Programming note: At 9 a.m. eastern time on Wednesday, I will be presenting an oral argument in-person to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. As a result, additional posts will not appear here until Wednesday afternoon.

“U.S. Senate confirms Biden judicial pick Davis for 6th Circuit seat”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And Rose Wagner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Black judge installed by Trump confirmed to 6th Circuit; Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis holds the distinction of securing her nominations in both the Trump and Biden administrations.”

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by a vote of 49-to-43.

“Court battles over ballots in the McCormick-Oz Pennsylvania Senate race have split the GOP; With a recount looming, state and national Republican Party officials vowed Tuesday to oppose Senate candidate David McCormick’s legal push to have thousands of contested mail ballots counted”: Jeremy Roebuck, Jonathan Lai, and Julia Terruso of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

And Marc Levy of The Associated Press reports that “Court battles go down to count deadline in Pa. Senate race.”

You can view the filings in the Pa. Supreme Court case concerning undated mail-in ballots via this link.

“Courts stymie abortion bans in Iowa, other GOP-led states”: Thomas Beaumont and David Pitt of The Associated Press have this report.

“Abortion Questions for Justice Alito and His Supreme Court Allies”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Can Roberts steer Supreme Court safely through abortion case crisis?” Henry Gass of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Supreme Court marshal digs in on Roe opinion leak; The launch of the probe comes as Chief Justice John Roberts tries to uphold the integrity of the court”: Alexander Ward, Josh Gerstein, and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Search for Supreme Court leaker falls to former Army colonel.”

“To the extent that the Supreme Court in Bell preserved the understanding that a ‘wholly insubstantial and frivolous’ claim somehow fails even to invoke the federal courts’ subject-matter jurisdiction, it was wrong.” So wrote Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom on Friday in a concurring opinion, in which the other two judges on the three-judge panel also joined.

“LA’s E-Scooter Location Collection Passes Constitutional Test”: Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“CFPB wins bid to seek restitution in CashCall case”: Jody Godoy of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Richmond Transit Ban on Political Ads on Buses Unconstitutional”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued Friday.

“Federalist publisher’s ‘salt mine’ tweet did not violate labor law — 3rd Circ”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.

And Robert Iafolla of Bloomberg Law reports that “NLRB’s ‘Salt Mine’ Tweet Decision Overturned by 3rd Cir.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Another climate change lawsuit against Big Oil heads back to state court”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued yesterday.

“Dan Markel murder: Cell phone, money trail in Magbanua retrial spotlight on Day 4 | recap.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Dan Markel murder: Katherine Magbanua retrial (Day 5 – May 24).” The Tallahassee Democrat is live-streaming today’s trial proceedings on YouTube via this link.

“Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are Telling Us Exactly How the 2024 Coup Will Go Down”: Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.