“Are Supreme Court justices ‘partisan hacks’? All the evidence says yes.” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Justice Clarence Thomas laments a ‘race-obsessed world’ in lecture at Notre Dame”: Carley Lanich of The South Bend Tribune has this report.

“The Nationals fired employees who wouldn’t get vaccinated. Two now plan a legal challenge.” Jesse Dougherty has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

And in related coverage, Beth Mole of Ars Technica reports that “Hospital staff must swear off Tylenol, Tums to get religious vaccine exemption; Hospital CEO aims to educate staff on the full scope of what they’re claiming.”

“Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban”: Alan Braid has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Judge will hear arguments over evidence, COVID safety in request to continue Katherine Magbanua trial”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“RBG’s legacy one year after the liberal icon’s death”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“‘My Boss Is Not the President Who Appointed Me.’ 3 Appellate Judges Defend Judiciary’s Independence. Third Circuit Judges Stephanos Bibas, Cheryl Ann Krause and Marjorie Rendell stressed during a National Constitution Center event Friday that political beliefs don’t steer decision-making on the bench.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

You can view the video of today’s National Constitution Center event on YouTube at this link.

“Thomas Latest Justice to Insist Court Isn’t Political Entity”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Women can say no to sex if Roe falls, says architect of Texas abortion ban; Jonathan Mitchell writes in supreme court brief that ‘women can “control their reproductive lives” without access to abortion'”: Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jessica Glenza of The Guardian (UK) have this report on an amicus brief that attorney Jonathan F. Mitchell filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the organization Texas Right to Life in the pending case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org.

“Supreme Court urged to review ban on drug injection sites”: Maryclaire Dale of The Associated Press has this report.

“The Leftist Lawyers Who Think the Supreme Court Sucks; The hosts of ‘5-4,’ a popular legal podcast, hope to combat overly romantic notions about our broken system”: Alex Barasch has this post online at The New Yorker.

You can access the podcast via this link.

“The Supreme Court’s actions on abortion and voting rights would have stunned RBG”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this news analysis.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death was announced on the evening of September 18, 2020 — one year ago tomorrow. My post collecting early coverage of that news can be accessed here.

“A Federal Judge Is Appearing at the Same Event as a Lawyer Who Pushed Election Fraud Claims. Here’s What Ethics Experts Are Saying.” Avalon Zoppo and Jacqueline Thomsen of The National Law Journal have this report.

“Viability, medical advancements loom in legal battles over abortion”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“California Judge Cuéllar to Lead Influential Think Tank; An immigrant and Obama White House aide, Mr. Cuéllar takes over an institution with close ties to President Biden”: Michael Crowley of The New York Times has this report.

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar stepping down to head think tank.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Newsom gets state high court justice pick as Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar resigns for think-tank job.”

Don Thompson of The Associated Press reports that “California Supreme Court justice leaving to head think tank.”

Today, Merrill Balassone of the California Courts Newsroom issued a news release titled “California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Named Carnegie Endowment President.”

“Man could go free after court overturns manslaughter conviction on McGirt claim”: Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World has this report.

“No masks, no distancing in the courtroom meant no jury duty for this retired professor — now facing a possible $500 contempt sanction”: Bruce Vielmetti has this front page article in today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Levy hosts panel discussion of key cases from the Supreme Court’s last and upcoming terms and the Court’s increasing use of its ‘shadow docket’; Hot button issues the Court will take up during the October 2021 term include abortion rights and gun rights”: Duke Law News has this report.

“State Supreme Court agrees to fast-track hearing in AG’s appeal in school mask mandate lawsuit”: Andrea Eger of The Tulsa World has this report.

“Amy Coney Barrett says the supreme court aren’t ‘partisan hacks.’ Oh really? Never mind the court’s wildly rightwing bent and secretive ‘shadow docket’ — or Barrett’s refusal to recuse herself from a case involving a fossil fuel giant that employed her father.” Columnist David Sirota has this essay online at The Guardian (UK).

“Justice Thomas defends the Supreme Court’s independence and warns of ‘destroying our institutions'”: Mike Berardino and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

Sara Burnett of The Associated Press reports that “Clarence Thomas criticizes judges for veering into politics.”

And Kate Luce of ABC 57 in South Bend, Indiana reports that “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gives Tocqueville Lecture at Notre Dame.”

You can view on YouTube “Justice Clarence Thomas: 2021 Tocqueville Lecture.”

“Hillsdale alumni clerk for US Supreme Court this term”: Elizabeth Troutman of The Hillsdale Collegian has this report.

“The Roberts Court is Dying. Here’s What Comes Next. With the chief justice increasingly sidelined, the Supreme Court’s new majority has an aggressive strategy to cement a conservative agenda.” Law professor Aziz Huq has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“The abortion rights protest at Justice Kavanaugh’s home crossed the line”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.

“The Broader Problem With Amy Coney Barrett Promising the Court Isn’t Partisan: It was transparently absurd to do this at a celebration of Mitch McConnell; But the real issue goes deeper than that.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Lower the Bar for Legal Eagles Who Don’t Go to Law School; You shouldn’t need three years of ABA-accredited education to provide basic advice on a contract”: Clifford Winston will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Can Even God Save the Supreme Court? Justices Stephen Breyer and Amy Coney Barrett share at least one opinion: The Supreme Court is in trouble.” Columnist Daniel Henninger will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court job approval sinks to all-time low, poll shows”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report.

You can access the results of the latest Quinnipiac University Poll via this link.

“The Supreme Court doesn’t just suffer from political hackery. It’s more insidious than that.” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Demand Justice has launched the website “Balls and Strikes: The purest applesauce imaginable.” Editor-in-Chief Jay Willis has posts titled “Welcome to Balls & Strikes: Who we are, what we’re doing, and how you can be a part of it” and “Legal Journalism Is Broken; The conservative takeover of the Court is putting traditional legal media to the test; The results are not encouraging.”

Elie Mystal has a post titled “The Brutal Efficiency of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket; The Court’s ’emergency’ docket is now where this conservative supermajority does its most dangerous work.”

And U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) has a post titled “The Roberts Court Has Normalized Racism in America; ‘As an openly gay, Black American, I don’t have the luxury of standing by idly as this Court takes a hatchet to my civil rights.’“

“On Power & the Law: McGirt v. Oklahoma.” Law professor Maggie Blackhawk has posted this essay at SSRN.

“In asking for emergency halt on Texas ban, Justice Dept. describes women, girls desperately seeking abortions out of state”: Ann E. Marimow and Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post have this report.

Katie Benner of The New York Times reports that “Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Block Texas’ Restrictive Abortion Law; The department sued Texas last week over its recently enacted law, which prohibits nearly all abortions in the state.”

Kevin Johnson of USA Today reports that “Justice Department seeks emergency order to block Texas abortion ban enforcement.”

Emily Zantow of The Washington Times reports that “DOJ seeks emergency block of Texas abortion law.”

You can access the federal government’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction at this link.

“Labels Matter: How Professor Jack Balkin Snookered Justice Kagan and Others to Fuel Faux Originalism.” Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“When Will I Stop Juggling Your Heirloom China?” Sarah Lazarus in the voice of Justice Stephen Breyer has this essay online at Crooked Media.

“Actual Innocence Defense Helps Defendant Avoid Gun Conviction”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued yesterday.