“Virus Hits Federal Death Row, Prompting Calls for Delays in Executions; At least 14 of the roughly 50 men held in the secure facility at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., have tested positive; Staff members involved in executions have also gotten sick”: Hailey Fuchs will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“By 4-3, state Supreme Court denies governmental immunity in certain discrimination claims”: Michael Karlik of Colorado Politics has this report on two rulings (access here and here) that the Supreme Court of Colorado issued today.

“State Supreme Court sends case about petition to cancel virus restrictions back to state court”: Sam Karlin of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has a report that begins, “The Louisiana Supreme Court has vacated a judge’s ruling that a petition used by state House Republicans to revoke all of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus restrictions is unconstitutional, saying the judge prematurely ruled on the constitutionality of the move.”

You can access today’s per curiam ruling of the Supreme Court of Louisiana at this link.

“Fitch to ask U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss lawsuit claiming Jim Crow laws harm public education”: Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today has this report.

“A 14th Amendment Case That Deserves the Supreme Court’s Attention; It’s time to breathe some life back into the Privileges or Immunities Clause”: Damon Root has this post online at Reason.

“Justice Brian Hagedorn gets extra police protection after ruling against President Trump; Hagedorn, a conservative, told WISN 12 News”: Matt Smith of Milwaukee’s ABC affiliate WISN has this report.

Earlier, Ruth Conniff of Wisconsin Examiner had a report headlined “Anti-Semitic, misogynist attacks on Wisconsin Supreme Court justices after Trump ruling.”

“Texas Challenges Legality of DACA in Latest Bid to End the Program; Judge to revisit case over Obama-era program, leaving young immigrants who benefit from its protections in legal limbo”: Michelle Hackman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Governor Abbott Appoints Farris To First Court of Appeals”: The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott today issued a news release that begins, “Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Farris to the First Court of Appeals, effective January 1, 2021, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.”

“Supreme Court Justices Can Get Vaccinated Now. The Rest Of The Courts Are On Their Own. Judges across the country are urging state officials to consider the federal courts for vaccine priority lists.” Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Rutgers to name iconic residence hall for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who started her career as a law professor there”: Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer recently had this report.

“Texas v. Pennsylvania Would Have Upended the Electoral College; Texas’s innovative injury would allow any state to sue any other state, directly in the Supreme Court, for breach of its election laws”: Derek Muller has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“The List Is Here to Stay: Republican presidential candidates will likely use nominee lists to demonstrate their commitments to originalism and constitutional government.” James M. Patterson has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“The Life Story of Lisa Montgomery: Before committing the crime that landed her on death row, Lisa Montgomery had endured decades of abuse.” Lauren Gill has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“AG: ‘No reason’ for special counsel on election, Biden’s son.” Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Breaking with President Donald Trump, outgoing Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw ‘no reason’ to appoint a special counsel to look into the president’s claims of election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden.”

“Four Types of Supreme Court Punts: (1) Run out the clock, (2) improve field position, (3) special team forces a turnover, and (4) the fake punt.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”