“Abortion Ruling Keeps Texas Doctors Afraid of Prosecution; In ruling that a pregnant woman did not qualify for a medical exception to abortion bans, the Texas Supreme Court left doctors without clear guidance on which cases might pass legal muster”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report.

“Charlie Adelson wasn’t even on the line when Donna discussed suicide, Vietnam extradition”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Trump DC trial delay in Supreme Court hands; The high court could use the Nixon roadmap to decide Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim before March”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Virginia teacher’s lawsuit over firing for refusal to use student’s chosen pronouns can move forward, state Supreme Court rules”: Gavin Stone of The Virginian-Pilot has this report on a somewhat splintered, largely 4-to-3 ruling that the Supreme Court of Virginia issued today.

“Kate Cox’s case reveals how far Texas intends to go to enforce abortion laws; The Dallas mom’s case drew national attention and forced the abortion issue before the state Supreme Court; She ended up traveling out of state to terminate her non-viable pregnancy”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

And Brendan Pierson of Reuters has a report headlined “What does the Texas Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions mean for patients?“

“Is abortion access in peril (even where it’s legal)? Supreme Court case could tip balance.” Adrianna Rodriguez and Karen Weintraub of USA Today have this report.

Online at The New Republic, Matt Ford reports that “The Abortion Pill Might Just Stand a Chance at the Supreme Court; In a sign that its recent regard for restraint is prevailing, the Roberts Court is signaling that they’ll take a narrow approach on mifepristone.”

Also online at The New Republic, Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling reports that “Vulnerable Republicans Are Nervous About the Supreme Court’s New Abortion Case; House Republicans in swing districts are nervous about what the ‘tone deaf’ Supreme Court will do next.”

“The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Anti-Human”: Sarah Jones has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“2004 Senate Victories Pave Smooth Path to Supreme Court Confirmation; John Thune ousts Democratic leader Tom Daschle”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Colorado Reconsiders Letting Trump on the Ballot; A Colorado Supreme Court case is one of several considering whether Trump should be disqualified under the Fourteenth Amendment, but it has proceeded the furthest”: Amy Davidson Sorkin has this Daily Comment online at The New Yorker.

“Is Compelled Decryption Heading to the Supreme Court? Unlocking phones may reach SCOTUS, but there’s a potential catch.” Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“January 6 Reaches the Supreme Court; Why Special Counsel Jack asked the justices to leap-frog the court of appeals and where we go from here”: Steve Vladeck has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Justices consider whether to strike down local laws restricting abortion access”: Olivier Uyttebrouck of The Albuquerque Journal has this report.

Robert Nott of The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that “N.M. Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion suit.”

And Joe Duhownik of Courthouse News Service reports that “New Mexico Supreme Court considers legality of local abortion bans; New Mexico’s attorney general says state law preempts local governments from passing ordinances that interfere with access to abortion.”

The New Mexico Supreme Court has posted the video of yesterday’s oral argument on YouTube at this link.

“A Pa. Supreme Court justice recused himself from Philly DA Larry Krasner’s impeachment case; Justice P. Kevin Brobson decided to withdraw after disclosing that a lawyer representing Krasner’s opponents had previously worked as the justice’s personal attorney and on his campaign”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.