“Republican War on Covid Orders Grinds on Despite Trump’s Illness”: Jonathan Levin, Richard Chess, and Vincent Del Giudice of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Trump plans to name conservative activist Tom Fitton to court oversight agency; The founder of Judicial Watch would sit on the D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, which has the power to remove certain judges for misconduct”: Matthew Choi of Politico has this report.

“The Senate must abide by CDC guidelines — even if it means delaying Barrett’s confirmation hearings”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Amy Coney Barrett’s alignment with Scalia has implications far beyond Roe v. Wade”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump’s White House.” Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker, and Robert Costa of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “The ceremony in the White House Rose Garden last Saturday was a triumphal flashback to the Before Times — before public health guidelines restricted mass gatherings, before people were urged to wear masks and socially distance. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed more than 150 guests as the president formally introduced Judge Amy Coney Barrett, his nominee for the Supreme Court.”

“Republicans vow no delay on Barrett, but virus spreads in GOP; Sens. Mike Lee and Thom Tillis, two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, announced they had tested positive for the coronavirus”: Andrew Desiderio of Politico has this report.

“Supreme Court Term Limits Could Reduce Gamesmanship, Shouting”: Gabe Roth has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Appeals court restores Georgia’s Election Day absentee ballot deadline”: Mark Niesse of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“State Supreme Court strikes down Whitmer’s emergency powers”: Beth LeBlanc, Craig Mauger, and Melissa Nann Burke of The Detroit News have this report. In addition, LeBlanc reports that “Whitmer slams Supreme Court ruling, warns orders could continue.”

Dave Boucher and Todd Spangler of The Detroit Free Press report that “Michigan Supreme Court rules against Whitmer on emergency powers but effect unclear.”

Emily Lawler of MLive reports that “Gov. has no authority to continue state of emergency, Michigan Supreme Court rules.”

And David Eggert and Ed White of The Associated Press report that “Michigan governor’s virus powers upended with court ruling.”

You can access today’s 107-page ruling of a divided Supreme Court of Michigan at this link.

“GOP lawmakers, federal judges ask state Supreme Court to weigh in on ballot case”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “A panel of federal judges changed course Friday and asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to clarify one of its rulings as the federal judges decide how to handle absentee ballots this fall.”

“Supreme Court pick faces uncertainty as COVID-19 cases from Rose Garden event mount”: Victoria McGrane of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Trump’s Diagnosis Imperils Quick Supreme Court Confirmation Timeline; With the president ill and a coronavirus outbreak engulfing Washington, Republicans vowed to press ahead with an election-season confirmation”: Carl Hulse and Nicholas Fandos of The New York Times have this report.

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “Schumer, Feinstein: Supreme Court confirmation ‘premature’ after COVID-19 outbreak.”

“How John Roberts Quietly Made It Harder to Vote”: David H. Gans has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court will hear a case that could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights Act; And Republicans are about to gain a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“SCOTUS Preview: The Consequential Cases in the Supreme Court’s 2020-2021 Term.” The National Review Institute has posted on YouTube at this link the video of this event from earlier today.

“Notre Dame president tests positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after attending SCOTUS announcement with no mask”: Hollie Silverman and Melissa Alonso of CNN have this report.

Earlier this week, Ed Semmler of The South Bend Tribune reported that “Notre Dame president faces heat for not wearing mask or distancing at Barrett event.”

“Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Voting Rights and Climate Change; The justices will consider challenges to Arizona’s ban on ‘ballot harvesting’ and a suit against energy companies accused of contributing to climate change”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Electoral Chaos Might Ensue if Biden or Trump Is Forced Out of the Race”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Supreme Court nominee diagnosed with coronavirus this summer but has since recovered”: Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey, and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier this year but has since recovered, three officials familiar with her diagnosis told The Washington Post.”

“Supreme Court to Review Arizona Voting Rules; Justices to consider state ban on third-party ballot collection, out-of-precinct voting”: Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to rule on Arizona’s ban against third-party ballot collection.”

Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to hear Arizona voting rights cases about ballot-harvesting.”

Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Supreme Court to review Arizona ‘ballot harvesting’ law.”

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court takes up dispute over Arizona election rules; The laws forbid anyone but family members or caregivers to turn in another’s mail ballots and reject those cast in the wrong precinct.”

And in commentary, online at Esquire, Charles P. Pierce has an essay titled “The Supreme Court is About to Murder What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act; And it will be a day of jubilee for Chief Justice John Roberts.”

“A Senator Wrote An Impassioned Letter To Her Colleagues About Her IVF Treatment And Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee; The letter is in response to reports that Judge Amy Coney Barrett publicly supported an organization that believes in vitro fertilization should be criminalized”: Ema O’Connor of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Senate Republicans Say Coronavirus Won’t Delay Supreme Court Nomination; Positive test of Republican Sen. Mike Lee, member of Judiciary Committee, complicates hearing for nominee Amy Coney Barrett”: Natalie Andrews of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Marisa Schultz of Fox News reports that “Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation will move ‘full speed ahead’ despite coronavirus at White House; On whether senators have tested positive: ‘We don’t know.’“

“Trump’s test shows how COVID-19 might threaten Barrett confirmation; McConnell floats idea of holding confirmation hearings remotely”: Todd Ruger of Roll Call has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court to hear Republican appeal in Arizona voting fight”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Voting-Rights Clash Will Get Supreme Court Review, Post-Election.”

“FCC, Broadcasters Get Top Court Hearing on Easing Ownership Caps”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Trump’s Supreme Court gambit could benefit Biden: Reuters/Ipsos poll.” James Oliphant and Chris Kahn of Reuters have this report.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in seven new cases that will produce a total of four hours of oral argument.