“Sex, gender and discrimination dominate arguments at the Supreme Court in a case about women’s privacy at gyms”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “Something like a Socratic discussion of sex, gender and what they mean in contemporary society broke out at the state Supreme Court Wednesday as the justices heard arguments in a sex discrimination case that some advocates say could change the direction — or at least confuse — Connecticut’s path toward greater equality.”

And Nick Rummell of Courthouse News Service reports that “Women-Only Gym Sections Give Connecticut Justices Pause; The state Supreme Court wrangled Wednesday with whether creating a ‘separate-but-equal’ section for female gym-goers discriminates against trans women or men.”

You can access via this link the audio of today’s oral argument before the Supreme Court of Connecticut. And the documents filed in the appeal can be accessed here.

“Planned Parenthood ‘carefully reviewing’ Lubbock’s Sanctuary City anti-abortion ordinance”: Matt Dotray of The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has this report.

And Stephen Paulsen of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “Setting Stage for Court Battle, Texas City Votes to Ban Abortion; After voters in Lubbock approved a local ban on nearly all abortions, the ACLU warned of a costly legal fight.”

“Ocean City’s ban on bare-chested women at the beach is back in court”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ocean City Defends Ban on Topless Women at Fourth Circuit; The chief appellate judge compared the beachfront city’s effort to protect moral sensibilities to America’s defunct ban on interracial marriage.”

I will link to the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit once the audio becomes available online.

“Invention of a Slave: 2021 Redux.” Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog about a petition for writ of certiorari that seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of this unpublished decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

“‘Gimme an F!’ Supreme Court Mulls the Case of the Cursing Cheerleader; The Roberts-era First Amendment is very protective of millionaires; does it also protect high-schoolers cursing at the Cocoa Hut?” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

“Georgia Supreme Court to resume in-person oral arguments”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Beginning next month, attorneys arguing before the Georgia Supreme Court will no longer have to worry if their mute button is turned off or on (or if they look like a cat).”

You can access today’s news release from the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.

“The biggest leak in Supreme Court history”: Amy Howe speaks with Ninth Circuit Judge John B. Owens on the newest episode of the “SCOTUStalk” podcast.

“Supreme Court seems skeptical that law helps all convicted of crack cocaine offenses”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article headlined “Supreme Court Considers Leniency Bid for Crack-Cocaine Offense; Justices examine relevance of First Step Act to an earlier conviction; Biden administration backs inmate, reversing Trump position.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court skeptical of applying Trump-era criminal justice law retroactively for small drug offenses.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Crack cocaine felon seeks resentencing at Supreme Court after First Step Act.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court skeptical of low-level crack offender’s case.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court skeptical of expanding crack cocaine reforms.”

Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law reports that “Biden Switch Unlikely to Save Crack Offenders at High Court.”

John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court weighs leniency for crack cocaine sentences.”

Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “High Court Considers Shorter Sentences for Crack Cocaine Charges; The case hinges on whether possession of a small amount of crack cocaine is covered by the First Step Act’s retroactive reduction of some prison sentences.”

And Brian Naylor of NPR reports that “Supreme Court Weighs Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity.”

You can access via this link the audio and transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Terry v. United States, No. 20-5904.

“Constitutional Challenges Loom Over Proposed Voting Bill; The sprawling legislation, known as H.R. 1, could result in lawsuits leading to a dozen Supreme Court cases, legal experts said”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Looking back at a year of Supreme Court cases tried over the phone”: This video segment appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of PBS NewsHour.

“How Amy Coney Barrett has changed the Supreme Court in ways Kavanaugh hasn’t”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.