“Gov. Dunleavy appoints Fairbanks lawyer Oravec to Alaska Supreme Court”: Andrew Kitchenman of Alaska Beacon has this report.

“May It Please the Court: Trans Health Saved My Life.” Chase Strangio has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

Online at The Los Angeles Times, Anthony D. Romero has an essay titled “Taking trans rights to the Supreme Court isn’t about politics.”

And online at USA Today, Brett Freeman has an essay titled “My daughter is trans. Supreme Court must protect health care for kids like her. The Skrmetti case involves discrimination through the targeting of transgender youth by preventing them from access to health care.”

“Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights; On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Casey Parks and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court to weigh bans on puberty blockers, hormones for trans teens; Wednesday’s arguments center on Tennessee’s prohibition of the treatments, which trans patients say are lifesaving and conservative lawmakers have questioned.”

Jess Bravin and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal report that “Transgender Medicine Comes to the Supreme Court; Justices this week will consider the hot-button issue of gender treatments for minors.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Supreme Court to weigh key transgender care case: What’s at stake for minors; About half the states have banned transgender minors’ access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined “‘A very low moment’: Justices to weigh gender-affirming care for minors.”

And Elizabeth Wolfe of CNN has a report headlined “How a Supreme Court decision on health care bans for transgender youth could impact trans people nationwide.”

“Democrat’s lead doesn’t budge after recount of NC Supreme Court race. But it’s not over.” Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

And Michael Hewlett of The Assembly has an article headlined “The Never-Ending Supreme Court Race: Republican Jefferson Griffin has requested a hand recount as Democrat Allison Riggs maintains a 643-vote lead.”

“Notre Dame is a pipeline for Supreme Court clerks, magnet for justices; Growing ties between Notre Dame law school and the Supreme Court show the appeal of getting out of D.C. and of an environment that welcomes conservative views”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

“Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices? In private meetings and memos, the justices made new rules for themselves — then split on whether they could, or should, be enforced.” Jodi Kantor and Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times have this report.

“WPATH, ‘Transgender Healthcare’ and the Supreme Court; The group’s so-called Standards of Care are an attempt to stack the deck by concealing rather than exploring the evidence”: Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court will hear largest transgender rights case in US history”: Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has articles headlined “Supreme Court to take up challenge over medical treatment for trans youth” and “Trans advocates say Supreme Court case over youth medical bans ‘continues’ despite Trump reversal.”

And Lil Kalish of HuffPost reports that “The Supreme Court Is Set To Weigh In On The Future Of Health Care For Trans Youth; As the Supreme Court takes up a pivotal case, trans youth and their families brace for a life-changing decision.”

“Hearing held on request to remove attorney general from case involving NH Supreme Court justice; Attorneys for Supreme Court justice say attorney general has conflict of interest”: Tim Callery of WMUR has this report.

“The Supreme Court seems likely to reverse a ridiculous decision about vaping; The justices spent Monday morning reminding us that the Court can always get worse under Trump”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Republican calls for second recount in NC Supreme Court race; The North Carolina Republican Party on Monday announced Jefferson Griffin’s call for a statewide hand recount Monday as some county election officials were reviewing Griffin’s protest of more than 60,000 ballots; Meanwhile, a state House race that could determine GOP legislative power remained close”: Paul Specht of WRAL has this report.

“Supreme Court Hears Case on Flavored Vapes Popular With Teenagers; The question for the justices was whether the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court appears sympathetic to FDA’s rejection of flavored vapes; The FDA has rejected applications for more than 1 million fruit-, candy- and dessert-flavored e-cigarettes and vaping liquids in recent years.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court weighs FDA’s power to prohibit new vaping products for teens.”

And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Flavored vape fight at Supreme Court goes up in smoke; The high court seemed skeptical that the FDA acted outside its authority to reject marketing applications for flavored e-cigarettes that could appeal to children.”

“Appeals court allows Idaho to enforce its ‘abortion trafficking’ law; Decision reverses district court injunction that blocked law in late 2023”: Mia Maldonado of Idaho Capital Sun has this report.

And Brendan Pierson of Reuters reports that “Idaho abortion trafficking law partly revived by US appeals court.”

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

“The ‘Great Replacement’ Conspiracy Theory, Coming Soon to the Supreme Court”: Steve Kennedy has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“A Ninety-Nine-Year-Old Lawyer’s Final Case | ‘Frank’ | The New Yorker Documentary”: The New Yorker has posted this video on YouTube.

“A Meta DIG and Its Nvidia Implications; The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Nvidia to provide guidance on whether and how plaintiffs can use expert reports in securities fraud complaints, notwithstanding any factual issues presented by the case; If the court DIGs Nvidia based on those factual issues, it will further muddy this important legal issue and lead plaintiffs lawyers to push courts to follow the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s erroneous decision”: Law professor Joseph A. Grundfest has this essay online at law.com.

“Supreme Court scrutinizes details of FDA’s rejection of marketing for flavored vapes”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Supreme Court Suggests Flavored E-Cigarettes’ Fate Up to Trump; Companies say FDA did bait and switch on flavored vape products; Several justices suggest remedy with next administration.”

“Hunter Biden’s Pardon Is Understandable — But Wrong. Who wouldn’t try sparing a child from prison? It’s still a tragedy for the republic.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Gender-Affirming Care in the Court’s Crosshairs”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“The Right’s About-Turn on Parental Rights: Next week’s trans healthcare ban case at SCOTUS reveals the conservative legal movement’s deepest hypocrisies.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Supreme Court grapples with FDA’s refusal to approve flavored vapes; As e-cigarettes have flooded the market, the FDA’s role in approving new tobacco products is put under a microscope”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

And John Kruzel and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “US Supreme Court wrestles with FDA denial of flavored vape products.”

“Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Supreme Court wades into thorny fight over healthcare for trans teens; Transgender teens will take their fight for gender-affirming healthcare to the Supreme Court this week; The justices’ review of equal protection privileges could catch parents’ rights, discrimination law and bodily autonomy in the crosshairs.”

Joan Biskupic of CNN has a news analysis headlined “In transgender care case, Supreme Court to consider how far equal protection goes.”

And Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press reports that “First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors.”

“Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser dead at 81”: Jessie Opoien of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Andrew Bahl of The Cap Times of Madison, Wisconsin reports that “David Prosser, former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, dies at 81.”

“Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7th. For decades, I maintained a status quo of living like a Jew without being one. When I finally pursued conversion, I discovered that I was part of a larger movement born of crisis.” Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has this Personal History article in the December 9, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

“Ex-Baseball Minor Leaguer Makes SCOTUS Debut in Transgender Case; Tennessee SG Matt Rice to argue at high court on behalf of state; Former Thomas clerk also spent time in Big Law”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law reports that “Transgender Lawyer Strangio Faces Tough Road in High Court Debut; First openly transgender attorney to argue at Supreme Court; State ban on gender-affirming care for minors challenged.”

“The future of NEPA — Why NEPA was not part of the plot in Mad Max: Fury Road.” Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.”

“The Supreme Court restrained Trump last time. Will it do so again? With Republicans controlling Congress, the Supreme Court could emerge as a strong potential check on President-elect Donald Trump’s boundary-testing agenda.” Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden; The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence”: Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick of NBC News have this report.

And Matt Viser of The Washington Post reports that “Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter; The president had promised not to pardon Hunter Biden, who was convicted of gun-related charges and had pleaded guilty in a tax case.”

“Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes; The Food and Drug Administration has rejected some products because of concerns about youth users”: David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post have this report.

Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Teen vaping hits a decade-low. Could Supreme Court review of flavored vapes reverse this? The FDA says flavored vapes pose a greater risk of hooking a new generation on nicotine than the potential benefit of helping conventional smokers switch.”

And John Kruzel of Reuters reports that “Flavored vape products dispute goes before US Supreme Court.”

“Defense Secretary Takes Control of Plea Deals in War Crimes Cases; Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stripped his appointee of plea deal authority in a memo on Monday, which the Pentagon has not yet made public”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump promised Jan. 6 pardons. His post-election silence is making loyalists nervous. His die-hard supporters — as well as some federal judges — are left to speculate about his clemency plans.” Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“Hunter Biden’s team issues a fiery defense ahead of sentencing, possible pardon; Judges are scheduled to sentence the president’s son for gun and tax offenses in December”: Matt Viser of The Washington Post has this report.

“A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence; President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“He’s the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court. For Chase Strangio, the mission ‘is not lost on me.’” Chelsea Bailey of CNN has this report.