“Two cases that could help ‘recage the executive lion'”: Online at The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an essay that begins, “The nation’s second-most important court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sits at the foot of Capitol Hill, half a mile from where Congress sits and a mile from the White House.”

The state appellate courts of Pennsylvania have announced plans for the video or telephonic oral argument of appeals: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania this afternoon posted this tweet announcing its plans to conduct its May 2020 oral argument session by videoconference.

Yesterday, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued an order announcing that on April 30, 2020 the court will begin hearing oral arguments by telephone.

And on Monday, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued an announcement stating that its “May 11–15, 2020 Oral Argument Session [will] Be Conducted Remotely Using Advanced Video Communication Technology” — which sounds quite fancy!

“Pay Attention. The Supreme Court Is Talking About Abortion. A ruling on jury verdicts became a debate over precedent.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Everyone Is Mad at Elena Kagan; But there’s a good reason she keeps siding with the conservatives”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Supreme Court Is Split on How to Talk About Race; Some justices seem to think acknowledging the existence of racism is more offensive than the racism itself”: Law professor Leah Litman has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Appealing Temporary Restraining Orders in COVID-19 Related Cases: Temporary restraining orders are normally not appealable; But parties are testing this general rule in cases involving COVID-19.” Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

“Automated License Plate Readers, the Mosaic Theory, and the Fourth Amendment; The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court weighs in”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Public Health in the Balance: Judicial Review of Pandemic-Related Government Restrictions.” Eric A. Posner has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“What will change when SCOTUS hears oral arguments by phone?” Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

“Courtroom access: ‘Bridgegate’ and the politics of line-standing.” Kalvis Golde has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Court allows Arkansas ban on surgical abortions due to virus”: The Associated Press has this report on a mandamus ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“Freelance reporter loses bid to revive First Amendment suit”: Patricia Manson of The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin has an article that begins, “A freelance reporter arrested while covering an undercover prostitution sting does not have a claim for a violation of his First Amendment rights, a federal appeals court held Monday.”

Earlier, Lorraine Bailey of Courthouse News Service reported that “Reporter Sues Over Arrest for Filming Police.”

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

“You’ve reached the Supreme Court. Press 1 for live arguments.” Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“The Important First Amendment Principle Now at Risk; The Supreme Court may hear a case that will test the country’s commitment to protecting protest organizers”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Sixth Circuit OKs Michigan Limits on Out-of-State Wine Retailers; The court found the constitutional amendment repealing prohibition allows states to implement their own regulatory systems for alcohol sales”: Kevin Koeninger of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Federal Government Not Liable for Border Agent Who Assaulted, Terrorized Migrants, Appeals Court Says”: Asher Stockler of Newsweek has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

Back in November 2018, Manny Fernandez of The New York Times reported on the incident giving rise to this lawsuit in an article headlined “They Were Stopped at the Texas Border. Their Nightmare Had Only Just Begun. After crossing the Rio Grande, three immigrant women were picked up by a Border Patrol agent in 2014. Their relief soon turned to terror.”

Fifth Circuit rejects Second Amendment challenge to federal law prohibiting individuals subject to domestic violence protective orders from possessing firearms or ammunition, but majority on panel calls for en banc review to recalibrate that court’s Second Amendment analysis: You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Detainee Release Restraining Orders Can Be Immediately Appealed”: David McAfee of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling limited to whether appellate jurisdiction currently exists that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

And in earlier coverage of the decision that is the subject of the appeal, Liz Evans Scolforo of The York Dispatch reported that “Federal judge orders release of 22 more ICE detainees, 13 in York County Prison.”

“She Blinded Me With Science”: Pamela King of Greenwire reports that “D.C. Circuit hands down ‘resounding win for science.’”

And Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service reports that “Suit Over EPA Advisory Board Shuffle Gets 2nd Wind.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link. And you can access the video of the Thomas Dolby song, which provides this post’s title, on YouTube via this link.