“Conservatives Have a New Rallying Cry: Down With ESG; A Federalist Society veteran is heading up a multimillion-dollar effort to push anti-ESG messaging and legislation.” Julie Bykowicz and Angel Au-Yeung of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“New York’s Gun Laws Sow Confusion as Nation Rethinks Regulation; A Supreme Court decision overturning century-old New York gun regulations has produced scores of new lawsuits as jurists and citizens sort out what’s legal”: Jonah E. Bromwich has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“‘Disturbed by Some Language’: Judge Concerned by Rise in Combative Opinions; ‘I’m a little disturbed by some language I see from time to time in the present day that is a bit more combative than what I’ve seen in the past . . . It’s something we judges need to keep in mind,’ said Judge D. Brooks Smith.” Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

Smith made the remarks during a recent Supreme Court Historical Society talk titled “Civics and American Democracy: Judicial Independence: A Look Back, A Look Forward” (YouTube video link).

“The Texas judge who could take down the abortion pill; A devout Christian, Matthew Kacsmaryk has been shaped by his deep antiabortion beliefs”: Caroline Kitchener and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.