“Appeals court dismisses Gohmert’s election suit against Pence”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report on a one-paragraph, per curiam, unpublished decision that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued this evening.

Update: In other coverage, Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Federal appeals court tosses Gohmert suit aimed at overturning 2020 election results; It was the second legal ruling against Gohmert in two days.”

“U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin to join 10 others from GOP in refusing to certify Electoral College results”: Bill Glauber of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

According to the article, “Johnson, up for reelection in 2022, is the only senator joining the effort whose state’s voters backed President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.”

“UDC appeals Winston-Salem Confederate statue ruling to state supreme court”: Wes Young has this front page article in today’s edition of The Winston-Salem Journal.

“Group of GOP Senators Plans to Vote Against Some Electoral College Results; The move by Trump allies isn’t expected to succeed in overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s win”: Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Evan Jenkins, new chief of WV Supreme Court, focuses on post-COVID court and restoring public confidence”: In today’s edition of The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Lacie Pierson has a front page article that begins, “As of Friday, Evan Jenkins is the chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court, and he’s inherited a court navigating the state’s judicial system through a worldwide pandemic as it still treads in the wake of mass impeachment from two years ago.”

“Barbara Womack Webb Sworn In as Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice”: Cody Sanders of Ozark Radio News has this report.

“States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled By Covid-19; States and counties are finding it hard to keep jails and prisons open as the virus ravages both prisoners and staff members; But transferring inmates can spur new outbreaks”: Brendon Derr, Rebecca Griesbach, and Danya Issawi have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Cruz Set to Lead Group of GOP Senators in Opposing Certification”: Josh Wingrove and Daniel Flatley of Bloomberg News have a report that begins, “A larger group of Republican senators is preparing a push to delay and even oppose certification of President Donald Trump’s loss, rejecting leadership who warned against attempts to undermine the election, two people familiar with the matter said.”

“Texas Supreme Court blocks Austin, Travis County dine-in curfew”: Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has this report on an order that the Supreme Court of Texas issued yesterday.

“Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood Goes on Unhinged Rant Suggesting Justice John Roberts Is a Murderous Pedophile; Wood has recently been in touch with President Trump, who has encouraged his election-stealing lawsuits and behavior”: Justin Baragona of The Daily Beast has this report.

“2020: A Mixed Bag for Classical Liberalism; Underlying trends cloud the future of classical liberalism, even as it now has gained a redoubt in our judiciary and retained a perch in our politics.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Appeals court refuses to halt execution of only woman on federal death row”: Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times has this report.

Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court vacates order delaying woman’s execution.”

Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump DOJ Can Execute Woman on Jan. 12, Appeals Court Says.”

Christina Carrega of CNN reports that “Execution date for the only woman on federal death row is reinstated.”

Bill Mears of Fox News reports that “Order delaying execution of Lisa Montgomery, only female on federal death row, vacated; Lethal injection is scheduled for Jan. 12, but further court appeals are expected.”

And Celine Castronuovo of The Hill reports that “Appeals court clears path for execution of only woman on federal death row.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Federal Judge Dismisses Election Lawsuit Against Pence; President Trump’s congressional allies had hoped to give the vice president the power to reject electoral votes that were cast for Joseph R. Biden Jr.” Catie Edmondson and Maggie Haberman have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Devlin Barrett has a front page article headlined “Judge dismisses Gohmert lawsuit seeking to stymie Biden electoral college count.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Judge Dismisses Effort to Derail Count of Electors’ Votes; Rep. Louie Gohmert sought to allow Vice President Pence to negate electoral votes.”

Savannah Behrmann of USA Today has a report headlined “‘Lack standing’: Rep. Gohmert’s lawsuit against Pence to overturn election results thrown out.”

Dave Boyer of The Washington Times reports that “Federal judge rejects Rep. Louie Gohmert’s lawsuit against Pence in Electoral College clash.”

David Shepardson of Reuters reports that “U.S. judge dismisses lawmaker lawsuit against Pence over electoral count.”

Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Judge Tosses Out Gohmert Suit Against Pence Over Electoral Votes.”

Dan Berman of CNN reports that “Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count.”

Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Judge throws out Gohmert suit aimed at empowering Pence to overturn 2020 election results; The judge said Gohmert’s argument relied on entirely speculative circumstances.”

And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Judge dismisses Gohmert’s election suit against Pence.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas at this link.