“In Supreme Court battle over transgender rights, conservatives look to an unlikely ally: Europe; The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennessee’s law banning transition-related medical care for minors.” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Minnesota Supreme Court considers transgender weightlifting lawsuit with wide-ranging implications; JayCee Cooper, a transgender woman from Minneapolis, was denied entry into a women’s USA Powerlifting competition in 2019; Her civil lawsuit claiming discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court”: Jeff Day of The Minnesota Star Tribune has this report.

The Supreme Court of Minnesota has posted this video of today’s oral argument online at this link.

“The Supreme Court Won’t Save Musk’s DOGE Plans; He and Vivek Ramaswamy think the justices will support their attempt to violate the Impoundment Control Act; They’re wrong”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Goldwater takes judicial retention case to Supreme Court”: Howard Fischer of Arizona Capitol Times has a report that begins, “An organization that lobbies and litigates for limited government regulation wants the Arizona Supreme Court to give Maricopa County voters more say in who serves on the state Court of Appeals.”

“First Circuit likely to save the whales despite lobstermen’s complaints; A federal law that limits New England fishing operations appears likely to survive an appellate challenge”: Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service has this report.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has posted online the audio of today’s oral argument at this link.

“Ninth Circuit probes Grindr claims of immunity from child rape liability; Grindr says any attempt to hold it liable for the posts and actions of its users runs afoul of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act”: Edvard Pettersson of Courthouse News Service has this report.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted today’s oral argument of this case on YouTube at this link.

“Transgender Judges Remain Rare Despite Biden Diversity Push; First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court; Few transgender state judges, none in lifetime federal posts”: Maia Spoto and Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Justices fret over international law violation in Holocaust heir suit against Hungary; The high court considered whether forcing Hungary to atone for stealing Jews’ property during the Holocaust would disrupt international norms”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Holocaust Stolen Goods Leave Justices Struggling Over US Role; A broad rule risks international friction; A narrow rule would be a ‘roadmap’ to avoid accountability.”

“McConnell Blasts Judges Who Reversed Retirement Post-Trump Win; Called two ‘partisan Democrat district judges’; Also referenced circuit judges”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Girardi Denied New Trial by Judge Who Says Dementia Exaggerated; Los Angeles jury had enough evidence to convict for wire fraud; Girardi’s testimony, trial notes are proof he was competent”: Maia Spoto of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And David Thomas of Reuters reports that “Lawyer Tom Girardi loses bid for new trial in California fraud case.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California at this link.

“Gov. Dunleavy appoints Fairbanks lawyer Oravec to Alaska Supreme Court”: Andrew Kitchenman of Alaska Beacon has this report.

“May It Please the Court: Trans Health Saved My Life.” Chase Strangio has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

Online at The Los Angeles Times, Anthony D. Romero has an essay titled “Taking trans rights to the Supreme Court isn’t about politics.”

And online at USA Today, Brett Freeman has an essay titled “My daughter is trans. Supreme Court must protect health care for kids like her. The Skrmetti case involves discrimination through the targeting of transgender youth by preventing them from access to health care.”

“Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights; On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Casey Parks and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court to weigh bans on puberty blockers, hormones for trans teens; Wednesday’s arguments center on Tennessee’s prohibition of the treatments, which trans patients say are lifesaving and conservative lawmakers have questioned.”

Jess Bravin and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal report that “Transgender Medicine Comes to the Supreme Court; Justices this week will consider the hot-button issue of gender treatments for minors.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Supreme Court to weigh key transgender care case: What’s at stake for minors; About half the states have banned transgender minors’ access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined “‘A very low moment’: Justices to weigh gender-affirming care for minors.”

And Elizabeth Wolfe of CNN has a report headlined “How a Supreme Court decision on health care bans for transgender youth could impact trans people nationwide.”

“Democrat’s lead doesn’t budge after recount of NC Supreme Court race. But it’s not over.” Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

And Michael Hewlett of The Assembly has an article headlined “The Never-Ending Supreme Court Race: Republican Jefferson Griffin has requested a hand recount as Democrat Allison Riggs maintains a 643-vote lead.”

“Notre Dame is a pipeline for Supreme Court clerks, magnet for justices; Growing ties between Notre Dame law school and the Supreme Court show the appeal of getting out of D.C. and of an environment that welcomes conservative views”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

“Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices? In private meetings and memos, the justices made new rules for themselves — then split on whether they could, or should, be enforced.” Jodi Kantor and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.