Ninth Circuit agrees that Flavor Flav was untimely: According to an unpublished decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today, perhaps the performer’s attorney would have likewise benefitted from wearing a clock necklace.

“There is no “Middle Way” in Dobbs: Professor Robert P. George has this essay online at First Things.

“Leave the justices alone at home”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.

“Judicial Notice (05.07.22): Cui Bono? My speculation on Leakgate — and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Abortion battle moves to homes of Supreme Court justices”: Alex Gangitano and John Kruzel of The Hill have this report.

“Supreme Court gets defensive after abortion draft leak; The justices take the spotlight in an era when violence against public officials and attacks on buildings have increased”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

“Senate eyes quick passage of security for Supreme Court family members”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Ali Zaslav, Jessica Dean, and Ted Barrett of CNN report that “Senators aim to quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices.”

“The Dan Markel Case: Charlie Adelson Gets A New Lawyer; Why did his first lawyer, David Oscar Markus, withdraw from the case?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman to retire, leaving opening on the court”: Andrew Adams of The State Journal-Register of Springfield, Illinois has this report.

You can access Justice Garman’s retirement announcement at this link.

“Outside Philly and Pittsburgh, it can be as hard to get an abortion in Pa. as in Mississippi; Although Pennsylvania never enacted restrictions as stringent as Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, the laws on the books still mostly wiped out access from Philly to Pittsburgh”: Sarah Gantz of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

And Becky Jacobs of The Salt Lake Tribune has an article headlined “Here’s who gets abortions in Utah — and what help is available if Roe v. Wade is overturned; Abortion access in the Beehive State could soon change.”

“Stay Mad Like Sam”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Kate Shaw, Melissa Murray, and Leah Litman, via this link.

“Weil poaches appellate practice co-leader from Gibson Dunn”: Sara Merken of Reuters has this report.

Today, the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP issued a news release titled “Weil Adds Partner Mark A. Perry as Co-Head of Appellate Practice in Washington, D.C.“

“Liberty No More: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the very definition of what it means to be American will change for women and girls in the United States.” Adrienne LaFrance has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Also online there, professor Daniel K. Williams has an essay titled “This Really Is a Different Pro-Life Movement; What happened when a campaign led by northern Catholics was captured by southern evangelicals.”

“How Alito’s Draft Opinion on Abortion Rights Would Change America: One way to illustrate the reach of the leaked draft by the Supreme Court Justice is to look at what the options for defending reproductive rights would be in its wake.” Amy Davidson Sorkin has this Comment in the May 16, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

“The Woman Who Killed Roe: Marjorie Dannenfelser’s single-minded pursuit of an end to abortion.” Kerry Howley has this article in the May 9, 2022 edition of New York magazine.

“The Supreme Court as an Instrument of Oppression”: Columnist Charles M. Blow has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“White House warns against ‘violence, threats, or vandalism’ after protests outside Supreme Court justices homes”: Betsy Klein of CNN has this report.

“Some Observations on a Leaky US Supreme Court”: This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column will appear in tomorrow’s print edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

“Abortion rights activists demonstrate outside conservative Supreme Court justices’ homes; A candlelight vigil is planned for Monday night outside the home of Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the leaked draft opinion”: Rebecca Shabad of NBC News has this report.

“In Abortion Case, Trashing Stevens’ Legacy”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“A retro reading of the Constitution imperils many rights beyond abortion”: Law professor Kenji Yoshino has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“SNL’s McKinnon tries a Justice Barrett impression. Will it stick? The show turns to its most proven player to respond to news that the court is preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade.” Travis M. Andrews of The Washington Post has this report.

Update: You can view the video on YouTube via this link.

“How the Georgia Supreme Court could keep abortion legal in state”: Shannon McCaffrey of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“Supreme Court Leak Prompts New Look at Old Way of Doing Business”: Sam Skolnik, Andrea Vittorio, and Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“If Roe Falls, Is Same-Sex Marriage Next? The leaked draft opinion that would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion sent mixed signals about what other precedents might be at risk.” Adam Liptak has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.