“Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn Nominated to Fill Upcoming Vacancy on Delaware Supreme Court”: Mari Lou of The Talk of Delmarva has this report.

“Atlanta Judge Recusal Sought Over Faulty Handling of Civil Cases”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And in commentary, at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Josh Blackman, Arthur Hellman, and Gabe Roth have a post titled “Congress Needs To Investigate Judge Who Lied About Having Sex With Police Officer.”

“Courts can’t stop Trump’s White House ballroom, Justice Department argues; Only Congress can intervene, an administration lawyer said, as an appeals panel weighs whether to halt the project”: Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards of The Washington Post have this report.

George Chidi of The Guardian reports that “No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says; Trump administration has asked DC circuit court of appeals to reverse lower court decision which blocked construction of $400m ballroom.”

Alex Woodward of The Independent (UK) reports that “Trump could get away with bulldozing Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in ballroom fight; A lawsuit to stop construction of the president’s ballroom project was too late, Justice Department lawyers told appeals court judges.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Trump could also tear down the Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in defense of White House ballroom; Justice Department lawyers said the courts are powerless to intervene in the dispute over the former East Wing.”

Devan Cole of CNN has a report headlined “Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project.”

And Zach Schonfeld of The Hill reports that “Appeals court majority appears sympathetic to White House ballroom challenge.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Todd Blanche won over his key audience of one. Now come the 100. The acting attorney general has Trump’s confidence to become the nation’s top law enforcement official permanently. Now he needs the Senate’s.” Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, and Erica Orden of Politico have this report.

In commentary, at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site, Jay Willis has a post titled “‘Thank You Very Much, I Love You Sir’ Is Somehow a Real Todd Blanche Quote About Donald Trump; Things at the Justice Department are going to get way, way worse before they get better.”

And at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog, Michael A. Fragoso has a post titled “Todd Blanche Considerations for Senate Republicans.”

“Unconstitutional Drug Pricing Demands Fifth Circuit Intervention”: Online at Bloomberg Law, Alice LaCour has an essay that begins, “I clerked for Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.”

“The Supreme Court Doesn’t Care About Voting Anymore”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Getting Out of the Redistricting Business”: You can access the new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Blessings of Liberty Podcast Launch: A Special Conversation with Justice Gorsuch.” The Blessings of Liberty with Jeffrey Rosen has posted this video on YouTube.

“Federal Judge Eleanor Ross Should Resign or Be Impeached”: Thomas Jipping and Hans von Spakovsky have this post at the “Bench Memos” blog of National Review.

“Supreme Court Backs F.C.C. Power to Levy Fines Against Cellphone Carriers; AT&T and Verizon said they were deprived of their right to a jury trial when the agency penalized the companies for failing to protect consumer information”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

And Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Finds S.E.C. Can Strip Wrongdoers of Illegal Financial Gains, Even Without Proof of Victim Loss; The justices unanimously sided with the independent financial watchdog, finding that the agency could collect ill-gotten money, even if it could not show victims had suffered financial loss.”

“Protesters’ attack on Supreme Court vice president ‘crosses red line,’ Isaac Amit says”: Gilad Morag of The Jerusalem Post has an article that begins, “The President of the Supreme Court, Justice Isaac Amit, and the Director of the Courts, Justice Tzachi Uziel, issued a letter today to all judges following the violent incidents carried out by haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters yesterday at the home of the Supreme Court Vice President, Justice Noam Sohlberg.”

“Bang, Bang, Bang: Callais Kills Off the Voting Rights Act.” Pamela S. Karlan has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“House Republican Preps Impeachment Bid Against Atlanta Judge”: Olivia Alafriz of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Supreme Court Refutes Its Critics; In a trio of cases, the Justices rule against business interests”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Texas high schooler fights punishment over hair length at Fifth Circuit; Darryl George claims his school district’s male-only hair length limit is unconstitutional gender discrimination and a violation of the Texas CROWN Act”: Christina van Waasbergen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Ninth Circuit reconsiders challenge to California restrictions on open carry of firearms; A three-judge panel in January reversed a lower court that sided with the state, leading to Wednesday’s hearing before the en banc court”: Alan Riquelmy of Courthouse News Service has this report.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted on YouTube the video of yesterday’s en banc oral argument.

“Bonus 230: Justice Barrett’s Vote in Margolin; A single vote to join a single concurring opinion in a case that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention could portend massive consequences across a range of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“How a Prisoner Ended Up Alone in Court in a Death Penalty Case: The episode at the war court alarmed death penalty lawyers, who argued that the judge had a duty to suspend the proceedings to protect the rights of the defendant.” Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this Letter from Guantánamo Bay.

“The Great Snail Debate; Or, Justice Breyer Wins Again”: Richard M Re has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Sonia Sotomayor’s Foreign Deceptions; Supreme Court nominee delivers blatantly false testimony at confirmation hearing”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Will the Supreme Court Review Judge Newman’s Stealth Impeachment? The Court should grant cert on the important separation of powers issue raised by her long-running, allegedly ‘temporary suspension’ from case assignments.” Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“One Man, No Vote: The leaders of the civil-rights movement are watching as their work is undone.” Zak Cheney-Rice has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“If Judge Ross’s ‘Improper Sexual Activity’ ‘Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge,’ Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment?” Arthur Hellman has this guest post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Trump Says He Plans to Nominate Blanche for Attorney General; Todd Blanche has been serving as the acting attorney general; A formal nomination to the post would be the president’s latest move to place loyalists in top government jobs”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Trump says he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general; Blanche is likely to face a bruising Senate confirmation battle, with some Republican lawmakers already expressing hesitancy.”

Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Says He Will Nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General; The move would formalize Blanche’s role atop the Justice Department, although he will likely face a tough confirmation fight.”

And Sarah Ferris and Manu Raju of CNN have a report headlined “Thune: ‘Hard to say’ whether Blanche can win confirmation as attorney general.”

“House Republicans advance constitutional amendment to prevent US Supreme Court expansion”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court Review and Preview”: The University of Chicago Law School has posted this video on YouTube.

And Mark A. Cohen of The University of Chicago Law School has an article headlined “At New Supreme Court Review and Preview Program, Faculty Analyze Term’s Biggest Questions; The inaugural virtual event combined a look back at the Supreme Court’s most consequential rulings with a preview of the major cases still awaiting decision.”

“Netanyahu slams violent ultra-Orthodox riot at Supreme Court Justice Sohlberg’s home; Rioters reportedly caused significant property damage and attempted to break into Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home”: Sarah Ben-Nun and Shoshana Baker of The Jerusalem Post have this report.

“Supreme Court turns toward an explosive final month with Trump’s priorities at stake”: John Fritze of CNN has this report.

“‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund; Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was ‘not moving forward with the fund, period,’ after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.” Luke Broadwater of The New York Times has this report.

Cat Zakrzewski of The Washington Post reports that “Trump says he doesn’t know whether the $1.8 billion payout fund is dead; In his first comments since the apparent collapse of the plan, the president was less definitive than acting attorney general Todd Blanche was a day earlier.”

Jeremy Roebuck, Salvador Rizzo, and Riley Beggin of The Washington Post report that “Trump’s $1.8 billion fund may be dead, but there are still paths to payouts; Even if the administration shelves the proposed fund, there are mechanisms for the Justice Department to compensate people.”

And Siobhan Hughes, Lindsay Wise, and Richard Rubin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Fight to Kill ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Risks GOP Blowup in Senate; Votes on contentious amendments loom after Republicans advance immigration-enforcement measure.”

“This ‘necessary and proper’ ban could almost drive someone to drink; An 1868 law prohibiting home distilling shows the federal government is drunk on power”: Jarrett Dieterle has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“US Trade Judge Warns DOJ Appeal Could Upend Trump Tariff Refunds”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

“In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights; In an emergency ruling on Tuesday night, the court’s conservative majority gave a first glimpse into congressional district battles under a weakened Voting Rights Act”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Supreme Court Keeps Backing GOP Even as Justices Say They Don’t Play Politics”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Top Republican Weighs Impeachment for Reprimanded Atlanta Judge”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“US prosecutors seek 8-year prison term for ex-Supreme Court lawyer Goldstein”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.