“Detroit’s Schools Are Unconstitutionally Unequal; Does the Constitution permit such shoddy treatment of schoolchildren? We may soon learn a federal court’s answer.” Eli Savit has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Simon Tam Just Wanted to Play Dance Rock. Then the Supreme Court Got Involved.” Amanda LeClaire had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of “CultureShift” on WDET Radio, Detroit’s NPR Station.

“Automatic recount could be triggered in Superior Court race”: Julian Routh has this front page article in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Who would throw a misbehaving Supreme Court justice off the court? The other justices.” Columnist James Gill has this essay online at The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

“Arizona chief justice revises criticized photo/video rules for courthouse area”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report.

And Maria Polletta of The Arizona Republic reports that “Arizona court scales back crackdown on photos, video in public places.”

“Steven Menashi, legal adviser on Trump immigration policy, moves closer to federal court seat”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Marianne LeVine of Politico reports that “Senate Judiciary Committee advances controversial Trump pick; ‘He’s different than I would have chosen,’ Lindsey Graham says.”

Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Senate Advances Contentious Judicial Nominee Steven Menashi; He’s denounced women’s rights and diversity; He refused to answer senators’ questions; Republicans voted to move him forward anyway.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Controversial Second Circuit Pick Moves to Full Senate Vote.”

“After Menashi Vote, Trump Is Poised to Flip a Key Court; Trump’s 2nd Circuit nominees will have power over several lawsuits against the president”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“U.S. Senate confirms Rudofsky as federal judge in Eastern District of Arkansas”: Frank E. Lockwood of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has this report.

Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lee Rudofsky to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas by a vote of 51 to 41.

“These lawyers battle corporate America — and keep its secrets; Plaintiff attorneys portray themselves as champions of court transparency for the broader public good, but in many big product liability cases, their interests perpetuate a system that keeps potentially life-saving information hidden”: Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser of Reuters have this report.

“Court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children”: Kevin McGill of The Associated Press has this report on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

My earlier coverage of the original three-judge panel’s divided ruling can be accessed here and here.

“Can a black entertainment mogul sue Comcast for discrimination? SCOTUS to decide.” Mark Walsh has this article online at the ABA Journal.

“U.S. Senate confirms Washington County Judge Danielle Hunsaker for 9th Circuit federal appeals court seat”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

And the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a news release titled “Senate Confirms Oregon Judge Danielle J. Hunsaker to Seat on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Danielle J. Hunsaker of the Washington County (Ore.) Circuit Court to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by a vote of 73-to-17.

“The Fragility of Immigrants’ Constitutional Protections; Recent cases have claimed that our founding document doesn’t defend noncitizens — even on American soil”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“The controversy over ‘ethnonationalism’ and a Trump judicial nominee, explained; Steven Menashi’s transformation from campus troll to federal appellate judge is almost complete”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Could Matt Bevin Steal the Kentucky Governor’s Election?” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trump Administration Leaves Its Mark On The Federal Judiciary”: This audio segment consisting of a discussion with law professor Randy Barnett appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Senate panel clears controversial Trump court pick”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has a report that begins, “The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a controversial appeals court nominee after weeks of being in limbo. Senators voted 12-10 along party lines to send Steven Menashi’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to the full Senate.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Controversial nominee gets through Senate Judiciary Committee.”

And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Second Circuit Nominee Menashi Narrowly Advances.”

You can view online at this link the video of today’s Executive Business Meeting of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

“The Supreme Court Confronts DACA: Will the justices allow the Trump administration to toss out the Dreamers?” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.