“From a ‘National Treasure 3’-style sting to leading NC courts: Meet Justice Paul Newby.” Danielle Battaglia of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina recently had this report.

“Indiana’s biggest court stories of 2020: From Coney Barrett to Land Rover saga.” Johnny Magdaleno of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

“The Supreme Court considers when the U.S. can judge other nations’ human rights violations”: Columnist Charles Lane has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Barr Leaves a Legacy Defined by Trump; Though he sometimes departed from the president, the outgoing attorney general’s term was dominated by how he navigated the Russia investigation and other fraught issues”: Katie Benner will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“No Coup For You”: You can access today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast — featuring law professors Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw — via this link.

“More Stress, Coping With Loss: Pandemic Exacts Toll on Judges.” Madison Alder and Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Second half of SCOTUS term may bring the temperature down compared to its feverish first”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

And also online at ABA Journal, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “Looking back at the Supreme Court in 2020.”

“The Doctor Will See You Once You Sign This Binding Arbitration Agreement: As it buys up medical practices, private equity is popularizing a favored Wall Street cost-cutting tactic — and stripping patients of rights.” Heather Perlberg of Bloomberg Businessweek has this report, which begins with the story of an appellate attorney‘s visit to the doctor.

“Supreme Court to hear challenge to UM over anti-immigration activist’s papers”: Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News has an article that begins, “A case headed to the Michigan Supreme Court will test some limits of Michigan universities’ obligations under public records law.”

“Michigan chief justice: Vaccinate judges, court staff in second wave.” Oralandar Brand-Williams of The Detroit News has this report.

“Louie Gohmert sues Mike Pence in bid to overturn election results”: Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “A group of Republicans led by Rep. Louie Gohmert on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence arguing that he is legally authorized to choose pro-Trump electors when Congress meets next month to certify the results of the presidential election.”

You can view the complaint initiating suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, at this link.

“Remote SCOTUS Arguments Produce Some Notable 2020 Moments”: Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Westport mural honoring late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg vandalized”: Alan Shope of ABC affiliate KMBC 9 News in Kansas City, Missouri has this report.

“A Cheerleader’s Vulgar Message Prompts a First Amendment Showdown; A Pennsylvania school district has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether students may be disciplined for what they say on social media”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Angry at the Failure of His Election Challenges, Trump Calls His Own SCOTUS Nominees Cowardly and Incompetent; Trump thinks the judiciary cannot be trusted to reveal the massive fraud that he says denied him a second term”: Jacob Sullum has this post at Reason.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Legal Giant — and a Nurturing Aunt.” Daniel Stiepleman has this Postscript online at Politico Magazine.

“Should We Abolish Life Tenure for Supreme Court Justices?” Law professors Alan Dershowitz and Arthur Hellman have this dialogue online at Pairagraph.

“Supreme: When, why, and how did the Supreme Court get the final say in the law of the land?” Earlier this month, NPR’s history podcast “Throughline” released this episode focusing on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“The Death Penalty’s Other Victims: In the shadow of Trump’s execution spree, the families of the condemned share a particular trauma that few can understand.” Liliana Segura of The Intercept has this report.

“Supreme Court case tests reach of tribal law enforcement”: Seaborn Larson of The Associated Press has this report.

“Retiring state Supreme Court chief justice helped shape Colorado’s criminal justice for decades; Chief Justice Nathan ‘Ben’ Coats leaves the bench after 20 years on state’s highest court”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.

“Bernette Johnson, Louisiana’s first Black chief justice, leaves office speaking her mind”: John Simerman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

“The Trump Paradox”: Law professor Eric Posner has this essay online at Project Syndicate.

“Donald Trump’s pardons must not obstruct justice; Abuses of constitutional clemency power should be investigated and prosecuted”: Law professor Laurence Tribe has this essay online at Financial Times.

“Flight of the Barr Bros: They’re young, white, male, and ready to cash in on their work for Trump’s Justice Department.” Ankush Khardori has this post at “The Soapbox” blog of The New Republic.

“Hospital staff revived a man’s stopped heart — and he sued; A successful ‘wrongful prolongation of life’ lawsuit in Montana, among other things, reflects the extent to which many Americans will go to gain — and enforce — their rights to control their final days”: Mark Arsenault of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Trump tweet rant rips Congress, Senate Republicas, Supreme Court, Justice Department”: S.A. Miller of The Washington Times has this report.

“Coronavirus stalls long-awaited day in court for historic opioid lawsuit”: Meryl Kornfield of The Washington Post has this report.

“Are tattoos free speech that should override coronavirus restrictions? California artists say yes.” Lila Seidman has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Judicial Notice: December 25, 2020; Notable legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Trump’s Fraud Claims Died in Court, But the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On; For years, Republicans have used the specter of cheating as a reason to impose barriers to ballot access; A definitive debunking of claims of wrongdoing in 2020 has not changed that message”: Jim Rutenberg, Nick Corasaniti, and Alan Feuer will have this front page article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Ohio Supreme Court decided dozens of cases in 2020 — on topics ranging from Amazon to Kanye West”: Laura Hancock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

“Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint”: Mark Sherman, Kevin Freking, and Matthew Daly of The Associated Press have this report.

“Trump rails at Justice Dept., Supreme Court as stimulus bill deadline nears; The president took aim at the FBI and DOJ for not pursuing baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election”: Evan Semones of Politico has this report.

“Amy Coney Barrett steers the Supreme Court to the right, but not toward President Trump”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.