“My Resignation From The Heritage Foundation; I sent this letter this evening to Dr. Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“States Are Now the Check on America’s Executive”: Mary Ellen Klas has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Reagan’s DOJ Prepares for Another Supreme Court Vacancy; Opposing Anthony Kennedy”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Personal Jurisdiction (Yes, again . . .): Market segmentation, consent by registration, and the unpredictability of personal jurisdiction.” Adam Shniderman has this post at his “14th & Colorado” Substack site.

“MAGA’s Book Bans Are Coming Back With a Vengeance; The Trump administration’s executive orders are fueling a wave of book bans, and South Carolina is leading the pack”: Francis Wilkinson has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Alarmingly Racist History of the Supreme Court’s Canceled 1947 Christmas Party; The Court held its first-ever office Christmas party in 1946; The following year, the clerks suggested inviting Black employees; It did not go over well”: Jay Willis has this post at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site.

“How the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters; Hundreds of thousands of Americans in rural and urban areas alike could see their votes rejected if the court decides that ballots must arrive by Election Day”: Nick Corasaniti and Christine Zhang of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level; In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era”: Peter Baker of The New York Times has this news analysis.