“Michigan Supreme Court justice pushes back on Whitmer’s emergency powers”: Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News has an article headlined “Lawyers to justices: Whitmer lacks power to continue state of emergency.”

Lauren Gibbons of MLive reports that “Future of Whitmer’s coronavirus emergency powers debated in Michigan Supreme Court.”

And Jonathan Oosting of Bridge Michigan reports that “Michigan Supreme Court questions Whitmer’s ‘profound’ power during pandemic.”

The Supreme Court of Michigan has posted the video of today’s oral argument on YouTube at this link.

“A defiant DeSantis lashes out as Supreme Court refuses to reinstate his selection”: Mary Ellen Klas and Aaron Leibowitz of The Miami Herald have this report.

Anthony Man and David Lyons of The South Florida Sun Sentinel report that “Black Democrats rally around Ron DeSantis as he attempts to save his pick for Florida Supreme Court.”

And Michael A. Mora of the Daily Business Review has a report headlined “Francis Out as Supreme Court Justice? Florida Governor Might Have to Select New Appointee; Francis, 43, would have been the first Jamaican American woman to serve on the Florida Supreme Court.”

“The Supreme Court is already considering another threat to abortion rights; The Trump administration could force abortion patients to have unnecessary surgeries”: Ian Millhiser of Vox has this report.

“Trump Announces New Slate of Possible Supreme Court Picks; The president, who views his commitment to a conservative federal judiciary as critical to his 2016 victory, added 20 more names to earlier lists”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Seung Min Kim and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Trump announces more possible Supreme Court nominees.”

Andrew Restuccia and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Releases List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees; Shortlist to fill future vacancy in a possible second term includes Republican senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Trump unveils new list of potential Supreme Court nominees to boost his reelection campaign.”

Dave Boyer and Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times report that “Trump releases list of potential Supreme Court nominees.”

Jill Colvin and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks.”

Andrea Shalal of Reuters reports that “In nod to conservatives, Trump reveals new list of potential Supreme Court picks.”

Justin Sink and Jordan Fabian of Bloomberg News report that “Trump’s New Supreme Court List Includes Three GOP Senators.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Trump lists 20 more potential SCOTUS nominees to boost conservative support.”

Sahil Kapur of NBC News reports that “Trump releases new list of Supreme Court prospects ahead of 2020 election; The long-expected list represents the president’s attempt to energize conservatives and evangelicals with the promise of more justices like Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.”

Morgan Phillips and Tyler Olson of Fox News have a report headlined “Trump’s Supreme Court list: President reveals names of 20 more people he’d consider nominating; The list included sitting GOP senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley.”

Caitlin Oprysko and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Cruz, Cotton, Hawley headline Trump’s additional 20 potential Supreme Court picks; The president’s announcement reprised a strategy that many credit with bringing skeptical social conservatives into the fold in 2016.”

Rebecca Klar of The Hill has a report headlined “Tom Cotton after Trump names him potential Supreme Court nominee: ‘It’s time for Roe v. Wade to go.’”

And in commentary, online at The Los Angeles Times, Michael McGough has an essay titled “Trump released another gimmicky Supreme Court ‘list’; Biden shouldn’t follow suit.”

Today, the White House issued a news release titled “Additions to President Donald J. Trump’s Supreme Court List.”

“Trump’s New List Of Supreme Court Nominees Includes A Judge Who Served In His White House And Three Republican Senators; Trump is hoping to repeat his 2016 strategy of using the courts to motivate his base and win over skeptics; Democrats are still figuring out how to make courts a priority for liberal voters”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Jones Day Associate, Former Thomas Clerk ‘Not Qualified’ for Federal Bench, ABA Says; The ABA found 33-year-old Kathryn Mizelle, a Jones Day associate who was admitted to the bar in 2012, did not have enough trial experience for the federal judgeship”: Jacqueline Thomsen of The National Law Journal has this report. You can access the ABA’s letter at this link.

And at his “The Vetting Room” blog, Harsh Voruganti has a post titled “Kathryn Kimball Mizelle — Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.”

“Twelve State Court Judges the Next Democratic President May Elevate to the Court of Appeals”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”