“Obergefell’s Second Decade; Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court’s supposed ‘illegitimacy’; But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris”: Josh Blackman has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda; Two new rulings make it easier for the Administration to prevent migrants from claiming asylum and to expel lawful refugees”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Nursing homes, factory owners and immigrants brace for fallout from Supreme Court ruling; The high court’s decision to strip Haitians and Syrians of their protections from deportation had immediate ripple effects for immigrants and their employers”: Maria Sacchetti and Lauren Kaori Gurley of The Washington Post have this report.

“SCOTUS Ends Judicial Review of Temporary Protected Status”: You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Immigration Hard-Liners Repeatedly Lost in Court Before Justices Ruled in Their Favor; ‘This is a victory 10 years in the making,’ a White House official said after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could end deportation protections for some migrants”: Hamed Aleaziz of The New York Times has this report.

“Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds; Court gives DOJ a week to remove redactions or justify them”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law; The case involved a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that barred carrying concealed weapons without permission onto private property open to the public”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii limits on carrying guns in public; The decision is the latest by the conservative majority to loosen firearms restrictions in recent terms.”

And Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii Law Restricting Guns on Private Property; The 6-3 decision is the latest to expand the Second Amendment right to bear arms.”

“Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration; The court handed President Trump victories in his push to rescind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people and turn away migrants at the southern border”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark, Justin Jouvenal, and Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court hands Trump major victories on his immigration agenda; In two ideologically split rulings that could affect millions, justices say the administration can deport some migrants and turn others away at the border.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Lets Trump End Humanitarian Protections for Many Immigrants; In pair of polarized decisions, court broadens president’s authority to conduct immigration crackdown.”

In commentary, Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Trump, Refugees and the Supreme Court; The Justices say ‘no judicial review’ in the law means what it says.”

Online at The New York Times, Elora Mukherjee has a guest essay titled “This Decision Is a Slap in the Face to Immigrants Who Followed the Law.”

And online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “The Supreme Court Just Betrayed Asylum Seekers.”

“Confirm Todd Blanche at Justice; He is well-qualified and will run the department as well as anyone could under President Trump”: William P. Barr will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer; The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court blocks thousands of suits claiming Roundup causes cancer; The ruling restricts one of the largest waves of product liability lawsuits in the history of the nation.”

Lydia Wheeler and Patrick Thomas of The Wall Street Journal report that “Bayer Wins Supreme Court Challenge Over Roundup Litigation; The 7-2 decision will help the company in its battle to resolve thousands of claims that the popular weedkiller caused cancer.”

And in commentary, Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “A Roundup Supreme Court Victory; A 7-2 majority stops a mass tort attempt to evade federal law on regulating a Monsanto pesticide.”

“Thomas’s Constitutional Firepower; The restoration of the Second Amendment began with a lone concurrence in 1997”: Columnist Kimberley A. Strassel will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Thursday was Sam Alito’s big decision day. Was it his last? Justice Alito had two decisions backing restrictive immigration policies and a ruling striking down a Hawaii concealed carry restriction. Is a retirement announcement coming next week?” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“An unusual retort to a dissent from the bench”: Mark Walsh has this “View from the Court” post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Why Justice Alito Should Not Recuse from ‘Suncor v. Boulder’; Alito’s recusal would be a concession to a standard Congress never enacted, the Court has expressly disclaimed, and the Justices themselves have rejected”: A.J. Ferate has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“The Supreme Court’s Opinion Day Ritual Helps Conceal the Justices’ Favorite Lie; The justices could be more transparent about when they will decide which case; They just choose not to do it”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Forceful Pa. Supreme Court ruling constrains one of DA Larry Krasner’s signature initiatives; The ruling adds a new layer of oversight to work Krasner has championed as a centerpiece of his reform agenda — and that has helped make him one of the nation’s most prominent progressive prosecutors”: Ellie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

“The Supreme Court Discovers the Hardships of Gun Ownership”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Bonus 234: The Ascension of Westside Mothers; The Court’s 6-3 ruling on Tuesday in Landor is my vote for the ‘sleeper’ case of the term — a seemingly technical decision about certain damages suits with deeply ominous constitutional implications.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court; An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“Keep Cameras Out of the Supreme Court; The last thing the judicial branch needs is to become a platform for partisan gasbags”: Ben Sasse will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions; Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell”: Caroline Kitchener of The New York Times has this report.

“Chevron Deference Is Gone. Where Is Kagan’s ‘Massive Shock’? Loper Bright isn’t without costs, but it has benefits too — and it hasn’t proved particularly disruptive.” John Chisholm will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump DOJ Loses First Appeal in Quest for State Voter Rolls”: Eric Heisig of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee declines to name 2020 election winner, defends immigration decisions”: Michael Karlik of Colorado Politics has this report.

“‘Texas’ and Confessions of Error in the U.S. Supreme Court; The Texas Attorney General should be invited to participate in any case in which Texas confesses error”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“Did Justice Jackson Lose The Majority In Landor To Justice Gorsuch? I think Gorsuch was able to flip the majority and place the Court back on the path to policing the scope of the spending power and the Necessary and Proper Clause.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“The Supreme Court’s next rulings could set Trump off; The justices will hand down rulings Thursday”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Taking On Tough Cases For The Trump Administration: Abhishek Kambli; A former top DOJ lawyer, Kambli discusses defending the Biglaw executive orders — opposite three former solicitors general — and his move to Holtzman Vogel.” You can access today’s new episode of David Lat’s “Original Jurisdiction” podcast via this link.

“Guns, Weed, and the Forgotten Framers: The Supreme Court unanimously rules a marijuana user has a Second Amendment right to own a gun — and what a buried chapter of constitutional history tells us about democracy’s future.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Leading Supreme Court Advocate Chris Michel Rejoins Kirkland & Ellis”: Kirkland & Ellis LLP issued this news release today.

“Memorandum Opinion on the Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, or, in the Alternative, a New Trial”: The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued this opinion Tuesday in United States v. Thomas C. Goldstein.

“Enforcing International Law in U.S. Courts”: You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Supreme Court Just Empowered Prison Guards to Violate Religious Rights With Impunity; The conservatives on the Court often posture as great defenders of religious rights; In reality, they only care about the religious rights of some people”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Supreme Court gives administration more leeway to deport migrant criminals”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“Justices Reject Lawsuit Claiming U.S. Company Helped China Target Spiritual Group; The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

And Julian Mark of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court sides with Cisco over Falun Gong in case on Chinese surveillance; Group says Cisco Systems supplied spy technology that Beijing used to target them; Cisco denies that.”