“Five Things Democrats Definitely Should Not Do in the Barrett Hearings; Which terrible strategy is the least terrible?” Jeremy Stahl has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The next big case on LGBTQ rights is already before the Supreme Court”: James Esseks has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Pocky can’t make trade dress infringement claims against rival stick”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access).

And Kyle Jahner of Bloomberg Law reports that “Loose Definition of ‘Functionality’ Kills Pocky Trade Dress” (subscription required for full access).

You can access yesterday’s interesting ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

Fans of the Korea Baseball Organization might be interested to know that the defendant-appellee, which prevailed on appeal, was Lotte, which makes a cookie stick called the Pepero. The Lotte Giants baseball team is currently in seventh place in a league in which only the top five teams make the playoffs.

“The Judicial Philosophy of Amy Coney Barrett”: The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube.

“May it Please the Courts: Vladeck in Both SCOTX and SCOTUS This Month.” The University of Texas School of Law has this report.

“Supreme Court chief justice banished Judge Brad Schimel from his own courtroom after he refused to wear mask”: Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“The Judiciary Grabs the Census: A bad John Roberts ruling is leading to more legal mischief.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“How The Supreme Court Could Overturn Roe v. Wade: More than a dozen cases are just one step away from the Supreme Court; They could allow the court to overrule Roe — or to restrict abortion for hundreds of thousands of people.” Addy Baird of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“The lawyers she cleans for are still working from home, which means she’s still out of a job”: Katie Johnston of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Justice Dept. Sues Yale, Citing Illegal Race Discrimination; The department says the school’s admissions practices violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yale’s president says the allegation was based on ‘inaccurate statistics and unfounded conclusions'”: Anemona Hartocollis has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Susan Svrluga of The Washington Post reports that “Justice Department sues Yale, alleging discrimination against White and Asian applicants.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Melissa Korn and Sadie Gurman have an article headlined “Justice Department Sues Yale University Over Admissions Practices; Lawsuit alleges the school violated federal civil-rights law by discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants.”

Elinor Aspegren of USA Today has an article headlined “‘Oversized, standardless, intentional:’ US sues Yale, alleging bias against Asian and white applicants.”

In today’s edition of The New Haven Register, Peter Yankowski has a front page article headlined “Justice Department sues Yale over admissions process for white, Asian students.”

In today’s edition of The Hartford Courant, Zach Murdock has an article headlined “Justice Department sues Yale in ongoing fight over affirmative action policies in university admissions nationwide.”

Amelia Davidson of The Yale Daily News reports that “Justice Department sues Yale over alleged discrimination in admissions.” And Larissa Jimenez and Zaporah Price of The Yale Daily News report that “Students criticize DOJ admissions lawsuit against Yale.”

Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press reports that “Feds sue Yale, allege discrimination against applicants.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. sues Yale for alleged bias against Asian and white applicants.”

Patricia Hurtado and Edvard Pettersson of Bloomberg News report that “Yale Sued by U.S. for Favoring Black, Hispanic Applicants.”

Justine Coleman of The Hill reports that “DOJ sues Yale for considering race during admissions process.”

And Christine Stuart of Courthouse News Service reports that “Feds Sue Yale University Over Admissions Practices.”

“Contact Tracing For The White House Coronavirus Cluster Presents Challenges”: Selena Simmons-Duffin had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Donald Trump’s Alternate Constitutional Reality; The president — and Congress — should stop outsourcing the defense of the Constitution to judges”: Greg Weiner has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Court Packing Can Be an Instrument of Justice; If Republicans replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Amy Coney Barrett, they should pay a price”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Gun Control Groups Voice ‘Grave Concerns’ About Supreme Court Nominee’s Record”: Carrie Johnson of NPR has this report.

“Barrett disclosure did not include work for troubled hospital group”: Heidi Przybyla of NBC News has this report.

“Amy Coney Barrett failed to disclose talks on Roe v. Wade hosted by anti-abortion groups on Senate paperwork”: Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck of CNN have this report.

“No one can recuse Amy Coney Barrett from a Trump election case but herself”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.