“Arkansas Supreme Court administrator asks chief justice to stay away, pending disciplinary review; Request is latest stumble in rocky start for Chief Justice Karen Baker”: Sonny Albarado of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

And Lara Farrar of Arkansas Times has an article headlined “Supreme drama: Chief justice asked to not communicate with court staff during HR probe.”

“Protesters gather by NC Supreme Court as GOP candidate files new legal arguments; Protesters gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to draw attention to the 60,000 votes that Jefferson Griffin is trying to get thrown out in the still-unresolved election for a seat on the state Supreme Court; Also Tuesday, Griffin filed new arguments in court explaining his effort”: Laura Leslie and Will Doran of WRAL News have this report.

“Cookies, Cocktails and Mushrooms on the Menu as Justices Hear Bank Fraud Case; In trying to find the line between false statements and misleading ones in the case of a Chicago politician, members of the Supreme Court posed colorful questions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancer; Becerra v. Braidwood Management threatens to make your health insurance worse”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“‘No one can unring that bell’: Donna Adelson lawyers seek change of venue for murder trial.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

You can view the defendant’s motion at this link. Attached to the motion is a recent article from Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat headlined “Dan Markel murder: What unsealed court docs say about Donna Adelson’s estranged son.”

“How a second Trump administration could shape federal courts; Experts worry that the incoming Trump White House, looking to install nominees loyal to the president, will lurch even further to the right — and that this time around, they’ll have fewer guardrails against extremism”: Benjamin S. Weiss of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq; The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“Donna Adelson wants to keep private investigator who collected ‘vital evidence'”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report, along with an earlier report headlined “Charlie Adelson lawyer seeks resentencing on two counts in Dan Markel murder case.”

“When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving case. The court’s ruling could boost a state law that allows drunk driving victims to sue businesses that over-serve alcohol to intoxicated individuals.” Pavan Acharya of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Is TikTok’s Time Up?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Judicial Notice (01.12.25): California On My Mind; The Los Angeles wildfires, Trump DOJ picks, Biglaw and boutique drama, and TikTok at SCOTUS.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“TikTok Is Cooked, Trump Is Sentenced: The Supreme Court had a very busy end of week, what comes next is anyone’s guess.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Supreme Court Clears a Path for Climate Lawsuits to Proceed; The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change”: Karen Zraick of The New York Times has this report.

“How Religious Schools Became a Billion-Dollar Drain on Public Education; A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state”: Alec MacGillis has this A Reporter at Large article in the January 20, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

“Democrats blast ‘rock bottom maneuver’ to throw out 60,000 ballots in NC Supreme Court race”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

“Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say”: Tierney Sneed of CNN has this report.

“Arkansas judges recognize service of 10 judiciary employees targeted by Supreme Court chief justice; Judicial Council sides with Supreme Court majority that declared the firing attempt null and void”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

“A firefighter with Parkinson’s lost her health benefits. Supreme Court weighs if she can sue. The Supreme Court case could affect millions of older Americans who retire because of a disability, the AARP says.” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“US supreme court curbed public scrutiny as it boosted security before Roe ruling; Memo obtained by the Guardian mandates that court would maintain ‘exclusive’ control of all security-related records”: Jason Wilson of The Guardian has this report.

“Crawford, Schimel set to square off in another high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court race; The race will again decide the ideological balance of the court”: Anya van Wagtendonk of Wisconsin Public Radio has this report.

And Rich Kremer of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that “Crawford, Schimel both report ‘historic’ donations in state Supreme Court race; Dane County Judge Susan Crawford reports outraising former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel by around $600K.”

“The Supreme Court’s ‘no’ to Trump was dangerously close to ‘yes’; In ruling 5-4, the high court showed how close it is to becoming a rubber stamp”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“How Biden compares with other recent presidents in appointing federal judges”: John Gramlich of Pew Research Center has this report.

“Donald Trump’s Sentencing Lays Bare the Injustice of Felony Disenfranchisement; In many states, the president-elect would now be ineligible to vote in the election he just won”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“What’s next for TikTok? App left with few options after skeptical Supreme Court reception. Following a harsh reception at the Supreme Court, TikTok likely has few remaining options and may be banned in the U.S. in the coming weeks.” Kat Tenbarge of NBC News has this report.

“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok; The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law to ban or sell TikTok; A majority of the justices appeared more concerned about the national security implications of the popular app’s Chinese ownership than about the restrictions on free speech the law would impose.”

David G. Savage and Andrea Chang of The Los Angeles Times report that “Supreme Court casts doubt on TikTok’s free-speech defense as shutdown law is set to take effect.”

Jess Bravin and Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of TikTok’s Arguments Against Ban; Justices are deciding whether the Chinese-owned app must shut down by Jan. 19.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court weighs whether TikTok’s time in U.S. is up.”

“In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss; An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to the state’s highest court; But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result”: Eduardo Medina and Michael Wines of The New York Times have this report.

Gary D. Robertson of The Associated Press reports that “More legal briefs sought in unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election.”

Lynn Bonner of NC Newsline reports that “A federal appeals court will hear the NC Supreme Court elections case; Ruling comes hours after a state court judge denied a GOP request for immediate action to invalidate votes cast in November.”

And Will Doran of WRAL reports that “Federal appeals court will hear GOP challenge to legitimacy of 60,000 NC voters in contested 2024 Supreme Court race; A Jan. 27 oral argument at the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals means it’s possible there’s a ruling before mid-February, when the North Carolina Supreme Court has its first oral arguments of the new term.”

“FinCEN Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Law Requiring Ownership Information; The application was submitted to Justice Samuel Alito, who has requested a response from the plaintiffs by Friday”: Mengqi Sun of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Supreme Court to Hear New Affordable Care Act Case on Preventative Care; Lower courts ruled that a task force that determines which treatments must be covered at no cost had not been validly appointed”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to hear case challenging Obamacare’s preventive coverage; At issue is a provision requiring health-care plans to cover no-cost preventive care, including cancer screenings, immunizations and contraception.”

Cybele Mayes-Osterman of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to examine stalled Biden plan cancelling debt for defrauded students.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court takes up dispute over Biden administration’s rule for for-profit college borrowers.”

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

“More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography. Now, the Supreme Court will weigh in.” Isabelle Chapman, Casey Tolan, and Allison Morrow of CNN have this report.

“Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice rejects colleagues’ orders, citing constitutional authority; Chief Justice Karen Baker also denounces an employment agreement between five justices and a judicial employee she attempted to fire last week”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report, along with an article headlined “Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice digs up predecessor’s 2017 memo in dispute with colleagues; Majority of justices have voided some of Baker’s actions since she took office last week; former chief justice Kemp opposed this, but his statement was never filed.”

“TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech; The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow and Cristiano Lima-Strong of The Washington Post have an article headlined “The Supreme Court takes up the TikTok ban. Here’s what to know. The justices will review a law that would effectively shut down TikTok in the United States this month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership.”

Jacob Gershman and Sarah E. Needleman of The Wall Street Journal report that “The TikTok Ban Heads to the Supreme Court Tomorrow. Here’s What to Know. The Chinese-owned app is battling for survival as a deadline looms over its fate.”

And Maureen Groppe of USA Today has an article headlined “Why the Supreme Court is likely to side against 170 million TikTok users; The Supreme Court has been reluctant to second guess the legislative and executive branches on national security issues.”

“Federal Court Halts Hearing on Eve of Guilty Plea by Accused 9/11 Mastermind; A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Appeals court allows release of Trump Jan. 6 special counsel report; The ruling can be appealed. President-elect Donald Trump says releasing the special counsel report would interfere with his White House transition”: Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein of The Washington Post have this report.

And Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News reports that “Special Counsel Release of Trump Report Left in Limbo by Court; Attorney General plans to release 2020 election probe report; Trump opposing any disclosure of special counsel’s findings.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

“How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble; The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s who in the eyes of the Trump team must prove his loyalty to the president-elect”: Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage, and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing; After the court declined in a 5-to-4 decision to block Donald J. Trump’s criminal sentencing, he is scheduled to face a New York judge on Friday morning”: Ben Protess, Kate Christobek, and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

Ann E. Marimow and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing; President-elect Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to stop the sentencing, citing the conservative majority’s explosive immunity opinion.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing for hush money conviction.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Won’t Block Trump’s Sentencing in Hush-Money Case; Justices deny president-elect’s bid to avoid finalizing his felony conviction for covering up six-figure payment to an adult-film star.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Divided Supreme Court denies Trump bid to block his criminal sentencing in NY; Trump argued the sentencing for his conviction of falsifying business records interferes with preparations for his Jan. 20 return to office; Prosecutors had called it an ‘extraordinary’ request.”

And Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court declines to stop Trump sentencing in N.Y.”

You can access this evening’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.