“North Carolina’s dubious constitutional theory could undermine elections”: Columnist Karen Tumulty has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“After Arkansas Trial, Judge Weighs Legality of Ban on Care for Transgender Youth; The trial, the first over a challenge to a state ban on gender-affirming care, concluded last week; the judge has not indicated when he will rule”: Eliza Fawcett has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

And in commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “The deranged Supreme Court case that threatens US democracy, explained; Moore v. Harper is a test of whether this Supreme Court can ever be trusted with power.”

“A New Clash Between Faith and Gay Rights Arrives at a Changed Supreme Court; A Colorado graphic designer says she has a First Amendment right to refuse to create websites for same-sex weddings despite a state anti-discrimination law”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

And Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Wedding websites are the latest gay rights battleground in Colorado; The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether a web designer’s refusal to produce same-sex-union sites violates public-accommodation law.”

“Judge grants RFRA-based preliminary injunction against abortion ban”: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz of Indiana Capital Chronicle has this report.

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “Court Holds That Indiana RFRA Provides Religious Exemptions from Abortion Ban; Note that the decision is not inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s holding in Dobbs, though it may of course still be overturned on appeal on other grounds.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the Superior Court of Marion County, Indiana at this link.

“When the Abortion Clinic Came to Town: After Roe fell, a sleepy college town in Southern Illinois found itself to be a crucial destination for abortion access; Not all of its residents are happy about it.” Ava Sasani and Erin Schaff had this article in last Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Antiabortion forces push local bans in states with legal access”: Lissandra Villa Huerta has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“Does the 1st Amendment protect a right to discriminate?” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Supreme Court to review workplace dispute over free speech and gay marriage; Supreme Court to hold high-profile oral arguments Monday on free speech, religious rights”: Shannon Bream and Bill Mears of Fox News have this report.