“Federal Judge Hears Arguments Over Texas Abortion Law; The Justice Department said the law was intended to ‘violate the Constitution,’ and asked for it to be suspended while the courts determine if it is legal”: Katie Benner and Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times have this report.
Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Federal Judge Questions Texas Abortion Law in Case Filed by Justice Department; State law, in effect for a month, has prompted some women to go to nearby states for the procedure.”
And Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman reports that “Federal judge weighs request to block Texas abortion law.”
“Convicted Oklahoma killer contends McGirt is retroactive”: The Associated Press has this report on a petition for writ of certiorari filed in the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week.
“In political crosshairs, U.S. Supreme Court weighs abortion and guns”: Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuter have this report.
“The ‘Shadow Docket’ Diversion: Alito corrects liberal distortions of the Court’s unsigned orders.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.
“Before the Supreme Court’s First Monday Comes the Sunday Red Mass; This upcoming Red Mass may be historic; For the first time, seven of the Supreme Court’s nine justices are Catholics or have Catholic roots”: Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”
“A Judge Asked Why Texas Didn’t Enforce Its Own Abortion Ban If It’s ‘Confident’ The Law Is Constitutional; The Justice Department is asking a judge to block Texas’s SB 8, which deputizes private individuals to sue to enforce a six-week abortion ban”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.
“Reunion 2021 CLE Program: Supreme Court Update.” UC Berkeley School of Law has posted this video on YouTube.
And UCLA School of Law has posted on YouTube the video of an event titled “Whither the Court 2021.”
“Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP? Democrats have a chance to reclaim the courts from conservatives by pushing to fill judicial vacancies and expanding the courts. They’re doing neither.” Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation.
“The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Rights Case Has Allies Trading Fire; Two liberal interest groups — the ACLU and a coalition of public defenders — have waded into the high court’s upcoming concealed-carry decision, but on opposite sides”: Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.
“Two Supreme Court justices could have a big impact on the freedom of the press”: David Folkenflik had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
“The Supreme Court returns on Monday. How far from the mainstream will Trump’s appointees take us?” Columnist Harry Litman has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.
“Judge blocks new abortion laws from taking effect for 10 days”: Holly Michels has this front page article in today’s edition of The Helena (Mont.) Independent Record.
And Mike Dennison of MTN News reports that “State judge temporarily blocks MT laws restricting abortion; Late ruling ends hours of legal drama — for now.”
“Not above the law: Supreme Court can protect citizens by striking down qualified immunity; Cops can kill, rape and steal and never face accountability in civil court as long as the Supreme Court continues to enforce misguided legal doctrine.” USA Today has published this editorial.
“Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new term to begin”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.
“Texans are leaving the state for abortions after Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood clinics say”: Rachel Janfaza of CNN has this report.
“Federal judge takes up Biden administration request to block Texas abortion law”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.
Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman has a report headlined “Here’s what you need to know about Friday’s court hearing on the Texas abortion law.”
Paul J. Weber of The Associated Press reports that “Nation’s most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court.”
And Dareh Gregorian of NBC News reports that “Justice Department appears in Texas court to challenge restrictive abortion law; Justice Department lawyers contend Senate Bill 8, the law that went into effect last month, is ‘in open defiance of the Constitution.’“
“Justice Sotomayor tells the truth about the Supreme Court”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at CNN.
“If a Justice Defends the Court But Nobody Can Hear It, Does It Make a Sound? Justices complain about how their work is misrepresented, but then do not make the text or audio of their remarks available to the public.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Is the Texas Abortion Law Backfiring on the People Who Pushed It Through? As women rally for abortion rights this weekend, the law faces mounting challenges in the courts.” Jill Filipovic has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.
“Abortion Just the Start as Supreme Court Tackles Guns, Religion”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
