“The Supreme Court’s Elections Opening in Moore v. Harper; The case is about democracy, but not in the way critics claim”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And also in tomorrow’s edition of that newspaper, David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman will have an op-ed titled “Judges Aren’t Part of the ‘Legislature’; The Constitution is clear: The power to govern federal elections belongs to state lawmakers.”

“Justices skeptical of bankruptcy protection for ‘unwitting’ beneficiaries of fraud”: Dietrich Knauth of Reuters has this report.

Alex Wolf and James Nani of Bloomberg Law have a report headlined “Wiping Away Debts From Others’ Fraud Weighed by Supreme Court.”

And Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “In sickness, health and bankruptcy: Wife fights to discharge debt for husband’s fraud; She consented to the sale of a home in San Francisco but wants the Supreme Court to exonerate her for misrepresentations that her spouse made to the buyer.”

The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online the transcript and audio of today’s oral argument in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, No. 21-908.

“Biden’s record-setting judicial confirmation efforts face three challenges in 2023-2024”: Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of The Brookings Institution.

“Fourth Circuit rehears challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban; After the Supreme Court recently struck down firearm restrictions in New York, gun rights supporters say Maryland’s law is no longer constitutional”: Joe Dodson of Courthouse News Service has this report on an oral argument (access the audio on YouTube via this link) today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

“U.S. appeals court questions $185 mln award to law firm Quinn Emanuel; Quinn partner apologized at one point after judge questioned tone; UnitedHealthcare and other objectors have called awarded fee ‘astronomical'”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report on an oral argument (you can download the audio via this link) that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard yesterday.

“Citigroup, Revlon lenders say three lenders ready to settle, with end in sight”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

“The incredibly unsubtle Amy Coney Barrett response that should worry LGBTQ Americans; The Supreme Court has delivered a consistent chilling message over the past year: Facts and precedent don’t matter if they obstruct conservative justices’ ideological extremist ends.” Chris Geidner has this essay online at MSNBC.

“The Blindness of ‘Color-Blindness’: When the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the future of affirmative action, I knew I had to be there.” Professor Drew Gilpin Faust has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Why the Other Eight Justices Must Censure Clarence Thomas: A justice who does not respect the rules around conflict of interest will further undermine this court.” Law professor Amanda Frost has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Far-Reaching Elections Case; In a North Carolina case, the court is being asked to decide whether to drastically expand the authority that state legislatures have over election maps and voting laws”: Michael Wines of The New York Times has this report.

“The Supreme Court thrives on hypotheticals. Alito’s latest sparked a backlash. In a case about LGBTQ and religious protections, the justice found himself musing about children in KKK outfits and Black mall Santas.” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“North Carolina’s Governor Says a Fringe Claim Before the Supreme Court Would Upend Democracy”: Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) has this guest essay in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“How William Rehnquist led to the new monumental challenge to presidential election rules”: Joan Biskupic has this news analysis online at CNN.

“Doris Pryor, IU grad, will be the first Black judge from Indiana to join Seventh Circuit”: Johnny Magdaleno of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “U.S. Senate confirms first Black federal appellate judge from Indiana.”

Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Pryor Confirmed to Seventh Circuit as Schumer Tees Up More Votes.”

Marilyn Odendahl of The Indiana Lawyer reports that “Pryor makes history in confirmation to 7th Circuit.”

And Max Brantley of Arkansas Times reports that “Boozman, Cotton oppose historic confirmation of Arkansas native to circuit court judgeship.”

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted 60-to-31 to confirm Doris L. Pryor to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Some Culture War Moments in the 303 Creative Oral Argument”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“The Easy-to-Miss Twist That Makes the Supreme Court’s New Gay Rights Case So Strange; A graphic designer refuses to make custom websites for same-sex weddings; Colorado says that’s fine”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.