“Trump has shaped the Supreme Court, but it could still hinder his agenda; Although the court has three Trump appointees as part of its 6-3 conservative majority, it has not always ruled for him and could push back on expansive uses of executive power”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Trump’s Back, This Time Without Guardrails. Can anything be done to mitigate MAGA’s harms the second time around?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Abortion Rights Initiatives Keep Winning. It Might Not Matter.” Law professor Mary Ziegler has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump’s election sparks speculation and infighting over future Supreme Court vacancies”: John Fritze and Paula Reid of CNN have this report.

“What Donald Trump’s Victory Means for the Supreme Court; Special 2024 elections edition”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“It Is Too Late For a ‘Should Sotomayor Retire?’ Discourse; The time for Senate Democrats to worry about the future of the Supreme Court was well before a devastating election loss that will lock them out of power for the next four years”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty, setting up legal challenges in second term; The president-elect ramped up executions in his first term; He has since suggested putting to death human and drug traffickers and migrants who kill U.S. citizens”: Erik Ortiz of NBC News has this report.

“Three nominated for upcoming vacancy on Alaska Supreme Court; Gov. Mike Dunleavy will have 45 days to make a final selection that will make the court majority female for the first time”: James Brooks of Alaska Beacon has this report.

“As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Majority Could Easily Rule Through 2045; Democrats failed to make the Court itself a major campaign issue, but what comes after the Dobbs decision could very well be worse, and more far-reaching”: Jane Mayer will have this article in the November 18, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

“Leonard Leo, Trump aide Mike Davis spar over Supreme Court retirements; Jabs over whether to pressure Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to retire could reflect a split between Trump allies and other conservative lawyers”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.

And Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman, and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times have an article headlined “Should Alito and Thomas Be Pushed to Retire? Conservatives Are Divided. Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.”