“In a pre-Dobbs world, the Washington Post deferred to a Supreme Court justice”: Ben Smith and Max Tani of Semafor have this report.

“Only Black candidate drops out of SC Supreme Court race. Court will be all-White by summer.” Alexander Thompson of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has an article that begins, “The only Black candidate in the race for an open South Carolina Supreme Court seat dropped out May 28, ensuring the state’s high court will become all White for the first time in 17 years.”

“The Alitos, the Neighborhood Clash and the Upside-Down Flag; Inside the escalating conflict on a bucolic suburban street that Justice Alito said prompted a ‘Stop the Steal’ symbol at his home”: Jodi Kantor of The New York Times has this report.

“Gorsuch offers rebuke as Supreme Court turns away review of 6-member juries; The Donald Trump appointee urged states to step in and uphold the right to a 12-member jury since the high court declined to correct what Gorsuch called an ‘embarrassing mistake’”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“The Infuriating Alito Two-Step”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Liberal Judges Should Respect Precedent As Little As Conservative Judges Do; Judges have long criticized qualified immunity as lawless and illegitimate; A Mississippi district court judge decided to dispense with it altogether”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Supreme Court agrees to hear water pollution fight between San Francisco, EPA”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“US Supreme Court rebuffs lawyer Michael Avenatti’s bid to overturn Nike-related convictions”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

“Time for Some Bad Decisions”: You can access yesterday’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

“The Alitos and Their Flags: The saga of a Supreme Court justice, his wife and two symbols adopted by people campaigning to overturn the result of the 2020 election.” You can access today’s episode of “The Daily” podcast from The New York Times via this link.

“The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade; A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election”: Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

“82. The Supreme Court’s Four Officers: A new Supreme Court librarian provides an opportunity to look at the Court’s role in appointing its own officers — and how that might play into proposals to create an Article III Inspector General.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Judicial Notice (05.27.24): Crash And Burn; Airline attorneys embarrass themselves, SCOTUS issues a big ruling, the NCAA announces a $2.8 billion settlement, and Kirkland takes talent from Milbank.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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

And in Cunningham v. Florida, No. 23–5171, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.