Amaury A. Reyes-Torres has this post online at Medium.

“Ron DeSantis’ office paid D.C. law firm $250,000 to defend felon voting law; Attorney Charles Cooper represented the state before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week”: Lawrence Mower of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.

“Why Finding Justices Who Will Overturn Roe v. Wade Hasn’t Been Easy, And What to Do About It”: Ed Whelan has this essay online at Public Discourse.

“End of an Era — Why It is Time to End the ABA’s Privileged Role in Judicial Nominations”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Earlier this month, Voruganti had related posts titled “Thirteen Federal Judges President Trump May Elevate to the Court of Appeals in His Second Term” and “Thirteen Federal Judges the Next Democratic President May Elevate to the Court of Appeals.”