“Commander Sam Alito, At Your Cervix”: Sherry F. Colb has this post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Showing Off or Making a Point? Spate of Self-Concurrences Catch Eye of Legal Community; Aspirations for elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court could drive judges to go beyond the assignment, experts said.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he is a ‘wonderful’ person with ‘originalist’ views, but ‘he will be judged for what he does as a justice'”: Taiyler Simone Mitchell of Business Insider has this report.

“As Pete Williams Retires, NBC News Has Plans for DOJ, Supreme Court Coverage”: Brian Steinberg of Variety has this report.

“Sixth Circuit urged to overturn block on federal contractor vaccine mandate; The appeals court is weighing whether to lift an injunction in three states barring enforcement of a mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors to be vaccinated against Covid-19”: David Wells of Courthouse News Service has this report on an oral argument that occurred today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

I will post a link to the archived oral argument audio once it becomes available online. [Update: You can access the oral argument audio via this link.]

“This Court Has Revealed Conservative Originalism to Be a Hollow Shell; The Supreme Court’s right-wing justices claim to be originalists, but then they pick and choose the history that fits their ideological preferences”: David H. Gans has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Biden’s pick to succeed U.S. Supreme Court’s Jackson on D.C. Circuit advances in Senate”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Want change at the Supreme Court? Congress should offer justices buyouts for early retirement.” Law professor Brian Sheppard has this essay online at The Hill.

“NY’s new law returns fire at Supreme Court: Guns are now banned almost everywhere.” Douglass Dowty of The Post-Standard of Syracuse has this report.

“‘Conversion therapy’ bans will remain blocked in Palm Beach County and Boca Raton”: Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida has this report on an order denying rehearing en banc — accompanied by over 100 pages of concurring and dissenting opinions — that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“The rightwing supreme court has another target: Native American rights; In last month’s Oklahoma v Castro-Huerta, the court tore up centuries of legal precedent and Native sovereignty.” Nick Estes has this essay online at The Guardian (UK).

“The end of affirmative action at colleges could be a good thing”: Columnist David Von Drehle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Supreme Court Reform that Could Actually Win Bipartisan Support: It’s time to impose term limits on the justices.” Law professor Jeffrey L. Fisher has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“U.S. Supreme Court welcomes new crop of clerks in fraught year”: Karen Sloan and David Thomas of Reuters have this report.

“Former religious right leader: I saw our phrases in Alito’s abortion opinion; Rev. Rob Schenck outlines his former group’s stealth efforts to get conservative justices to ‘be bolder.'” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Considered Dead on Arrival, Gains New Life; The larger-than-expected G.O.P. vote in the House in support of legislation to codify marriage equality caught both parties off guard, suggesting there could be a narrow path to enactment”: Annie Karni of The New York Times has this report.

Matt Viser, Marianna Sotomayor, Paul Kane, and Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post report that “Amid GOP support, Senate Democrats see hope for same-sex marriage vote; The move to enshrine protection for same-sex marriage offers an early window into how Democrats plan to solidify individual rights in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights protections.”

Eliza Collins and Siobhan Hughes of The Wall Street Journal report that “Same-Sex Marriage Bill Draws Some Republican Support in Senate; Democrats say the legislation is needed to protect rights from possible court reversals after Roe was overturned.”

And Burgess Everett of Politico reports that “GOP freezes up on same-sex marriage; Senate Democrats won’t have assurances of the 10 Republican votes they need to break a filibuster on the issue; They’re moving ahead anyway.”

“Attorney General Merrick Garland Says Government Could Sue States Over Abortion Access; Justice Department will seek the dismissal of Texas suit challenging federal rules requiring hospitals to perform emergency abortions when needed to stabilize a patient”: Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Federal court says Georgia’s anti-abortion law can now be enforced”: Maya T. Prabhu of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

Eliza Fawcett of The New York Times reports that “Georgia’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Begins Immediately After Court Ruling; A federal appeals court said the law, which was signed in 2019 but quickly halted for violating Roe v. Wade, could go into effect.”

Lateshia Beachum of The Washington Post reports that “Court allows Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law to go into effect post-Roe.”

And Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Georgia Six-Week Abortion Ban Goes Into Effect; Federal appeals court overturns lower court ruling on 2019 ‘heartbeat’ law, citing Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.”

“The Abortion Vote In Kansas Looks Like It’s Going To Be Close; A new poll shows that Democrats may be more energized than Republicans”: Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight have this report.

“Alan Dershowitz’s Martha’s Vineyard Cancellation; Recently, the emeritus Harvard law professor has felt shunned at his usual haunts; Is it ‘cancel culture,’ or something else?” Isaac Chotiner has this “Q&A” online at The New Yorker.

“Interview: David Strauss.” Elise Spenner has this post at the “High School SCOTUS” blog.

“New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds approval of the Supreme Court at new lows, with strong partisan differences over abortion and gun rights”: The Marquette Law School Poll issued this news release today.

“How to Stop Judges from Picking Their Replacements”: Thomas A. Berry has this post at the “Cato at Liberty” blog.

“Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Radical Reinterpretation of the First Amendment; His opinion in the case of a public-high-school football coach who led prayers on the fifty-yard line privileges religious speech”: Fabio Bertoni has this Daily Comment online at The New Yorker.

And offering a differing view, at the “Law & Liberty” blog, Kody W. Cooper has a post titled “Free Exercise as a Social Good; The Supreme Court’s religion jurisprudence has for too long treated religion as a public vice; Kennedy v. Bremerton begins to reconsider that.”

“Want To Know Where The Supreme Court Goes Next? Look At Alito’s And Thomas’s Dissents.” Laura Bronner and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux of FiveThirtyEight have this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Attacks on Tribal Sovereignty Are Just Getting Started; Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion in Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma signals an end to the Court’s brief era of respecting Tribal sovereignty”: Matt Irby has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect”: Kate Brumback of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today. Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Michelle Childs Is Confirmed by Senate for U.S. Appeals Bench in Washington; South Carolinian who was considered for Supreme Court gets broad approval from lawmakers for seat on U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C.” Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “U.S. Senate confirms Childs for seat on key D.C. appeals court.”

And Rose Wagner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC Circuit; Once a favorite to ascend to the Supreme Court, Childs received bipartisan support for her confirmation Tuesday.”

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by a vote of 64-to-34.

“Servants of the Constitution”: Edward Whelan has this article in the August 1, 2022 issue of National Review magazine.

“What Overruling Roe and Casey Means For The Supreme Court’s ‘Legitimacy'”: Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at Newsweek.

“3rd Circ. Upholds Convictions in Organized Crime Takeover and Looting of Publicly Traded Mortgage Company; In a precedential 169-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the convictions and sentences for two members of the Lucchese organized crime family and two Texas brothers on charges of racketeering and conspiracy”: Zack Needles has this report online at the New Jersey Law Journal about a lengthy decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued last Friday.

“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet The October Term 2022 SCOTUS Clerks; Folks seeking greater diversity in the ranks of Supreme Court clerks won’t love this clerk class.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Why This ‘Originalist’ Supreme Court Would Disappoint the Founders”: Law professor William M. Treanor has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“White House eyes limited abortion health emergency declaration; Once more, however, aides are hung up on whether the policy would get tripped up by the courts”: Adam Cancryn of Politico has this report.

“House Moves to Protect Same-Sex Marriage From Supreme Court Reversal; The legislation, which garnered some Republican support, would recognize same-sex marriages at the federal level; It faces an uncertain path in the Senate”: Stephanie Lai will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, and Paul Kane of The Washington Post report that “House passes protection for same-sex, interracial marriages with bipartisan support.”

Eliza Collins of The Wall Street Journal reports that “House Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages; Democrats say bill is needed after Supreme Court ruling striking down abortion rights.”

And Anthony Adragna of Politico reports that “47 House Republicans vote to write same-sex marriage into law; Backers of the bill included leadership such as Elise Stefanik and Tom Emmer, as well as Liz Cheney and House Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry.”