“Clarence Thomas’s problems are also a John Roberts problem; The Chief Justice wrote in 2011 that the justices didn’t need a Code of Conduct; Roberts needs to address whether he still thinks that; Also: A busy week ahead at SCOTUS.” Chris Geidner has this post at his “Law Dork” Substack site.

“Federal Courts Battle Over the Abortion Pill; Millions of women find that their access to health care hinges on two conflicting rulings, and is seemingly headed, once more, to the Supreme Court”: Sue Halpern will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the April 24, 2023 issue of The New Yorker.

“Colleges scramble to prepare for possible end of affirmative action”: Hilary Burns of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Supreme Court Weighs Clash of Postal Worker’s Sabbath and Sunday Deliveries; The justices have been receptive to claims of religious freedom and may take a broad view of a federal law that requires employers to ‘reasonably accommodate’ workers’ religious practices”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has an article headlined “He quit his job over Sunday work. Should his boss have been more flexible? Supreme Court hears case to decide how much employers must accommodate individual religious practice.”

John Fritze of USA Today has an article headlined “‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’? How a USPS worker’s fight over Sunday shifts could change your workplace; The justices will hear arguments Tuesday in what one observer described as the ‘most wide-reaching religious liberty case in roughly half a century.’”

And in commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “The Supreme Court takes up a messy, chaotic case about religion in the workplace; Groff v. DeJoy could give religious conservatives unprecedented power to make demands from their employers.”

“Judicial Notice (04.15.23): Biglaw Bad News; Deferred start dates and staff layoffs, another Cravath partner departure, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate; The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails show”: Caroline Kitchener, Robert Barnes, and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“Mifepristone and the rule of law, part IV; The Fifth Circuit’s merits analysis was as wrong as its standing analysis”: Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm; The misstatements, which began when a family business transferred its holdings to another company, are part of a pattern that has raised questions about how the Supreme Court justice views his obligation to accurately report details about his finances to the public”: Shawn Boburg and Emma Brown of The Washington Post have this report.