“77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election; Hours after the United States voted, the president declared the election a fraud — a lie that unleashed a movement that would shatter democratic norms and upend the peaceful transfer of power.” Jim Rutenberg, Jo Becker, Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Martin, Matthew Rosenberg, and Michael S. Schmidt will have this front page article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Cop Must Face Claims by Reporters Tear-Gassed in Ferguson”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued Thursday.

“Corporate America is rooting hard for Microsoft in cloud customer gag order appeal”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Michigan Man Cleared After 40 Years in Prison Can Sue Prosecutor”: Peter Hayes of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Thursday.

“Court strikes down part of rule easing pollution standard implementation”: Rachel Frazin of The Hill has this report.

And Samantha Hawkins of Courthouse News Service reports that “DC Circuit Strikes Down Trio of Ozone-Emission Loopholes; Several aspects of a Trump-era EPA policy were found to have let states skirt rules aimed at cutting harmful emissions.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Trump announces new lawyers to lead impeachment legal team”: Dave Boyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Trump picks former Montco DA Bruce Castor to defend him at Senate impeachment trial.”

Eric Tucker and Jill Colvin of The Associated Press report that “Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team.”

Mark Niquette and Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News report that “Trump Names New Impeachment Lawyers After Parting With Team.”

Tim Stelloh of NBC News reports that “Trump announces legal team for Senate impeachment trial; He says lawyers David Schoen and Bruce Castor will lead his defense and came after a ‘mutual decision’ to part ways with two other attorneys.”

Jim Acosta, Kaitlan Collins, and Pamela Brown of CNN report that “Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed.”

And David Cohen of Politico reports that “Trump names 2 new attorneys for impeachment defense; David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. both have been involved in high-profile criminal cases.”

“Russian hack brings changes, uncertainty to US court system”: Maryclaire Dale of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Trial lawyer Robert Fisher is handling one of America’s most prominent counterintelligence cases, defending an MIT scientist charged with secretly helping China. But how he’ll handle the logistics of the case could feel old school: Under new court rules, he’ll have to print out any highly sensitive documents and hand-deliver them to the courthouse.”

“Biden could change course in high court health care case”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Change the court, for good: For starters, the oldest justice should retire while there’s a Democratic president and Senate.” Law professor Samuel Moyn has this essay online at The New York Daily News.

“‘Not surprised’: Justice Alito defends controversial speech as he marks 15 years on Supreme Court.” John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Five of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial”: Gloria Borger, Kaitlan Collins, Jeff Zeleny, and Ashley Semler of CNN have this report.

“Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay; The decision to vaccinate the prisoners ignited criticism over whether the government was prioritizing terrorism suspects over American citizens”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

“South Bay and Harvest Rock Are Now Fully Briefed Before the Supreme Court; California did not argue the controversies were moot; Now the case is ripe for resolution”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Biden brother’s law firm touts his connection to the president, creating an early headache for administration”: Annie Linskey and Alice Crites of The Washington Post have this report.

“With Biden in office, when will Breyer retire? After decades of failing to recognize the Supreme Court as a crucial election issue, as Republicans have, Democrats seem to see the light.” Columnist Kimberly Atkins has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“Three South Carolina lawyers named to Trump’s impeachment defense team”: Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post have this report.

“Trump’s impeachment trial renews long debate on free speech, incitement”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Supreme Court considers if churchgoers have a right to sing indoors in a pandemic; Singing is an especially dangerous activity during this pandemic because it is unusually likely to spread Covid-19”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Professor Aimed to Break Lawyers’ Monopoly on Legal Services; Deborah Rhode, who has died at age 68, worked to help the poor obtain better representation in court”: This obituary, written by James R. Hagerty, appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Why Josh Hawley is Playing the Victim: The Missouri senator probably won’t shut up about how he was ‘silenced’ any time soon.” Alex Shephard of The New Republic has this post.

“There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago”: Domenico Montanaro of NPR has this news analysis.

“The Case That Made Texas the Death Penalty Capital: In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Let the Lord Sort Them,’ Marshall Project staff writer Maurice Chammah explains where a 1970s legal team fighting the death penalty went wrong.” Maurice Chammah of The Marshall Project has this report.

“After Trump, Democrats set out on a mission to ‘repair the courts’; The White House and senators are coordinating on an ambitious judicial project; Some Democrats want to fill every vacancy by the end of 2022”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

“Trump notches court wins by running out clock on lawsuits”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report.

“Unlike Trump, Biden cannot lean on conservative Supreme Court to keep agenda alive”: Andrew Chung and Jarrett Renshaw of Reuters have this report.

“Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood refuses Bar’s order to undergo psychiatric exam”: Alan Judd and Brad Schrade of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have an article that begins, “Atlanta attorney L. Lin Wood, one of the most prominent purveyors of conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 presidential election, is in danger of losing his ability to practice law in Georgia.”

“Federal Judge Improperly Vowed to ‘Crush’ Professor’s Lawyers”: Brian Flood of Bloomberg Law has this report on a notable ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Impeach a former president? Texas tried in 1841.” Fifth Circuit Judge Leslie H. Southwick has this essay online at The Houston Chronicle.

“The Constitution Can Crack Section 230: Tech companies think the statute allows them to censor with impunity; The law is seldom so simple.” Law professor Philip Hamburger will have this op-ed in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Supreme Court Twitter Spat Highlights ‘Doctrinal Puzzle'”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Oklahoma City asks Supreme Court to review 2015 panhandling ordinance”: William Crum of The Oklahoman has an article that begins, “A controversial Oklahoma City panhandling ordinance thrown out by a Denver court would have ‘withstood constitutional scrutiny’ in other parts of the country, attorneys for the city said Wednesday in a plea to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Trump Impeachment Lawyer Removed A Black Juror He Said ‘Shucked And Jived’; The South Carolina Supreme Court called attorney Greg Harris’ use of a racial stereotype ‘troublesome'”: Ryan J. Reilly of HuffPost has this report.

“Former Pa. Supreme Court chief justice: It’s time to change how judges get their jobs.” Ronald Castille, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and Robert C. Heim have this essay online at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Four Columbia SC lawyers now make up core of Trump’s impeachment defense team”: John Monk of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has an article that begins, “One lawyer is an insider’s insider, working mostly behind the scenes. The other three are veteran criminal defense trial lawyers, known for being prepared to do battle for their clients. All four — insider lawyer Butch Bowers and trial lawyers Deborah Barbier, Greg Harris and Johnny Gasser — are from Columbia.”