“Why Trump’s Supreme Court Fantasy List Is Bad for Real Life; Listing potential justices may distort how we see the judiciary and how it behaves; Joe Biden should stick to ‘no names'”: Martin J. Siegel has this essay online at The New York Times.

“What’s Wrong, But Also What’s Right, About the District Court Ruling Invalidating Pennsylvania’s Public Health Measures”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Harvard’s Admissions Policies Again in Spotlight as Appellate Court Hears Oral Arguments; Case focuses on ‘personal rating’ for applicants, bias and burden of proving intentional discrimination”: Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Joan Biskupic of CNN reports that “Appeals court debates fate of Harvard’s affirmative action policies.”

Collin Binkley of The Associated Press reports that “Judges scrutinize suit’s claims in Harvard racial bias case.”

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court questions Asian-American bias claims against Harvard.”

Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service reports that “Harvard Admission Practices Questioned at First Circuit.”

And Benjamin L. Fu and Dohyun Kim of The Harvard Crimson report that “Harvard, SFFA Spar Over Future of Affirmative Action in Appeal Hearing.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has posted the audio of today’s oral argument online at this link.

“Bill Barr Would Like to Undermine Your Faith in the Election; The attorney general cannot stop making evidence-free claims about threats to the election”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“U.S. Supreme Court extends pandemic-related restrictions”: Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters have this report.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Will Hold Arguments by Phone to Start New Term.”

And Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court to resume oral arguments by telephone next month; The justices started hearing arguments by conference call last spring, with the audio made available live to the public.”

“Grassley demands Biden name potential Supreme Court nominees; Iowa senator says Biden ‘owes’ voters ‘transparency'”: Brooke Singman of Fox News has this report.

And Jordain Carney of The Hill reports that “Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks.”

“Comments on McGahn ‘A Brief History of Judicial Appointments from the Last 50 Years Through the Trump Administration'”: Russell Wheeler has this essay at the William & Mary Law Review Online.

“R.J. Reynolds Must Pay Widow $2 Million, Face Trial on Punitives”: Martina Barash of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“The Supreme Court must step in to stop Florida Republicans from disenfranchising voters”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Reuters Report on State Judicial Discipline: Read It (With a Grain of Salt).” Russell Wheeler recently had this post at the blog of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.

“The Influence of Personalized Knowledge at the Supreme Court: How (Some) Former Law Clerks Have the Inside Track.” Professors Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens have this article online at Political Research Quarterly.

“Last week was a disaster for voting rights in the courts; Republicans won two important court victories that could potentially shape the outcome of this year’s elections”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Trump Judge: COVID Business Closures Violate Employers’ Constitutional Rights.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Leading Questions: Cooley Appellate Litigator Elizabeth Prelogar.” Mary Ellen Egan has this interview online at Bloomberg Law.

“Stare Decisis for Originalist Judges: Without an imperative to bring precedents into alignment with original meaning, stare decisis becomes the ‘exception’ that swallows the Constitution.” Randy E. Barnett has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Florida’s new justice belongs to Christian group using law to ‘spread the Gospel'”: In today’s edition of The Miami Herald, Mary Ellen Klas and Kirby Wilson have a front page article that begins, “Jamie R. Grosshans, the last-minute choice of Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court, is an anti-abortion defender who has been active in a number of Christian legal groups, including a powerful national organization whose mission is to ‘spread the Gospel by transforming the legal system.'”

“U.S. Court Records Would Be Free Under House Judiciary Bill”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Attorneys for Magbanua continue pursuit of pretrial release in Dan Markel murder case”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat recently had this report.