“Senate Democrats Invite Chief Justice to Testify on Supreme Court Ethics; Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was asked to appear before the Judiciary Committee after reports raised new ethics questions about Justice Clarence Thomas”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

John Wagner of The Washington Post reports that “Sen. Durbin invites Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics amid Thomas revelations.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Chief Justice John Roberts Asked to Address ‘Ethical Standards’ at Supreme Court; Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin says court should adopt code of conduct.”

“Anti-domestic violence and gun groups unite to urge Supreme Court to reverse domestic violence ruling”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Judicial record undermines Clarence Thomas defence in luxury gifts scandal; Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow was linked to a conservative group that had court business while Thomas was on the bench”: Ed Pilkington of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“Oregon secures three-year supply of mifepristone, pending court action; Gov. Tina Kotek announced the move Thursday, saying Oregon patients will have access to the abortion pill regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court decides”: Dirk VanderHart and Amelia Templeton of Oregon Public Broadcasting have this report.

“Democrats press Michael Chertoff for answers about Supreme Court’s investigation into leaked abortion opinion”: Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed, and Joan Biskupic of CNN have this report. You can access the letter at this link.

“Justice Clarence Thomas and the Plague of Bad Reporting: The Washington Post and ProPublica commit comically incompetent journalism; But by stirring up animus, they increase the risk of a tragic ending.” Columnist James Taranto will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Feinstein absence is not the Democrats’ biggest judges problem”: Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.

“The ABA needs ideological diversity to ensure its future”: Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at ABA Journal.

“How Rich Is the US Supreme Court? Justices listed between $24 million and $68 million in assets; Ethics scandals reinvigorated scrutiny of Supreme Court wealth.” Emily Birnbaum and Bill Allison of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Court rejects AG’s request to overturn Glossip’s murder conviction; execution date set”: Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman has this report.

And Carmen Forman of The Tulsa World reports that “Oklahoma court won’t overturn Richard Glossip’s conviction; execution date set.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals — that state’s highest court in criminal cases — at this link.

“After Fox Settlement, Assault on Media Protections Is Likely to Continue; Those who argue that the news media should pay a steeper price for publishing false information are pushing to have a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned”: David Enrich has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“This Could Be One of the Most Brazen Attacks on Americans’ Health Yet”: Online at The New York Times, Jack Resneck Jr., MD, president of the American Medical Association, has a guest essay that begins, “In their zeal to continue upending abortion access after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, legislators, activists and litigants have pushed increasingly extreme measures that disregard medical science, insert government into the exam room and increase the odds of maternal deaths.”

“Abortion divides 2024 candidates and confounds many within the GOP; Presidential hopefuls have struggled to settle on a position amid warning signs that the party is on the wrong side of public opinion on the issue”: Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, and Maeve Reston of The Washington Post have this report.

“Why are we stuck with a Supreme Court justice who doesn’t follow the law?” Columnist Jackie Calmes has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Is Alvin Bragg’s Case Against Trump Constitutional? Biden — and all future presidents — should hope that it is judged to violate the Supremacy Clause.” David B. Rivkin Jr. and Kristin A. Shapiro had this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“A federal judge was refused a Lyft ride with his guide dog. He’s not alone. U.S. Judge David Tatel had hailed a ride to court, but before he could get into a Lyft, the driver got out and began shouting that he would not take Tatel’s guide dog.” Rachel Weiner of The Washington Post has this report.

“Feinstein’s continued absence from the Senate jeopardizes progress on her life’s work”: The Los Angeles Times has published this editorial.

“Would a nationwide abortion ban be constitutional?” Law professor Aaron Tang has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.