“School District Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Scope of Transgender Student Rights”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report on a petition for writ of certiorari filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Prime Minister launches process to select the next justice of the Supreme Court of Canada”: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued this news release today.

“Constitutional amendment on districts for Pa. court elections shelved . . . for now”: J.D. Prose of The Beaver County Times has a report that begins, “A proposed constitutional amendment to have Pennsylvania appellate court judges elected by geographic districts rather than statewide won’t be on the May primary ballot, but nobody on either side thinks that it’s a dead issue.”

“Merrick Garland, Biden’s Pick for Attorney General, Will Finally Get His Hearing; Justice Department veterans hope his appointment will bring a steady hand after a tumultuous period”: Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

In addition, Gurman has an article headlined “Garland’s Focus on Domestic Terrorism Was Forged in Oklahoma City Bombing; Attorney general nominee led that investigation and that of the Unabomber.”

“Federal judge whose son was killed in attack says gunman targeted Sonia Sotomayor; U.S. District Judge Esther Salas says the FBI found evidence the man who killed her son targeted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor”: The CBS News program 60 Minutes has this report.

In other coverage, Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Judge says gunman who killed her son also targeted Justice Sotomayor.”

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ’60 Minutes.’“

“Supreme Court considers warrantless search-and-seizure case from California”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

“Supreme Court asked to decide if use of racial slur amounts to illegal discrimination; An employee alleges that he was repeatedly exposed to uses of the slur at his workplace”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

“Supreme Court takes ‘go-slow’ approach on divisive issues as the rest of Washington reels”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Biden’s attorney general pick Garland to prioritize civil rights, combating domestic terror”: Sarah N. Lynch of Reuters has this report.

“Coronavirus Covid-19 Public Emergency Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of Courthouses — Amended Order pertaining to the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued this amended order yesterday.

“An unprecedented winter storm has disrupted delivery of electricity and other essential services including internet access to broad swaths of the states comprising the Fifth Circuit.” So begins an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday extending certain filing deadlines.