“Supreme Court stakes are too high to continue with the Biden gamble; The risk of another Trump presidency appointing more justices, forces a reluctant conclusion”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Pay for Lawyers Is So High People Are Comparing It to the N.B.A.; Enormous pay packages are popping up for top lawyers, especially those favored by well-heeled private equity clients”: Maureen Farrell and Anupreeta Das of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Takes Back Control; This term Roberts moved the law to match his priorities — and didn’t worry about getting liberal justices on board”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“A Dismissed Abortion Case Points to Internal Tensions and Dysfunction at the Supreme Court”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Amy Coney Barrett Signaled Something Very Scary About Where Abortion Bans Will Go Next”: Law professors Reva Siegel and Mary Ziegler have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit; The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Justices make wish list of cases as Supreme Court heads into summer break ; The justices’ ranging opinions on the high court’s decision not to hear cases provided a window into what cases could be granted in the coming terms”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion”: Todd Richmond of The Associated Press has this report.

And Joe Kelly of Courthouse News Service reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court advances lawsuits seeking constitutional right to abortions; The court’s orders putting the abortion-related cases on its docket exposed long-simmering political grudges between its conservative and liberal justices.”

You can view yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Urmanski, and the opinions concurring therein and dissenting therefrom, at this link.

“Debit Card Fees Get a Deserved Hit From the Supreme Court; The overlooked ruling in Corner Post v. Federal Reserve won’t only affect those who prefer to pay using a small plastic rectangle”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Next President Will Split Up the Supreme Court’s Factions; The bench is currently divided between three liberals, three arch-conservatives, and three centrist conservatives, leading to shifting alliances — and an opportunity for the next president”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“In Immunity Decision, Clashing Views of the Nature of Politics; The Supreme Court’s conservative majority largely embraced Donald Trump’s dark view of tit-for-tat partisan prosecutions while liberals cited the prospect of power unchecked by legal accountability”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Court; Jurists who preach fidelity to the Constitution are making decisions that flatly contradict our founding document’s text and ideals”: Law professor Akhil Reed Amar has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Architects of the Trump Supreme Court See Culmination of Conservative Push; For Donald F. McGahn II, the former White House counsel, and Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican, sweeping anti-regulatory rulings are the big payoff of their drive to reshape the federal courts”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

“US Supreme Court’s divisions deepened in term capped by Trump immunity ruling”: John Kruzel of Reuters has this report.

“President Biden Names Fifty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees”: The White House issued this news release today.

In early news coverage, Lucy Marques of The Charlotte Observer reports that “Biden picks NC solicitor general as nominee for 4th Circuit appeals court vacancy.”

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Biden Taps North Carolina Solicitor General for Fourth Circuit.”

Update: In other coverage, Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Biden to nominate North Carolina solicitor general to US appeals court.”

“The Assassination Hypothetical Isn’t Even the Scariest Part of the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling”: Law professor Frank Bowman has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court Sneaked an Attack on the Abortion Pill Into Its Final Ruling”: Law professor Lisa Heinzerling has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“More Mallory Mutterings”: Stephen McConnell recently had this post at the “Drug & Device Law” blog.

The post concludes, “Sachs’s article is interesting. It is insightful. It might even be brilliant. What it is not is useful.”

“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn; The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are at least 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

And Tobi Raji, Justin Jouvenal, and David Ovalle of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court takes cases including vape rules, porn access for minors; The high court declined to hear challenges to Illinois gun laws after issuing two major gun rulings during the blockbuster term that ended Monday.”

“Northwestern Law School Accused of Bias Against White Men in Hiring; The lawsuit was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions”: Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

“2023 Stat Review”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“The ‘MAGA Supreme Court’ Doesn’t Exist; Democrats are fuming, but look at the record of the cases this term”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Supreme Court Creates a Lawless Presidency”: Law professor Kate Shaw has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Supreme Court term focused on Trump, abortion, guns and administrative state”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“As Trump dominated the docket, divided Supreme Court moved boldly to the right; There were fresh signs of a fractured conservative coalition on the Supreme Court even as the justices reshaped federal agency and presidential power”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

“The First Amendment Is Out of Control”: Law professor Tim Wu has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“In a Volatile Term, a Fractured Supreme Court Remade America; Amid signs of dysfunction and disarray, Chief Justice John Roberts reasserted his authority, while the influence of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito waned”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Pfizer defends appellate court’s ‘naming names’ rule in lawsuit over diversity program”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

“Appeals Court Reinstates $10 Billion Bank Lawsuit After WSJ Investigation Into Conflicts; Federal judge shouldn’t have presided over the lawsuit against Bank of America and others, court rules”: James V. Grimaldi of The Wall Street Journal has this report on a per curiam decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

Update: In other coverage, Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “US judge’s financial conflict leads to revived lawsuit against big banks.”

“A Decision of Surpassing Recklessness in Dangerous Times; The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States would have been wrong and dangerous at any time; It’s uncommonly so with Trump poised to retake power”: Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Judge Andrew Brasher”: You can access today’s new episode of the “For the Defense with David Oscar Markus” podcast via this link.

“Charlottesville Rally Leaders Face Higher Damages on Appeal; Lower court cut $24 million award by too much, 4th Cir. says; Va.’s $350,000 punitive damages cap to apply per plaintiff”: Mike Vilensky 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 yesterday.

“Emperor Trump? Supreme Court Just Expanded the Imperial Presidency; The conservative justices set aside their judicial principles in a ruling that would horrify America’s founders.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Purdue Ruling Tees Up ‘Consent’ Question for Bankruptcy Courts; Supreme Court didn’t define consensual liability releases; Court rulings on opt-out provisions poised to loom large”: Evan Ochsner of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Supreme Court Sidesteps New Gun Cases as It Closes Out Term; High court leaves Illinois ‘assault weapons’ bans in place; Court orders reconsideration of New York law, felon gun ban”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.