“Split appeals court says Tennessee’s trans care ban can go into effect during appeal; ‘We may be wrong,’ Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote for himself and Judge Amul Thapar; They are the only judges to rule that bans on gender-affirming care for minors are likely constitutional”: Chris Geidner has this post at his “Law Dork” Substack site.

“Leading Democrats Vote Against Clinton’s Strident Liberal Nominee; Judge Lee Sarokin’s stormy path to, and quick exit from, Third Circuit”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“The Supreme Court’s Disorienting Elevation of Religion”: Law professor Kate Shaw has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Democrats, spare me your complaints about partisan justices”: Columnist Henry Olsen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Divided three-judge Sixth Circuit panel grants emergency stay pending appeal of district court’s preliminary injunction blocking Tennessee law that prohibits healthcare providers from performing gender-affirming surgeries and administering hormones or puberty blockers to transgender minors: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Student debt: Why Biden’s backup plan may wind up in trouble again at the Supreme Court.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.