“Sixth Circuit Reinstates Tennessee Restrictions on First-Time Voters; A divided appeals panel put back in place a Tennessee law that prohibits first-time voters from using absentee ballots, after finding the underlying challenge had been mooted”: Kevin Koeninger of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Appeals court to decide fate of California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Bianca Bruno of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit Questions Commonality of Large-Capacity Magazines Banned by California; Large-capacity gun magazines holding 10 or more rounds of ammunition are used in virtually all mass shootings; They are also frequently sold as a standard firearm attachment with the most popular guns sold in the U.S.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted on YouTube at this link the video of today’s remote oral argument before an 11-judge en banc panel.

“Supreme Court battle could wreak havoc with Biden’s 2020 agenda”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.

“Clarence Thomas vs. the Fictional Progressive Narrative: His writings from the bench frequently bust popular left-wing myths about race and justice.” Columnist Jason L. Riley will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Why Justice Breyer Will Resign at the End of This Court Term: Despite a lot of words about not politicizing the Court, he will do the right thing — and his former clerk is likely to take his seat.” Law professor Randall Kennedy has this essay online at The American Prospect.

“The Politics of Supreme Court Retirements: Amid calls for Justice Stephen Breyer to step down, the legal scholar Noah Feldman considers politics, partisanship, and the Court.” Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” online at The New Yorker.

“Iowa abortion law requiring 24-hour waiting period permanently blocked by district court”: William Morris and Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register have this report.

And Grant Schulte of The Associated Press reports that “Iowa court blocks mandatory waiting period for abortion.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Johnson County, Iowa District Court at this link.

“Stop Telling Justice Breyer to Retire: Not only is it counterproductive, but it misses the point.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Clerk Who Said Appeals Judge Harassed Her Blasts ‘Indifference'”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has this report on Olivia Warren’s Comment titled “Enough is Not Enough: Reflection on Sexual Harassment in the Federal Judiciary,” which appears in the June 2021 issue of the Harvard Law Review.

“11th Circuit Tosses Crypto Class Action Against Rapper TI; A three-judge panel referenced several of the rapper’s songs in a decision rejecting fraud claims against him”: Kayla Goggin of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

And at “The SDFLA Blog,” David Oscar Markus has a post titled “Chief Judge Pryor channels his inner rapper.”

“Appeals Court Revives Challenge to California Law Mandating Women Board Members; Federal judges say shareholder may sue over state’s 2018 law that requires public companies in California to have women directors”: Theo Francis has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Challenge to state law requiring women on corporate boards brought back to life.“

Ninth Circuit decides the fate of three separate lawsuits accusing Facebook, Google, and Twitter of aiding terrorism: You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in which each of the three judges on the panel issued an opinion, at this link.

Update: In other coverage, William Dotinga of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit Revives Suit Against Social Media Giants Over Nightclub Terror Attack; The tech giants argued the Communications Decency Act absolves them of liability for terror attacks committed or sanctioned by the Islamic State group in Paris, Istanbul and San Bernardino, California.”

“7th Circ. Won’t Revive Ex-Trump Staffer’s Defamation Suit”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Supreme Court asked to decide when travelers’ phones, laptops may be searched at border”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Supreme Court Term Limits Could Backfire on Democrats; Caps that apply only to new justices would frustrate the partisan ambitions behind the effort”: Ramesh Ponnuru has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Let Jack Phillips Bake Cake: Some of the worst acts of intolerance are being done in the name of tolerance.” Columnist William McGurn has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The NCAA, the Supreme Court, a Duck, and a Bicycle: The nation’s highest court takes on the warped economy — and flimsy defenses — of big-time college sports.” Jason Gay has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.