“Supreme Court Defends Alito After Breach Allegation; The court reiterated Justice Alito’s statement that neither he nor his wife disclosed a 2014 contraception ruling that a minister claims to have learned before it was public”: Jodi Kantor of The New York Times has this report.
“Special master reviewing Mar-a-Lago documents cancels status conference”: Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times has this report.
“This Supreme Court Case Is a Case Study in Conservative Hypocrisy; Just weeks after railing against race-conscious college admissions, the justices entertained a bogus race-based argument aimed at undermining Native sovereignty”: Elie Mystal has this article in the December 12, 2022 issue of The Nation.
“Supreme Court Counsel Says No Evidence of Alito Ethical Lapse in 2014 Case; Times story described alleged leak of outcome of 2014 case; High court’s legal counsel responds to Democratic lawmakers”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“A Rare Inside Look at Our Corrupt Supreme Court; Rob Schenck, the evangelical pastor turned spymaster, has unearthed how the high court really works and highlights the need for Congress and the public to rein in the rogue justices”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.
“The Challenge of Writing a Constitutional Law Exam in a History-Centric Regime”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”
“Texas Lawsuit Challenges Key Plank of Affordable Care Act; A long fight lies ahead after a Texas judge ruled the requirement that most insurers cover an array of preventive health services is unconstitutional”: Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“3. The Tenth Justice: This week’s issue introduces the unique (and, in recent years, increasingly contested) role of the “SG” — the Solicitor General of the United States.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
Steve’s post reveals that I wasn’t the only one who was expecting an Order List to issue from the U.S. Supreme Court this morning — demonstrating that we both need to consult the color-coded calendar at “SCOTUSblog” more frequently.
“Fresh off US Supreme Court prayer win, national firm backs TN county on Judeo-Christian preamble”: Angele Latham of The Tennessean has this report.
“Schools Are Resegregating. There’s a Push for the Supreme Court to Consider That.” Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.
“US Sending More Female Attorneys to Argue at Supreme Court”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.
“A Trump judge seized control of ICE, and the Supreme Court will decide whether to stop him; Judge Drew Tipton’s order in United States v. Texas is completely lawless; Thus far, the Supreme Court has given him a pass”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“An Unequal Liberty: Liberty does not have to mean what the Supreme Court thinks it means.” Law professor Lisa Heinzerling has this essay online at The Atlantic.