“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.

“Trump initiatives might be foiled by the right’s defeat of Chevron; The president-elect’s lawyers are going to have their work cut out for them”: Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The huge stakes in a Supreme Court case about vaping; The justices face the awkward task of reviewing some very shoddy work by Judge Andy Oldham, a potential future colleague”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy; SCOTUS asks US government for its view on $1 billion Sony v. Cox case”: Jon Brodkin of Ars Technica has this report.

“The man who helped roll back abortion rights now wants to ‘crush liberal dominance’”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Riggs’ lead drops by 67 votes as 60 counties complete NC Supreme Court recount”: The Carolina Journal has this report.

“Transgender lawyer makes history, takes case on puberty blockers and hormone therapy to Supreme Court; The ACLU’s Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court when the justices consider Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“New Jersey Transit Can Face NY Suits, State Top Court Says; Transit agency has ‘significant independence’ from state; Courts wading into ‘uncharted waters’ since Hyatt ruling”: Beth Wang of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the Court of Appeals of New York — that state’s highest court — issued today.

A case raising this same issue is currently pending before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, where the oral argument did not seem to go very well for plaintiff’s counsel (who appeared to have been proceeding without the help of an appellate practitioner). Perhaps this decision will help turn the tide in that case.

“Sotomayor, Gorsuch shine spotlight on government repayment for private property damage; The high court refused to consider if a Texas property owner should have been reimbursed when police officers caused $50,000 in damages during a hostage standoff”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases, but it did call for the views of the Solicitor General in two related cases.

And in Baker v. City of McKinney, No. 23-1363, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement, in which Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined, respecting the denial of certiorari.

“The Iron Man of America’s op-ed pages; George F. Will’s conservative outlook and cheerful erudition have been the hallmarks of an extraordinary career”: Columnist David Von Drehle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“No-Limit Vouchers Are Blowing Up Arizona’s Budget. This Woman Is Leading the Way. Conservative parents seeking ‘educational freedom’ have found a taxpayer-supported way to opt out of public schools. And other states want to imitate it.” Rowan Moore Gerety has this article online at Politico Magazine.

“Special counsel Jack Smith moves to dismiss Trump’s D.C. prosecution; The special counsel filed a motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s election-obstruction case without prejudice, which means the case could be revived in the future”: Perry Stein and Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post have this report.

“How Will Trump 2.0 Embolden SCOTUS to Gut the Law?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube, featuring an interview with former D.C. Circuit Judge David S. Tatel.

“The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus: Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.” Stephania Taladrid has this Letter from the Rio Grande Valley in the December 2, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

“110. The Universal Service Fund and the Non-Delegation Doctrine: Friday’s major new cert. grant raises the question whether the justices are poised to reinvigorate the non-delegation doctrine, or whether they’re just going to slap the Fifth Circuit down again.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.