“Kim Davis, Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses, ordered to pay up”: Eleanor McCrary of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.

And Bill Estep of The Lexington Herald Leader reports that “Former KY official who denied gay couples marriage licenses faces $360,000 payment.”

You can access last Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at this link.

“Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Patrol to Cut Texas Razor Wire; Legal battle is part of escalating conflict between U.S. and Texas officials over immigration enforcement”: Jess Bravin and Elizabeth Findell of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Biden brawl with Texas over razor wire on the border reaches Supreme Court; The fight over the razor wire along the Rio Grande is the latest to pit Texas against the Biden administration over immigration.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “DHS asks Supreme Court to approve cutting Texas’ razor wire border fence.”

Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol to cut or move razor wire at Texas border; The federal government is locked in a dispute with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who installed the wire in an effort to prevent illegal border crossings.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Biden administration brings razor wire border barrier fight to Supreme Court; Texas has spent billions to ramp up security along its border. The White House claims its efforts are unconstitutional.”

You can access the federal government’s U.S. Supreme Court filing at this link.

“Appeals court rules Texas can ban emergency abortions in spite of federal guidance; The Biden administration had appealed a district judge’s ruling that sided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton”: Zoë Richards of NBC News has this report.

Brendan Pierson of Reuters reports that “Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules.”

Mary Anne Pazanowski and Ian Lopez of Bloomberg Law report that “US Enforcement of Emergency Abortion Rule Halted in Texas; HHS added to providers’ emergency law obligations, court says; Should have submitted guidance to federal rulemaking procedure.”

And Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules; The Biden administration reminded hospitals of their obligation to perform life-saving abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act after the overturn of Roe v. Wade; Texas sued, arguing it was an overstep that mandated abortions.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Tom Girardi declared competent to stand trial”: Matt Hamilton and Harriet Ryan of The Los Angeles Times have a report that begins, “A federal judge in Los Angeles has found Tom Girardi competent to stand trial, paving the way for the disgraced former lawyer to go before a jury this year and answer charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients as part of a long-running fraud scheme at his law firm.”

The article notes that the decision remains under seal for now.

“White House turns to US Supreme Court in Texas razor-wire border dispute”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

“The Twin Fronts in the Battle Over Israel’s Identity; Monday’s court ruling joined the war in Gaza in a widening crisis over what kind of state Israel will be”: Steven Erlanger of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Armed man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building, causes ‘significant and extensive’ damage; Suspect is in custody and nobody was injured in early morning incident, Colorado State Patrol says”: Jacob Factor and Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post have this report.

“Abortion, Guns, Jan. 6 Highlight Top Supreme Court Cases in 2024”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Is Abortion ‘Freedom’ a More Powerful Slogan than ‘Choice’?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”