“Florida Supreme Court says DeSantis exceeded his authority in naming new justice”: Mary Ellen Klas of The Miami Herald has this report.

In today’s edition of The Orlando Sentinel, Gray Rohrer has a front page article headlined “DeSantis overstepped authority in picking justice but no going back now, Florida Supreme Court rules.”

In today’s edition of The Palm Beach Post, Jane Musgrave has a front page article headlined “Fla. justices: DeSantis exceeded authority in choice of high court judge; Renatha Francis wasn’t qualfied, the court says.”

Tal Axelrod of The Hill reports that “Florida Supreme Court says governor overstepped authority in naming new justice.”

And Gina Jordan of WFSU Public Media reports that “Florida Supreme Court Says Gov. DeSantis Exceeded Authority, But No Remedy For Judicial Appointment.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Florida at this link.

“North Dakota Supreme Court justice rehospitalized”: Jack Dura of The Bismarck Tribune has a report that begins, “North Dakota’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice is back in the hospital amid his recovery from COVID-19.”

“Supreme Court to Resume In-Person Oral Arguments”: The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued this news release today.

“Judge Katzmann, His Tenure Book-Ended by Crises, Reflects on 7 Years Leading the 2nd Circuit”: Tom McParland of the New York Law Journal has this report.

“Dueling Petitions and a Surprise Advocate: Kannon Shanmugam Reflects on Supreme Court’s CFPB Case”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this Q&A report.