“How Trump Could Institute a Backdoor Federal Abortion Ban”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“5th Circuit will rehear case that created Louisiana’s only Black supreme court seat; In Chisom v. Louisiana, court grants rehearing en banc for state”: Wesley Muller of Louisiana Illuminator has this report.

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

“The Supreme Court’s Mixed Record on Adhering to Precedent; The current court is not out of step with earlier ones in how often it overturns decisions; But it is more apt to do so to reach conservative results”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“The NetChoice Cases Aren’t About Discrimination; Texas and Florida are telling the Supreme Court that their social media laws are like civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination against minority groups; They’re wrong”: Daphne Keller has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“The Politics of Judicial Elections, 2021–2022; 2022 ushered in a new era of record-high spending in state judicial elections”: Douglas Keith of the Brennan Center for Justice has this report.

“Governor Abbott’s Perilous Effort at Constitutional Realignment; Texas’s arguments have dangerous federalism implications”: Steve Vladeck has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“‘Every loss truly traumatizes me’ Sotomayor tells UC Berkeley students of life in SCOTUS minority”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Justice Sotomayor speaks on frustration following some Supreme Court rulings.”

And Joyce E. Cutler of Bloomberg Law reports that “Sotomayor Calls Supreme Court Pace, Workload More Demanding.”

“Abortion Pills, Social Media Cases Top High Court March Calendar”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Lawyers voice opposition to 5th Circuit’s proposed AI rule”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. Reuters has posted this PDF document of the comments received in response to the proposed rule change.

“Record $183 million medical malpractice verdict against HUP upheld by Philadelphia judge; Penn says it will appeal the malpractice verdict against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Superior Court”: Harold Brubaker of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“6th Circuit’s Stranch to take senior status, creating court vacancy”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“West Point Affirmative Action Policy Can Continue During Appeal; Second Circuit judges deem emergency injunction not warranted; Another bid for an injunction is also pending in Supreme Court”: Ben Miller of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US appeals court won’t block West Point’s race-conscious admissions policy.”

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

“‘Very clear’ or ‘narrow and confusing’? Abortion lawsuits highlight confusion over emergency exceptions.” N’dea Yancey-Bragg of USA Today has this report.

“Alabama AG Hails ‘Historic’ and ‘Humane’ Execution by Nitrogen Gas After Condemned Man Shook and Writhed for Minutes, Pulling Against Restraints”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Confidence- and Emotion-Denotive Language”: Richard M. Re has this post at his “Re’s Judicata” blog.

“The Future of Academic Freedom: As the Israel-Hamas war provokes claims about unacceptable speech, the ability to debate difficult subjects is in renewed peril.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Pa. Supreme Court rules abortion access is a right protected by state constitution; The finding delivered a significant victory for reproductive rights advocates in the state following the overturning of Roe v. Wade”: Jeremy Roebuck, Sarah Gantz, and Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consisted of a 219-page majority opinion, a 71-page concurring opinion, and three opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part (here, here, and here). Each of the five Justices who participated in the decision wrote separately.

Update: The Philadelphia Inquirer has corrected the headline of this article to read, “Pa. Supreme Court grapples with question of whether abortion access is protected by state constitution; The ruling is the first to grapple with the question of whether Pennsylvania’s constitution protects reproductive autonomy since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.”

“Can the Internet Be Governed? Amid worries about what Big Tech is doing to our privacy, politics, and psyches, many stakeholders — from activists to technocrats — are calling for a new rule book.” Akash Kapur has this A Critic at Large essay in the February 5, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

“64. Federal vs. State Immigration Enforcement Under Arizona v. United States; The Supreme Court may soon be asked to revisit Justice Kennedy’s 2012 majority opinion reaffirming federal primacy over immigration; Doing so could have implications far beyond the U.S.-Mexico border.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Big Law Gets Bigger: Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes; Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line.” Jeffrey Toobin has this article online at Air Mail.

“Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “Election Law Blog” — has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Who Has Final Authority At The Border?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.