“The Supreme Court’s Current Crisis Recalls the Scandal That Engulfed Gorsuch’s Own Mother; One would think that Anne Gorsuch Burford’s son would understand why the system is set up this way”: Dennis Aftergut has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Senate Democrats Demand Answers From John Roberts Amid Supreme Court Ethics Controversy; The letter comes after the chief justice refused to appear to testify as Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch come under fire for disclosure lapses”: Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has this report.

You can view the letter at this link.

“‘Inside baseball’: Critics say academia has ‘troubling’ influence with the Supreme Court; Law schools are vying for access to Supreme Court justices, say critics.” Lucien Bruggeman of ABC News has this report.

“McConnell Praises Supreme Court’s Ethics Amid Outcry Over Clarence Thomas Trips; Democrats have called for justices to follow a code of conduct; McConnell slammed attempts to ‘smear and defame’ some justices”: Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Justice Thomas Acted Properly and Was Not Required to Disclose His Trips; This latest effort by the Left is not about ethics, but about destroying the Supreme Court now that there is an originalist majority”: Mark Paoletta has this essay online at National Review.

“State Attorneys General Lose Bid to Revive Facebook Antitrust Case; An appeals court ruled against a bipartisan coalition of states that sued Meta Platforms”: Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Leah Nylen of Bloomberg News reports that “Meta Antitrust Case Dismissal Upheld by Appeals Court; 48 states, territories sued over Instagram, WhatsApp deals; Appeals court upholds finding that states waited too long.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The Supreme Court Has Made Its Bribery Scandal Inevitable; The Court’s disclosure rules make it hilariously easy to buy access to a justice; Relatedly, the Court insists this is nothing for anyone to be concerned about”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“An Elite Boutique Makes A Notable New Hire; Another leading litigator trades Biglaw for the boutique world”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Ex-US appeals judge says Supreme Court needs stronger ethics code”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Reuters has a report that begins, “Former U.S. appeals court judge and prominent conservative J. Michael Luttig on Wednesday said he believes U.S. Supreme Court justices should ‘be bound by higher standards of conduct’ than lower-ranked federal judges, adding to calls for tighter high court ethics rules.”

“Clinton Pledges To ‘Change The Face’ Of The Lower Courts; Hatch aims to make Democrats pay a political price for bad judicial picks”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Despite outrage from some, Congress reluctant to act on Supreme Court ethics”: Robert Barnes, Ann E. Marimow, and Liz Goodwin of The Washington Post have this report.

“How to fill Dianne Feinstein’s seat if she resigns? The Constitution offers a clear answer.” Law professor Zachary Clopton and Steve Art have this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Ketanji Brown Jackson among big-name women speakers at law school graduations”: Karen Sloan of Reuters has this report.

“Florida’s conservative chief justice once affirmed abortion protections”: Beth Reinhard and Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post have this report.