“Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age: The question is not why the Court has so many controversies, but why they generate so much more outrage than they used to.” David Lat and Zachary Baron Shemtob have this essay online at The Atlantic.

“There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Quiet’ Supreme Court Term; When conservatives have this much control over the Court’s agenda, the only question for liberals is how much they will lose, and how quickly”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued this evening.

“In New Term, Supreme Court Set to Tackle Case on School Board Members’ Social Media Use; These are the cases educators will want to watch during the court’s new term”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.

“US Supreme Court prepares for new term under ethics cloud”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

“I teach Constitutional Law. Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten way too long.” Law professor Chad Flanders recently had this essay online at The Baltimore Sun.

“From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this new installment of The AP’s “Supreme Court Notebook.”

“Appeals court lifts partial block on Idaho abortion ban; Enforcement of the law can begin as litigation winds its way through the courts”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report on an order that Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Janet Protasiewicz impeachment”: Alexander Shur of The Wisconsin State Journal has this report.