“In Texas, vigilantism replaces the rule of law”: Online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay that begins, “Leave it to Texas to come up with a way to violate women’s constitutional rights with a modern twist on vigilante justice.”

“A Pause in Federal Executions, but Uncertainty About What’s Next; President Biden’s Justice Department has ordered a moratorium on carrying out federal death sentences after a surge in executions under the Trump administration”: Hailey Fuchs of The New York Times has this report.

“Boycott the Federalist Society: The group refuses to condemn insurrectionists in its ranks; It should not occupy a place of respect in the legal community.” Nicholas Wallace has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Governor fills Supreme Court vacancy”: The Office of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today issued a news release that begins, “Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Briana H. Zamora of the New Mexico Court of Appeals to the state Supreme Court, closing the vacancy left by the Honorable Justice Barbara J. Vigil, who retired.”

“ABA responds to Florida Supreme Court opinion on ‘quotas’ in CLE programs”: The American Bar Association yesterday issued this news release about a filing it submitted yesterday to the Supreme Court of Florida.

“New Texas Abortion Statute Raises Cutting-Edge Questions Not Just About Abortion but About the Relationship Between State and Federal Courts”: Law professors Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone have this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“The Power of Prosecutors: I thought Bill Cosby’s conviction was a sign of things to come; I was wrong.” Lili Loofbourow has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“‘Shame’ Over Astros Scandal Doesn’t Give Fans License to Sue”: Robert Burnson of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Rosana Hughes of Courthouse News Service reports that “Texas Appeals Court Rejects Class Action Over Baseball Cheating Scandal; Fans said they never would have bought Houston Astros tickets had they known about the team’s sign-stealing scheme, but the court found they are not entitled to damages.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas at this link.

“Innocent Man” can keep his nickname, at least for now, majority on divided Tenth Circuit panel rules: Ken Miller of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court upholds reversal of ‘Innocent Man’ conviction.”

You can access Tuesday’s 196-page ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.