“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers; Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire private lawyers; One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day”: Zach Despart of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Man sues over girlfriend’s abortion in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit; The first-of-its-kind wrongful-death lawsuit tests the laws blue states passed to protect abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade”: Praveena Somasundaram of The Washington Post has this report.

And Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune reports that “Texas man sues California doctor in federal court, testing a new angle to crackdown on abortion pills; While state court challenges have stalled out, a new federal suit tries to advance the battle between Texas’ abortion laws and blue state shield laws.”

You can access certain court filings in the case via this link.

“Abolishing the D.C. Circuit’s 12th Seat; Senator Charles Grassley’s years-long campaign”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote; These guys are behaving like they’ll never face consequences”: You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“The Thunder Docket”: You can access this new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard”: Tal Kopan and Aidan Ryan of The Boston Globe have this report.