“Why Democrats should impeach Justice Clarence Thomas: While Ginni Thomas has worked as a GOP operative, her husband has refused to recuse himself.” Columnist Mehdi Hasan has this essay online at MSNBC.

“Hundreds of Yale Law Students Disrupt Bipartisan Free Speech Event; Nearly two-thirds of student body sign letter in support of rowdy protest”: Aaron Sibarium of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.

My earlier coverage can be accessed here.

“Oakland’s Hail Mary: City asks Supreme Court to revive its suit over Raiders’ move to Las Vegas.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Thomas C. Goldstein is listed as counsel of record for the City of Oakland on the petition for writ of certiorari.

“Request for Proposal — History of Third Circuit COA”: If you would like to chronicle the history of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, that court is looking forward to hearing from you no later than June 30, 2022. If you get the job, you can have three years from the date your contract is signed to write your book. You can access the Third Circuit’s complete announcement at this link.

Also did you know that a book that was supposed to chronicle the Third Circuit’s history was published in 1982. If not, you can access the complete book (and download it in PDF format) via this link. A photo of the Third Circuit’s judges from 1980 contained in that book confirms that the federal judiciary back then looked a bit different than it looks today (at least in most circuits).

In recent posts of interest from the “final decisions” blog: Bryan Lammon has posts titled “New Split on Appealing Sua Sponte CAFA Remands; A divided Eleventh Circuit created a circuit split on whether appellate courts can review sua sponte remands in cases removed under CAFA” ;

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“State Court Injunctions, Removed Actions & § 1292(a)(1); The Sixth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review a state court preliminary injunction in an action removed to federal court, as § 1292(a)(1) applies only to orders of district courts.”

“Starting March 30, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit intends to resume in-person arguments using the Protocols set forth in this document.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued this document today.

“Federal judiciary group recommends reforms to address workplace misconduct”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Judiciary Builds on #MeToo Response with New Recommendations.”

Today, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a news release titled “Judiciary Releases Workplace Conduct Working Group Report, Recommends 9 Changes to Build on Progress Made to Date.” You can access today’s “Report of the Workplace Conduct Working Group” at this link.

“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Family Ties; SCOTUS clerks’ spouses land high-court clerkships of their own, as does a Supreme grandchild.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“As Jackson Faces Senators, Her Criminal Defense Record Is a Target; Republicans have vilified Biden’s judicial nominees who have represented criminal suspects; Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, for the Supreme Court, is the most prominent”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

“Ga. Supreme Court Revives SnapChat Speed Filter Lawsuit; Justice Verda Colvin ruled a man hit by a woman posting that she was traveling 100 miles per hour ‘adequately alleged that Snap could reasonably foresee the particular risk of harm from the Speed Filter at issue here'”: Katheryn Hayes Tucker of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Georgia issued yesterday.

“Merrick Garland’s goal is to restore the integrity of the Justice Department. His legacy will still be defined by Trump.” Matt Zapotosky, David Nakamura, and Devlin Barrett have this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Federal Judiciary Acts to Automate Judges’ Financial Disclosures; Move comes amid pressure from Congress on new legislation”: James V. Grimaldi, Joe Palazzolo, and Coulter Jones of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Ninth Circuit questions union influence in weighing vaccine mandate for prison guards; The union — and the state of California — claim a mass retirement by prison guards opposed to the Covid vaccine would undermine public safety”: Maria Dinzeo of Courthouse News Service has this report on a case argued today (access the oral argument video via YouTube) before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Americans want cameras at Supreme Court, but live audio there is on life support; Advocates are asking the court to at least continue its Covid-19 policy of livestreaming audio from argument amid renewed attention at getting cameras in the courtroom”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “Live Supreme Court Audio Should Be Permanent, Lawyers Say.”

“‘Revolutionary’ linguistics tool awaits star turn in Supreme Court arbitration case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

“The CFAA ‘Gates-Up-or-Down’ Metaphor Is Baffling Courts — ACI v. Conservice”: Kieran McCarthy has this guest post at the “Technology & Marketing Law Blog.”

“GOP White House hopefuls get Supreme Court spotlight”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has this report.

“Future of Agency Created to Keep Mob Off Docks Now Up to Supreme Court; New Jersey wants to dissolve a product of the ‘On the Waterfront’ era; New York wants the country’s highest court to keep the bistate commission alive”: Patrick McGeehan of The New York Times has this report.

“California lets private citizens enforce state labor laws. The Supreme Court might put an end to that.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“The Supreme Court has declared open season on constitutional rights”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Document on plan to ‘occupy’ Capitol Hill buildings, Supreme Court on January 6 discovered by prosecutors”: Katelyn Polantz of CNN has this report.

“Andy Warhol’s Prince paintings could draw Supreme Court review, experts say”: Blake Brittain of Reuters has this report.

“The Whole Point of the Constitution Was to Weaken the States”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Judiciary Releases Annual Report and Judicial Business 2021”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today, along with a news release titled “Judicial Conference Adopts Transparency Measures.”

“Skepticism of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Qualifications Is Hypocritical, 3rd Circuit Judge Says”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial; Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a decade to hold the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his accused accomplices in the attacks”: Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.

“New C-SPAN/Pierrepont Survey: Public Attitudes About the U.S. Supreme Court.” You can access the news release at this link, the complete survey results here, and the survey infographics at this link.

“Yale Law students protest anti-LGBTQ speaker, armed police presence triggers backlash; A Thursday Federalist Society event featuring a controversial conservative speaker sparked protest at the Law School”: Eda Aker and Philip Mousavizadeh of The Yale Daily News have this report.

“Last month of abortion in Idaho? Texas-inspired bill heads to Gov. Little’s desk.” Ryan Suppe of The Idaho Statesman has this report.

And Kate Zernike of The New York Times reports that “Idaho Is First State to Pass Abortion Ban Based on Texas’ Law; The bill prohibits abortions after about six weeks, and allows family members of a ‘preborn child’ to sue abortion providers.”

“Supreme Court nominee Jackson’s record on abortion troubles pro-life advocates”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Ginni Thomas Says She Attended Jan. 6 Rally; The disclosure by the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas is likely to raise new questions about her support of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results”: Danny Hakim and Jo Becker of The New York Times have this report.

And Mariana Alfaro of The Washington Post reports that “Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, says she attended Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally before Capitol attack; Thomas, the wife of Clarence Thomas, said she left the rally before President Donald Trump took the stage.”

“COVID-19 delays trial in plot to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer”: Michael Tarm and Ed White of The Associated Press have a report that begins, “The trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her COVID-19 restrictions didn’t resume as scheduled Monday after someone tested positive for the virus.”

“Judge Stephanie Davis — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“What’s ahead for Ketanji Brown Jackson? Here’s what Recent History Suggests.” Sarah A. Binder and Russell Wheeler have this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.

“The Key Argument on Abortion That Changed Everything in Colombia”: Catalina Martínez Coral has this guest essay online at The New York Times.