“Alabama Supreme Court: Prosecutor didn’t discriminate in jury picks in death penalty case.” Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News has an article that begins, “The Alabama Supreme Court today for a second time has upheld the conviction and sentence of a death row inmate who says prosecutors struck 10 of 11 blacks from the jury pool at his trial.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Alabama at this link.

“Trump’s appointment of son-in-law could rest on Clinton precedent; In the early ’90s, an appeals court suggested that anti-nepotism laws didn’t bar Hillary from the White House health task force”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

In addition, Gerstein has a blog post titled “Citing Trump win, feds move to put immigration suit on ice.”

“Do Democrats regret the ‘nuclear option’ now that Trump will be president?” Ted Barrett of CNN.com has this report.

“GOP could nuke filibuster for Supreme Court nominees; Republicans warn that Democratic obstruction of Trump’s pick will come at a steep — possibly historic — price”: Burgess Everett of Politico.com has this report.

“Conservatives let themselves dream big about Scalia’s replacement”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

“How Trump Could Reshape the Lower Federal Courts”: Russell Wheeler has this post today at the “FixGov” blog of The Brookings Institution.

“‘First line of defense’: Democratic states vow to fight Trump in court.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Justice Clarence Thomas Remarks at Federalist Society Convention”: C-SPAN has posted the video at this link.