“3 migrants drown after Texas blocks feds from part of Rio Grande, DHS says; On Saturday, the bodies of a woman and two children were found in the river by Mexican authorities, U.S. officials said”: Maham Javaid and Arelis R. Hernández of The Washington Post have this report.

“Is There a Constitutional Right to Vagrancy? The Supreme Court will consider if cities can enforce public order.” This editorial appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judicial Notice (01.13.24): In The Hot Seat; Fani Willis in trouble, Davis Polk on trial, updates on federal judicial nominations, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Drugmaker can be held responsible for delaying HIV treatment rollout, court rules”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

The Wall Street Journal has published an editorial titled “California Invents a Crazy New Tort; Golden State judges rule that Gilead can be sued for taking too long to develop an HIV drug.”

And at the “Drug & Device Law” blog, Steven Boranian has a post titled “Life-Saving Drugs and Chicken Bones: California Court Expands Innovator Duties of Care.”

You can access last Tuesday’s ruling of the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District at this link.