“Supreme Court Faces Increasing Scrutiny From Congress After Leaks; The House Judiciary Committee is set to hear from a whistle-blower who says he was tipped off about a religious freedom ruling”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

At 10 a.m. eastern time tomorrow, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Undue Influence: Operation Higher Court and Politicking at SCOTUS.” The hearing will be live-streamed on YouTube.

“My column was misconstrued in a Supreme Court brief”: Columnist Robin Givhan has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“What Difference Would It Make If the Supreme Court in the Moore v. Harper Case Embraced the Bush v. Gore Concurrence Rather Than a Full-Throated Independent State Legislature Theory?” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

“Trump told crowd to ‘fight like hell’ before riot. Can he be sued?” Rachel Weiner of The Washington Post has this report.

Jacqueline Thomsen of Reuters reports that “Trump asks U.S. appeals court to block civil Jan. 6 lawsuits.”

And Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Federal appeals court considers Trump’s plea to grant him immunity from Capitol riot lawsuits.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court Seems Split Over Case That Could Transform Federal Elections; The justices are considering whether to adopt the ‘independent state legislature’ theory, which could give state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court majority questions massive shift of election authority.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court hints at a narrow win for GOP in major election law dispute.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Weighs Blocking State Courts From Reviewing Congressional District Maps; North Carolina legislators say the Constitution gives them authority over U.S. House electoral maps, leaving state courts powerless.”

John Fritze of USA Today has a report headlined “‘Big consequences’: Supreme Court grapples with case some warn could upend federal elections.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court justices skeptical of unchecked state power over federal elections.”

The U.S. Supreme Court has posted online the transcript and audio of today’s oral argument in Moore v. Harper, No. 21-1271.

“Welcome to the Supreme Court’s hypothetical Christmas mall village!” Columnist Alexandra Petri has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“By appointing more than half the state’s judges, Baker has reshaped the judiciary from the top down”: Matt Stout of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Can SCOTUS Prevent Free Speech from Swallowing Anti-discrimination Law?” Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“Quick thoughts on 303”: Howard Wasserman has this post at “PrawfsBlawg.”

“The Supreme Court Is Turning Into a Court of First Resort”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.