“Texas Abortion Ruling Overcame a Ban Designed to Thwart Courts; The state asked a conservative-leaning appellate court to lift the injunction that blocked its near-total abortion ban”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“SC’s 4th Circuit Judge Floyd signals intent to semi-retire, leaving vacancy for Biden”: John Monk of The State of Columbia, South Carolina recently had this report.

“Oregon Supreme Court ruling could end death sentences for many; Death penalty opponents expect the Thursday ruling will overturn many of the state’s death sentences”: Conrad Wilson and Dirk VanderHart of Oregon Public Broadcasting have this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Oregon issued yesterday.

“Why is a prominent federal judge hiring a law clerk who said she hates Black people?” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

And columnist Kyle Whitmire of the Alabama Media Group has an essay titled “What have you done, Bill Pryor?“

“The Supreme Court Is Likely to Overturn Roe — What Then?” Molly Jong-Fast has this essay online at Vogue.

“Why it matters that Supreme Court justices can look each other in the eye again”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Texas asks appeals court to restore its 6-week abortion ban”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report.

You can access the emergency stay motion at this link.

“Could the Supreme Court Revive the Trump Administration’s ACE Rule? The D.C. Circuit rejected the Trump Administration’s approach to regulating power plant emissions of greenhouse gases. Some states and industry groups want the Supreme Court to take a look.” Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Will the Supreme Court Bail Out Trump? As the former president faces new legal challenges, the top court may not be as friendly as he hopes.” Jonathan Bernstein has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Judge Lucy Koh — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti recently had this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

Judge Koh testified at her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday, and you can view the video via this link.

“If the Supreme Court doesn’t want to be seen as partisan, it should show us the money; The court should adopt stricter ethics rules that would require justices to more fully disclose financial ties, gifts, and other emoluments and also require recusal when conflicted parties come before the court”: Columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“Clearing Up Some Misconceptions About the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket — and Its Critics”: Notre Dame Law School has posted this video on YouTube of an event from earlier today, hosted by that law school’s American Constitution Society chapter, featuring law professors Stephen I. Vladeck and Samuel L. Bray.

“Explainer: The Texas abortion law’s swift impact, and future.” Paul J. Weber and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Supreme Court Notebook: Don’t stand so close to us.” Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Criminal Record Stops Challenge to Illinois Concealed Carry Law”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Wednesday.

In Bashman news from India: DT Next of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, reports that “Cheated women gang up, bash man in Chennai.”

“The federal court ruling blocking Texas’s abortion law is a marvel”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

And at “Dorf on Law,” Michael C. Dorf has a blog post titled “The S.B. 8 Injunction and the Questionable Principle that Equity Acts Only When there is no Adequate Remedy at Law.”