“Sam Bagenstos, civil rights lawyer for Michigan Supreme Court”: You can access the new episode of the Millennial Politics Podcast at this link.

“Erickson a Court of Appeals justice”: Bryce Berginski of The Pierce County Tribune of Rugby, North Dakota has this report.

“Appeals Court Declines to Revive Antitrust Suit Against Big Talent Agencies; With respect to packaging fees, the 9th Circuit sees only allegations of parallel conduct and using a lawful trade organization”: At the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has this post about a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“L.I. judge accused of pilfering panties from ex-intern had pockets full of others’ undies when busted: prosecutors.” Chelsia Rose Marcius and Larry McShane of The New York Daily News have this report.

Lorena Mongelli and Lia Eustachewich of The New York Post have an article headlined “Dirty panty judge raided victim’s hamper before: prosecutors.”

Craig Schneider of Newsday has an article headlined “State: Arrested Suffolk judge temporarily relieved of duties; Judge Robert Cicale broke into an East Islip neighbor’s home and had female panties in his possession when arrested, authorities said.”

And Ashley May of USA Today reports that “Judge says he is a serial underwear stealer, accused of breaking into neighbor’s home.”

“When Bail Feels Less Like Freedom, More Like Extortion; As bail has grown into a $2 billion industry, bond agents have become the payday lenders of the criminal justice world, offering quick relief to desperate customers at high prices”: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Shaila Dewan of The New York Times have this report.

“To Impeach Thomas,Too Little, Too Late”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“SF DA urges California Supreme Court to review bail ruling”: In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Evan Sernoffsky has a front page article that begins, “San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón has asked the California Supreme Court to review a landmark lower-court ruling that prohibits authorities from holding criminal defendants in jail solely because they can’t afford to pay bail to get out.”

“Iowa Supreme Court: ‘Hugs can constitute sexual conduct’ for teachers.” Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register has this report.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Iowa Supreme Court ruling can be accessed here.

“Drug companies want Supreme Court to take eye drop dispute”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

“Judge’s death gives Trump the opportunity to overhaul the liberal 9th Circuit”: Melissa Quinn of the Washington Examiner has this report.

“Billion-dollar NFL concussion settlement ‘on the brink of collapse'”: Bob Hohler of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Case of the mystery judge is solved”: Travis Andersen of The Boston Globe has this report.

Bob McGovern of The Boston Herald reports that “Court officer studies art to ID mystery judge.”

And Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press has an article headlined “Solved: Portrait of mystery high court justice identified.”

“Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock argue over ads and activist judges in final debate”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Molly Beck of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock duel in last debate before election.”

“Trump’s dangerous plot to weaponize the Supreme Court”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Meta Logic of Hughes v. United States and How to Get Guidance From Fractured Supreme Court Opinions”: Erica Goldberg has this post at her blog, “In A Crowded Theater.”

“Colorado Supreme Court suspends appellate judge following sexual harassment complaint; A complaint alleges that Colorado Appeals Court Judge Laurie Booras called a fellow appeals court judge ‘the little Mexican'”: Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post has this report.

“Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Judge Stephen Reinhardt”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued this news release.

“An Unimpeachable Conclusion”: G. Terry Madonna and Michael L. Young have posted this essay online.

“The White House Doctor and the Dual-Officeholding Ban: Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson’s appointment reinvigorates the debate over the proper relationship between the military and the government.” Law professor Stephen I. Vladeck has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Advocating for repeal of the 2nd Amendment is a gift the NRA doesn’t deserve”: Michael Waldman has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“This case requires us to determine whether hugs between a school employee and a student can constitute prohibited ‘sexual conduct'”: So begins a ruling that the Supreme Court of Iowa issued today.

In early news coverage, Tara Becker-Gray of The Quad-City Times reports that “Iowa Supreme Court upholds sexual exploitation conviction of former Camanche teacher.”

“A Fight Over Salmon-Killing Roads Is Now A Supreme Court Case About Native Rights”: Eilis O’Neill of Oregon Public Broadcasting has this report.

“Justice’s use of term illegal ‘alien’ sends message”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Former California Supreme Court Justice Armand Arabian, an advocate for rape victims, dies at 83”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“We asked for Gitmo prison’s book policy in 2013. It arrived this week, censored.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“Remembering Judge Stephen Reinhardt: The legacy of the great liberal appellate judge, who died Thursday at 87.” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The American Prospect.

“Judge Stephen Reinhardt, Liberal Lion Of The Ninth Circuit, Has Passed Away; Love or hate his jurisprudence, Judge Reinhardt’s importance and influence cannot be denied”: David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“The Pattern Problem”: Today’s episode of NPR’s “Invisibilia” podcast features Shon Hopwood and Tarra Simmons.

“A.E. Dick Howard Examines Justices’ Views on Second Amendment; Professor Says Repeal Is Foolhardy, But New Gun Laws Are Constitutional”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

“The Chief Justice of the United States has no clue how elections work; The guy who said America isn’t racist enough to keep the Voting Rights Act also believes some odd things about gerrymandering”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress.

“20 Questions for Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit”: On February 2, 2004, this blog was not yet two years old. But thanks to this blog’s amazing readers, and a particularly enthusiastic “How Appealing” fan who was then clerking for this judge, Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt agreed to participate in this blog’s 20 Questions for the Appellate Judge feature. For those readers who have never read the interview, and even for those who haven’t read it recently, today might be the perfect time to give it a look.

“Trump Has No Idea Why He Gets To Fill So Many Empty Court Seats; He should be thanking Mitch McConnell; He thinks Obama just mysteriously left him 100+ court vacancies”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

“Liberal giant on federal bench who wrote gay marriage decision has died”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt Dies”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued this statement.

Pick up the pace, Fifth Circuit orders dilatory federal district judge: When a federal district judge seems to be taking too long to decide something, a party may contemplate filing a petition for writ of mandamus with the applicable U.S. Court of Appeals. But doing that could make the district judge angry, and such mandamus petitions rarely succeed.

But rarely doesn’t mean never. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit posted online today a per curiam ruling from last Friday in which it granted a writ of mandamus ordering a dilatory federal district judge to decide two pending summary judgment motions within thirty days.