“SCOTUS’ 2021 Ford decision dooms dismissal bid by ex-Girardi lawyer”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Supreme Court lawyers tell Biden’s commission they oppose packing the court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

And Tyler Olson of Fox News reports that “Court-packing supporters tell Biden Supreme Court commission ‘democracy is under assault’ by justices; Conservatives, meanwhile, said Dems’ court-packing threats are ‘dangerous’ and would ‘destroy’ court.”

“Justice Stephen Breyer remaining on the Supreme Court is a gamble; It’s the same play that Ruth Bader Ginsburg made — but he’s sure it’ll turn out different”: Columnist Chris Geidner has this essay online at MSNBC.

“Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions”: Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press has this report.

Update: You can access the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas at this link (via Courthouse News Service).

“Social conservatives ‘frustrated’ over Trump Supreme Court justices’ rulings; Pence touts justices, but line gets a ‘golf clap, not a roaring applause’ from activists in Iowa”: Paul Steinhauser of Fox News has this report.

“Kemp appoints Colvin to fill vacancy on Georgia Supreme Court”: Bill Rankin and Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report.

Today, the office of Governor Brian P. Kemp of Georgia issued a news release titled “Governor Kemp Announces Six Judicial Appointments.”

“5th Circuit underscores privilege rights of corporate defendants raided by DOJ”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post about an unpublished opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued last Thursday.

“18-year-olds shouldn’t have the right to buy guns”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Professor-Heavy SCOTUS Commission Leaves Out ‘Real-Life’ People”: Tiana Headley, Madison Alder, and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

“Judge William Pryor”: Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. is the guest on today’s new installment of the podcast “For the Defense with David Oscar Markus.”

“Showtime’s Win in ‘Billions’ Battle Affirmed by Appeals Court; Having the same gender and occupation isn’t enough for hedge fund performance coach Denise Shull to sustain a suit alleging the fictional character Wendy Rhoades is based on her”: Ashley Cullins has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

And Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service reports that “Copyright Case Over ‘Billions’ Gets 2nd Circuit Flush; Any ‘stock similarities’ between the ‘Billions’ character Wendy Rhoades and a real-life executive-performance coach are insufficient to support a plausible infringement claim, the Second Circuit ruled Monday.”

You can access yesterday’s summary order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Indiana Voter Purge Law Remains Blocked per 7th Circuit Ruling; The three-judge appeals court panel upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of voter rights groups, barring a law allowing sweeping purges of voter lists, but vacated portions of the lower court’s ‘too broad’ injunction”: Joe Kelly of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Family, friends honor Dan Markel seven years after his murder”: Jada Williams of Tallahassee, Florida’s ABC News affiliate WTXL has this report.