“California PAGA Cases All Have Individual Claims, Justices Say; Opinion points to limits of recent Balderas ruling; PAGA claims have both representative and individual pieces”: Maia Spoto of Bloomberg Law has this report on a decision that California’s Second District Court of Appeal issued last Monday.

“Another pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court election offers two familiar outcomes; Either liberals will cement their control through 2028 or Justice Brian Hagedorn will regain the pivotal swing vote”: Jack Kelly of Wisconsin Watch has this report.

“Biden’s DOJ just asked the Supreme Court to do a huge favor for Donald Trump; The Court has a chance to resolve a years-long fight over ‘nationwide injunctions,’ just days before Trump takes office”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Abbott Appoints James Sullivan to Texas Supreme Court, Elevates Jimmy Blacklock to Chief Justice; Sullivan has served as general counsel to Abbott since 2021”: Cameron Abrams of The Texan has this report.

“Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to hear Maine cases in return to appeals court”: Nicole Ogrysko of Maine Public Radio has this report.

“Courts in ‘State of Disarray’ on Law Disarming Felons; The Supreme Court has repeatedly ducked Second Amendment challenges to the law; Starkly differing decisions from federal appeals courts last month may change that”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

“TikTok should lose its big Supreme Court case; The Supreme Court case asking if the government can ban TikTok is easier than it looks”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Trump Likely to Test Supreme Court on Agency Powers, Immigration; Trump could force Supreme Court on independent agencies; New president expected to try to stretch old laws”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Arkansas Supreme Court majority blocks chief justice’s attempt to fire 10 judiciary employees; Chief Justice Karen Baker does not have the authority to fire certain employees, five justices said, calling her actions ‘retaliatory’”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

“The Promise and Perils of Presidential Power”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism: Even Donald Trump’s recent assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience.” Michael Luo has this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the January 13, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“Judicial Notice (01.05.25): Brave New World; A filing requirement lawyers need to know about, Biglaw bonus reversals, Kirkland’s continuing conquest, and the trailing off of Trump litigation.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“116. The Corporate Transparency Act and Nationwide Injunctions: The 19th — and, likely, last — emergency application from the Biden administration includes a (surprising) request that the justices conclusively settle the propriety of ‘universal’ equitable relief.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.