“Barrett’s caution to ‘read the opinions’ puzzles those who do; As the court prepares to release some of the most consequential rulings of the term, whether the American public will understand those judgments is up for debate”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Judge Jackson’s Brilliant Answer”: Philip Bobbitt has this guest post at the “Balkinization” blog.

“Democrats unveil bill to impose ethics, recusal standards on Supreme Court”: Harper Neidig of The Hill has this report.

And this evening’s broadcast of PBS NewsHour contained a video segment titled “U.S. Supreme Court’s increasingly partisan divide raises questions about ethics.”

“Supreme Court short-lister Childs says judges face rising threats”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Sotomayor, Barrett discuss their lives in Supreme Court’s spotlight”: Robert Barnes and Eric Berger of The Washington Post have this report.

“Street to be named after Metairie native, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett; Jefferson Parish Council votes to rename portion of a Metairie street after her”: Faimon A. Roberts III of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

Fans of this blog won’t be truly impressed, however, until Justice Barrett has a bayou named after her.

“Why the Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Vanished From the News”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The unconstitutional committee; Top judges, cross-examined on Miller 2 ruling, cry foul”: At his “A Lawyer Writes” Substack site, Joshua Rozenberg has a post that begins, “Lord Reed’s appearance before the House of Lords constitution committee this morning led to an unexpected clash — and one that was deeply unconstitutional.”

“Roberts Joins Criticism of Supreme Court ‘Shadow Docket’ Orders”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the dissent therefrom, at this link.

“Ketanji Brown Jackson Was a Public Defender. Here’s Why That’s a Great Thing. Jackson would be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall to represent significant numbers of criminal defendants. I learned firsthand how important that is.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

“A conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Washington University”: Washington University in St. Louis has posted this video on YouTube.

In related news coverage, in today’s edition of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dana Rieck has an article headlined “Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks life — and a little poker — at Washington U.”

Jim Salter of The Associated Press reports that “Sotomayor sees good in colleagues despite differences.”

And Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law reports that “Sotomayor Recalls Confirmation Attacks as Jackson Vote Nears.”

“Ohio Secretary of State says he didn’t call for Supreme Court chief’s ouster”: Marty Schladen of Ohio Capital Journal has this report.

“Time to change how we pick Oregon’s Supreme Court justices”: Kevin Frazier has this essay online at The Oregonian.

“Gov. Kevin Stitt to decide on bill making abortion illegal in Oklahoma”: Carmen Forman of The Oklahoman has this report.

“Gov. Justice appoints Haley Bunn to WV Supreme Court of Appeals”: The Office of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice issued this news release today.

“Teenage Dating Habits”: At “Dorf on Law,” Sherry F. Colb has a blog post that begins, “If I were to try to identify all of the offensive, outlandish, and horrifying things that happened during the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, I would be writing for several hours.”