“Cuomo’s Pandemic Powers Might Be Tested in Supreme Court Case; More than 30 lawsuits challenging the New York governor’s Covid-19 restrictions have either been dismissed or decided in the state’s favor”: Jimmy Vielkind of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“In Federal Case in Pennsylvania, Trump Campaign Seeks Very Limited Emergency Remedy in Third Circuit, and Does Not Ask for a Delay in Certification”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

“Trump’s Legal Path to Challenge Election Is Closing; As the president’s legal prospects dim with another lawsuit dismissal, lawyers vow to take case to the Supreme Court”: Brent Kendall and Deanna Paul of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“What Trump faces on Jan. 20, 2021: As soon as he becomes a private citizen, Trump will be stripped of the legal armor that has protected him from pending cases both civil and criminal.” Tom Winter of NBC News has this report.

“Jury duty? No thanks say many, forcing trials to be delayed.” Dave Collins of The Associated Press has this report.

“Attorney heading up Trump campaign’s Wisconsin recount effort is seeking to throw out his own vote”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Rosalind S. Helderman and Dan Simmons of The Washington Post report that “In last-gasp maneuver, Trump campaign tries to invalidate thousands of votes as Wisconsin recount gets underway.”

And Michael Tarm of The Associated Press reports that “In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally.”

“Chris Christie calls the conduct of Trump’s legal team a ‘national embarrassment'”: Paul Kane and Felicia Sonmez of The Washington Post have this report.

Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times reports that “Chris Christie calls for Trump to stop challenging 2020 election.”

Victor Morton of The Washington Times reports that “Lisa Murkowski calls on Trump to end court fights.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “Trump legal team distances itself from Sidney Powell: ‘Practicing law on her own.’“

“Can America Restore the Rule of Law Without Prosecuting Trump? Donald Trump’s potential criminal liability is the key to understanding his presidency; When he leaves office, it will present the country with a historic dilemma.” Jonathan Mahler has this cover story in today’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

And online at The Washington Post, Randall D. Eliason has an essay titled “The case against indicting Trump.”

“Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none”: Maryclaire Dale of The Associated Press has this report.

“The American Outsider Who Saved Israel’s Supreme Court: In 1948, Shimon Agranat was appointed to Israel’s top court and stopped it from abasing itself. Is this about to happen again?” Avigdor Feldman has this article in Haaretz Magazine.

“Justice Keith R. Blackwell leaves Georgia Supreme Court”: Dave Williams of The Gwinnett Daily Post has this report.

On Thursday, the law firm of Alston & Bird LLP issued a news release titled “Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Keith Blackwell to Rejoin Alston & Bird.”

“City asks US Supreme Court to weigh in on Fairbanks Four lawsuit case”: Dorothy Chomicz of The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s ‘Breathtakingly Radical’ New Approach to Election Law: The justices won’t end up deciding the 2020 presidential race, but they have set the stage for a massive rollback of voting rights.” Wendy Weiser and Daniel Weiner have this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“West Virginia native retires after 31 years with U.S. Supreme Court”: Steven Allen Adams of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel has this article about former Reporter of Decisions Christine Luchok Fallon.