“Miami Drops Fair Housing Cases Against Wells Fargo, BofA”: Evan Weinberger of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription may be required for full access).

“Clarence Thomas in Spotlight Like Few Other Justices”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription may be required for full access) that begins, “A newly released Clarence Thomas documentary nudges the Supreme Court justice further into the public spotlight, a place where few of his colleagues past and present have ventured.”

“Chief Justice Roberts Navigates Shoals Of The Impeachment Trial”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

The segment refers to an item that appeared in this earlier “How Appealing” post.

“Kansas Voters May See Abortion Amendment On August Primary Ballot”: Celia Llopis-Jepsen had this audio segment on today’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“PACER Fee Battle Pits Nonprofits, Supporters Against Government”: Perry Cooper of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription may be required for full access) that begins, “Three nonprofits will ask the Federal Circuit next week to consider a Goldilocks question: whether fees the government charges to access court records are too high, too low, or just right.”

“Chief Justice John Roberts emerges as potential wild card in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And Joan Biskupic of CNN reports that “John Roberts stares down another possible legacy moment.”

“Chief Justice Denies Senator’s Bid to Name Person Thought to Be Whistle-Blower; Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, read the name to reporters and posted it on Twitter after failing to get Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to say during President Trump’s impeachment trial”: Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“‘Created Equal’ Review: A Justice of Few Words Finds His Voice; Clarence Thomas is usually silent on the Supreme Court, but he had plenty to say to some friendly filmmakers.” Jennifer Szalai has this movie review in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“In Supreme Court Abortion Case, Louisiana Goes on the Offensive; State argues that clinics shouldn’t be allowed to sue on women’s behalf in an approach that could change abortion litigation”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Emotional debate on Colorado death penalty repeal culminates in historic vote; Republicans threaten to halt the process in the House”: Alex Burness of The Denver Post has this report.

“Illinois Taxpayers Get Rare Chance to Sue in Federal Court”: Aysha Bagchi of Bloomberg Tax has a report (subscription may be required for full access) that begins, “A lawsuit accusing the nation’s second-most populous county of discriminatory tax treatment is the rare challenge to state or local taxes that may proceed in federal court, the Seventh Circuit ruled.”

Circuit Judge Amy C. Barrett wrote yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Officer’s Suit Against Black Lives Matter Leader May Proceed”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on an order accompanied by concurring and dissenting opinions that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued Tuesday denying rehearing en banc in this case by an evenly divided 8-to-8 vote.

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has a post titled “More Fifth Circuit Opinions in Doe v. Mckesson, the Baton Rouge Black Lives Matter Protest Case.”

“Trump lawyer Pat Cipollone was a camera-shy Washington Everyman — until impeachment made him a star”: Manuel Roig-Franzia and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post have this report.

“States Seek Ruling on Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Deadline; Opponents argue that legal deadlines to approve the ERA expired in 1982 or 1979”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“AG Ken Paxton sidesteps gay marriage case that conflicts with his beliefs”: Taylor Goldenstein of The Houston Chronicle has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Collapsing Center on Religion: A case over vouchers threatens to breach the wall separating church and state.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

And online at The Atlantic, law professor Garrett Epps has an essay titled “Montana’s Original Sin: The state may have to revive a now-defunct school-scholarship program to make amends for supposed anti-Catholic sentiment at its founding.”

“Brett Kavanaugh added pizza to the Supreme Court cafeteria, but these don’t pass the bar”: Tim Carman of The Washington Post has this report.

“The Supreme Court has a lot to do and isn’t doing it quickly”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“John Roberts blocks mentions of alleged whistleblower’s name; Rand Paul has composed questions with the alleged whistleblower’s name”: John Bresnahan, Burgess Everett, and Heather Caygle of Politico have a report that begins, “Chief Justice John Roberts has communicated to senators that he will not read aloud the alleged Ukraine whistleblower’s name or otherwise publicly relay questions that might out the official, a move that’s effectively blocked Sen. Rand Paul from asking a question.”

“What’s the Meaning of ‘Life’ When Sentencing Kids? The Supreme Court ended automatic life without parole for children. What replaces it remains unclear.” Eli Hager has this essay online at The Marshall Project.

“The stakes are high as the Supreme Court considers 2 major abortion cases”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at ABA Journal.

“Expelled Student Accused of Cheating Can Sue for Defamation”: Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Tuesday.

“Facebook to Pay $550 Million in Biometric Privacy Class Action Settlement; The social media giant will pay a landmark settlement to end a dispute with Illinois users over its face-tagging technology”: Ashley Cullins has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Ford, GM Beat Dashboard CD-Ripping Copyright Royalty Case”: Blake Brittain of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued Tuesday.

“The Third Circuit has begun appendix-hyperlinking pilot project, and it might apply to your case without you realizing it”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

“Federal court rules against National Labor Relations Board in Duquesne University case”: Tyler Dague of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

Daniel Wiessner of Reuters reports that “D.C. Circuit nixes NLRB’s Obama-era test for jurisdiction over religious schools” (subscription required for full access).

Kathleen Dailey and Robert Iafolla of Bloomberg Law report that “Duquesne Exempt From NLRA, Beats Adjunct Faculty Union Push” (subscription required for full access).

And Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reports that “Appeals Court Blocks Adjunct Union; Duquesne is a religious institution and so is exempt from National Labor Relations Board rules, appeals court finds.”

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Appeals Court Won’t Review Ruling Endangering Obamacare”: Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg have this report.

And Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling striking down ObamaCare mandate.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denying rehearing en banc by a vote of 8-to-6 at this link.

“Senate and John Roberts face possibility of epic tie on witnesses; The spotlight will fall on the chief justice if the Senate deadlocks on a critical trial vote”: Burgess Everett and John Bresnahan of Politico have this report.

“John Roberts will not be silent Wednesday. But the questions he asks will not be his.” Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Students protest Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ arrival”: Kaelyn Cassidy of The Independent Florida Alligator has an article that begins, “About 30 protesters dressed in black chanted in the courtyard at the UF Levin College of Law Tuesday to object to the arrival of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on UF’s campus.”

“Can Blaine’s Descendants Block School Choice?” Mark David Hall has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Judicial appointments in Trump’s first three years: Myths and realities.” Russell Wheeler has this post at The Brookings Institution’s “FixGov” blog.

“The Federalist Society is Under Attack (Again)”: Mark Pulliam has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Democrats need to listen to Neil Gorsuch’s surprisingly good idea; Sometimes, it’s better to give your opponent what they want”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Agents seized this mom’s $15,000 in a raid. Now the Supreme Court may weigh in to help her.” Mario Ariza has this front page article in today’s edition of The South Florida Sun Sentinel.