“U.S. appeals court will not block order barring Biden federal staff vaccine mandate”: David Shepardson of Reuters has this report on a decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“5th Circuit Judge Gregg Costa to Return to Private Practice, Saying He’s ‘Better Suited to Being an Advocate’; Judge Gregg Costa is resigning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in August”: Avalon Zoppo has this report online at Texas Lawyer.

According to the article, “The 49-year-old jurist said he plans to return to private practice with a broad focus on civil and criminal work at the trial court level.”

“A Product of Public Universities, Michelle Childs Would Be an Unconventional Court Pick; The judge is seen by some as a long shot for the Supreme Court, but supporters say her bipartisan backing and the appeal of her humble ascent should not be overlooked”: Erica L. Green and Rick Rojas of The New York Times have this report.

“The Supreme Court Is Even More Conservative Than You Think: Long before the 6–3 court hands down rulings, the cases it chooses to hear have a tidal effect on the nation’s ideological drift.” Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.

“The Biden Appointee Who Could Change the Constitution: How hard is it to amend the Constitution? Even harder than you think.” Russell Berman of The Atlantic has this report.

“Intolerant Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Judges: Law school deans, faculty and students who stifle opposing views are unfit ever to sit on the bench.” Law professor Philip Hamburger will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Firm Opposition; The Republicans’ informal plan to avoid a battle over the president’s choice would deprive them of the chance to debate the justices’ proper role”: Ramesh Ponnuru recently had this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Amazing Vanishing Bill of Rights: The Constitution’s first ten amendments are supposed to protect criminal defendants from the government; The Supreme Court has ensured that they barely protect anybody from anything.” Zeke Webster has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Clarence and Ginni Thomas, the Supreme Court’s Unethical ‘It’ Couple: How the Thomases have been able to get away with their decades long abuse of influence.” Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation.

“How to Lose a Supreme Court Nominee in 24 Days: As Biden weighs his own appointment, Harriet Miers’ sherpa recalls her doomed bid for the court.” Marianne LeVine has this interview with Dan Coats online at Politico Magazine.

“Roberts’s Grip Slips as Supreme Court Conservatives Curb Voting Rights; Chief justice sided with liberals in Alabama voting map case; Conservative majority pushes bold changes on race, abortion”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Why this California judge should be Biden’s Supreme Court pick”: Online at CNN, Greg Wolff has an essay that begins, “The most impressive thing about California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, a potential contender for the US Supreme Court, is that she’s not trying to impress anyone.”

“White House begins reaching out to potential Supreme Court nominees as Biden pores over ‘binders of cases'”: Ariane de Vogue, John Harwood, Joan Biskupic, and Betsy Klein of CNN have this report.

“Unprecedented”: Robin Givhan has this essay in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Potential Supreme Court nominee faces questions on religious rights case”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“The Supreme Court Has Crossed the Rubicon”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“‘I Don’t Know What the Truth Is Here’: The phrase Sarah Palin’s lawyers can’t stop quoting at the New York Times trial.” Seth Stevenson has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Do Equality Norms Constrain Presidential Appointments?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Left splits over Supreme Court pick pushed by top Biden ally; Rep. Jim Clyburn is stumping for judge Michelle Childs to get the president’s nod; While labor interests are skeptical, not every progressive senator is”: Burgess Everett and Laura Barrón-López of Politico have this report.