“For the first time ever, this court finds a meritorious claim of actual innocence”: So begins a dissenting opinion that Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith issued today. You can access the Fifth Circuit’s majority opinion at this link.

“In federal brief, DOJ pushes for Harvard admissions info to be public”: Danny McDonald of The Boston Globe has this report.

Delano R. Franklin and Samuel W. Zwickel of The Harvard Crimson report that “DOJ Calls for Unsealing of Harvard Admissions Data.”

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “U.S. says it might enter Harvard affirmative action court battle.”

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Trivia Day.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“‘RBG’ the film and RBG the woman both compelling; A timely documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will open the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival”: John Rash has this commentary online at The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“Trump Organization’s Web Store Collects Sales Tax in Only Two States; Trump administration is pushing for online retailers to pay more in state and local sales taxes”: Ruth Simon of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Justice Breyer speaks about role of courts, ‘breathing’ constitution”: Sophie Lehrenbaum of The Tufts Daily has this report.

“Oral Argument Summary: Doe v. Mattis.” Quinta Jurecic has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

You can access at this link the audio of the public portion of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel (with one judge absent) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court leaves John Doe II case involving Scott Walker to lower court judge”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“The Supreme Court continues to grant an unhealthy immunity to police accused of wrongdoing”: The Los Angeles Times has published this editorial.