“Why one judge in Amarillo got to decide whether any American could use the abortion pill”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Clarence Thomas Billionaire Benefactor Harlan Crow Bought Citizenship in Island Tax Haven; Leaked documents reveal the GOP megadonor held dual citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis as he lavished the Supreme Court justice with gifts”: Jason Paladino and Ken Klippenstein of The Intercept have this report.

“What the Abortion-Pill Decision Reveals About the Shadow Docket: The author of a new book on the Supreme Court’s backdoor lawmaking breaks it down.” Irin Carmon has this interview with law professor Steve Vladeck at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“Supreme Court unlocks climate cases by rejecting oil industry bid”: Lesley Clark of Climatewire has this report.

“The real reason for the Supreme Court’s corruption crisis: Who watches the philosopher kings with lifetime appointments?” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Chief Justice John Roberts declines Sen. Durbin request to testify; Judiciary Committee chairman says statement of ethics offered by Roberts is inadequate for ensuring transparency”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Chief Justice John Roberts will not testify before Congress about Supreme Court ethics.”

And Daniella Diaz of Politico reports that “Roberts declines to appear at Senate’s Supreme Court ethics hearing; The chief justice was invited after an explosive report on Justice Clarence Thomas’ longtime relationship with a GOP megadonor.”

You can access the letter from Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. at this link.

“North Dakota governor signs near-total abortion ban into law”: Niha Masih of The Washington Post has this report.

“Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Upcoming Retirement of State Court Administrator Geoff Moulton”: The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts issued this news release today.

“Seized Home Sold for Profit Set for Supreme Court Consideration”: Perry Cooper of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Frustrated Coinbase tries rare maneuver to compel SEC to clear up crypto murkiness”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about a petition for writ of mandamus filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

“What Scalia’s Defense of a Free Jet Trip Says About Thomas’s Travels; In a combative 2004 memo rejecting calls for his recusal, Justice Antonin Scalia discussed whether a trip on a litigant’s plane was a gift that had to be disclosed”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Some Levity On A Technical Oral Argument Day”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.” It was good to see Josh at yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments.

Sixth Circuit panel holds that a bump stock is not a “part” of a “machinegun” under the National Firearms Act: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Best Suits”: You can access the current episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“What’s next for mifepristone?” You can access the current episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

“24. Justice Alito and the Shadow Docket: A detailed look at Justice Alito’s eye-opening dissent from the Court’s Friday night stay in the mifepristone case.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“The Supreme Court Isn’t Done With Abortion. Not by a Long Shot. Abortion pill is first of many clashes that may reach justices. Dobbs left open issues of abortion travel bans, mail drugs.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“The Jurisprudence of Justice Samuel Alito: A Symposium.” The Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy’s online Per Curiam site has posted online this symposium featuring many authors with whom you are likely familiar, including four currently serving federal appellate judges.

“Interview: Sai Prakash.” Hugo Rosen has this post at the “High School SCOTUS” blog.

“Harlan Crow, the Billionaire Tied to Clarence Thomas, Wields Texas Influence; He and his wife have contributed at least $14.7 million to state and federal political candidates, committees and parties over the past three decades”: Patrick Clark, Simone Foxman, and Shelly Hagan of Bloomberg News have this report.

And Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News reports that “Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court; Justice didn’t recuse from rejection of architecture firm case; Harlan Crow said he had no knowledge of or involvement in case.”

“Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property; The Supreme Court justice did not report the identity of the purchaser, whose firm has had numerous cases before the court”: Heidi Przybyla of Politico has this report.