“As abortion debate heats up, perceptions of Supreme Court change; A part of the GOP may strongly favor overturning Roe, but if they actually attained their goal these data suggest a political backlash could be immense”: Dante Chinni of NBC News has this report.

“With Abortion Largely Banned in Texas, an Oklahoma Clinic Is Inundated; The new law prohibits abortions after about six weeks, a very early stage of pregnancy; Many women are now traveling out of state for the procedure”: Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times has this report.

“Can Cooper v. Aaron Save Roe v. Wade? Abortion advocates appeal to one exercise of raw judicial power to save another exercise of raw judicial power.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Court Opens a Libel Door and Bruises Free Speech. Should people who post links to disputed articles be exposed to defamation suits? If the possibility sounds scary, that’s because it is.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion about a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued earlier this month.

“Neil Gorsuch Is Channeling the Ghost of Scalia; The justice who replaced the late Supreme Court giant aspires to inherit the mantle of conservative intellectual thought leadership”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Can the Supreme Court be moved by abortion stories told by real women? We’ll see.” Columnist Robin Abcarian has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“The Democrats’ abortion bill is radical. Good thing it’s dead on arrival in the Senate.” Columnist Henry Olsen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Republican Lawmakers Are Pressing Ahead With Anti-Abortion Laws, With Or Without The Supreme Court’s Help; A fight over Georgia’s six-week ban shows what state-level anti-abortion efforts could look like depending on whatever the Supreme Court does next”: Zoe Tillman and Kadia Goba of BuzzFeed News have this report.

“Two disbarred lawyers sued a Texas doctor who performed an abortion. Flustered ‘pro-lifers’ are backpedaling. Anti-choice groups are embarrassed that their draconian law is being enforced the way it was designed.” Columnist Moira Donegan has this essay online at The Guardian (UK).

“Anita Hill Has Some Perspective to Offer; Thirty years after she testified before the Senate, the law professor talks about the experience, sexual harassment and her growing impatience with the slow pace of change”: Jessica Bennett of The New York Times has this report/interview.

“Supreme Court observers see trouble ahead as public approval of justices erodes”: Robert Barnes and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.