“New York top court upholds abortion insurance coverage requirement; The New York Court of Appeals found that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision didn’t make broadly-applied rules unconstitutional violations of religious freedom, but Albany’s Catholic diocese vowed to change that”: Andy Monserud of Courthouse News Service has this report on a unanimous ruling that the New York State Court of Appeals issued today.

“Justice Alito Is a True Believer”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Georgia Supreme Court incumbent staves off challenge from ex-lawmaker; Justice Andrew Pinson was elected to full six-year term after defeating former U.S. Rep. John Barrow, who centered his campaign on a vow to preserve abortion rights at the state’s highest court”: Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“House Democrats call on Justice Alito to recuse after flag controversy; Justice Samuel Alito has said his wife flew the U.S. flag upside down after what neighbors described as a heated argument over yard signs”: Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“California justices appear likely to uphold Prop. 22, keeping gig worker law in place”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s CFPB Ruling Saved the Fed, Too. Even conservative Justice Thomas doesn’t want to undermine the global financial system. The same can’t be said for Justice Alito.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Abortion was already a top issue. Alito made the Supreme Court one, too. A Democratic agenda: Lose the filibuster, reform the court and revive Roe.” Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Republican Party’s man inside the Supreme Court; Justice Samuel Alito brings no vision and no unique insights to his job — other than unrelenting loyalty to the GOP”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“There’s No Sense of Shame at the Supreme Court”: Jesse Wegman has this essay online at The New York Times.

“CT Chief Justice Richard A. Robison to retire from state Supreme Court”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.

“California Supreme Court to decide fate of Prop. 22, possibly transform the gig economy”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“The Truth Turned Upside-Down”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“The ‘Originalist’ Justices Keep Getting History Spectacularly Wrong; Actual subject matter experts are baffled at how badly the conservative justices are butchering history in pursuit of their preferred policy outcomes”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“I Researched Judicial Ethics Rules For Years. Here’s Why The Alito Recusal Calls Are Ridiculous.” Margot Cleveland has this post online at The Federalist.

“Pa. Justices Agree to Reconsider Longstanding Statutory Employer Defense Precedent”: Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer has this report about a case in which I am serving as appellate counsel for the plaintiff-appellant.