“State’s first two scheduled executions temporarily blocked by federal appeals court”: Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World has this report.
Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman has reports headlined “Death row inmates Julius Jones, John Grant get execution stays” and “Lethal injection drugs available for all scheduled executions, Oklahoma officials say.”
Kim Bellware of The Washington Post reports that “Oklahoma turns to Supreme Court after long-delayed executions are halted again.”
And Sean Murphy of The Associated Press reports that “Federal appeals court temporarily halts Oklahoma executions.”
“Briefs Draw Battle Lines as Texas Abortion Law Nears Supreme Court; The justices, who will hear arguments on Monday in two cases challenging the state’s near-total ban, required the parties to file their briefs with extraordinary speed”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Texas, Justice Dept. argue over role of federal courts as abortion law dispute heads to Supreme Court.”
And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “DOJ previews Supreme Court arguments against Texas abortion law.”
“A California Law School Reckons With the Shame of Native Massacres; The founder of the Hastings College of the Law masterminded the killings of hundreds of Native Americans; The school, tribal members and alumni disagree about what should be done now”: Thomas Fuller of The New York Times has this report.
“A Flood of Judicial Lobbying: Amicus Influence and Funding Transparency.” U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has this essay online at The Yale Law Journal Forum.
“The Supreme Court case that could gut America’s gun laws, explained; More than a century of gun laws are potentially on the chopping block”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“The Supreme Court is about to decide whether states can blatantly ignore the Constitution”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.
“Will the SB8 Case Allow SCOTUS to Appear Moderate? If So, What Follows?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
And at Justia’s Verdict, Dorf has a related essay titled “The Supreme Court’s Authority is at Stake in the Texas Abortion Case.”
“Gun Rights Group Backs Abortion Providers Over Texas Ban”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
