“Legal brawl over Biden’s vaccine mandate could curb other workplace safety efforts; The current 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court appears poised to place some limits on agency actions”: Rebecca Rainey of Politico has this report.

“Kansas asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear case over state’s ‘ag-gag’ law”: Sebastien Malo of Reuters has this report.

“The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s J&J ruling strikes a blow against institutional derangement”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Democrats call out Biden Supreme Court commission”: Harper Neidig of The Hill has this report.

“How the Trump Era Changed the Supreme Court: Justices still try to convince the public that they are not guided by politics; They are insulting the American people’s intelligence.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

“President Biden Names Tenth Round of Judicial Nominees”: The White House has issued this news release announcing nominees to the Second and Sixth Circuits.

“Convicted of murder at 17, his case changed juvenile sentences. Louisiana freed him at age 75.” Elyse Carmosino of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has an article that begins, “A Louisiana board Wednesday voted unanimously to release a 75-year-old inmate sentenced to life in prison as a teenager for killing an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputy. Henry Montgomery’s case entered the national consciousness in 2016, when it played a central role in a landmark ruling on juvenile sentences, Montgomery v. Louisiana . . . .”

“A Question by Justice Thomas During the Second Amendment Argument Inadvertently Exposes a Weakness of his Originalist Philosophy”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“New Wrinkle in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial as Judge May Be Promoted; Senator Chuck Schumer will recommend Judge Alison J. Nathan for a seat on a federal appeals court, but the fraught case could put her in an unusual predicament”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Schumer recommends Ghislaine Maxwell’s judge for 2nd Circuit seat.”

“Circuit Court Lotteries a Symptom of Gridlock and Gamesmanship”: Lydia Wheeler has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Episode 2-1: We’re Baaaaaaack!” The first episode of season two of the “In Loco Parent(i)s” podcast featuring Karen and Steve Vladeck launched last week while I was in Austin, Texas.

It only took until the six minute and 48 second mark of the episode for Karen to make Steve sad by mentioning that someone had told her that the podcast would be even better if Karen hosted it solo.

“Sherrilyn Ifill stepping down from NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Longtime second-in-command Janai Nelson will take over one of the country’s top civil rights groups this spring, but no official transition date has been set”: Jacob Bogage of The Washington Post has this report.