“The Supreme Court tried (sometimes) to not seem like politicians”: The Los Angeles Times has published this editorial.

“Don’t be fooled: This is not a moderate Supreme Court.” Law professors Leah Litman and Melissa Murray have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen, founder of the “Election Law blog,” has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Attorney General Merrick Garland orders pause of federal executions; Thirteen people on federal death row were executed between July 2020 and January 2021 after then-Attorney General William Barr federal prison officials to carry them out”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

“Major 6-3 rulings foreshadow a sharper Supreme Court right turn”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Supreme Court expansion push starts to fizzle”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.

“What the Supreme Court Did for Religion”: Columnist Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in the remaining two argued cases from this Term.

1. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, No. 19-1257. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined. And Justice Elena Kagan issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in large measure in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, No. 19-251. Justice Thomas issued an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Justice Alito issued an opinion, in which Justice Gorsuch joined, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. And Justice Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“Dissents from the bench: A Supreme Court tradition missing during Covid.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.