“What is Justice Breyer Doing?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“How has practicing in the Supreme Court changed throughout the years?” Carter G. Phillips and Michael R. Dreeben are Stephanie Francis Ward’s guests on this week’s installment of ABA Journal’s “Asked & Answered” podcast.

“How Far Will Supreme Court’s Super-Conservative Majority Go to Push Religious Freedom in Public Schools? Maine Choice Case Provides Fresh Test.” Linda Jacobson of The 74 has this report.

“Sidney Powell Drags Justice Samuel Alito and Supreme Court into January 6 Mess”: Khaleda Rahman of Newsweek has this report.

“Death of Justice could mean more conservative Tennessee Supreme Court”: Adam Tamburin and Nate Rau of Axios have this report.

“Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights; With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights”: Kurt Streeter has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“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.

“Alan Braid is known for defying the Texas abortion law. He’s spent years challenging antiabortion laws.” Caroline Kitchener and Casey Parks of The Washington Post have this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “The man behind Texas abortion lawsuit is better known as an anti-tax crusader.”

And in commentary, online at The Washington Post, Ruth Pennebaker has an essay titled “Like many Texas women, I had a safe, legal abortion. What happened to our state? It was 1974, the year after Roe v. Wade, and my generation finally saw progress. Our daughters won’t be so patient with out-of-touch politicians.”

“How people are getting around the new Texas abortion law: Providers have seen a surge in interest in online purchases of abortion pills since the state’s near-total ban went into effect.” Rebecca Shabad of NBC News has this report.

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: One Step, Two Step? It Was Well Worth the Wait.” Thomas Griffith has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Sotomayor’s picture book ‘Just Help!’ coming in January”: The Associated Press has this report about Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s forthcoming book scheduled for publication on January 25, 2022.

“Some Thoughts on Supplemental Authorities Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(J) and Related Musings”: Brian Wolfman, director of Georgetown Law’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic, has posted this essay at SSRN.

“Wisconsin Republicans have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a redistricting case”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Republicans appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to throw out federal redistricting case.”

And Laurel White of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “Wisconsin Legislature Asks US Supreme Court To Intervene In Federal Redistricting Case; Petition Argues Federal Court Is Overstepping Its Power, Should Allow State To Handle Mapmaking.”

You can access the petition for writs of mandamus and prohibition that Adam K. Mortara has filed in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Godlewski calls on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“McConnell warms to Herschel Walker as primary war with Trump fizzles; After vowing to tangle with the former president if necessary to nominate electable GOP candidates, the Senate minority leader is tacitly blessing many Trump endorsements”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report.

And in related commentary, online at MSNBC, Steve Benen has an essay titled “McConnell won’t rule out blocking possible Biden SCOTUS nominees; Mitch McConnell won’t rule out blocking Joe Biden’s future Supreme Court nominees. Is Stephen Breyer listening?“

“Poll numbers down, justices say they aren’t politicians”: Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Free speech vs. LGBT rights: Website maker seeks Supreme Court hearing on anti-discrimination law.” Mark A. Kellner of The Washington Times has this report.

Today the organization Alliance Defending Freedom issued a news release titled “Web designer asks US Supreme Court to reverse ‘Orwellian’ decision forcing her to express messages against her beliefs; Dissenting judge called decision ‘unprecedented,’ ‘staggering’ in scope for giving officials more authority to regulate speech as it becomes more expressive.”

You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford have a lot to talk about. And now, they’re letting us listen.” Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post has this report about a podcast titled “Because of Anita” scheduled to debut on October 4, 2021, also known as the first Monday in October.

“Justice Thomas’s Thirty-Year Legacy on the Court”: The Heritage Foundation and the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State are co-hosting this event in Washington, DC on October 21, 2021. The event has both a daytime and an evening component.

“The Anti-Voting Supreme Court — The question that best explains the Roberts Court’s voting rights jurisprudence: ‘What would the Republican Party want us to do?'” Adam Cohen has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Property policy doesn’t cover COVID shutdown order — 6th Circuit”: Barbara Grzincic of Reuters has this report on a ruling that Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton issued Wednesday on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

“Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark has died at 71. She served on the state’s high court for 16 years.” Natalie Allison of The Tennessean has this report.

Mariah Timms of The Tennessean reports that “Tennessee judicial community mourns death of state Supreme Court Justice Connie Clark.”

And Jonathan Mattise of The Associated Press reports that “Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark dies.”

“Marking the 40th anniversary of Sandra Day O’Connor on Supreme Court; ASU Law looks back at school namesake’s legacy, efforts to keep growing diversity in the field”: Scott Seckel of ASU News has this report.

“Courts Adopt Renewed COVID-19 Measures to Protect Health and Safety”: Idaho’s Judicial Branch has issued this news release.

“PennEast pumps brakes on pipeline despite Supreme Court win”: Niina H. Farah of Energywire has this report.