“Convictions of Biden’s Son and Trump Put the Justice System on Trial; But despite the partisan roar, two juries appeared to seriously weigh the evidence and deliver verdicts; The system seemed to work as it is supposed to”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“The Secret Supreme Court Tapes: A political activist infiltrated a gala to try provoking Justice Alito and his wife.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“9th Circuit says California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report on a ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Secret recording puts spotlight on Alito’s strong conservative views on religious issues; The justice has consistently backed religious Christian groups in Supreme Court cases and has often spoke about freedom of religion being under attack”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Alito’s ‘Godliness’ Comment Echoes a Broader Christian Movement; Justice Samuel Alito’s secretly recorded remarks come as many conservatives have openly embraced the view that American democracy must be grounded in a Christian worldview”: Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer of The New York Times have this news analysis.

“The People Who Dismantled Affirmative Action Have a New Strategy to Crush Racial Justice”: David H. Gans has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Also online at Slate, law professor Hila Keren has a Jurisprudence essay titled “The Hollow Promise of One of the Supreme Court’s Worst 2023 Decisions Has Just Been Exposed.”

“Sam Alito, Who Does Things People Don’t Like, Still Unsure Why People Don’t Like Him; The justice remains very upset by journalists who report accurately on the things the Supreme Court is doing with its power”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Alito No Longer Tries to Hide His Theocratic Worldview”: Columnist Jesse Wegman has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Justice Alito is right about today’s politics; America is in the middle of a nonmilitary civil war, and one side will win”: Columnist Perry Bacon Jr. has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“In Taped Remarks at Supreme Court Gala, Revealing Glimpses of Roberts and Alito; Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., once close allies, have embraced starkly different conceptions of the judicial role”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Hunter Biden’s case for appeal: Gun law is unconstitutional.” Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“Justice Alito’s Wife, in Secretly Recorded Conversation, Complains About Pride Flag; In a conversation with a woman posing as a conservative supporter, Martha-Ann Alito appeared to push back against having to look at a symbol of L.G.B.T.Q. rights”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“Supreme Court’s Greater Revision Tranparency Gets Little Notice; Court permanently notes changes to revised opinions; Revisions ranged from typos to substantive changes”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Unfounded attacks on the Justice Department must end; Conspiracy theories, falsehoods and threats of violence against DOJ personnel are not normal”: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“D.C. Circuit’s David Tatel Pairs Judging, Blindness in Memoir; Retired D.C. Circuit judge discusses legal career, blindness in memoir; New book also criticizes current Supreme Court”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.