“The Worst Trump Judge In America Is James Ho; The only thing James Ho wants more than to play a cancel culture victim on TV is the Supreme Court nomination he hopes will follow”: James LaRock has this post at Balls and Strikes, his second in a series.

“Anti-abortion leader suggests ousting 3 Iowa Supreme Court justices, echoing removals in 2010”: Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register has this report, along with an article headlined “‘Disappointment is an understatement’: Kim Reynolds reacts to Iowa Supreme Court abortion decision.”

“The Supreme Court is making religion an all-purpose excuse for ignoring the law”: Law professor Xiao Wang has this op-ed online at The Los Angeles Times.

“The Supreme Court Finally Strikes the Right Balance on Voting Rights”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Supreme Court considers recoil from landmark gun rights ruling; After lower court rulings struck down longstanding gun restrictions, the Biden administration asks justices to uphold restrictions on people with domestic violence restraining orders”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“The Two Teds — Episode 7 — How to Argue Before the U.S. Supreme Court”: Gibson Dunn has posted this podcast episode online.

“Guns for domestic abusers? Skirts at school? A look at what may be next at the Supreme Court.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes ‘woke’ historians in railing against historical injustices; Gorsuch, appointed by former President Donald Trump, differs from his conservative colleagues on some key issues, including Native American rights”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control; After Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court decision that established a right to contraception, reproductive rights advocates are pressing for new protections at the state level”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report.

“A Supreme Court blunder endangers Native American children”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Judicial-Confirmation Trivia Questions”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“The Surprising Reason Neil Gorsuch Has Been So Good on Native Rights”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Federal ruling in controversial whale lawsuit gives big win to Maine lobster industry; The ruling vacates a biological-based decision — the government’s 10-year plan to reduce the risk posed by fishing gear to endangered North Atlantic right whales”: Hannah LaClaire of The Portland Press Herald has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Iowa Supreme Court deadlocks 3-3 on ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban. It won’t go into effect.” William Morris, Katie Akin, and Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register have this report.

John Wagner of The Washington Post reports that “Bid to ban abortions in Iowa after six weeks blocked by state Supreme Court.”

Hannah Fingerhut and Scott McFetridge of The Associated Press report that “Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate strict abortion limits, but a new law could be coming.”

Brendan Pierson of Reuters reports that “Abortion remains legal in Iowa as top court refuses to revive ban.”

Rox Laird of Courthouse News Service reports that “Divided Iowa Supreme Court leaves block on abortion ban; Because of a 3-3 split decision by the state’s high court, Iowa’s fetal heartbeat abortion law cannot be enforced.”

And Katarina Sostaric of Iowa Public Radio reports that “Deadlocked Iowa Supreme Court will not reinstate 6-week abortion ban.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Iowa at this link.

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in two argued cases.

1. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Lora v. United States, No. 22-49. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., No. 21-1052. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined. And Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“Supreme Court Backs Indian Child Welfare Act, as a Justice Cites Boarding School Legacy”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.

“Iowa Supreme Court abortion decision to come Friday, could revive 6-week ban”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report.

“Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea stepping down; Gildea has led the judiciary since Gov. Tim Pawlenty elevated her in 2010”: Rochelle Olson of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

And Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson of Minnesota Public Radio News report that “Chief Justice Gildea to leave Minnesota high court in October.”

“Justice Neil Gorsuch Is a Committed Defender of Tribal Rights; In soaring opinions steeped in history, Justice Gorsuch has demonstrated a distinctive dedication to Native American rights”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Religious Charter Schools Are OK in Oklahoma; St. Isidore’s approval is a win for authentic educational pluralism and faithful practice”: Law professor Nicole Stelle Garnett will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Tribes, Native American rights groups hail Supreme Court’s rejection of challenges to Indian Child Welfare Act”: Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World has this report.

And Molly Young of The Oklahoman reports that “Tribal families can be given priority in Native American adoptions, Supreme Court rules.”

“Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law; At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post report that “Native adoptions can give priority to tribal families, Supreme Court rules.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court upholds adoption law seeking to protect Native American children.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Upholds Preference For Tribal Families in Indian Adoptions; Case pits attempts to preserve indigenous culture against opposition to race-based statutes.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court sides with tribes, Biden in battle over Native American adoptions.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court sides with feds, tribes in challenge over American Indian adoptions; High court affirms tribal preference in American Indian adoptions.”

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Haaland v. Brackeen, No. 21-376.

“The Milk of Judicial Kindness; Georgia’s Supreme Court strikes down a law against unlicensed ‘lactation consulting'”: In Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Renée Flaherty and Jaimie Cavanaugh will have this op-ed about a recent ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

“A Look at How Local Appellate Courts Handle Requests to Reschedule Oral Argument”: This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column appeared in Tuesday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

“Broader Support for Abortion Rights Continues Post-Dobbs”: Lydia Saad of Gallup has this report.

And Sarah McCammon of NPR reports that “Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose Supreme Cour”s decision overturning Roe.”

“Summer of ‘luxury junkets’? Senate Dems press Supreme Court to shore up ethics this month.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

And Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Senate panel puts spotlight on Supreme Court ethics reform proposal.”

This afternoon, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcomittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, & Federal Rights held a hearing titled “Ensuring an Impartial Judiciary: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023.” You can access the video of the hearing via this link.

“Slave cases are still cited as good law across the U.S. This team aims to change that.” Rachel Treisman of NPR has this report.

“Senate confirms ACLU lawyer to NY federal court after GOP backlash”: Andrew Goudsward of Reuters has this report.

Tiana Headley and Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law report that “ACLU’s Dale Ho Confirmed to New York-Based US District Court; GOP called Ho radical over progressive legal career; Ho said he regretted tone on social media.”

Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “In Big Win For Progressives, Senate Confirms Dale Ho To Be A Federal Judge; Ho, one of the nation’s leading voting rights attorneys, squeaked through without any GOP support.”

Al Weaver of The Hill reports that “Senate confirms Dale Ho to Southern District New York court seat.”

And Ryan Tarinelli of Roll Call reports that “Senate confirms voting rights lawyer as New York federal judge; Dale Ho argued at the Supreme Court on a successful challenge to the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census.”

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dale E. Ho to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by a vote of 50-to-49.

“Is a U.S. Wealth Tax Constitutional? A bad Ninth Circuit ruling needs Supreme Court review.” This editorial will appear in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience; Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial”: Michael S. Schmidt and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.

“The Highest Cites in the Land”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“This Obscure Judicial Agency Could Tighten Ethics for Justices”: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Armslist Not Liable for Hosting Gun Sale Ads That Led to Purchases by People Who Used the Guns Criminally; The Seventh Circuit so holds, applying Wisconsin tort law, and not reaching the 47 U.S.C. § 230 issue”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Monday.

“Manchin to Oppose Dale Ho Nomination to New York Court Seat”: Zach C. Cohen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“If Democrats Win Back the House, They Will Have John Roberts to Thank”: Columnist Thomas B. Edsall has this essay online at The New York Times.