“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.