“Potential Trump self-pardon on shaky legal ground as left-leaning prosecutors loom”: Jeff Mordock of The Washington Times has this report.

“Thank You, Bill Barr: The Attorney General was the right man for the job in hyper-partisan times.” This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Georgia election challenge appealed to U.S. Supreme Court”: David Wickert of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“Police Say Seizing Property Without Trial Helps Keep Crime Down. A New Study Shows They’re Wrong. Civil asset forfeiture laws, which allow police to seize property without trial, are frequently justified as tools to seize millions from kingpins. A new study reveals the median amount taken is as low as $369 in some states.” Ian MacDougall has this report online at ProPublica.

“New Mexico gets water victory over Texas at U.S. Supreme Court”: Phill Casaus of The Santa Fe New Mexican has this report.

Theresa Davis of The Albuquerque Journal reports that “Supreme Court sides with NM in Pecos River dispute with Texas.”

Susan Montoya Bryan of The Associated Press reports that “US Supreme Court sides with New Mexico in Pecos River fight.”

Ellen M. Gilmer of Bloomberg Law reports that “New Mexico Prevails Over Texas in Supreme Court Water Clash.”

Pamela King of Greenwire reports that “Supreme Court takes sides in interstate river flow fight.”

Rachel Frazin of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court gives New Mexico a win in water dispute with Texas.”

And Jack Rodgers of Courthouse News Service reports that “New Mexico Gets High Court Blessing in Evaporated Water Fight.”

“Trump’s Most Obsequious Servant, William Barr, Is Out as Attorney General”: Jeremy Stahl has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Same-sex parents can be listed on Indiana birth certificates as petition to appeal fails”: Elizabeth DePompei and Johnny Magdaleno of The Indianapolis Star have this report.

And in commentary, online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “The Supreme Court Rejects Opportunity to Roll Back Marriage Equality; Indiana asked the justices to strip rights from same-sex parents; They passed.”

“Supreme Court puts off ruling on Trump census case to exclude undocumented immigrants; The administration had asked the justices to fast-track a decision before it must report the numbers to Congress”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

“Texas v. Pennsylvania: What’s The Deal With That? And what to make of the mysterious separate ‘statement’ of Justices Alito and Thomas?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” site.

“Was SCOTUS unanimous in tossing Texas’ election suit on standing ground? Alito a cipher.” Debra Cassens Weiss has this post at ABA Journal discussing, among other things, my earlier blog post on this subject.

“Trump And His Allies Have Lost Nearly 60 Election Fights In Court (And Counting); The campaign’s latest legal failures come as the Electoral College votes to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Monday”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“With a final push on judges, McConnell will cement a lasting legacy for Trump. They’re young. They’re conservative. And they’ll shape American law for generations.” Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Biden’s win, rejects Trump lawsuit”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Riley Vetterkind of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s election challenge.”

Scott Bauer of The Associated Press reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit.”

Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court Tosses Trump Bid to Invalidate Votes.”

And Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to overturn Biden win.”

You can access today’s 81-page ruling of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.

Access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in Texas v. New Mexico, No. 65, Orig. Justice Samuel A. Alito issued an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. And Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the decision. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“Short work by high court of Trump’s ‘big one'”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this news analysis.

“GOP efforts to overturn election may do lasting harm to democracy, political scientists warn; Republicans’ embrace of a baseless Texas lawsuit suggests the ‘threat to democratic norms is not Trump-specific,’ experts say, and not likely go away after he leaves office”: Christopher Ingraham of The Washington Post has this report.

And Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times has an article headlined “What’s Next for Trump Voters Who Believe the Election Was Stolen? Some are certain the election was fraudulent; Others aren’t so sure; What becomes of their skepticism has important implications for American democracy.”

“U.S. court to hear appeal challenging order blocking TikTok app store ban”: David Shepardson of Reuters has this report.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review of any new cases.

And in Shinn v. Kayer, No. 19-1302, the Court issued a 13-page per curiam decision vacating and remanding the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan noted their dissent without opinion.

“Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Congress, Supreme Court will be offered COVID-19 vaccine in coming days, officials say”: David Jackson of USA Today has this report.