“Rovner, first woman judge on 7th Circuit, to take senior status”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Yesterday, Seventh Circuit Judge Ilana D. Rovner sent this letter to President Biden announcing her decision.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court receives 7 sets of proposed legislative maps in gerrymandering case”: Molly Beck and Jessie Opoien of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

“In California, homelessness isn’t a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“The Supreme Court Gave Itself Huge Extra Powers and It’s Becoming a Big Problem; Next week’s Loper Bright case could change the way the government works; It also highlights the danger of the Supreme Court picking questions to suit its politics”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Break-in at Colorado Supreme Court building caused $35 million in damage, left 3 floors unusable; Brandon Olsen, 44, is accused of setting fire inside building that triggered sprinklers to run for hours”: Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post has this report.

“Supreme Court to Hear Case Over Homelessness Rules in Oregon; The case could have major implications for cities throughout the country grappling with a homelessness crisis”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to review restrictions on homeless encampments.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court to rule on clearing homeless encampments in California and the West.”

Laura Kusisto and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court to Weigh City Efforts to Prohibit Homeless Camps; Coalition of public officials asks justices to hear case after appeals court says camping bans are cruel and unusual punishment.”

John Fritze and Maureen Groppe of USA Today report that “Supreme Court to decide if ticketing people who are homeless is ‘cruel’ punishment; At issue is a ruling that held cities could also not issue tickets to homeless people who were using blankets, pillows, or means to protect themselves from the elements.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to weigh case over ticketing homeless encampments.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Supreme Court to hear case that could reshape how cities like S.F. clear homeless encampments.”

And Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian reports that “U.S. Supreme Court to review ruling blocking Grants Pass from punishing homeless people sleeping in public places.”

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in five cases.

“Popular AI Chatbots Found to Give Error-Ridden Legal Answers; Researchers measured AI responses to 200,000 legal questions; Frequent ‘hallucinations’ could hurt self-represented litigants”: Isabel Gottlieb and Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law have this report on a paper titled “Large Legal Fictions: Profiling Legal Hallucinations in Large Language Models,” written by Matthew Dahl, Varun Magesh, Mirac Suzgun, and Daniel E. Ho.

“The Supreme Court’s suddenly blockbuster term”: Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Trump ramps up attacks on the justice system when trials and key rulings loom, analysis shows; The former president’s attacks on the prosecutors and judges in his civil and criminal cases are frequently tied to developments in his court cases, an NBC News analysis shows”: Dareh Gregorian and Jasmine Cui of NBC News have this report.

“Last Republican Minnesota Supreme Court appointee announces retirement; Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed G. Barry Anderson to the high court in 2004”: Rochelle Olson of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

And Brian Bakst of Minnesota Public Radio News reports that “Long-tenured Justice Anderson to leave Minnesota Supreme Court in May.”

“How the Supreme Court could end the ‘Chevron deference’ foolishness”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Biden administration tells Supreme Court Texas is barring federal government’s access to part of US-Mexico border”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

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

“What’s Actually Wrong with Justices on Yachts?” Guha Krishnamurthi and Peter N. Salib have this guest blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Daniel McCaffery sworn in as newest justice of Pa. Supreme Court”: Paul Vigna of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

“Oregon Supreme Court allows Trump to appear on primary ballot”: Patrick Marley of The Washington Post has this report.

And Marshall Cohen of CNN reports that “Oregon Supreme Court won’t remove Trump from ballot for now, says it’s waiting on SCOTUS.”

The Supreme Court of Oregon issued this news release today.

“Making Trial Witnesses Mask Not a Confrontation Right Violation; Masks were ‘necessary to further an important public policy’”: Peter Hayes of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Federal court agrees to reconsider ruling finding Maryland law requiring handgun licenses unconstitutional”: Alex Mann of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US appeals court to reconsider Maryland handgun licensure law.”

And William J. Ford of Maryland Matters reports that “Full federal appeals court will hear Maryland handgun case.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

“Trump Judge Spanks Ron DeSantis for Retaliating Against a Democratic Rival”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Conservative jurists and the health risks they expect women to endure”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Oral Argument Recap: Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp.“ Maggie Gardner has this post at the “Transnational Litigation Blog.”

“A Law Unto Oneself: Personal Positivism and Our Fragmented Judiciary.” Law professor Richard M. Re has posted this article online at SSRN.

“S.F. still banned from sweeping most homeless encampments, court rules”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a report that begins, “San Francisco cannot remove homeless people from its streets and sidewalks unless it offers them immediate and available shelter, a divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday, upholding a magistrate’s ban on sweeps of homeless encampments in the city.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“It’s All Relative! Two Recent Cases Are Examples of This; Two recent cases, Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products and Dinardo v. Kohler, are examples of ‘relativity’ in the law, or perhaps just perspective.” Cliff Rieders has this essay online at The Legal Intelligencer.

“‘Chanukah on Ice’ Ad Was Improperly Nixed by Transit Authority”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“Grand Jury Declines to Indict Ohio Woman Accused of Abuse of Corpse; In a case that had drawn international attention, a grand jury in Ohio decided not to indict a woman who miscarried at home and disposed of the nonviable fetus”: Remy Tumin of The New York Times has this report.

“On the job training: 43-year-old State Solicitor unanimously confirmed to SJC; Healey’s high court pick has never been a judge.” Matthew Medsger of The Boston Herald has this report.

“Abandoning a Claim v. Amending a Complaint to Create Finality; Ditching its initial holding that abandoning unresolved claims creates a final decision, the Eleventh Circuit treated a purported abandonment as a successful attempt to amend a complaint”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Eureka Not: The President is an Officer of the United States Redux, Redux . . .” Mark Graber has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

“The Unraveling of Brett Kavanaugh’s Biggest, Dumbest Lie: The Dobbs majority promised their opinion would get the Supreme Court out of the abortion policy business; Guess how that’s going?” Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Biden’s effort to reshape the federal judiciary: Four things to watch in 2024.” Russell Wheeler of the Brookings Institution has this post.

“Attempt to recall Speaker Robin Vos could face roadblock with Supreme Court redistricting ruling”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“Bid to Undo Nickelback Copyright Win Scrutinized by 5th Circuit; Panel suggests ‘Rock Star’ sounds nothing like ‘Rockstar’; Claim that band accessed Texas singer’s work ‘speculative’”: Kyle Jahner of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link.

“Supreme Court will consider overruling landmark Chevron deference decision in a fishy case”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

“SJC rules mandatory life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21; Ruling impacts 18 to 20 year-olds convicted of first-degree murder”: Ivy Scott of The Boston Globe has this report on a 153-page, 4-to-3 ruling that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued today.