“The Supreme Court is uber-conservative. A few recent decisions don’t change that. Over the course of the session that just wrapped up, several lower-profile rulings featured sharply partisan divisions — and are likely to be very consequential.” Law professor Leah Litman has this essay online at NBC News.

“Two Justices Say Supreme Court Should Reconsider Landmark Libel Decision; Justice Neil M. Gorsuch added his voice to that of Justice Clarence Thomas in questioning the longstanding standard for public officials set in New York Times v. Sullivan”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Justices Gorsuch and Thomas call to revisit landmark First Amendment case New York Times v. Sullivan.”

“Supreme Court Term Tilted More to Right but Found Some Consensus; While conservative justices generally prevailed, they were divided over how much and how fast to change interpretations of the law”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “Justice Barrett Showed Her Conservative Stripes but Defied Expectations; In a first term on the Supreme Court marked by caution, she often favored incremental interpretations of the law.”

“A Wrap Up Of The Supreme Court’s Most Recent Term”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Supreme Court to Consider New Case on Tuition Aid for Religious Schools; Justices add 10 cases to docket for next term, turn away florist’s appeal challenging service to same-sex couples”: Brent Kendall has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Fifth Circuit: Texas Lawyers Don’t Have to Join State Bar and Pay Dues; The State Bar of Texas engages in political activities that fall outside the scope of its interests so it cannot force attorneys to join it and pay mandatory dues, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday.” Cameron Langford of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

And in a separate decision also issued yesterday, the Fifth Circuit reinstated a similar lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s state bar association membership requirement.