“Move to Abolish Death Penalty Signals Liberal Power in Virginia; Democrats in control of the Legislature are pushing for a ban on executions, the latest policy change in an ascendant progressive agenda in the state”: Trip Gabriel of The New York Times has this report.

“Court: Black man’s arrest for refusing to show ID improper.” Matthew Barakat of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“After a cold and wet week, federal court comes to skid row”: In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Benjamin Oreskes has an article that begins, “A wet week in Los Angeles that drenched the region’s homeless population has left a federal judge outraged by the conditions people on the street face and by the city’s apparent inaction. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter spent the weekend on skid row bringing tents to people who had nowhere to shelter and now wants elected officials and attorneys for the city and county to come there as well.”

“‘He’s clearly laying groundwork’: Hawley paves 2024 path; The Missouri Republican is the only senator to oppose every one of Biden’s Cabinet nominees to date.” Marc Caputo and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report.

“Lessons for practice from clerking at the Fifth Circuit”: Raffi Melkonian served as moderator for this Houston Bar Association Federal Practice Section event earlier today. You can view a recording of the video on YouTube via this link.

“Supreme Court Rules for Germany in Case on Nazi-Era Art; In a unanimous ruling, the court said a federal law bars suits against foreign governments accused of expropriating their own citizens’ property”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Supreme Court rules unanimously for Germany in Nazi art sale case.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has an article headlined “Supreme Court rules against heirs of Jewish art dealers in Nazi era.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article headlined “Supreme Court Denies Holocaust Victims’ Property Claims Against Nazi Germany, Hungary; International law has no remedy for property crimes a government commits against its own citizens, a unanimous court rules.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court sides with Germany in Nazi-era art dispute.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court deals setback to Jewish heirs in Nazi-era art dispute.”

Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole of CNN report that “Supreme Court deals setback to Holocaust victims in art disputes.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Heirs to Jewish art dealers lose fight at Supreme Court; Unanimous ruling rejects use of U.S. courts to press claims of forced sale prior to WWII.”

Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service reports that “Germany, Hungary Prevail at High Court in Holocaust Treasure Case.”

And on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Says Germany Can’t Be Sued In Nazi-Era Art Case.”

“Biden brother’s role in Florida law firm complicates White House ethics message”: Annie Linskey has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Justice Department Drops Suit Claiming Yale Discriminated in Admissions; The Trump administration had claimed that the school’s practices hurt white and Asian-American applicants, violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964”: Anemona Hartocollis has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Lauren Lumpkin has an article headlined “Justice Dept. drops suit accusing Yale of bias against Asian and White applicants.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Melissa Korn and Sadie Gurman have an article headlined “Justice Department Drops Yale University Admissions Lawsuit; Dismissal of suit alleging discrimination against white and Asian-American applicants signals Biden administration’s shift on civil-rights enforcement.”

Dave Boyer of The Washington Times reports that “Biden drops Trump administration’s Yale suit claiming bias against Asian, White students.”

Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant reports that “U.S. Justice Department drops suit accusing Yale of discrimination in affirmative action admissions practices.”

In today’s edition of The New Haven Register, Ed Stannard has a front page article headlined “Justice Department drops suit charging Yale with bias in admissions.”

Jacob Fromer of The South China Morning Post reports that “US drops lawsuit accusing Yale of discrimination against Asian and white applicants.”

Amelia Davidson of The Yale Daily News reports that “Biden DOJ drops Yale admissions lawsuit.”

Raquel Coronell Uribe and Jasper G. Goodman of The Harvard Crimson report that “Justice Department Drops Yale Admissions Lawsuit, Signifying Likely Shift in Harvard Suit.”

Colleen Long and Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press report that “Justice Department drops Yale admissions discrimination suit.”

Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond of Reuters report that “U.S. drops lawsuit over Yale admissions as Supreme Court looms.”

Patricia Hurtado and Janet Lorin of Bloomberg News report that “Trump’s Diversity Fights With Yale, Princeton Are Dropped.”

Pete Williams of NBC News has a report headlined “In Biden administration reversal, Justice Dept. drops discrimination suit against Yale; A two-sentence filing in U.S. District Court gave notice of the government’s ‘voluntary dismissal of this action.’”

Dan Berman, Jessica Schneider, Christina Carrega, and Devan Cole of CNN report that “US drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale.”

Greg Norman of Fox News reports that “Justice Department is dropping Yale University admissions practices lawsuit; Trump administration had filed the lawsuit against the Ivy League school.”

Justine Coleman of The Hill reports that “DOJ drops discrimination case against Yale University.”

And Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service reports that “New Administration Won’t Pursue Yale on Admissions Bias; It isn’t a whole new world in 2021, but Yale University learned Wednesday that it will no longer face discriminating charges from the U.S. Department of Justice.”

“Virginia Senate backs bill to abolish the death penalty”: Frank Green has this front page article in today’s edition of The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

And in today’s edition of The Washington Post, Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider have an article headlined “With state Senate vote, Virginia moves closer to abolishing death penalty.”

“‘The Most Intemperate Judge’: This Federal Jurist Is Raising Eyebrows; The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has pulled the U.S. district judge off cases at least three times, and called him out for racist and sexist comments on the bench; Yet the judge hasn’t faced judicial discipline.” Angela Morris of Texas Lawyer has this report.

“Should a New President Change Old SCOTUS Positions? The president’s power to act in Court derives from his constitutional duty to carry out the law. He must, therefore, say what he believes the law to be.” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.