“Yale Kamisar, Known as the ‘Father’ of the Miranda Rule, Dies at 92; His legal scholarship, cited in more than 30 Supreme Court cases, shaped modern criminal procedure, including protections for the rights of the accused”: This obituary, written by Clay Risen, appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Rude Trump Judge Who’s Writing the Most Bonkers Opinions in America: Lawrence VanDyke, a controversial appeals court judge, has been trashing his colleagues and delivering nonsensical rants since being elevated to the federal bench two years ago.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

“Don’t Assume Ilya Shapiro’s ‘Lesser Black Woman’ Tweet Was Racist”: Columnist John McWhorter has this subscriber-only newsletter online at The New York Times.

The essay concludes, “Strong people, frankly, don’t give a damn what a law school lecturer says about them on Twitter.”

“Ginni Thomas’ political activism brings scrutiny to Justice Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court’s recusal rules”: Tierney Sneed, Caroline Kenny, and Pamela Brown of CNN have this report.