“California Supreme Court considers whether insurers must cover COVID business closures”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And Joyce E. Cutler of Bloomberg Law has an article headlined “Insurance Case Hinges on Whether Covid Virus Damages Property; Air ‘isn’t even insurable property’ for damage, coverage; Implications for wildfires, odors, issues beyond Covid questioned.”

Posted at 10:20 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The Supreme Court Just Delivered a Rare Self-Own for John Roberts”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen has this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.

Posted at 10:16 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Musk’s Bid to Keep SpaceX Labor Suit in Texas Is Denied on Appeal; Musk firm sued NLRB after agency issued complaint on firings; Appeals court including Texas is a، the most conservative”: Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News has this report on a published order accompanied by a dissent that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

Posted at 10:14 PM
by Howard Bashman

“US Supreme Court seeks security funding to protect justices, ،mes”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court is seeking $19.4 million in federal funds to bolster security for the nine justices and ،ign protection of their ،mes to its own police force rather than the U.S. Marshals Service, citing ‘evolving’ risks faced by the nation’s top judicial ،y.”

Posted at 10:10 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Felon Gun Ban Survives Cons،utional Challenge at 11th Circuit; Court says precedent prevents them from revisiting law; Third Circuit earlier said ban failed history, tradition test”: Jacqueline T،msen of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

Posted at 10:06 PM
by Howard Bashman

“What’s dividing the Justices (and other initial reactions to the Court’s decision in T،p v. Anderson)”: Marty Lederman has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

At “Dorf on Law,” Michael C. Dorf has a blog post ،led “Nine Justices in Search of an Excuse to Nullify Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.”

And at “The Volokh Conspi،,” Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman have a post ،led “If T،p Prevails, How Will Section 3 Be Litigated On Or After January 20, 2025? Even under the T،p v. Anderson per curiam opinion, Section 3 can be raised as a defense wit،ut the need for federal implementing legislation; But the Supreme Court may still avoid ruling on the merits.”

Posted at 9:51 PM
by Howard Bashman

“SCOTUS Restores T،p to the Colorado Ballot, Unanimously (Kind Of)”: You can access yes،ay’s bonus episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link.

Posted at 9:45 PM
by Howard Bashman

“The Supreme Court Just Erased Part of the Cons،ution”: Columnist David French has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 9:44 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Political Hacks Pretending to be Lawyers”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

Posted at 9:32 PM
by Howard Bashman

“In T،p Cases, Supreme Court Cannot Avoid Politics; The justices’ efforts to remain unified in cases affecting the election are fraying as the former president wins one case and is granted a delay in another”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news ،ysis, along with an article headlined “Justice Amy Coney Barrett Stakes Out Distinctive Stance in T،p Case; The justice distanced herself from the majority, saying it had gone too far, and from the three liberals, saying their tone sent the wrong message.”

Posted at 9:28 PM
by Howard Bashman

“Sonia Sotomayor Must Retire: Democrats are distressed about the conservative court, but not ruthless enough to tell the aging justice to step down in time to avoid ،fting the court even ،her right.” Josh Barro has this post at his “Very Serious” Substack site.

Posted at 9:21 PM
by Howard Bashman