“Making sense of Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

And at “Dorf on Law,” Michael C. Dorf has a post titled “[Monday] Appeared to be a Bad Day for Trump and Trumpism at the Supreme Court: SCOTUS Kremlinology Part 3.”

“Supreme Court Weighs Limits of ‘Hot Pursuit’ by Police; The court has said that the police need no warrants to enter the homes of fleeing felons; Does that exception also apply to people suspected of minor crimes?” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court considers giving police greater powers when pursuing suspects.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court divided on case of California motorist pursued by CHP into his home.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “U.S. Supreme Court appears tilted toward allowing some searches without warrants.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court hears California DUI case pitting the Fourth Amendment against public safety.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “High court inclined to expand warrantless entry into homes.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court weighs scope of police power to enter homes without a warrant.”

Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law reports that “Justices Probe Line on Home Protections in ‘Hot Pursuit’ Case.”

John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court weighs police power to conduct warrantless searches.”

Samantha Hawkins of Courthouse News Service reports that “High Court Grapples With Need for Warrant After Errant Horn Honk; Officials and civil rights experts are divided as to whether police can enter a home without a warrant, regardless of the offense, while in hot pursuit.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “SCOTUS Hears Case On Whether Police Can Enter Homes For Misdemeanors Without Warrants.”

You can access via this link the audio and transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Lange v. California, No. 20-18.

“Courts seek funding to prevent Capitol-riot-style ‘incursion’; The appropriation request also seeks to mitigate dangers posed by trials for Jan. 6 defendants”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

Today, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a news release titled “Judiciary Seeks 2022 Funding, Cites Caseload Resurgence and Security Needs.”

“Congress Dives Into National Paucity of Federal Judges; Justice delayed is justice denied, a bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed Wednesday while considering the excessive caseloads that plague judges across the United States, particularly in the Ninth Circuit”: Brandi Buchman of Courthouse News Service has this report on a hearing (access the YouTube video via this link) that the House Judiciary Committee‘s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held this morning.

Law professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick spoke about adding new judgeships to the federal appellate courts (access the video here), while seated next to a roaring fireplace. He advocated for restructuring the Ninth Circuit, contending that its newly achieved partisan balance makes that outcome more likely now.

Law professor Marin K. Levy also testified on this subject (access the video of her opening statement here).

“Florida Supreme Court authorizes virtual criminal jury trials; No virtual trials have been scheduled in Tampa Bay area courtrooms, officials said”: Kathryn Varn of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.

“Federal District Court Reversal Rates, Part 1: Experience and Age.” James Daily has this post at The Juris Lab.

“Big Oil’s ‘Hail Mary’ may roil U.S. climate cases”: Maxine Joselow of E&E News has this report.

“Iowa police: Excessive drinking, exposure killed daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court justice, Allina CEO; Her body was found in the parking lot of her Iowa State University sorority.” Paul Walsh of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

And Isabella Rosario of The Ames Tribune reports that “Autopsy shows Iowa State University student died of hypothermia, acute alcohol intoxication.”

“Supreme Court wrestles with when police may conduct warrantless searches after a chase”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Republican-backed voting curbs set for U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

“Inmate Petitioned SCOTUS Alone, Then Arnold & Porter Stepped In”: Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Corporate Lawyers Who Become Judges Less Likely To Side With Workers, Study Says”: Carrie Johnson of NPR has this article about a report from law professor Joanna M. Shepherd titled “Jobs, Judges, and Justice: The Relationship between Professional Diversity and Judicial Decisions.”

Seventh Circuit Judge Thomas L. Kirsch II issued his first published opinion yesterday: You can access it at this link.

“Lawsuit against comedian Kathy Griffin by Covington Catholic students dismissed”: Quinlan Bentley of The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report.

And Kevin Koeninger of Courthouse News Service reports that “Kathy Griffin Cleared in Case Brought by Covington Catholic Students; Kentucky’s long-arm statute does not allow students to bring harassment claims against comedian Kathy Griffin and a New York doctor for tweets sent in the aftermath of a viral Washington Monument standoff.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Federal court upholds corruption convictions of Dean, Adam Skelos”: Yancey Roy of Newsday has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.

“Split 2nd Circ. Won’t Revisit Ex-Felons’ Hiring Bias Case”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on an order, accompanied by concurring and dissenting opinions, denying rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.

Five of the 12 participating judges dissented from the denial of en banc rehearing, but only one of those judges used the term “in banc.”

“Appeals court tosses $44.7 million verdict in shooting by off-duty Chicago cop, says city can’t be held liable”: Jason Meisner and Stacy St. Clair of The Chicago Tribune have this report.

And Jon Seidel of The Chicago Sun-Times reports that “Federal appeals court tosses $44.7M judgment against city in shooting that left man severely disabled; A jury in 2017 found that onetime Chicago Police Officer Patrick Kelly shot his friend, Michael LaPorta, while off-duty; But the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Kelly ‘was not acting as a Chicago police officer but as a private citizen’ when LaPorta was shot.”

You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Her Husband Got Covid-19. She’s Suing His Employer. The California lawsuit argues that the virus is akin to on-the-job toxins like asbestos.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Federalism Shows Its Age Fighting Covid-19, Climate Change; A system designed for 13 former British colonies may no longer be enough for the challenges facing the U.S.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Supreme Court is about to hear two cases that could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights Act; A 6-3 Republican Court will hear one of the most aggressive attacks on voting rights since Jim Crow”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“The 12th Amendment’s Dangerous Defect: What if it had been up to Congress to choose the president Jan. 6?” John Steele Gordon has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Justice Clarence Thomas reveals some sympathy for Trump’s baseless fraud claims”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“In one morning, the Supreme Court looked to rid itself of the Trump era”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Chuck Grassley unapologetic about blocking Merrick Garland from U.S. Supreme Court”: Bart Jansen of USA Today has this report.

“Justice Department asks Supreme Court to cancel argument in case on Trump’s Medicaid work requirements; The Trump administration had approved plans by two states to deny coverage to poor people unless they were working, volunteering, or training for a job”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

“Supreme Court to debate whether misdemeanors can be a foot in the door for warrantless home search”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“New Cert Petition on ‘Appealing’ Summary-Judgment Denials; A new cert petition asks if a denied summary-judgment motion preserves purely legal issues for appeal”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog. See also this related post of mine from earlier today.

“The Court Won’t End Election Anarchy; The Justices demur on a case over Pennsylvania’s 10,000 late ballots”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court Term Limits — Here’s the Best Option”: Tyler Cooper has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Are You Still a Person if You’re Dead? DNA Court Case May Answer.” Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Powerhouse attorney Paul Clement is pressing a Tennessee court for DNA testing to prove a man’s innocence in a potential history-making case that could turn on a single word.”

“Appealing Denial of Summary Judgment (without a subsequent JMOL motion)”: Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog. You can access at this link the petition for writ of certiorari now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court on this issue.

“Church Official Had No Right to Lawyer for Pre-Charge Plea Deal”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a per curiam ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

In addition, one judge on the three-judge panel wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment, while another judge wrote an opinion concurring in part.

The question is moot: So ruled a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit yesterday, in an opinion by Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, refusing to reach the merits of a challenge to the ballot signature requirements for candidates seeking election to the Supreme Court of Illinois.

In earlier news coverage, John Seasly of Injustice Watch reported that “Clint Krislov will likely be removed from state Supreme Court race.”

“Good-Guy Exception to Lifetime Ban on Gun Ownership Rejected”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Clarence Thomas Promotes Trump’s Voter Fraud Lies in Alarming Dissent; Even the ‘appearance of corruption’ is enough to justify voter suppression laws, according to the Supreme Court justice”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.