“Magbanua found guilty in murder for hire of Dan Markel; Katherine Magbanua was found guilty of murder, conspiracy and solicitation in murder for hire of FSU professor Dan Markel”: Julie Montanaro of WCTV has this report.

“Yet another scolding for Houston judge in employment case from 5th Circuit”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about a per curiam decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Oklahoma’s New Abortion Ban Leaves Clinics Reeling; Near-total ban on abortions took immediate effect in the state, forcing abortion clinics to halt procedures”: Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Taking Cues From Texas, California Proposes Its Own Bounty Law — Against Guns; If it passes, the Golden State would set up a confrontation with the Supreme Court, which blessed the Lone Star State’s anti-abortion law”: Matt Ford has this report online at The New Republic.

“Judge Reavley Memorial”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has posted this video on YouTube.

“Harry Blackmun’s Other Wrong Supreme Court Decision; The Justice who wrote for the Roe v. Wade majority also validated the Major League Baseball cartel”: Professor Paul Moreno will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“There’s a Glaring Weakness in Justice Alito’s Case Against Roe v. Wade“: Law professor Kate Shaw and Steven Mazie have this essay online at Time magazine.

“Quebec City mosque shooter must get chance at parole after 25 years, Supreme Court rules; Court found parole ineligibility periods of 50 years or more were ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment”: Antoni Nerestant of CBC News has this report.

And Ismail Shakil of Reuters reports that “Top Canada court strikes down stern parole law in 2017 mosque shooter ruling.”

You can access today’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

“Shut It Down: Radical Leftwing Group Draws Up Battle Plans To Blockade Supreme Court; Leaders encourage protesters to ‘stretch the bounds of constitutionally protected speech.'” Kevin Daley of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.

“Dan Markel murder: Jury begins deliberations after closing arguments end on Day 8.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

And Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics has a report headlined “Markel Trial Day 10 — Closing statements conclude, jury gets case; State offers clear, focused, retelling story of conspiracy.”

“Trump judges use one-two legal punch to block Biden agenda”: Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times have this report (subscription required for full access).

“How a 14-Year-Old Student Made Supreme Court History: After Brown v. Board of Education, Chief Justice Earl Warren insisted on hiring an African-American student to become one of the court’s ‘pages’ or aides.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

“The last Democrat-appointed Iowa Supreme Court justice retiring; Justice Brent Appel’s replacement will be the 5th out of 7 justices appointed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds”: Erin Murphy of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids has this report.

“Supreme Court’s Forced-Arbitration Ruling Is a Win for Workers; Companies routinely compel customers and employees to waive their right to sue, but that may be changing”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Dan Markel murder: Katherine Magbanua re-trial, Day 8.” The Tallahassee Democrat is live-streaming today’s trial proceedings on YouTube via this link.

And in coverage of yesterday’s proceedings, Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has an article headlined “Katherine Magbanua tells jurors evidence against her ‘looks bad,’ but insists she’s innocent” (subscription required for access).

“Following Their Hearts All the Way to the Supreme Court; David Schulman and Sarah Weiner spent two years commuting between Boston and Washington, where they were later married by Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the U.S. Supreme Court”: Julia Carmel has this Mini-Vows item online at The New York Times.

“Reasonable gun regulations don’t violate the Second Amendment”: Law professor Scott Douglas Gerber has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Post.