“In Post-Trial Brief, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Defends Harvard’s Admissions Policy”: Camille G. Caldera and Sahar M. Mohammadzadeh of The Harvard Crimson have this report.

“Patricia Wald, pathbreaking federal judge who became chief of D.C. Circuit, dies at 90”: Adam Bernstein of The Washington Post has written this obituary.

“Justices take case on illegal immigrant possessing guns”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

And Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court agrees to hear illegal immigrant’s appeal of gun charge.”

“The Supreme Court’s Decision To Duck a Foie Gras Case Is Bad News for Food Freedom; SCOTUS’ decision not to hear the case could lead to a vicious food fight between the states”: Baylen Linnekin has this article online at Reason.

“Supreme Court grants challenge to warrantless blood tests on unconscious drivers”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

And Kevin Lessmiller and Barbara Leonard of Courthouse News Service report that “Unconscious Driver DUI Case Taken Up by Supreme Court.”

“Colorado appeals judge who called colleague ‘the little Mexican’ in email resigns amid allegations of racism, impropriety; Despite the judge’s resignation, the Colorado Supreme Court could still formally remove her from office”: Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post has this report.

And Diana Novak Jones of Law360 reports that “Appellate Judge Resigns After Emails To Lover Reveal Ruling” (subscription required for full access).

“Searching for news on RBG? YouTube offered conspiracy theories about the Supreme Court justice instead.” Tony Romm and Drew Harwell of The Washington Post have this report.

“Supreme Court Takes Eight Cases, but Doesn’t Act on Some Big Ones”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Access online the contents of the January 2019 issue of the Harvard Law Review: Via this link.

The issue contains law professor Jessica A. Clarke‘s article titled “They, Them, and Theirs.”

“U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether to release food stamp data to Argus Leader”: Jonathan Ellis of The Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader has this report, along with a related item headlined “How a South Dakota FOIA request landed in the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in eight new cases.

“‘Swamp’ reigns in Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe”: Rowan Scarborough of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “The Trump-Russia investigation, with its dynamic cast of judges, defenders and prosecutors, can have the look of an exclusive club.”

“The journey from Wisconsin to Texas and the ruling that struck down the ACA”: Jenny Deam of The Houston Chronicle has an article that begins, “The federal judge who struck down the Affordable Care Act may sit in Texas, but the legal theory that started it all was hatched nearly a year earlier and a thousand miles away by a young, ambitious lawyer in Wisconsin. Early last January, Misha Tseytlin, then solicitor general of Wisconsin, was on the phone with his friend and fellow traveler in conservative political circles, Scott Keller, then solicitor general of Texas.”

“‘Smokescreen’ for abortion? Pro-life movement mobilizes to defeat revived Equal Rights Amendment; ERA clears first hurdle in Virginia state legislature.” Valerie Richardson has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has no remaining cancer, Supreme Court announces”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Cancer Free After Surgery, Supreme Court Says.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Miss Another Week of Proceedings; Supreme Court says recovery from cancer treatment remains on track.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Ginsburg to work from home for second straight week.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows ‘no evidence of remaining disease,’ Supreme Court says.”

Adam Shaw and Bill Mears of Fox News report that “Ginsburg to miss next week’s Supreme Court sessions, but recovery ‘on track.’”

And Dareh Gregorian of NBC News reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return to work, no further medical treatment needed; Ginsburg, 85, missed high court arguments for the first time in her 25 years in the Supreme Court this past week as she recuperates from cancer surgery.”

“Why Teaching English to Terrorists Is Not an Act of War: The legal options in this case of an American working with Islamic State lead to an unsatisfying answer.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Experts Predict New SCOTUS Majority Will Take On Extreme Gerrymandering”: Allegra Kirkland of Talking Points Memo has this report.

“9th Circ. Tosses Suit Over ‘Useless’ Vitamin E Supplements”: Lauren Berg of Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Appeals court allows family to reinstate lawsuit over death of Susan Powell’s sons”: McKenzie Romero of The Deseret News has this report.

And Ben Winslow of Fox 13 in Salt Lake City reports that “Susan Cox Powell’s family wins appeal in lawsuit over the deaths of her children.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Court of Appeals: Governor can’t be sued over public defender caseloads.” Rudi Keller of The Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune has this report.

And Dan Margolies of KCUR Radio reports that “Missouri And Its Governor Can’t Be Sued For Public Defenders’ Funding Woes, Appeals Court Says.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

Insane in the brain: In a decision issued yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered whether the plaintiff was entitled to tolling under a California law (since amended to exclude this language) that tolled the statute of limitations for a cause of action that accrued while the plaintiff was “insane.”

“Federal appeals court revives cell carrier T-Mobile’s lawsuit against Wilmington”: Jaci Smith of The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal has this article reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s cancer scare should not be used to require health screenings for judges; Pursuing untenable policies undergirded primarily by conjecture will not protect the court, or its elite jurists”: Jalal Baig has this essay online at NBC News.

The proposal is also troublesome for the stigma that would attach to those who did not meet the definition of “elite jurists.”

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s past comments raise questions about Supreme Court retirement”: Lukas Mikelionis of Fox News has this report.

And Tucker Higgins of CNBC reports that “Top cancer doctors expect Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg back on the bench by February.”

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘Dissent Collar’ Is Being Reissued by Banana Republic; Half of the proceeds will be donated to he ACLU Women’s Rights Fund”: Chloe Foussianes of Town & Country has this report. For those hoping to nab one, it already appears to be too late.

“A beefed-up White House legal team prepares aggressive defense of Trump’s executive privilege as investigations loom large”: Carol D. Leonnig has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“US Supreme Court asked to review W.Va. judicial impeachments”: John Raby of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review a decision that derailed impeachment trials for West Virginia Supreme Court justices.”

You can view the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“New Florida Governor Moves Quickly With Supreme Court Pick, Environmental Plan; Ron DeSantis has opportunity to shift state’s judiciary sharply to right, weighs steps on sheriff in Parkland shooting”: Arian Campo-Flores will have this article in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Jessica Chasmar of The Washington Times reports that “Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints 1st Hispanic woman to serve on Florida Supreme Court.”

In local coverage, in today’s edition of The Miami Herald, David Ovalle has a front page article headlined “Miami’s Barbara Lagoa is the next Florida Supreme Court justice.”

Ana Ceballos of The Naples Daily News reports that “DeSantis names Supreme Court pick and considers yanking Scott’s last-minute appointments.”

And John Kennedy of GateHouse Capital Bureau reports that “DeSantis names Hispanic female appeals judge to state’s high court.”

“Iowa Republicans want to change how Supreme Court justices are picked”: Barbara Rodriguez and Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register have this report.

“Kansas abortion foes brace for state Supreme Court decision”: John Hanna of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Abortion opponents in Kansas have been bracing themselves for nearly two years for a ruling from the state’s highest court that protects the right to have an abortion and potentially upends politics in a state long at the center of the national debate. The Kansas Supreme Court is relatively liberal in a state with a Republican-dominated Legislature that has strong anti-abortion majorities. Court watchers also are asking: Why is it taking so long for the justices to rule?”

“Clinic Wins Attorneys’ Fees Case at U.S. Supreme Court; Justices Agree Unanimously on Suit Over Statute’s Guidelines”: Mike Fox of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

“Judge Kethledge lobbies for Williamson County‘s overruling just in time for Knick‘s reargument”: A reader of this blog sent me an email with that subject line this evening, referring to this concurring opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“The Supreme Court May Change the Way You Buy Wine; The justices will hear oral arguments in a contentious case involving whether consumers can order from out-of-state wine shops”: Eric Asimov of The New York Times has this report.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s absence creates uncertainty about Supreme Court’s present and future”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

Law professor Ian Samuel is no longer listed as teaching any classes for the Spring 2019 semester at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law: Before those listings were updated on Tuesday, they showed Samuel as teaching a Cybersecurity class during the Spring 2019 semester.

In the course descriptions and other related documents (see here, here, and here) for the Spring 2019 semester as updated as recently as today, Samuel no longer appears to be teaching any classes.