“Schumer’s Lawless Attack on the Supreme Court; To reverse the justices’ ruling on presidential immunity, he tries to invoke a legal ‘cheat code’”: Law professor Daniel Epps and Alan Trammell will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Alaska Prosecutor Accused of Exploiting Judge Ties for Recusal; Alaska prosecutor allegedly tried to spur recusal with conflicted lawyer; Allegations part of judicial misconduct fallout”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “A federal public defender has accused the US attorney’s office in Alaska of trying to force a judge’s recusal in a controversial murder case last year by adding a prosecutor to the trial team who had sent nude photos to the judge.”

“Montana Supreme Court strikes down abortion law requiring parental consent; In a unanimous decision, the justices found that the 2013 law violates pregnant minors’ right to privacy and equal protection”: Mara Silvers of Montana Free Press has this report.

Amy Beth Hanson of The Associated Press reports that “Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion.”

And Natalie Hanson of Courthouse News Service reports that “Montana Supreme Court finds parental consent law unconstitutional; Montana minors have a right to make reproductive health care decisions privately, without parental interference, the justices ruled.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Montana at this link.

“Reprimand of Judge Who Ordered Teen Handcuffed Affirmed by Panel; Roger Benitez disciplined for handcuffing of defendant’s daughter; Judicial committee said penalties were ‘appropriate’”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a decision that the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States issued yesterday.