“Text and History Fed Soc Style”: Eric Segall has this post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaking at University of South Carolina’s winter commencement”: Andy Shain of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report.

“NFL concussion case: Can MDL judges police plaintiffs’ funding deals?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Too much ado about Trump’s ‘outsourced’ Supreme Court list”: Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Gov. Scott asks for Justice Pariente recusal in judicial powers case”: Gray Rohrer of The Orlando Sentinel has this report.

And Mary Ellen Klas of The Tampa Bay Times reports that “Gov. Scott asks Justice Pariente to recuse herself from appointment case; Governor argues Pariente can’t be impartial.”

“Every Other Terrible Thing About Roy Moore”: Katherine Stewart has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Justice at Last for the Youngest Inmates?” The New York Times has published an editorial that begins, “How many times does the Supreme Court have to repeat itself before its message gets through? In the case of life-without-parole sentences for juveniles, the answer seems to be: at least one more time.”

“Who’s On the Case: Successful Cert Petitions 2017.” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Is Trump Restoring Separation of Powers? Several of his officials are working to contain the administrative state.” Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at National Review.

“The Supreme Court sets a date for Georgia’s water wars dispute”: Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“Burlington lawyer joins U.S. Supreme Court Bar”: The Times-News of Burlington, North Carolina has this report.

DRI’s 2018 Appellate Advocacy seminar will take place on March 14-15, 2018 in Las Vegas: You can access additional details at this link.

According to an email that I received from one of the seminar’s planners, “The 2018 seminar will include valuable insights into effective advocacy (including tips from Bryan Garner), and joint sessions with trial court practitioners. The seminar promises great networking opportunities with judges, appellate practitioners and trial advocates from across the country. The seminar coincides with the beginning of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, a great time to enjoy the excitement of Las Vegas.”

“Republicans just eliminated blue slips for circuit nominees, and the Third Circuit is where that matters most”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

“Chief Justice Roberts returns to Harvard Law for the Ames Competition”: Harvard Law Today has this report.

Harvard Law School has posted on YouTube at this link the final round of the 2017 Ames Moot Court Competition.

“After Eight Years On The Sidelines, This Conservative Group Is Primed To Reshape The Courts For Decades”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Serving Extra Years in Prison, and the Courthouse Doors Are Closed”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.