“It’s Time to Change the Way We Elect the President; After the Electoral College votes, send the winner to the White House and let the second-place finisher serve as vice president — similar to the Framers’ original plan”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Amicus Practice at the Texas Supreme Court: Expanding argument time, a look at the differences between amicus practice at SCOTX and the U.S. Supreme Court, and a preview of next week’s certified question.” Adam Shniderman has this post at his “14th & Colorado” Substack site.

“Feds can’t destroy razor wire Texas installed near Eagle Pass, appeals court rules; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued the Biden administration after Border Patrol agents had cut the razor wire”: Alejandro Serrano of The Texas Tribune has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Ames Moot Court Competition 2024”: Harvard Law School has posted this video on YouTube.

“Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

And Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Transgender care at issue in US Supreme Court’s latest culture war fight.”

“Evers extended school funding 400 years. Supreme Court can fix this veto mess. Conservative and liberal justices and governors have used power in crazy ways.” Frederick B. Wade has this essay online at The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“NC Supreme Court candidate wants Democrat disqualified from considering election challenge”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

And Rusty Jacobs of WUNC Radio reports that “GOP candidate protests the ballots cast by his opponent’s parents in state Supreme Court race.”

“Supreme court urged to recognise ‘facts of biological reality’ in sex definition case; Scottish campaigners challenge ruling that found it lawful for guidance to extend definition of ‘woman’ to trans women with GRC”: Libby Brooks of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“State elections official: Winner of Supreme Court race likely won’t be declared for several days.” Taylor Vance of Mississippi Today has this report.

Grant McLaughlin of The Clarion Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi reports that “MS Supreme Court race neck and neck; Vote counting expected into next week; St. Pe’ wins Court of Appeals race.”

And Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press reports that “Candidates in tight race for Mississippi Supreme Court as St. Pe’ wins Court of Appeals seat.”

The New York Times provides access to the current election results via this link.

“Supreme Court hosts government power struggle over flavored vapes; The Supreme Court continues its probe of federal agency authority next week, putting the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of flavored nicotine products under the microscope”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Arizona to resume executions after two-year pause”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report.

“Is the Justice Department constitutional? Yes, but. Has Washington lost its ability to prosecute politicians across party lines?” Columnist Charles Lane has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Senate Should Leave No Judgeship Unfilled”: The New York Times has published this editorial.

“US Court Tosses Sanctions of Crypto Mixer Tied to N. Korea Hack; Law only applies to rogue persons, not software, court says; US claimed Tornado Cash aided hackers in money laundering”: Madlin Mekelburg of Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a ‘woman’ is defined in law”: Sylvia Hui of The Associated Press has this report.

“Breyer Discloses $246,526 Salary for Harvard Law School Teaching; Previously taught at Harvard before joining Supreme Court; Among several justices to boast high-dollar book income”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

“Mangi nomination looks to be dead, handing Third Circuit seat to Trump; Senate Democrats out of time to switch nominees after yearlong slog for Mangi”: Joey Fox and David Wildstein of New Jersey Globe have this report.

Hannan Adely of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has an article headlined “Federal judge position won’t be filled by this NJ attorney who went to Harvard. Here’s why.”

And at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site, Jay Willis has a post titled “Adeel Mangi Deserved Better; Senate Democrats’ abandonment of Biden’s remaining appeals court nominees ensures that the federal judiciary won’t get its first-ever Muslim American appeals court judge anytime soon.”

“A politicized Supreme Court meets a new moment for America”: Kate Blackwood has this article online at Cornell Chronicle.

“The Trans-Rights Showdown at the Supreme Court: In a case on health care for minors, the justices could undermine decades of anti-discrimination law.” Irin Carmon has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“‘Bitterly polarized’: Supreme Court justices issued fewest decisions in at least 27 years.” Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “We know that the last session of the Wisconsin Supreme Court was very contentious. But it also was profoundly unproductive.”

“‘I don’t intend to be a flower on the wall’: Women make history on Kentucky Supreme Court.” Hannah Pinski of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.

“Put out of office by voters, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice has no regrets”: Barbara Hoberock of Oklahoma Voice has this report.

“Why abortions rose after Roe was overturned: Contrary to many predictions, abortions did not decline nationally after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision; Here’s what’s behind the trend.” Aria Bendix of NBC News has this report.

“Supreme Court hearing case on definition of a woman”: Phil Sim of BBC News has this report.

“Fresh from a bruising Nov. 5 election Wisconsin turns to a battle over the Supreme Court”: Jessie Opoien of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“(In Defense of) Judicial Institutionalism”: Marin K. Levy has this post at JOTWELL reviewing Rachel Bayefsky‘s article, “Judicial Institutionalism.”

“It is with great sadness that the Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit note the passing of our dear friend and colleague, the Honorable Walter K. Stapleton.” So begins a news release that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

“Trump plan to use military in deportations should stand up in court; Trump advisers say troops could build detention camps; 1878 law bars U.S. military from domestic law enforcement; Every president since Clinton has made limited use of troops”: Tom Hals of Reuters has this report.

“‘We enjoy this sometimes’: The rhetorical battle between Justices Alito and Kagan at the Supreme Court.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“First Chevron, now another arcane doctrine is ready for its closeup”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

“Congratulations To The 2025 Bristow Fellows; If you aspire to a Bristow, try clerking multiple times — 24 out of the 25 most recent Bristow Fellows completed two or more clerkships”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“President-elect set to shape ‘Trump judiciary’ for next generation”: Carrie Johnson of NPR recently had this report.

“Kitchens, Branning to face off in Mississippi Supreme Court runoff election”: Will Stribling of Mississippi Pubic Broadcasting has this report.

“Susan Carney to be next chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court”: Michelle Theriault Boots of The Anchorage Daily News has this report.

And Eric Stone of Alaska Public Media reports that “Susan Carney tapped as next chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court.”

Susan Carney also serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

“U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear McKinney woman’s case against city over damaged home; Police raided her home in 2020 to find a fugitive, and she was left with the bill; The country’s highest court says the case brings up a constitutional question but declined to answer it — for now”: Lilly Kersh of The Dallas Morning News has this report.