“In an unusual move, judge delays public notice of abortion-pill hearing; Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk wanted to minimize protests and threats in connection with the closely-watched case, people familiar with the plan said”: Perry Stein, Ann E. Marimow, and Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post have this report.
And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman has a post titled “Deep in the Heart of Amarillo.”
“With rehearings, NC Supreme Court could set extraordinary precedent with political consequences; North Carolina voters put Republicans in control of the state Supreme Court; Now the court’s new GOP majority is moving quickly to rehear election law cases Republicans had previously lost; The court’s decisions could have a far-reaching impact on future elections”: Will Doran of WRAL News has this report.
“In the wake of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin is living in 1849; Wisconsin’s 1-year-old legislature banned abortion in 1849, making it a felony to provide abortion care unless the life of the mother is in danger; Last year, this ban took effect again”: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has this essay online at USA Today.
“No one knows when it is legal to perform medically necessary abortions in Texas; Doctors in red states across the country are too scared to perform legal abortions; A Texas lawsuit seeks to fix that in the biggest red state”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
“After Supreme Court declined Parma parody case, time for local action”: Patrick Jaicomo and Maya Rubin have this essay (subscription required for full access) online at The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“‘Scalia’ Review: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Caretaker; In the first volume of his biography, Antonin Scalia, the son of an immigrant, ascends to the heights of the legal profession.” In yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Continetti had this review of James Rosen‘s new book, “Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986.”