“Federal Judges Would Face Tougher Stock-Trading Rules Under Bipartisan Bill; House hearings set; planned actions follow Wall Street Journal reports on financial conflicts in the judiciary”: James V. Grimaldi, Coulter Jones, and Joe Palazzolo of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Remembering the Great Dissenter; John Marshall Harlan became the nation’s prime defender of the rights of African Americans in the nineteenth century”: At the “Law & Liberty” blog, Glenn Reynolds has this review of Peter S. Canellos’s new book, “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero.”

“Convicted W.Va. Justice Loughry asks U.S. Supreme Court about social media and juror bias”: Brad McElhinny of West Virginia’s MetroNews has this report.

You can access the petition for writ of certiorari filed last week in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Trump’s judges will call the shots for years to come. The judicial system is broken. In just one term, Trump was able to appoint 33% of US supreme court justices and 30% of US appellate judges. They’ll serve for life.” Former U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin has this essay online at The Guardian (UK).

“Supreme Court Vow Not to Be ‘Hacks’ Tested by Tribal Case Appeal”: Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Supreme speed: The court puts abortion on the rocket docket.” Mary Ziegler has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“We’re not supposed to like the Supreme Court”: Abigail Rabieh has this essay online at The Daily Princetonian.

“Supreme Myths: Episode 42 (feat. Dahlia Lithwick).” Georgia State University — College of Law has posted on YouTube via this link the video of the new installment of law professor Eric J. Segall‘s “Supreme Myths” podcast.

“Why SCOTUS Didn’t Treat SB8 Like a Capital Case”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“When a Witness Recants: At fourteen, Ron Bishop helped convict three innocent boys of murder; They’ve all lived with the consequences.” Jennifer Gonnerman has this Annals of Justice article in the November 1, 2021 issue of The New Yorker.

“Spending in Pennsylvania’s high court race blows past $5M”: Marc Levy of The Associated Press has this report.

“The quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Name the Supreme Court After a Legendary Justice; The SCOTUS building’s symbolic anonymity is no longer the source of strength it once was; The building needs a name”: Sarah Isgur has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“The Election for Pennsylvania’s High Court; The court that roiled the 2020 campaign will get a new Justice on Nov. 2”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“A Judge for First Principles: An award named for Justice Thomas goes to Judge Silberman.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Kind Soul of Clarence Thomas”: Laura Wolk has this essay online at National Review.

“To navigate legal quandaries, Biden leans on low-key counsel”: Aamer Madhani, Eric Tucker, and Zeke Miller of The Associated Press have this report.

“If the Court Reverses Roe, Its Very Legitimacy May Be at Risk; Both liberal and conservative justices have long pushed to expand liberties; Overturning abortion rights would end that pan-ideological momentum”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Pa. Bar Association condemns TV ad by GOP candidate for state Supreme Court; The Pennsylvania Supreme Court race between Republican Kevin Brobson and Democrat Maria McLaughlin has taken a negative turn in the late stages of the campaign”: Andrew Seidman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Washington Supreme Court weighing fate of racist covenants in Spokane home deeds”: Laurel Demkovich of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has an article that begins, “A Spokane homeowner wanted a historic racist covenant removed from his home’s title and deed. Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton said it was not in her authority to do so. Now, the state Supreme Court will decide.”

“Supreme Court will rule Oct. 29 on jokes by Quebec comedian Mike Ward; Ward is appealing a Quebec Human Rights Tribunal decision that determined his act included discriminatory comments against singer Jérémy Gabriel”: The Montreal Gazette has this report.

“Anti-abortion activists’ Supreme Court dreams are coming true”: Sam Baker of Axios has this report.

“The Texas abortion law is a disturbing echo of ancient Rome; By deputizing anyone with the power to sue, the law sows the same seeds of civic division that brought about the fall of the Republic”: Jessica Blum-Sorensen has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

“The future of vaccine mandates will likely come down to Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett; Thus far, the justices have not given much comfort to anti-vaxxers; That could change soon”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“To Get Ahead at Work, Lawyers Find It Helps to Actually Be at Work; The generational divide on returning to the office is not neatly drawn; For some young professionals, even in a pandemic, showing up is more than half the battle”: Noam Scheiber of The New York Times has this report.

“The Firearms Policy Coalition Targets Texas S.B. 8; The gun rights group has filed a brief supporting the petition for certiorari in one of the cases challenging the controversial Texas abortion law”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

You can access the amicus brief, written by Erik S. Jaffe, at this link.

“Eunice Lee an Active Questioner on First Day Hearing 2nd Circuit Arguments; Lee, the first former federal defender ever to serve on the influential appeals court, peppered attorneys in three appeals, foreshadowing a potentially-outsized role in addressing unsettled areas of criminal law”: Tom McParland of New York Law Journal has this report.

“There is no middle ground in the Mississippi abortion case. The court must overrule ‘Roe.'” Law professor Sherif Girgis has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Author John Grisham and Supreme Court Thrillers: You may wonder what Grisham and his book have to do with the U.S. Supreme Court, but there are connections.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

“Texas abortion ban is an early glimpse of what post-Roe America would look like for women”: Katherine Dautrich, Isabelle Chapman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, and Casey Tolan of CNN have this report.

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect.”

“Barrett’s Chambers Refused to Allow Livestreaming or Any Video for McConnell Center Event; Newest justice feted with McConnell-hosted dinner, free hotel and flight and personalized Louisville Slugger bat”: Fix the Court has this report. You can access the underlying documents via this link.

“When Will Senate Democrats Ditch Blue Slips for Good? Progressive lawyers in red states fear an arcane Senate tradition could slow the Biden administration’s efforts to fill vacant district court judgeships.” Sam Mellins has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Ban Them All; Let the Courts Sort Them Out. Saving Clauses, the Texas Abortion Ban, and the Structure of Constitutional Rights.” Law professor Peter N. Salib has this essay at the Texas Law Review Online.

“The Supreme Court Faces a Huge Test on Libel Law”: Floyd Abrams has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“McConnell lauds Thomas, says Supreme Court should not heed the ‘rule of polls'”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “McConnell warns Democrats on judiciary attacks; ‘Hostage-takers never settle,’ minority leader says.”

David Catanese of McClatchy DC reports that “McConnell says Biden White House aims to weaken Supreme Court independence.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN has a report headlined “Justice Clarence Thomas: the Supreme Court’s influencer.”

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Clarence Thomas Waited 30 Years for Court That Thinks Like Him.”

In commentary, online at MSNBC, Steve Benen has an essay titled “Why Mitch McConnell’s celebration of Clarence Thomas matters; Amy Coney Barrett recently said she doesn’t want people to see justices as ‘partisan hacks’; I hope she saw Clarence Thomas’ Heritage Foundation event.”

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “A Night To Remember With Justice Thomas; A star-studded celebration for Justice Thomas’s 30th Anniversary on the Supreme Court.”

The Heritage Foundation has posted on YouTube the video of yesterday evening’s event at this link.