“Kansas City area health system stops providing Plan B in Missouri because of abortion ban”: Jonathan Shorman of The Kansas City Star has this report.

“For Many Women, Roe Was About More Than Abortion. It Was About Freedom. After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, some women are reconsidering their plans, including where they live, and wondering how best to channel their anger.” Julie Bosman has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Midterms Pressure Senate, Biden on Circuit Court Appointments”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Democrats risk running out of time before filling all current or expected federal appeals court vacancies with their grip on the Senate in doubt, legal scholars who follow judicial nominations say.”

“Supreme Court Narrows Ruling for Tribes in Oklahoma; The decision followed a landmark 2020 ruling that said much of eastern Oklahoma falls within Indian reservation lands, limiting the authority of state prosecutors”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court says Oklahoma can prosecute crimes in ‘Indian Country.’”

Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Says Oklahoma Can Prosecute Non-Tribal Cases in Indian Country; Justices partially reverse 2020 ruling that placed nearly half the state under Native-American jurisdiction.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court sides with Oklahoma in battle over crimes on Native American territory.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute crimes by non-Indians on reservations.”

Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman reports that “Oklahoma reclaims some criminal jurisdiction on reservations after Supreme Court ruling.”

And Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World has reports headlined “U.S. Supreme Court revisits McGirt: Oklahoma can prosecute non-Natives on tribal land” and “Decision to limit McGirt met with opposition from tribes, draws sharp dissent from Gorsuch.”

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in two argued cases.

1. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, No. 21-429. And Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court in Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, No. 20-603. Justice Kagan issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“If Kavanaugh and Gorsuch lied in their confirmations, so did Kagan”: Columnist Marc A. Thiessen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“A lawyer for Virginia Thomas said she would not testify to the House panel”: Maggie Haberman of The New York Times has this report.

“The Kavanaugh Concurrences in Bruen and Dobbs“: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“State Judges Are in Spotlight After Supreme Court Overrules Roe v. Wade; Texas judge puts century-old abortion ban on hold for now, following similar court orders in Louisiana and Utah”: Laura Kusisto, Jennifer Calfas, and Deanna Paul of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Tony Evers, Josh Kaul file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 1849 law banning abortions, calling it unenforceable”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Alexander Shur of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul files lawsuit challenging near-complete abortion ban passed in 1849.”

And Joe Kelly of Courthouse News Service reports that “Wisconsin attorney general asks court to invalidate 1849 abortion ban; Whether the 173-year-old law is enforceable became pressingly relevant after the U.S. Supreme Court removed constitutional protections for abortions last week.”

“When Is an Interlocutory Order a Judgment? Rule 54(a) defines a judgment to include ‘any order from which an appeal lies.’ So appealable interlocutory orders are ‘judgments.’ And when there’s no separate document, litigants can have 180 days to appeal.” Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

Circuit Judge Don R. Willett was the author of yesterday’s Fifth Circuit ruling that is the subject of that blog post.

“Susan Collins needs to own up to her decision to back Kavanaugh”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The link between voting rights and the abortion ruling; It’s no coincidence that the court is making our democracy less democratic at the very moment it returns the issue of abortion to the political process”: Law professors Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Physicians face confusion and fear in post-Roe world; Some worry gray areas in new abortion bans force a choice between breaking their oath and breaking the law”: Ariana Eunjung Cha of The Washington Post has this report.

“The Man Helping Drive the Investigation Into Trump’s Push to Keep Power; Thomas Windom, a little-known federal prosecutor, is overseeing key elements of the Justice Department’s intensifying investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results”: Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.

“What will the Roberts Court’s most lasting legacy be?” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison”: Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press have this report.

“Abortion services to resume at some Texas clinics after judge blocks pre-Roe ban”: Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

And Neelam Bohra and Shawn Hubler of The New York Times report that “Texas Pre-Roe Ban on All Abortions Temporarily Blocked by Judge; But a 2021 law that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is still valid in the state.”

“Who Is Brett Kavanaugh Kidding? In his concurring opinion in Dobbs, Kavanaugh tries to walk the thinnest of lines: taking away civil rights, but not in a way that makes his Chevy Chase neighbors hate him.” Lisa Needham has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Tennessee 6-week abortion ban can now take effect following court order”: Melissa Brown of The Tennessean has this report on an order that the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Hari-Kari on First Street”: Law professor Eric M. Freedman has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“The Supreme Court just threw the idea of settled law out the window”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this news analysis.

“CBS News poll: Americans react to overturning of Roe v. Wade — most disapprove, call it step backward.” Jennifer De Pinto, Kabir Khanna, Fred Backus, and Anthony Salvanto of CBS News have this report.

“Pentagon: Supreme Court abortion ruling won’t affect procedure on military facilities.” Ellen Mitchell of The Hill has this report.

“The Urge to Overreach Outlives Roe v. Wade; Critics of the Supreme Court take to the streets in rage, while abortion opponents push draconian restrictions”: Columnist Gerard Baker has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And at “PrawfsBlawg,” Rick Garnett has a post titled “Thoughts on Hopeful Retreat from Darkness.”

“Justice Thomas and Loving v. Virginia; He already addressed the ruling at length in his Obergefell dissent”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Federal Preemption of State Attempts To Ban FDA-Approved Abortion Drugs After Dobbs”: James M. Beck has this post at the “Drug & Device Law” blog.

“Justice Alito doesn’t live in N.J. anymore, so stop sending threatening mail to his old home, cops say”: Chris Sheldon of The Newark Star-Ledger has a report that begins, “The police department in West Caldwell is urging people to stop sending harassing packages to the former home of Samuel A. Alito Jr. in town, saying the current homeowner has nothing to do with the U.S. Supreme Court justice.”

“Character Sketches”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast, with law professors Dan Epps and Will Baude, via this link.

“The Lawlessness of the Dobbs Decision; The opinion that overturns Roe has to turn itself inside out to make any kind of sense — but the bias shows through.” Dahlia Lithwick and law professor Neil S. Siegel have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Abortions to resume in Louisiana, after judge issues temporary injunction against state ban”: Blake Paterson of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

And Becky Jacobs of The Salt Lake Tribune reports that “Abortions can resume in Utah for now, after judge blocks enforcement of trigger law; The law, which bans abortions in the Beehive State except for a few limited circumstances, went into effect Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.”

“Mitch McConnell’s Court Delivers; While Democrats seethe, the Senate Republican leader sees the fruits of his efforts to install an aggressive conservative majority on the Supreme Court”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this new installment of his “On Washington” column.

“How to Read Dobbs”: Adrian Vermeule has this post at the “Ius & Iustitium” blog.

“Enforcement of Biden’s Federal Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Is Delayed — Again; A federal appeals court will rehear the case this fall in front of its full panel of its judges”: Eric Katz of Government Executive has this report on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Landmark Press-Freedom Case; Justice Thomas dissented as the court turns away a case aimed at ‘actual malice’ standard established in New York Times v. Sullivan”: Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal has this report.