“The case of the bad egg: 3rd Circuit revives $111 million antitrust suit.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Trump’s Male-Dominated Appointments Close the Door for Women”: Leah Litman and Helen Marie Berg have this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“Democrats and FBI Abuses: In the 1970s, progressives stood up for civil liberties; Today they’ve reverted to the J. Edgar Hoover era.” David J. Garrow will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump’s Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry”: Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have an article that begins, “Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter, raising the specter of a monthslong court battle over whether the president must answer questions under oath.”

“Partisanship in Pennsylvania isn’t confined to its congressional map”: Columnist Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Judiciary closes investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against retired Judge Alex Kozinski”: Matt Zapotosky of The Washington Post has this report.

Joan Biskupic of CNN.com reports that “Judicial council takes no action against former Judge Alex Kozinski.”

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “A Misconduct Investigation Into A Now-Retired Judge Accused Of Sexual Harassment Won’t Go Forward.”

You can access today’s order of the Judicial Council of the Second Circuit at this link.

“Many Say He’s the Least Qualified Lawyer Ever to Lead a Guantanamo Case. He Agrees.” Dave Philipps of The New York Times has this report.

“Secretary of Defense fires Guantanamo war court overseer”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has an article that begins, “In a surprise move, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Monday fired the top official overseeing the trials of the five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks and other alleged war criminals held at Guantanamo.”

“Fourth Circuit Judge Shedd Assumes Senior Status and Receives Order of the Palmetto”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued this news release today.

“How Congress Can Protect Mueller”: Law professor Eric Posner has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“#MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not”: Law professor Catharine A. MacKinnon has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Abortion is a focus of early action in legislative sessions”: Ryan J. Foley of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Republicans who control a majority of the nation’s statehouses are considering a wide range of abortion legislation that could test the government’s legal ability to restrict a woman’s right to terminate pregnancy.”

“OT2017 #13: ‘Poker Face.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

“Justices Won’t Block Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Decision”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Denies Bid to Keep GOP-Friendly Districts in Pennsylvania; Democrats gain advantage after court declines to stay state court decision that Pennsylvania’s districts were unlawfully gerrymandered.”

Jonathan Lai and Liz Navratil of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that “SCOTUS denies GOP lawmakers’ attempt to delay drawing new congressional map.”

Mark Scolforo and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “In blow to GOP, Supreme Court won’t block PA redistricting.”

Joseph Ax of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court allows revamp of Pennsylvania electoral map.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Justice Allows New Pennsylvania Congressional Voting Map.”

Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Supreme Court Won’t Stop Pennsylvania Court Order Requiring New Congressional Map For 2018.”

And at his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “Justice Alito Denies Emergency Stay in Pa. Congressional Districting Case.”

“Justice Antonin Scalia: Life and Legacy.” This week in the Philadelphia area, everyone is looking forward to the parade to celebrate the 2018 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles.

But many of us are also looking forward to attending this Wednesday evening’s National Constitution Center event featuring Edward Whelan (co-editor of the book “Scalia Speaks“), Richard Hasen (author of the forthcoming book “The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption,” available for purchase March 20, 2018), Kannon Shanmugam, and Elizabeth Wydra. I am planning to attend in person; if you cannot, you can nevertheless view the event live, online via this link beginning at 6 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.

In today’s mail: I received an advance reader’s copy of Jeffrey Rosen‘s new book, “William Howard Taft.” The book is scheduled to go on sale on March 20, 2018.

“Boycott the Republican Party: If conservatives want to save the GOP from itself, they need to vote mindlessly and mechanically against its nominees.” Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes have this article in the March 2018 issue of The Atlantic.

“Republicans Fighting to Protect Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania Have an Ethics Problem; It could complicate their conflict-of-interest challenge”: Pema Levy of Mother Jones has this report.