“Divorced couple’s fight over IVF-created embryos heads to Ohio Supreme Court”: Laura A. Bischoff of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

“State of the Uterus: Two Years After the End of Roe.” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

“The First Amendment is in grave danger if Trump wins; Three Supreme Court justices want to drastically roll back the First Amendment; Trump could make it five”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Wisconsin Capitol Police decline to investigate leak of state Supreme Court abortion order”: Scott Bauer of The Associated Press has this report.

“NH Supreme Court Associate Justice Marconi placed on administrative leave”: The New Hampshire Union Leader recently had this report.

And Nancy West of InDepthNH.org has a related report headlined “Friend Says Gov. Chris Sununu Behind Effort To Force Geno Marconi To Resign.”

“After Iowa abortion ruling, should voters boot Justice David May? Opponents of same-sex marriage waged ideological warfare against the courts in 2010. This time, Kim Reynolds, lawmakers and justices are responsible for the ideological warfare.” Rekha Basu has this essay online at The Des Moines Register.

“Justice Neil Gorsuch says Americans getting ‘thwacked’ by too many laws; Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is promoting a book by him and former clerk Janie Nitze titled ‘Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.’” Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

“The Trial Judge Who Has to Clean Up the Supreme Court’s Mess”: Columnist Jesse Wegman recently had this essay online at The New York Times.

And at his “Adam’s Legal Newsletter” Substack site, Adam Unikowsky has a post titled “Sunny or Melon? AI and the Trump remand.”

“Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not ‘Health Care’; The decision revives a lawsuit filed by 94 women who said their OB-GYN sexually abused them; Previously, a lower court determined that the actions they alleged had to be treated as medical malpractice”: Jessica Miller of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report on a unanimous ruling that the Supreme Court of Utah issued last Thursday.

“Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch questions overcriminalization during book tour at presidential libraries”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling votes to ban camping except in some areas”: Claire Rush of The Associated Press has this report.

“Judicial Notice (08.11.24): Don’t Be Evil; Biglaw summer bonuses, Justice Gorsuch’s revelations, the year’s largest IPO, and Paul Weiss’s latest lateral hires.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Karla Campbell — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“Biden on track to surpass federal judges confirmed under Trump; Congress could approve as many as 238 of the White House’s federal court appointees before the November election — but hurdles remain for some controversial nominees still stuck on the Senate floor”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“How an Accidental Ruling Led to Homeless Encampments; In deciding Grants Pass v. Johnson, which the Supreme Court reversed, the Ninth Circuit relied on an anomalous decision from 1962, on which I worked as a clerk to Justice Harlan”: Nathan Lewin has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“What the Supreme Court left unsaid about Trump’s criminal immunity: The federal election case has returned to the trial court; Now comes the hard part.” Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

“Dog, cat owners go on offense in US Supreme Court brief”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

“Court rejects Satanic Temple’s challenge to Boston council prayer custom”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued Tuesday.

“Favorable views of Supreme Court remain near historic low”: Joseph Copeland of Pew Research Center has this report.

“George W. Bush Boots American Bar Association; Senate Democrats slam decision”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“High Court’s First Asian Justice May Be Byproduct of Trump; Diversity wasn’t a priority in Trump’s first term; Some judges offer multiple firsts”: Lydia Wheeler and Andrew Wallender of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Judge Ezra’s Worrying Behavior in the Buoy Case; Judge Ezra boasted about knowing the judges on the Fifth Circuit, being sworn into the Texas Bar by the Chief Judge’s husband, and threatened to have the Deputy Solicitor General’s lawyer removed from the courtroom”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Chuck Schumer’s plan to create a constitutional crisis; The Senate majority leader is proposing a radical plan to hamstring the Supreme Court”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Judge in buoys case says no matter what happens, the matter will end up in Supreme Court; The federal judge presiding over the legal dispute involving buoys as a deterrent to immigration said the case is complex and won’t be settled at the trial court level”: John C. Moritz of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

And Josh Gerstein of Politico links to this Fifth Circuit filing of the transcripts of two recent federal district court hearings in the case.

“The Man to Bring Supreme Court Reform to the Conversation; Tim Walz is not a lawyer — he’s a former civics teacher; That might be just what America needs to understand SCOTUS”: Dahlia Lithwick has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Bush Administration Lawyer Whose Wife Was Killed on 9/11 Supports Plea Deal; In an exclusive interview, Theodore B. Olson called the agreement that was revoked last week ‘the best possible outcome’”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“Tom Girardi’s fraud trial begins: A liar who stole millions? Or the victim of a thieving CFO?” Matt Hamilton of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Appeals court sets emergency abortion care case for argument — after the election; As Vice President Kamala Harris announces her veep pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Ninth Circuit provides another reminder of the contingent nature of this moment”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“4th Circuit upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons”: Madeleine O’Neill of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

Lee O. Sanderlin and Amisha Kumar of The Baltimore Banner report that “Appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on ‘excessively dangerous’ assault weapons.”

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US appeals court upholds Maryland’s assault weapons ban.”

And Michael Kunzelman and Lea Skene of The Associated Press report that “Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons.”

Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote the majority opinion in today’s 10-to-5 en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

“How Kirkland Uses Court Shopping to Get an Edge in Bankruptcy; Big Law behemoth favored Houston, Delaware, Richmond courts; Practices raise concern over bankruptcy system fairness”: Ronnie Greene, James Nani, and Umar Farooq of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Jury selection starts today in LA’s Tom Girardi embezzlement trial; Federal prosecutors contend that the disgraced attorney and his law firm’s former bookkeeper, Chris Kamon, embezzled and pocketed millions that belonged to clients of the firm from 2010 to 2020”: Fred Shuster of City News Service has this report.

“Prosecutors Flag More Possible Case Conflicts From Alaska Judge; List of 21 additional matters sent to federal defender; DOJ has disclosed total of 44 potential conflicts tied to Kindred scandal”: Ben Penn and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Ben Penn also reports that “Sen. Murkowski Urges DOJ to Probe Ex-Clerk’s Retaliation Claim; Call for investigation responds to Bloomberg Law article; Survivor of judge’s abuse alleges DOJ denied her permanent job.”

“Thomas Girardi’s Legal Drama Approaches Its Hollywood Ending; Class action lawyer facing fraud charges goes on trial; Girardi accused of stealing millions from his clients”: Isaiah Poritz and Maia Spoto of Bloomberg Law have this report.

And David Thomas of Reuters reports that “Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi to face jury in client embezzlement case.”

“The Constitution and Your Cellphone Bill: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals tosses a ‘universal service’ tax delegated by Congress to the FCC.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Supreme Court Rejects Long-Shot Challenge to Trump Hush Money Case; Missouri sought to sue New York under the court’s ‘original jurisdiction,’ which sometimes allows suits between states to be brought directly to the justices”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report on an order that the U.S. Supreme Court issued today.