“Why the Supreme Court needs an ethics code: It’s a fair and practical reform that all Americans can get behind.” Nicholas Rostow has this essay online at Roll Call.

“The Supreme Court finally figures out that religious liberty cases are hard; Several justices appear concerned that respecting inmates’ religious rights might make it harder to execute them”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Q&A: Inside a Law Professor’s Push to Expand Federal Appellate Courts; In a recent paper, a University of Florida law professor looked at why, where and how to add judges to the nation’s federal appeals courts.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

Law professor Merritt McAlister has posted at SSRN her article titled “Rebuilding the Federal Circuit Courts.”

“Mitch McConnell’s Angry Op-Ed About The Supreme Court Leaves Out A Key Detail; The Senate minority leader failed to mention his years-long campaign to strong-arm the nation’s judiciary to the right”: Nick Visser of HuffPost has this report.

And online at MSNBC, Steve Benen has an essay titled “McConnell slays irony, urges Dems to leave Supreme Court alone; There’s regular ol’ hypocrisy and then there’s Mitch-McConnell-warns-of-Supreme-Court-politicization hypocrisy.”

“Abortion law in Texas causing ‘total disruption’ at clinics across America”: Katie Kindelan of the ABC News program “Good Morning America” has this report.

“Homer Plessy’s Arrest in 1892 Led to a Landmark Ruling. Now He May Get Justice. His legacy is tied to a Supreme Court decision that upheld the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine, underpinning laws that segregated and disenfranchised African Americans for decades.” Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

And Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Homer Plessy, Plaintiff in ‘Separate but Equal’ Supreme Court Case, May Finally Be Pardoned; Louisiana Board of Pardons unanimously approves application to pardon 19th-century civil rights activist in case that upheld Jim Crow-era laws.”

“Liberals are buying their tickets in hopes of winning the vaccine mandate lawsuit lottery”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Federal appeals court halts Biden administration’s vaccine requirement, delivering policy a major blow”: Eli Rosenberg and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Federal appeals court keeps on hold Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing rule for large companies.”

And Jordan Williams of The Hill reports that “Federal appeals court affirms stay on Biden vaccine mandate for businesses.”

You can access today’s ruling of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.