“Her illegal abortion paved the way for Roe. 56 years later she shares her story.” Brittny Mejia of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Abortion banned in Missouri as trigger law takes effect, following Supreme Court ruling”: Jonathan Shorman of The Kansas City Star has this report.

And Kurt Erickson of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that “Abortions are banned in Missouri, but lawmakers say the fight isn’t over.”

“The Supreme Court Reclaims Its Legitimacy; In the 1973 abortion case, not today, the justices overstepped their boundaries and made their institution political”: David B. Rivkin Jr. and law professor Jennifer L. Mascott have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“In furious dissent, Supreme Court’s liberal wing slams ‘draconian’ abortion decision”: Adam Edelman of NBC News has this report, along with a report headlined “Thomas wants the Supreme Court to overturn landmark rulings that legalized contraception, same-sex marriage.”

“What the Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling Means for New York: On Thursday, a conservative majority struck down a hundred-and-eleven-year-old gun law restricting the ability to carry handguns outside of the home.” Eric Lach has this post online at The New Yorker.

“We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse. We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy.” Jia Tolentino will have this Comment in the July 4, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

“Which rights are next on the Supreme Court’s chopping block? Roe v. Wade is now overruled. Are access to contraception, same-sex marriage, and even the right to choose your own sex partners next?” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “The Supreme Court’s Next Target Is Marriage Equality. It Won’t Be the Last. Trust the liberal justices: Dobbs puts many other rights in grave and immediate jeopardy.”

“Can Companies Still Cover Abortion Travel Costs? After the repeal of Roe v. Wade, and trigger laws banning abortion in 13 states, the legality of covering employees’ costs traveling out of state will come into question.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Ending Roe Is Institutional Suicide for Supreme Court; It’s no exaggeration to say that the abortion decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by four other conservatives, is one of the worst decisions in the court’s history”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Supreme Court nullifies right to abortion”: Lyle Denniston has this blog post.

“Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low”: Jeffrey M. Jones of Gallup has this report.

“How SCOTUS gutted our gun laws”: You can access yesterday’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Kate Shaw, Leah Litman, and Melissa Murray, via this link.

And the latest episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast, featuring David French and Sarah Isgur, is titled “Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Gun Law.”

“Paul Clement Leaves Kirkland & Ellis Amid A Dispute Over Gun Cases; Paul Clement and Erin Murphy will launch an appellate boutique, Clement Murphy, PLLC”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“There’s a Way to Outmaneuver the Supreme Court, and Maine Has Found It”: Law professor Aaron Tang has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“States Rush to Revamp Laws After Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling; After some restrictions on gun permits were deemed unconstitutional, legislators announced plans to craft new laws that honor the ruling while still creating limits”: Eric Lipton, Shawn Hubler, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, and Serge F. Kovaleski of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court gives states green light to ban abortion, overturning Roe; The bombshell decision is set to upend races across the country as governors, attorneys general, and other state and local leaders gain new powers to decide when abortion will be permitted”: Josh Gerstein and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico have this report.

Quint Forgey of Politico has a report headlined “Justice Thomas: SCOTUS ‘should reconsider’ contraception, same-sex marriage rulings; Democrats warned that the court would seek to undo other constitutional rights if it overturned Roe v. Wade, as it did on Friday.”

And Myah Ward of Politico has a report headlined “‘With sorrow … we dissent’: Liberal justices rebuke decision to overturn Roe; They warn of how far state leaders could push this newfound power.”

“Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmark.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Overturns Roe, Transforming Abortion-Rights Fight; High court upholds Mississippi’s 15-week ban on procedure; Court votes 5-4 to overturn Roe, with Roberts stopping short.”

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

1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center, No. 20-1312. And Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh issued a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Neil M. Gorsuch joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392. Justices Clarence Thomas and Kavanaugh issued concurring opinions. Chief Justice Roberts issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. And Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Kagan collectively issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“No One Is Above the Law, and That Starts With Donald Trump”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The Supreme Court’s gun ruling is a serious misfire”: Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“A Good Week for Religious Freedom; The Supreme Court reaffirms that states can’t disfavor schools on account of faith”: Law professor Richard W. Garnett will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And online at City Journal, law professor Nicole Stelle Garnett has an essay titled “A Victory for Religious Liberty and Educational Pluralism: The Supreme Court rejects policies that exclude faith-based schools from private-school-choice programs.”

“The Law Firm That Got Tired of Winning: After our Supreme Court victory protecting the Second Amendment, we were told to ditch our clients or leave.” Paul Clement and Erin Murphy will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Winning Lawyers in Supreme Court Gun Case Leave Firm; Partners Paul Clement and Erin Murphy depart Kirkland & Ellis after it says it won’t take any more Second Amendment cases”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court finds N.Y. law violates right to carry guns outside home; The 6-to-3 ruling clears the way for legal challenges to similar restrictions in California, New Jersey, Maryland, Hawaii and Massachusetts.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court bolsters gun owners’ right to carry a weapon in public.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law — rendering California’s law dead too.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Concealed-Gun Law in Sweeping Decision; Decision goes beyond rules for concealed-weapons permits, rejecting legal method overwhelmingly used by lower courts to evaluate gun restrictions.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law, making it easier for Americans to carry handguns.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Second Amendment prevails in New York state gun case; New York ‘proper cause’ requirement fails high court test.”

“Cisco wins reversal of $2.75 bln damages award because judge’s wife owned stock”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

Matthew Bultman and Samantha Handler of Bloomberg Law report that “Cisco’s $2 Billion Loss Nixed Over Judge’s Wife Owning Stock.”

And at his “Patently-O” blog, Dennis Crouch has a post titled “Judicial Recusal Order Saves Cisco $2.75 Billion.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“Goodwin Procter Prepares for Recusal Issues Given Partner’s Family Ties to Ketanji Brown Jackson; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s brother-in-law, William Jackson, is a partner in the firm’s complex litigation and dispute resolution practice”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

“Supreme Court nears end of term amid conflict and discord”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

“Firm splits with lawyers who won gun rights case at Supreme Court; The exit follows a decision by Kirkland & Ellis to drop Second Amendment litigation”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

And Karen Sloan and Mike Scarcella of Reuters report that “Paul Clement to start new litigation firm as Kirkland eschews gun cases.”

“Happy the elephant had her day in court. We humans are better for it.” Vicki Constantine Croke has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Clement to Open Boutique After Kirkland Withdraws From Guns”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

“Kirkland & Ellis to Drop 2nd Amendment Cases After SCOTUS Strikes Down NY Gun Law; Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, who represented the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc., will leave the firm along with appellate partner Erin Murphy”: Dan Roe of The American Lawyer has a report that begins, “Kirkland & Ellis will no longer represent clients in Second Amendment matters, the firm announced hours after appellate litigators Paul Clement and Erin Murphy won a U.S. Supreme Court case for the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. In a press release, the firm also said Clement and Murphy are leaving the firm to continue their ‘full range of existing representations.'”

If my count is correct, this marks the second time that former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement has departed from a law firm in order to continue a current representation.

“How an Abortion Ban Trapped a Tourist on Malta; Andrea Prudente, an American, developed pregnancy complications while on the island that could put her life at risk; But abortion is illegal there, and she is seeking a safe way to leave”: Amanda Taub of The New York Times has this report.

And Megan Clement and Weronika Strzyżyńska of The Guardian (UK) report that “US woman left traumatised after Malta hospital refuses life-saving abortion; ‘Desperate’ tourist who fell foul of country’s total ban fears for her life if complications set in while she waits for transfer to UK.”

“In Louisiana, an abortion clinic anxiously waits for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling; Louisiana’s ‘trigger law’ could immediately ban abortion if Roe is overturned”: Julie O’Donoghue and Piper Hutchinson of the Louisiana Illuminator have this report.

And Sara Burnett of The Associated Press has a report headlined “‘Heightened alert’: Abortion providers brace for ruling.”

“Justice Sonia Sotomayor continues her warnings of a dramatic conservative turn at the Supreme Court”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Biden braces for Supreme Court to overturn Roe after months of planning for next steps”: Kevin Liptak and Jasmine Wright of CNN have this report.