“New hope for Tom Brady? Rethinking the Deflategate appeal.” Michael McCann of SI.com has this report.

The article contains several provocative subheadings, including “Why was Judge Chin so certain of football tampering?”; “Did Paul Clement misrepresent Brady’s statements and would it matter?”; and “Did the NFL misrepresent ‘facts’ in its written briefs and would it matter?”

“Obama Begins Interviewing Potential Supreme Court Nominees”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Anti-gay writings take center stage in Wisconsin court race”: The Associated Press has this report.

“‘Nothing personal,’ but Grassley won’t consider Kelly for Supreme Court; Iowa senator says his position makes him ‘the point of (Democrats’) spear'”: James Q. Lynch of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has this report.

“The Dark Side of All Those ‘Friends’ at the Supreme Court”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“The Constitution Rules. (Not Valid in Puerto Rico.)” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Justice Elizabeth Warren? The Supreme Court pick that would be the drama of all dramas.” Pamela Brown and Dan Berman of CNN.com have this report.

“Walker, embattled state Supreme Court justice, go way back”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The personal and political lives of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and an embattled state Supreme Court justice have been intertwined for decades, starting with their overlapping semesters at Marquette University, where the future justice penned anti-gay opinion pieces and threatened to resign from the student government over a multicultural course requirement.”

“Del. Supreme Court offers live video starting today”: Jessica Masulli Reyes of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this report.

“Supreme Court won’t tinker with ruling giving copyright to the Batmobile; The Batmobile is for Batman and Robin, unless you get a license from DC Comics”:
David Kravets of Ars Technica has this report.

“Senate Dems push for more judges amid SCOTUS fight”: Seung Min Kim of Politico.com has this report.

“False Modesty: Why the Supreme Court Does Not Need Judicial Minimalism.” Evan Bernick has this blog entry online today at The Huffington Post.

“Cuccinelli withdraws name; GOP backs McCullough for state Supreme Court”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this news update.

In today’s mail: From The Green Bag, a certificate that can be redeemed for a Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. bobblehead doll.

“This Anti-Obamacare Governor Is Proving How Hard Repeal Really Is; No Republican had a better chance to deal major damage to the Affordable Care Act than Matt Bevin; He didn’t”: Jeffrey Young of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Senators square off over Supreme Court vacancy”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

“Top name withdraws from Supreme Court consideration”: Manu Raju, Kevin Liptak, and Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com have a report that begins, “Adalberto Jordan, a federal judge in Miami seen as a top contender for the Supreme Court vacancy, has withdrawn his name from contention, a lawmaker told CNN on Wednesday.”

“Getting the Senate’s responsibilities on Supreme Court nominations right”: Law professor Michael Gerhardt has this guest post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Reid pounds GOP united against Obama Supreme Court choice”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Federal Judge: No Marriage Equality In Puerto Rico; As an ‘unincorporated territory,’ the judge ruled, the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage bans doesn’t automatically apply to Puerto Rico.” Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico at this link.

“Pennsylvania high court weighs challenge to local gun laws”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Eakin’s lawyers want to make proposed settlement public”: Craig R. McCoy has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Jordan would be Supreme Court’s first Cuban-American”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Adalberto Jordan, a federal appeals court judge twice confirmed by the U.S. Senate, could become the Supreme Court’s first Cuban-American justice if nominated by President Barack Obama and approved once again.”

“Indiana Seeks to Appeal Syrian Refugee Lawsuit”: Joshua Claybourn has this post today at the “Hoosier Law Review” blog.

“California leaders tell Supreme Court that undocumented workers are making the state stronger”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.