“Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Shields Against Supreme Court Rulings On Abortion, Guns; Lawmakers are considering statewide regulations on concealed carry and also plan to debate measures protecting doctors who perform abortions”: Blaze Lovell of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report.

“2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy; The election for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has huge policy stakes for the battleground state; Cash is pouring in, and some of the candidates have shed any pretense of judicial neutrality”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.

“Takeaways from Sundance’s secret Brett Kavanaugh documentary; Director Doug Liman announced his new documentary at the festival; Then new tips began pouring in”: Jada Yuan of The Washington Post has this report.

“Put a Public Defender on the Ninth Circuit; The nation’s largest federal appeals court has never had a public defender among the ranks of its judges; It’s past time for President Biden to fix that”: Kara Hartzler has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Supreme Court hears arguments on case involving deaf student”: The Daily Moth has this video report.

“The Kansas Republican Party’s Anti-Democratic Crusade to Ban Abortion; Conservatives talked a good game about letting states decide their own abortion policy right up until one state refused to toe the line”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.

“A Conversation with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven C. González; Washington State’s chief justice discusses balls and strikes, diversity on the bench, and the role of state courts in protecting rights”: Alicia Bannon of the Brennan Center for Justice has this Q&A.

“U.S. Supreme Court spurns attorney-client privilege fight in crypto tax probe”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court leakers banned for life, fined $5,000 under GOP bill; The bill is aimed at deterring future leaks from the court”: Peter Kasperowicz of Fox News has this report.

And online at The Hill, Gregory J. Wallance has an essay titled “Where the Supreme Court’s Dobbs leak investigation went wrong.”

“Back on the Bench to Announce Opinions, Supreme Court Rules Against a Veteran; The unanimous ruling was the first one summarized by a justice since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and an indication that the court is off to a slow start this term”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court returns to bench to issue opinions, but slowly.”

And Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court finally issues first ruling of term; The court was historically slow to release its first rulings in a term packed with major cases.”

“We Still Don’t Know Who Leaked Dobbs. Good! Why we should root against leak investigations.” Alex Shephard of The New Republic has this report.

“Crowded Clinics, 8-Hour Drives and Abortion Pills Are New Reality on Roe’s 50th Anniversary; The landmark ruling was overturned just shy of its 50th anniversary, drastically reshaping where and how people get abortions in the US”: Kelsey Butler and Ella Ceron of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Navy christens massive ship bearing name of legendary Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; At the pierside ceremony in San Diego, current Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke of Warren’s courage in advancing civil and individual rights”: Gary Robbins of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

And Chris Stone of Times of San Diego reports that “Supreme Court Justice Kagan Christens Future USNS Earl Warren at NASSCO.”

You can view photos from the event via this link.

“The 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade”: You can access the current episode of the “Constitutional Crisis Hotline” podcast, featuring guests Linda Greenhouse and Reva Siegel, via this link.

“Supreme Court Puts Off Considering State Laws Curbing Internet Platforms; The laws, enacted by Florida and Texas in response to conservative complaints about censorship, have been challenged under the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

And Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court seeks Biden administration view on Florida, Texas social media laws.”

“Bathroom Bans for Transgender Youths Are Poised for Supreme Court Review; A recent ruling created a split among federal appeals courts on whether schools can forbid transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identities”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“SCOTUS Leak Investigation and the First Amendment”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Soft Target”: You can access the newest episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“11. The Leak Investigation and the Separation of Powers: The Supreme Court clearly *could* have done more to get to the bottom of the Dobbs leak; Whether it *should* have raises messier questions about the Court’s relationship with the executive branch.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“What Power Does Amid Uncertainty: On this non-50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it’s not just the repeal of the right to abortion that makes the new order clear.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Live, but not livestreamed, opinion announcements return”: Mark Walsh has this “A View from the Courtroom” post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“It’s Not Your Imagination — The Supreme Court is Less Efficient”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Arellano v. McDonough, No. 21-432. You can access the oral argument via this link.

And the Court issued a per curiam order dismissing the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted in In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases but called for the views of the Solicitor General in NetChoice cases from the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

And in Toth v. United States, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.

“New report affirming Death Row inmate Kevin Cooper’s guilt hasn’t put doubts about the case to rest”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Earlier, Marisa Gerber of The Los Angeles Times reported that “Independent investigators reject innocence claim from death row inmate Kevin Cooper.”

“Judicial Notice (01.21.23): Well Played, Counselor, Well Played; Lawyers fight MSG, S&C makes bank on FTX, a star partner leaves Cravath, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Inside N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ‘Catastrophic’ Meltdown Over One Judge; New York Democrats had a rough 2022; Now, the governor’s fight to confirm a controversial judge is pushing the party toward all-out war”: Jake Lahut of The Daily Beast has this report.

“Protesting against Congress may get you a $50 fine. Disrupting the Supreme Court is a different story. Protesters disrupting oral arguments can face at least a night in jail and a criminal conviction.” Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“The coming legal showdown over abortion pills; We are only beginning to see the legal fallout from the Supreme Court eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Abortion at crossroads after midterms with focus on states”: Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim of The Associated Press have this report.

“How to Leak From the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court investigation report on how the Dobbs draft got out offers lessons for future leakers everywhere.” Nikita Mazurov has this report online at The Intercept.

“Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted.” Amy Schoenfeld Walker of The New York Times has this report.

“Sundance documentary reveals new allegations against Supreme Court justice; Movie ‘Justice’ digs into the sexual misconduct charges against Brett Kavanaugh — with more tips coming in”: Sean P. Means of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“Inside the Supreme Court Inquiry: Seized Phones, Affidavits and Distrust; An investigation of the abortion opinion leak was meant to right the institution amid a slide in public confidence; Instead, employees say, it deepened suspicions and caused disillusionment.” Jodi Kantor will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Governor Dunleavy Appoints Jude Pate to the Alaska Supreme Court”: The Office of Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued this news release today.