“Brett Kavanaugh’s neighbors: For abortion rights but tired of protests; Weekly demonstrations on their street prompt increased noise complaints; police warn of possible arrests.” Dan Morse and Ellie Silverman of The Washington Post have this report.

“Can highway engineer detain trucks on road? U.S. Supreme Court asked to review Minnesota case; The case has the potential to shield all government officials from being sued for acts such as detaining citizens.” Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report on a petition for writ of certiorari pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Could Congress impeach Supreme Court justices for perjury?” Brad Dress of The Hill has this report.

“Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court”: Edward-Isaac Dovere of CNN has this report.

“Supreme Court asked to punish Texas over use of ‘Trump judges'”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has a report that begins, “Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. famously declared that there were no Trump judges or Obama judges. He is about to get a real test on that matter.”

“Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion”: Emily Wagster Pettus and Leah Willingham of The Associated Press have this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Mississippi abortion clinic drops challenge to state’s ban after sale.”

“Doctor who provided abortion for Ohio girl files claim for damages against Todd Rokita”: Tony Cook of The Indianapolis Star has an article that begins, “Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who was cast into the national spotlight after providing abortion services for a 10-year-old Ohio girl, has filed a claim for damages against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita — a first step toward a possible defamation lawsuit.”

“Rand Paul lights into McConnell over ‘secret’ judicial deal; The junior Kentucky senator blamed the Senate minority leader for the White House’s abandonment of a conservative, anti-abortion rights judicial hopeful”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report.

And Manu Raju of CNN reports that “Rand Paul blames McConnell over Biden’s decision to pull back on conservative judge.”

“The Supreme Court’s Extreme Power Grab; In West Virginia v. EPA, the conservative justices acted like they were handing power to the people, but in reality they were giving it to themselves”: Law professor Kimberly Wehle has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“The Supreme Court is Now Operating Outside of American Public Opinion; Our research shows the Court took a sharp swerve two years ago — and its decisions now closely mirror the views of the average Republican, not the average American”: Professors Stephen Jessee, Neil Malhotra, and Maya Sen have this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court rejects congressional map used in May, orders new one.” Jessie Balmert of The Columbus Dispatch has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Ohio issued today.

“BYU Law Welcomes Retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee as Visiting Professor, Linguistics Expert Jesse Egbert as Research Associate for 2022-23”: BYU Law issued this news release today.

“Is the Supreme Court majority ruling on the law or their personal preference?” This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Justice Clarence Thomas, Race, and Judicial Hypocrisy”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“I Went to the State Where the First Big Fight Over Abortion Is On. Here’s What I Saw.” Columnist Michelle Cottle will have this essay in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Why Is the Right Making Women Who Miscarry Suffer?” Columnist Michelle Goldberg will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

And online at The Washington Post, columnist Jennifer Rubin has an essay titled “‘Pro-life’? Women’s suffering is forced-birth zealots’ doing.”

“With abortion access on the line in Louisiana, lawyers debate in court if ban is ambiguous”: Sam Karlin of The Advocate of Baton Rouge has this report.

And Katie Shepherd of The Washington Post reports that “Louisiana judge temporarily extends order blocking abortion ban; Uncertainty has vexed Louisiana abortion clinics as the district court considers the state trigger law.”

“Supreme Court’s religious liberty rulings give new life to legal battle for gay-marriage opponent”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Once ‘sleepy affairs,’ state supreme court races have new significance with redistricting, abortion”: Rick Rouan of USA Today has this report.

“Justice Jackson, a Former Law Clerk, Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court; In the 22 years since she worked for Justice Stephen G. Breyer, whom she replaced last month, the court has become polarized and predictably conservative”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“After New Abortion Laws, Some Patients Have Trouble Obtaining Miscarriage Treatment; Surgical procedures and medication for miscarriages are identical to those for abortion, and some patients report delayed or denied miscarriage care because doctors and pharmacists fear running afoul of abortion bans”: Pam Belluck of The New York Times has this report.

“What Will Happen if Doctors Defy the Law to Provide Abortions?” Law professor Dov Fox has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Penn Law dean requests Faculty Senate impose ‘major sanction’ against Amy Wax”: Jared Mitovich of The Daily Pennsylvanian has an article that begins, “Penn Law School Dean Ted Ruger requested that the Faculty Senate impose a ‘major sanction’ against tenured Penn Law professor Amy Wax, an action that brings the University closer to potentially terminating the controversial academic.”

And Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Penn law dean seeks ‘major sanction’ against professor Amy Wax; ‘Wax has repeatedly used the platform she was granted when she became a professor . . . to disparage immigrants, people of color, and women, including law students, alumni and faculty,’ the letter said.”

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has posted a copy of the letter online at this link.

“Supreme Court ‘Originalists’ Are Flying a False Flag; The new conservative majority promised to heed the intent of the Constitution’s framers to restrain judicial overreach; Instead, it cherry-picks history to rationalize its activism”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“A post-Roe surge could reshape this Illinois steel mill town; Granite City, a conservative-leaning community near St. Louis, now offers the closest abortion clinics for many patients across the South and Midwest”: Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post has this report.

“In the Face of Fact, the Supreme Court Chose Faith”: Columnist Pamela Paul has this essay online at The New York Times.

“War on California gun laws revs up after Supreme Court’s ‘right to carry’ decision”: Kevin Rector has this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Clarence Thomas, Jan. 6 and a tipping point for Supreme Court ethics; The Jan. 6 committee has unearthed evidence of potentially egregious conduct, underscoring exactly why an ethics code is now an urgent national priority”: Law professor Scott L. Cummings has this essay online at NBC News.

“How the Supreme Court recalibrated the abortion debate in just 3 words”: Eliott C. McLaughlin of CNN has this report.

“Concealed weapons: California looks to restrict how people can carry guns in wake of U.S. Supreme Court ruling.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Facing trial, Bannon vows to go ‘medieval,’ but judge says meh; After a judge sharply limits Bannon’s planned defenses for contempt, the refusenik Jan. 6 witness faces long odds at a short trial”: Devlin Barrett and Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post have this report.

“Confusion post-Roe spurs delays, denials for some lifesaving pregnancy care; Miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other common complications are now scrutinized, jeopardizing maternal health”: Frances Stead Sellers and Fenit Nirappil of The Washington Post have this report.

“Little-Known Lawyer Pitched Trump on Extreme Plans to Subvert Election; The role of William J. Olson in advising the president in late 2020, which has not previously been disclosed, shows how fringe figures were influencing him at a critical time”: Maggie Haberman and Luke Broadwater will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“What New Abortion Bans Mean for the Youngest Patients; One 10-year-old became the focus of debate, but more than 1,000 girls under 15 seek abortions each year; ‘How are we going to help the pregnant kids?'” Dana Goldstein and Ava Sasani will have this front page article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Legal arguments in judges’ hands as Georgia awaits abortion ruling”: Maya T. Prabhu of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.