“Supreme Court to hear arguments on funding for financial protection agency; Case on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could shape congressional power to fund agencies outside of normal appropriations”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

“Gender-Affirming Care Ruling Could Force Supreme Court Reckoning”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And at his Substack site, Chris Geidner has a post titled “Judge Jeff Sutton ignores anti-trans reality to uphold Tennessee, Kentucky trans care bans; Sutton’s ruling is an act of judicial cowardice that masks itself as one of judicial humility.”

“The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Views of Supreme Court Remain Near Record Lows”: Megan Brenan of Gallup has this report.

And Steven Shepard of Politico reports that “Faith in the Supreme Court is down. Voters now say they want changes; A new survey shows three-in-four voters want the justices bound to an ethics code.”

“A Monumental SCOTUS Term Begins: Our Reluctant Curtain-Raiser; On the brink of a new term, with plunging public trust and swirling ethics scandals, the Supreme Court eyes dismantling the regulatory state and arming domestic abusers.” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Supreme Court in New Term Looks at Curbing Power of Federal Agencies; Docket also promises rulings from justices on electoral districts and gun rights”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.