“US Supreme Court Takes Up More Than a Dozen New Cases”: Jack Rodgers, Erika Williams, and Andy Monserud of Courthouse News Service have this report.

“Democrats Are Pursuing the Wrong Impeachment Charges Against President Trump; It would be better to make a case around provable facts rather than a matter of judgment”: Law professor Clark D. Cunningham has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Incitement to Riot? What Trump Told Supporters Before Mob Stormed Capitol; Here is a closer look at what the president said at a rally of his supporters, which is a central focus of the impeachment case being prepared against him.” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

“Pa. Commonwealth Court declares Marsy’s Law unconstitutional, referendum votes invalid”: Mick Stinelli of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

And Mark Scolforo of The Associated Press reports that “Split court tosses Pennsylvania victims’ rights amendment.”

You can access Thursday’s 3-to-2 unpublished ruling of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

“U.S. Supreme Court to hear Ordot Dump lawsuit”: The Pacific Daily News of Guam has this report.

“Remarkable New Fifth Circuit Decision Limiting Cell Phone Searches; Remarkable but wrong, I think — although, in my view, the correct result in this case for other reasons”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

My earlier coverage of Tuesday’s Fifth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Is Your iPhone Passcode Off Limits to the Law? Supreme Court Ruling Sought; Petitioners including ACLU say passcodes are protected by the Fifth Amendment; prosecutors disagree.” Robert McMillan had this article in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Alaska Supreme Court confirms Rep. Lance Pruitt’s 11-vote loss in Anchorage state House race”: James Brooks of The Anchorage Daily News has this report.

Becky Bohrer of The Associated Press reports that “Alaska Supreme Court rules against Pruitt election challenge.”

And Rashah McChesney of Alaska Public Media reports that “Alaska Supreme Court strikes down Rep. Lance Pruitt’s challenge to his election loss.”

You can access Friday’s order of the Supreme Court of Alaska at this link.

“Appeals court judges explain bail denial for Dan Markel murder suspect Katherine Magbanua”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report on an opinion that Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued Thursday.

“Why one man’s Supreme Court case is uniting the ACLU with the Catholic Church; The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski on Tuesday”: Kelsey Dallas of Deseret News has this report.

“Stephen Breyer gifted the chance for a liberal successor — when will he take it?” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Garland’s Clerks, but Not His Rulings, End Up at the Supreme Court; Garland’s record as an appeals court judge — and earlier, as a high-ranking prosecutor at the U.S. Justice Department — will come into sharp focus as his nomination proceeds to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the coming weeks”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.