“Republicans deploy new playbook for abortion bans, citing political backlash; GOP lawmakers in North Carolina and Nebraska are casting new 12-week bans as ‘mainstream,’ while Democrats say they are ‘cruel and extreme'”: Rachel Roubein, Caroline Kitchener, and Colby Itkowitz of The Washington Post have this report.

“Against Incommensurability in the Prop 12 Case and Beyond”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

And at Justia’s Verdict, Dorf has a related essay titled “SCOTUS Endorses Animal Welfare.”

“Federal court rules Alabama cannot execute Joseph Smith due to his mental disability”: Hadley Hitson of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report on a unanimous per curiam opinion that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Susan Svrluga of The Washington Post reports that “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares ‘Survivor’ lessons with law grads; The Supreme Court justice offered advice on life and the law, much of it drawn from her favorite TV show.”

“A 95-Year-Old Federal Judge Is Suing to Avoid Taking a Cognitive Test”: Aliza Shatzman has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“New book ‘Shadow Docket’ explores Supreme Court’s growing influence on American law”: This video segment appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of PBS NewsHour.

“The 5th Circuit Is Furious That the Supreme Court Put It in Timeout”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Warhol Against the Supreme Court and Beyond”: Jerry Saltz has this post at the “Vulture” blog of New York magazine.

“Ginni Thomas: the Supreme Court justice’s wife caught up in payments scandal; Conservative firebrand faces questions about her own business dealings.” Courtney Weaver of Financial Times has this report.

“Why the Supreme Court Is Blind to Its Own Corruption”: Randall D. Eliason has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Will Supreme Court duck latest foie gras fight? Why farmers claim California ban crosses a line.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.