“Vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs to remain blocked, U.S. Court of Appeals rules”: David Silva Ramirez of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has this report on a per curiam opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“The Confusing Public Charge Oral Argument in SCOTUS”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Massachusetts judge can be prosecuted for blocking immigration arrest, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Pentagon Papers Grand Jury Records Out of Reach for Historian”: Maya Earls of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Defendant’s wife, media and public barred from courtroom for much of first US Capitol riot trial”: Katelyn Polantz of CNN has this report.

“Prominent conservative judge who advised Pence on the 2020 election endorses Biden’s Supreme Court nominee”: Jamie Gangel and Ariane de Vogue of CNN have this report.

And Sophia Cai of Axios reports that “Jackson gets heavyweight Republican backer.”

“Supreme Court Questions Scope of EPA’s Climate-Change Powers”: Greg Stohr and Jennifer A Dlouhy of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law on Adopting Native American Children; The Indian Child Welfare Act calls for special solicitude for the sovereignty and heritage of tribes in adoption decisions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court takes up battle over adoption of Native American children.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court to weigh law on placement for children from Indian homes.”

In Bashman news from Queens: Robert Pozarycki of amNY has a report headlined “Two brutes bash man on R train in random Queens subway attack: cops.”

“U.S. Supreme Court weighs U.S. power to curb carbon emissions”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“How a Jewish debate coach contributed to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination”: Shira Hanau of The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court takes up dispute over Native American adoption law”: Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

In case you missed it, season two of the “This Land” podcast focused on “How a string of custody battles over Native children became a federal lawsuit that threatens everything from tribal sovereignty to civil rights.”

“The Elephant in the Courtroom: A curious legal crusade to redefine personhood is raising profound questions about the interdependence of the animal and human kingdoms.” Lawrence Wright has this article in the March 7, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in four related cases that have been consolidated for a single oral argument.

In Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd, No. 21-145, Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a statement, in which Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined, respecting the denial of certiorari.

And in Holcombe v. Florida, No. 21–53, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari.

“A Look at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Judicial Record: Her opinions are generally workmanlike, making it easy to discern the cases that inspired her passion.” David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Supreme Court’s Chance to Restore Political Accountability: In West Virginia v. EPA, the justices could revive the nondelegation doctrine.” Peter J. Wallison and law professor John Yoo have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“Climate Cleanup at the Supreme Court: The Justices get a second chance to stop the EPA’s lawbreaking.” This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Would Bring Rare Criminal-Defense Experience to Supreme Court; Judge Jackson, whom President Biden nominated to the Supreme Court Friday, would be the first justice in decades to have worked as a lawyer representing poor criminal defendants”: Laura Kusisto and Jacob Gershman will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Jackson’s nomination is historic, but her impact on Supreme Court in short term likely will be minimal”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report, along with an article headlined “Four women on the Supreme Court would bring historic, near gender parity for institution long dominated by White men.”

“10 Consequential Days: How Biden Navigated War, Covid and the Supreme Court; The dizzying events of the past week have pushed to the sidelines the congressional squabbling over President Biden’s domestic agenda, and are already redefining the arc of his presidency.” Michael D. Shear, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, and Katie Rogers of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Hobble Biden’s Global Warming Approach; The lawsuit seeks to limit the EPA’s power to impose new limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants”: Timothy Puko and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Greg Stohr and Jennifer A Dlouhy of Bloomberg News report that “For GOP, Supreme Court Case on Climate Goes Way Beyond the Environment.”

“Biden’s Supreme Court nominee has her work cut out for her; Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would join a Supreme Court hell-bent on rolling back Americans’ rights”: Law professor Jessica Levinson has this essay online at MSNBC.

“Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade; The court could handcuff President Biden’s climate change agenda — and restrict federal agencies from enacting new regulations governing health, workplace safety and more”: Coral Davenport of The New York Times has this report.

“A relatively subdued setting for a groundbreaking nomination”: Mark Walsh has this “A View from the Cross Hall” post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“With Supreme Court nod, Biden seeks to secure Jackson’s legacy — and his; On the high court, barrier breakers, and the presidents who nominate them, tend to be remembered by history”: Jonathan Allen of NBC News has this news analysis.

“How Ketanji Brown Jackson Could Change The Supreme Court”: Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux of FiveThirtyEight has this report.

“Inside Biden’s pick of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court: While the White House sought to portray a deliberative process, few in Washington expected the president to choose anyone other than the appellate court judge.” Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan, and Tyler Pager of The Washington Post have this report.

Marianna Sotomayor of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Inside the Congressional Black Caucus’s plan to defend the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court; The lawmakers set up a ‘war room’ in advance of the nomination and are now prepared to counter any Republican attacks.”

And Vanessa Williams and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. of The Washington Post have an article headlined “For Black women, Jackson’s nomination is ‘magic on such a profound level.’“

“House passes ‘Markel’ grandparent visitation bill”: Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics has this report.

“How a High School Debate Team Shaped Ketanji Brown Jackson: The Supreme Court nominee honed her oratory on Miami Palmetto’s powerhouse debate team; She was not the only alum who went on to an impressive career.” Patricia Mazzei will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Also in tomorrow’s edition of that newspaper, Charlie Savage will have an article headlined “As a Public Defender, Supreme Court Nominee Helped Clients Others Avoided; Ambitious lawyers usually become prosecutors; Ketanji Brown Jackson worked on behalf of criminal defendants and Guantánamo detainees.”

“Will the Supreme Court Frustrate Efforts to Slow Climate Change?” Law professor Jody Freeman will have this guest essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s issue of The New York Times.

“Gov. Scott appointment makes Nancy Waples first woman of color on Vermont Supreme Court”: Aki Soga of The Burlington Free Press has this report.

Yesterday, the Office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott issued a news release titled “Governor Phil Scott Appoints Nancy Waples to the Vermont Supreme Court; Waples Will Be First Woman of Color to Serve on State’s Top Court.”

“Jackson Is the Perfect Choice for Today’s Supreme Court; A jurist with a background as a public defender and trial judge would change the tenor of the court, if not its dominant conservative ideology”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Wink-and-a-nod nomination: Who really is Ketanji Brown Jackson?” Law professor Jonathan Turley has this essay online at The Hill.

“The difference Ketanji Brown Jackson may make on the conservative-dominated Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Inside Biden’s decision to pick Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court”: Edward-Isaac Dovere of CNN has this report.