“Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right; The approval prompted an outcry from abortion foes, who rejected HHS’s claim it has little wiggle room to slow generic drug approvals”: Natalie Allison and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post have this report.

“The Supreme Court Will Do Four Things This Term That Tell You Everything You Need to Know”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Second US appeals court rejects Trump’s order curtailing birthright citizenship”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a 100-page decision that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Supreme Court will hear challenge to Hawaii gun restrictions; The court’s new term, which begins Monday, is expected to delve into issues including President Donald Trump’s actions in office, transgender rights and elections”: Mark Berman and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii’s concealed carry ban.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey; Four top prosecutors have been forced out of the Eastern District of Virginia amid Trump’s push to charge political opponents”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

“Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive; The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at this link.

“Justice Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison; Sophie Roske traveled from California to Maryland intending to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh, then changed her mind and called 911”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

Dan Morse of The Washington Post reports that “Kavanaugh assassination plotter sentenced to eight years in prison; Nicholas Roske, 29, had flown across the country, with a gun packed in a suitcase, intending to break into the Justice’s Maryland home to kill him.”

C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Person Who Plotted to Assassinate Brett Kavanaugh Sentenced to 8 Years; Prosecutors had urged the court to impose a tougher penalty to deter politically motivated violence as threats against federal judges increase.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Kavanaugh attempted assassination plotter gets 8-year prison term; government had sought 30 years.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Would-be Kavanaugh assassin sentenced to over 8 years in prison; Prosecutors had sought a 30-year sentence.”

“Trump’s Flood of Emergency Appeals Is Straining the Judicial System; The administration has turned to the Supreme Court at a record pace; the justices have issued orders that lower courts have struggled to interpret”: Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Triumph of the Roberts Court: What the Justices have wrought in his 20 years as Chief Justice.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Complexities of Trans Gun Ownership; In the face of threats and harassment, some trans Americans are becoming gun owners — only to be targeted by the same movements that claim to defend gun rights”: Grace Byron has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“An Epic Courtroom Mismatch Is Looming in the Comey Case”: Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“President Trump’s winning streak at the Supreme Court is about to get tested; After allowing many of Trump’s controversial polices to move forward temporarily, the Supreme Court will now decide their ultimate fate”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to kick off new ‘Trump’ term next week, legal experts say.”

And Jan Wolfe and Will Dunham of Reuters report that “Trump’s powers in spotlight as new Supreme Court term looms.”

“Inside the Contentious World of Luigi Mangione Supporters: As his court cases proceed, tensions have grown between Luigi Mangione supporters who believe the alleged murder of a health care CEO was justified and those who believe he is innocent.” Melkorka Licea has this report online at Wired.

“Here Is Anthony Kennedy’s Heartwarming Story About the Time Antonin Scalia Humiliated Him In Public; Even the highest-profile victims of Scalia’s rage are doing credulous hagiography about him”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.