“Abortion Politics and the Court: How the Left is Winning by Losing.” Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Female athletes petition Supreme Court to back trans bans”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Stephen Colbert calls Ohio Supreme Court boneless chicken decision ‘hot legal garbage’”: Laura A. Bischoff of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

“To protect rule of law, Congress must check Supreme Court overreach; The No Kings Act would restore the American principle that a president is subject to the laws of the land”: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Left’s Big Fight Against Nomination of Michael McConnell Fizzles; Activist groups and liberal law professors divide”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“As Justice Gorsuch rails against federal rules, some profiled in his new book embrace more measured view”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions? It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Democrats Are Missing Out on a Big Opportunity on Abortion Rights”: Law professor Mary Ziegler has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

And online at Slate, Ziegler has a Jurisprudence essay titled “How to Understand Trump’s Latest Comments About Banning the Abortion Pill.”

“J&J Eyes Texas as Venue for Next Round of Baby Powder Fight; Company plans third bid to resolve cancer claims in bankruptcy; Texas venue seen friendlier after case blocked in New Jersey”: Jef Feeley and Damian Garde of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Full Eleventh Circuit agrees to reconsider case over trans healthcare exclusions; A three-judge panel sided with the transgender employee in her lawsuit in May, but now the full — and more conservative — court agreed to reconsider that ruling”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“Bayer Wins Roundup Appeal That Could Help Corral Cancer Suits; Appeals court finds warning claims are trumped by federal law; Ruling could set up case for review by the US Supreme Court”: Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Bayer wins victory in US legal battle against Roundup cancer claims.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Is James Ho Too Brash for Even Trump to Make Him a Supreme Court Justice? He’s one of the most brazenly partisan judges in the country — which might just earn him a spot on the high court.” Michael Hall has this article in the September 2024 issue of Texas Monthly.

“Pa. Appeals Court Rejects ‘Statutory Employer’ Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict; Mongeluzzi said the panel’s holding on the Statutory Employer Doctrine’s application was fact-specific, but the doctrine itself is under scrutiny beyond this particular case”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on a unanimous, non-precedential decision that a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued yesterday in an appeal that I briefed and argued as appellate counsel for the plaintiff-appellee.

“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.

“Could Jurisdiction-Stripping Prevent SCOTUS Invalidation of Biden’s SCOTUS Term Limits Proposal?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“The Takeout: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.” CBS News has posted this interview online.

“SC Supreme Court to take up Murdaugh’s appeal over clerk’s alleged jury tampering”: Ted Clifford of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report.

“SCOTUS Didn’t Go Nuclear On Abortion In 2024. It’ll Have Plenty Of Options To In 2025.” Kate Riga of TPM has this report.

“Statewide Charter School Board rescinds contract with religious charter school, but with a caveat”: Murray Evans of The Oklahoman has this report.

And Nuria Martinez-Keel of Oklahoma Voice reports that “Oklahoma board rescinds Catholic charter school founding contract; The Statewide Charter School Board agreed, after 4th time considering it, to carry out state Supreme Court order to reverse the contract.”

“Schumer’s presidential immunity fix will only make things worse; Jurisdiction-stripping is a terrible way to deal with even the worst excesses of this Supreme Court”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“AR-15s Are Weapons of War. A Federal Judge Just Confirmed It. The rifle that might have killed Donald Trump and was used to murder children in Uvalde has nothing to do with self-defense.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Judge denies emergency relief in lawsuit challenging limits on public funds for religious schools; The plaintiffs in the case have already filed a notice that they intend to appeal the order issued Thursday”: Rachel Ohm of The Portland (Me.) Press Herald has this report.

And David Sharp of The Associated Press reports that “Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition money.”

“Use of Geofence Warrant Deemed Unconstitutional by Fifth Circuit; Fifth Circuit parts way with Fourth Circuit over geofencing; But for geofencing, defendants may have not have been caught”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued last Friday.

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Orin S. Kerr has a post titled “The Fifth Circuit Shuts Down Geofence Warrants — And Maybe A Lot More; An astonishing ruling, and one that creates splits on two differerent issues.”

“With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot”: Rio Yamat of The Associated Press has this report.

“2 Supreme Court justices won’t hear challenge to judicial retention ballot measure”: Jimmy Jenkins of The Arizona Republic has an article that begins, “Two Arizona State Supreme Court justices up for retention this year have recused themselves from a lawsuit challenging a legislative ballot referral that would end most judicial retention elections in Arizona.”

“Biden Public Defenders Turned Judges Begin to Make Mark on Bench; Judges say they’re attuned to defendants’ life hardships; 20% of Biden’s 205 appointees have public defender experience”: Tiana Headley and Caitlin McLean of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law”: Amanda Seitz of The Associated Press has this report.

“J&J Gets Plaintiff Backing for $6.5 Billion Baby Powder Accord; More than 75% of group of cancer claimants back settlement; Deal for thousands of claims still faces other challenges”: Jef Feeley and Damian Garde of Bloomberg News have this report.

“When the Stars Don’t Align for Justices Kavanaugh and Roberts”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“The Parties Where Volunteers Pack Abortion Pills for Red-State Women; Blue-state professionals and retirees increasingly gather to help strangers evade laws against the procedure, prepping boxes for mailing”: Scott Calvert of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Reagan-appointed judge uses footnote to ding the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“JD Vance’s ‘Constitutional Crisis’ in the Making; Vance’s proposal to gut the federal workforce is likely unlawful and unworkable; But despite his bluster about defying the Supreme Court, that might not be necessary”: Ankush Khardori has this essay online at Politico Magazine.