“Supreme Court Weighs In on Unitary Executive Theory”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link.

“Trump names two judicial nominees, including ‘Trump-tough’ Alabama lawyer; Gregory Cook wants you to know that he’s an election law expert who supports Donald Trump”: Patrick McNeil has this post at his “nomination notes” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Any Agency Head Who Doesn’t Make John Roberts Wealthier; The upshot of Slaughter and Cook is that it is very important for presidents to be able to fire agency heads at will, unless that agency is very important to John Roberts”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“‘Birthright Citizenship’ an Invented Tradition? Jus soli had little bearing on the writing and ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.” Richard Samuelson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court’s Leading Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theorist; The dissenting opinion in Watson v. Republican National Committee reveals just how deeply election denialism is now embedded in the conservative consciousness”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“The Clouds Behind the Supreme Court’s Common-Sense Ruling on Postmarked Ballots; A 5-4 majority upheld longstanding practices of allowing ballots postmarked on election day to be counted; But exaggerated fears of ‘voter fraud’ loomed over the ruling and dissent”: Law professor Joshua A. Douglas has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

“Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ mail ballot ruling; The 5-4 decision held that federal law sets no standard for when ballots must be received to be counted”: Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News has this report.