“Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Prepares to Vote on Final Report; A draft version of the document flagged deep disputes over court expansion while exploring how phasing in term limits might work”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “White House Commission Weighs In on Supreme Court; Scholars and legal advocates underscore ongoing debate over role and operation of high court.”

Ariane de Vogue and Paul LeBlanc of CNN report that “Biden Supreme Court commission’s draft report details ‘profound’ disagreement over adding seats to bench.”

And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law report that “White House Supreme Court Commission Backs Modest Changes.”

You can access the Commission’s draft final report at this link.

“Judicial Notice (12.04.21): ‘Stench’; A deep dive into Dobbs, a major merger in Biglaw, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Judge Smith retiring but not quitting; As he turns 70, chief judge must step down, but plans to continue as senior jurist”: Phil Ray of The Altoona (Pa.) Mirror has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “3rd Circuit’s chief judge takes senior status, giving Biden chance to tilt court.”

“How Unappealing: An Empirical Analysis of the Gender Gap among Appellate Attorneys.” The American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession has published this report written by Seventh Circuit Judge Amy J. St. Eve and Jamie B. Luguri.

Any connection between the title of this report and the title of this blog remains to be determined.

“After Dobbs: What would the potential overturning of Roe portend for other substantive due process cases?” Sean Beienburg has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Inside the Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority eyes overturning Roe v. Wade.” Julie Rikelman joined host Dahlia Lithwick on this week’s installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast.

“Supreme Court picks may be delayed by months; Temporary picks could fill the vacant seats on the Supreme Court in the meantime”: Yonah Jeremy Bob of The Jerusalem Post has this report.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

And in Tucker v. City of Shreveport, No. 21–569, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.