“Ducey to pick one of 7 nominees for Arizona Supreme Court vacancy”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report.

“The Sixth Circuit Protects a Professor’s First Amendment Right to Abuse His Students”: Sherry F. Colb has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Brett Kavanaugh Said the Quiet Part Out Loud; His recent ruling shreds a precedent that offered criminal defendants a chance to challenge unjust sentences — and reveals how the court’s conservative bloc has no boundaries”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.

“Montana AG accuses Supreme Court of impropriety, threatening and maligning his staff”: Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan has this report on a letter that the Attorney General of Montana sent today to that state’s highest court.

“Democracy Is the Issue in the Mississippi Abortion Case; The high court could put questions about gestational limits back into voters’ hands — where they belong”: Clarke D. Forsythe will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“‘We definitely have our work cut out for us.’ Biden’s Supreme Court commission holds its first public meeting.” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Biden Supreme Court panel meets, sets plan to study court packing, term limits.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court commission meets to explore broad reforms.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Sworn In, Holds First Session.”

Todd Ruger of Roll Call reports that “White House commission on Supreme Court to seek comments, debate changes; Organizational meeting is a ‘major milestone’ for advocates of overhauling the court.”

And Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “Biden Supreme Court Commission Gathers for First Time; The panel will meet another six times, including two meetings with public comment, before filing its report on potential reforms, including an expansion of the high court.”

“Abortion rights groups sue Indiana over law regarding ‘abortion reversal’ drug”: Kaitlin Lange of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

Tom Davies of The Associated Press reports that “Groups ask judge to block Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law.”

And David Wells of Courthouse News Service reports that “Doctors, Women’s Health Advocates Challenge Indiana ‘Abortion Reversal’ Law; The challenged law requires doctors to inform patients undergoing a medication-induced abortion about a disputed treatment that is claimed to stop the procedure.”

“Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Roberts, Kavanaugh Control Fate of Supreme Court Abortion Case”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Could Supreme Court supercharge midterms with abortion ruling? It depends how many voters were planning sit out 2022.” Nathan L. Gonzales of Roll Call has this report.

And today’s installment of “The NPR Politics podcast,” featuring among others Nina Totenberg, is titled “Supreme Court Will Consider Guns And Abortion Before 2022 Election.”

“Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling”: David Crary and Iris Samuels of The Associated Press has this report.

“Gov. Greg Abbott signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill banning most abortions in Texas”: Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

And Shannon Najmabadi of The Texas Tribune reports that “Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy; The signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to challenge are poised to be tested in the courts.”

“‘Huge numbers’ of abortion cases heading to Supreme Court to test limits of Roe v. Wade”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Supreme Court pulls Biden into an abortion fight he didn’t want; By placing the issue front and center, the high court immediately forces his administration to reconsider its measured strategy”: Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico has this report.

“‘Fuck This Court’: We Obtained Larry Flynt’s FBI File and It’s Pretty Wild; The 322-page file contains a litany of events from John DeLorean’s cocaine bust to an alleged effort by Flynt to blow himself up in front of the Supreme Court.” Irving Alpert has this report online at Vice News.

“BP & the Broad Scope of § 1447(d) Remand Appeals; Defendants who invoke federal-officer or civil-rights removal can now appeal a remand and obtain review of all asserted grounds for removal”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog. Therein he writes, “I think the Court got it wrong.”

“Does the Supreme Court rule, or do its members? We’re about to find out.” Columnist David Von Drehle has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Voters back curtailing Wolf’s emergency powers in win for GOP lawmakers”: Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA has this report.

“Pennsylvania Republicans pick veteran appeals judge as nominee for state Supreme Court; Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson of Dauphin County will face Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin, a Philadelphia Democrat, for an open seat on the state’s high court”: Andrew Seidman of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“Who were the real conservatives in the Supreme Court’s fight over what counts as ‘watershed’?” Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“A prosecutor says no to a rape charge, so a college student calls her own grand jury”: Peter Kendall of The Washington Post has this report.

“Looming decisions on abortion and guns fuel calls from left to add seats to Supreme Court”: Seung Min Kim and Marianna Sotomayor have this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Supreme Court Delights Conservatives With Action on Wish List”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

Programming note: I will be presenting a video oral argument to a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania midday today. As a result, new posts will not be appearing here until after that oral argument has concluded.

“Where Abortion Access Would Decline if Roe v. Wade Were Overturned”: Quoctrung Bui, Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz have this post at “TheUpshot” blog of The New York Times.