“When Jurors Are Silenced”: This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Replacing Schneiderman: A ‘Brilliant’ Lawyer Who Worked Behind the Scenes.” In today’s edition of The New York Times, Alan Feuer has an article that begins, “Despite a life of firsts — first in her law-school class, the first woman to serve as the nation’s solicitor general and now the first to serve as New York State’s attorney general — Barbara D. Underwood has spent most of her career as a No. 2.”

“11th Circ. Won’t Clear Venezuela In Suit Over Bolívar Artifacts”: Carolina Bolado of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today. Circuit Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel. In footnote five, the opinion explains why Venezuela is now formally known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

“U.S. court protects Adidas Stan Smith shoe from Skechers look-alike”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“CVS wins appeal of opioid prescriber’s $1 million defamation verdict”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Review of Republican Efforts to Pack Federal Courts”: The Democrats on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee issued this report today.

“Trump nominates Melaleuca attorney Ryan Nelson to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals”: Betsy Z. Russell of The Idaho Press-Tribune has this report.

And the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a news release titled “Idaho Attorney Ryan D. Nelson Nominated to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Today, the White House issued a news release titled “President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees.”

“Democrats: Prepare to Pack the Supreme Court; If Republicans refuse to let the other party govern, all options should be on the table.” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The New Republic.

“State of Wisconsin urges U.S. Supreme Court to deny Brendan Dassey’s petition for review”: Andy Thompson of The Post-Crescent of Appleton, Wisconsin has this report.

“Surprising Originalism”: Law professor Lawrence B. Solum has posted this article on SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

“Texas suit could speed DACA’s path to Supreme Court”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

And in the Talk of the Town section of the May 14, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, Amy Davidson Sorkin has a Comment headlined “Does Donald Trump Understand What DACA Means? So far, the Administration’s incompetence and the courts’ rectitude have seen the Dreamers through. But those factors may be temporary safeguards.”

“How the Supreme Court Grasps Religion”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Constitutional interpretation and Loving v. Virginia“: Andrew Hamm has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“The Certiorari Process and State Court Decisions”: Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton and Brittany Jones have this essay online at the Harvard Law Review Forum.

If you have heard of Judge Sutton but haven’t heard of Brittany Jones, that just proves that you’ve got to start reading “How Appealing” more carefully.

“Milwaukee lawyer Michael Brennan confirmed for U.S. Court of Appeals, ending long vacancy amid bitter partisan dispute”: Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Kevin Freking of The Associated Press reports that “Republicans override Dem objections to confirm federal judge.”

You can access the official U.S. Senate roll call vote tally confirming Michael B. Brennan to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by a vote of 49-to-46 at this link.

“Trump Nominee’s College Writings Scrutinized, Defended”: Patrick Gregory of Bloomberg Law has this report.

My earlier round-up of coverage of yesterday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing can be accessed here.

“Stalled judicial nominees will be confirmed ‘no matter what tactics’ employed, McConnell says”: Doug McKelway of Fox News has this report.

“Judicial pick for 9th Circuit clears committee despite two GOP senators objecting”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Senate Panel Advances Ninth Circuit Nominee.”

“Key senator urges any wavering U.S. high court justice to retire now”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.