“U.S. court: No court-appointed lawyer for boy facing deportation.” Dan Levine of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“What Has the Judiciary Learned Since Kozinski? The courts have professed genuine interest in addressing their flaws; The question is whether they understand them.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Skipping State of the Union is a Supreme Court tradition regardless of who’s president”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“What Does It Mean to Die? When Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead by the hospital, her family disagreed; Her case challenges the very nature of existence.” Rachel Aviv has this Annals of Medicine article in the February 5, 2018 issue of The New Yorker.

Last September, Jenna Lyons of The San Francisco Chronicle reported that “Alameda County jury will decide if Jahi McMath is alive.”

“The Mandatory Guidelines Predicament”: Leah Litman and Samantha Jaffe have this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“When a T-Shirt Gets You in Trouble at the Voting Booth”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Eight years after Obama’s unusual State of the Union attack, Citizens United endures”: James Varney of The Washington Times has this report.

“Koch-aligned group already prepping for next Supreme Court fight”: Katie Glueck of McClatchy DC has this report.

“Supreme Court may deal major blow to labor unions”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Justice Alito Has Not Yet Acted on Pa. Congressional Gerrymandering Stay Request from Pa. Legislative Republicans. Why?” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

“Questions That Mueller Might Ask Trump: The most consequential could involve the President’s understanding of the rule of law.” Amy Davidson Sorkin will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the February 5, 2018 issue of The New Yorker.

Online at The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin has a post titled “The Answer to Whether Trump Obstructed Justice Now Seems Clear.”

And law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen has a post titled “Donald Trump’s Brain Is a Catch-22.”

“There Is No Retroactivity Concern With Overruling Quill”: Law professor Daniel Hemel has this post at Medium.com.

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: ‘The judgment of the D.C. Circuit is therefore reversed . . . .'” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Ginsburg, Gorsuch Don’t Play Well Together”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“Ethics, race, bias among advice Sotomayor gives UH law students; Supreme Court justice answers questions, tells law students to get involved in issues”: Lindsay Ellis of The Houston Chronicle has this report.

And Al Ortiz of Houston Public Radio reports that “Justice Sotomayor Talks About Achieving Meaningful Changes, Personal Challenges At UH; The U.S. Supreme Court Justice participated in a discussion with faculty members and students at UH’s Law Center.”

“Meet The Folksiest Man In The U.S. Senate: Sweet biscuits of mercy — it’s Sen. John Neely Kennedy.” Igor Bobic of HuffPost has this report.

“Wendy Vitter, with one exception, might have what it takes to be federal judge”: Drew Broach has this front page article in today’s edition of The Times-Picayune.

“The Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Dilemma: The justices face a historic choice regarding presidential power.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Justice Ginsburg, nearing 85, signals she won’t retire soon”: Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“McGahn’s push to reshape the judiciary”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

“Counsel Quietly Trying to Corral Trump While Pushing G.O.P.’s Agenda”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has an article that begins, “When Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, moved into his corner office on the West Wing’s second floor last January, he chose not to decorate its walls or fill its glass-paneled shelving with personal items.”

“Trump’s Lawyers, Seeking Leverage in Russia Probe, Comb ’90s Court Ruling; White House legal team may look to delay, limit or avoid a possible interview of the president by Mueller”: Del Quentin Wilber, Peter Nicholas, and Michael C. Bender of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Judge DeGenaro of Poland appointed to Ohio Supreme Court”: David Skolnick of The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio has this report.

Randy Ludlow of The Columbus Dispatch reports that “Kasich appoints Youngstown judge to replace O’Neill.”

Jackie Borchardt of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “Kasich chooses Youngstown judge Mary DeGenaro for Ohio Supreme Court seat.”

Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade reports that “Ohio Supreme Court to turn all Republican.”

And Andy Chow of WKSU reports that “Kasich Appoints a Youngstown Appeals Judge to the Ohio Supreme Court, Which Is Now Majority Women.”

“N.Y. appeals court backs married lesbian couple’s parental rights”: Claire Hughes has this front page article in The Times Union of Albany, New York.

And Amanda Ottaway of Courthouse News Service reports that “Landmark Ruling Shuts Down Sperm Donor’s Paternity Suit.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department at this link.

“Lesbian Former Firefighter’s Sex Bias Verdict Upheld”: Jon Steingart of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s First Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Justice Max Kelch resigns from Nebraska Supreme Court”: Lori Pilger of The Lincoln Journal Star has this report.

According to the article, “Kelch, 60, has been on the state’s highest court for just less than two years. He provided no reason for his resignation in a Tuesday letter informing Gov. Pete Ricketts of his decision.”

And in other coverage, Joe Duggan of The Omaha World-Herald reports that “Judge Max Kelch to step down from Nebraska Supreme Court.”

“SD Supreme Court rules in favor of Buffalo Chip City”: Jim Holland and Candy DenOuden of The Rapid City Journal have this report.

And Deb Holland of The Black Hills Pioneer reports that “SD Supreme Court rules Buffalo Chip is a town.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of South Dakota at this link.

“Justice Sotomayor wows crowd at UTSA”: Silvia Foster-Frau of The San Antonio Express-News has this report.

Emily Donaldson of the Rivard Report has an article headlined “Justice Sotomayor Touches UTSA Students With Story of Her Personal Journey.”

And Lindsay Ellis of The Houston Chronicle reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Law Center Friday.”

“Resisting the Myth of the Judicial Resistance: There is no evidence judges have abandoned their oaths of integrity and impartiality to rule against Trump.” Dahlia Lithwick and law professor Steve Vladeck have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court Stopped Alabama From Executing A Man Over Competency Questions; The justices granted a stay of execution to Vernon Madison on Tuesday night”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Quebec’s Law on Facial Veils Fuels Fierce Debate; Canadian province’s partial ban on niqabs raises legal and political challenges”: Vipal Monga of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Appeals panel upholds gender-bias ruling against Providence, firefighters union; The court upheld a jury’s 2016 findings that firefighter Lori Franchina had endured pervasive harassment and retaliation and that the city had failed to take prompt and appropriate action to address her complaints”: Katie Mulvaney of The Providence (R.I.) Journal has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Trump plans to sign order keeping Gitmo open, leaked doc reveals”: Nahal Toosi and Andrew Restuccia of Politico.com have this report.

“Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit”: Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this report.

“VW class counsel: Nationwide deal won’t be undone by 9th Circuit’s Hyundai ruling.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

This blog’s earlier coverage of Tuesday’s Ninth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.