“The Message of the Supreme Court’s Wild Ride of a Term: The anxiety about distinguishing a President from a king, which framed this Court term, is inextricably intertwined with the end-of-democracy theme of the 2024 Presidential race.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this Daily Comment online at The New Yorker.

“Democrats Shine Spotlight on 1873 Abortion Law, Despite Risks; Whether to try to overturn Comstock law presents dilemma for abortion-rights supporters”: Liz Essley Whyte and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“MoloLamken Releases 2024 Supreme Court Business Briefing”: You can access the news release here and the briefing itself here.

Survey for lawyers who practice at the Ninth Circuit: A reader has emailed asking me to post the following request:

Dear Ninth Circuit practitioners,

The Appellate Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit are conducting a Survey of Practitioners.

The results will be presented to the Judges of the Ninth Circuit at a meeting at the end of July.

Here is the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6W7PKSS

The survey should take only around 10 minutes to answer. This is a terrific opportunity to provide your feedback to the Court about practice in the Ninth Circuit.

We are seeking input from all practitioners who appear in the Ninth Circuit — whether you specialize in appellate practice or only handle an occasional appeal.

Your responses will remain anonymous — really. (All responses are anonymous when submitted, and are accessible only by a small group of lawyer representatives; no identifying information will be provided to the Court.)

Responses are due by noon on Friday, July 19, so don’t delay. Respond today!

Thank you,

Appellate Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit

“U.S. appeals court ruling leaves open possibility of college athletes being considered employees”: Steve Berkowitz of USA Today has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

“West Virginia and Idaho ask Supreme Court to decide whether states can enforce anti-transgender sports bans”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

“The Supreme Court Is Gaslighting Us All”: Columnist Jesse Wegman has this essay online at The New York Times.