“Thomas Reavley, federal judge who crossed paths with 6 presidents, dies at 99 in Houston”: Gabrielle Banks of The Houston Chronicle has written this obituary.

“Trump lawyer asks federal appeals court to send lawsuit over alleged pyramid scheme to arbitration”: Shayna Jacobs of The Washington Post has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Trump family urges U.S. appeals court to move marketing scam lawsuit to arbitration.”

And Nina Pullano of Courthouse News Service reports that “Court Probes Class Action Culpability for Trump’s Promos.”

“Judge signs off on settlement in Michigan transgender bias case”: Melissa Nann Burke of The Detroit News has an article that begins, “A federal judge has signed off on a settlement between the estate of Aimee Stephens and the Metro Detroit funeral home that fired her in 2013 after she came out to her boss as transgender.”

And Paige Smith of Bloomberg Law reports that “EEOC Settles Transgender Bias Case That Went to High Court.”

“U.S. judiciary, shaped by Trump, thwarts his election challenges”: Jan Wolfe of Reuters has a report that begins, “U.S. President Donald Trump’s reshaping of the federal judiciary has done little to help him win lawsuits challenging the election outcome, with Trump appointees rebuffing him and the U.S. Supreme Court showing little interest in getting involved.”

“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Limit Human Rights Suits Against Corporations; Six citizens of Mali sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, saying the firms had profited from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Peter Whoriskey of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court weighs child-slavery case against Nestlé USA, Cargill; Despite years of promises by the chocolate industry, child labor remains widespread on cocoa farms.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Voices Doubts Over Suit Alleging Nestle, Cargill Liable for Child Slavery; Ivory Coast plantations supply food makers with cocoa.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labor case.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court justices question human rights claims against Nestle and Cargill.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Signals Narrow Win for Nestle on Human-Rights Suits.”

And in commentary, online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Prominent Anti-Trump Attorney Asks the Supreme Court to Let Companies off the Hook for Child Slavery; Neal Katyal’s legal theory on behalf of Nestle and Cargill might be too extreme even for this ultraconservative court.”

You can access via this link the audio and transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, No. 19-416.

“The Supreme Court Was Right to Block Cuomo’s Religious Restrictions; The balance between Covid-19 precautions and civil liberties doesn’t need to be a partisan issue”: Law professors Michael W. McConnell and Max Raskin have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Kemp names Shawn LaGrua to Georgia’s top court”: Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“The Supreme Court Wants to Revive a Doctrine That Would Paralyze Biden’s Administration; It could cripple even the most basic government functions”: Hannah Mullen and Sejal Singh have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump sues to try to reverse Wisconsin’s election results”: Patrick Marley and Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Trump campaign files lawsuit over Wisconsin’s recount.”

And Makini Brice and Tom Hals of Reuters report that “Trump campaign challenges election results in Wisconsin Supreme Court.”

“Trump allies to ask Supreme Court to block Pennsylvania ruling on mail-in ballots”: Robert Barnes and Elise Viebeck of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “President Trump’s allies said Tuesday they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a decision by Pennsylvania’s highest court dismissing a challenge of the state’s mail-in voting system.”

Via Democracy Docket, you can access the petitioners’ “Emergency Application for Writ of Injunction Pending the Filing and Disposition of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari.”

“More and More Republican Officials Are Standing Up to Trump and His Effort to Overturn the Election”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud”: Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press has this report.

“Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction debated before Pennsylvania’s highest court”: Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Maryclaire Dale of The Associated Press reports that “Cosby’s sex assault conviction goes before high-level court.”

And Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service reports that “Cosby Appeal Appears to Curry Little Favor at Top State Court.”

“Ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier’s conviction is reinstated by a federal appeals court”: Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“At the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court, Trump goes on a spree of sabotage”: Columnist Dana Milbank has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Erie County clerk’s Green Light lawsuit nixed; Ruling impacts Erie County filing; attorney says Niagara County has better case”: Rick Pfeiffer of The Niagara (N.Y.) Gazette has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.

“Supreme Court Weighs Breadth of Computer Hacking Law; Officer allegedly used law-enforcement database for personal purposes in a case that has drawn widespread attention”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Andrea Vittorio of Bloomberg Law reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Proper Access Under Anti-Hacking Law.”

Eric Geller of Politico reports that “Justices express qualms about sweeping computer crime law; The government’s interpretation of a 1986 law that has been used to prosecute hackers and internet activists risks ‘making a federal criminal of us all,’ Justice Neil Gorsuch said.”

Alfred Ng of c|net reports that “Supreme Court hears case on hacking law and its limits; The ‘dangerously vague’ Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, established in 1986, gets a look 34 years later.”

And Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “Computer Crime Law Scrutinized at Supreme Court.”

You can access via this link the audio and transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Van Buren v. United States, No. 19-783.

“Thank You, Justice Gorsuch: Liberals will one day cite and celebrate this defense of religious liberty.” Columnist Bret Stephens has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“140-Year Sentence for Juvenile Sex Assault Upheld by 7th Cir.” Jacklyn Wille of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Fifth Circuit to Decide Whether Southern Baptist Minister Can Sue Southern Baptist Ministry over Religious Dispute”: Christopher Mills and Daniel Blomberg had this post at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog back in August 2020 about a petition for rehearing en banc filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit posted online its order dated November 25, 2020 denying rehearing en banc by a vote of 8 in favor to 9 against. Judges James C. Ho and Andrew S. Oldham issued dissents from the denial of rehearing en banc.