“Honorable Jerome A. Holmes Elevated to Chief Judge”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has issued a news release that begins, “Honorable Jerome A. Holmes will become Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals effective October 1, 2022.”

“A Celebration of the Investiture of Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court”: The Library of Congress has posted this video on YouTube.

“‘Quite simply, the absolute best’: Tributes to Art Lien.” “SCOTUSblog” has this post.

“Supreme Court to grapple with race, elections in new term as battle over abortion lingers; Affirmative action and two major election cases are on the docket — along with a raging debate over just how far the high court’s conservative majority will go”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report.

“Plaintiffs looking for court of appeals to erase records of Connecticut transgender high school runners”: Lori Riley of The Hartford Courant has this report.

Maggie Vanoni of The Norwalk Hour reports that “Case seeking to ban transgender athletes from CT girls sports in federal appeals court in New York.”

Anne Branigin of The Washington Post has an article headlined “A battle over Title IX: Can it be used to exclude trans athletes? An appeals court heard arguments Thursday on whether allowing trans athletes to participate in youth sports discriminates against their cisgender classmates.”

And Nina Pullano of Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “School’s out but the records live on: 2nd Circuit tackles battle over trans track stars; A group of female athletes say the issue isn’t moot since a reversal could add four state championships to one teen’s resumé.”

You can download the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit via this link.

“Stalled for Years, Warren Burger’s Biography Is Back on Track; Chief Justice Warren Burger died in 1995, but efforts to write the biography of his life and legacy have taken time”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

“Anyone who calls the Supreme Court too imposing is a heretic who should perish”: Columnist Alexandra Petri has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Supreme Court Is Broken. Where’s Biden?” Jeff Shesol has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Alabama redistricting battle poised to gut Voting Rights Act for good; The Supreme Court begins its new term examining the role of race in redistricting”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Boycotting Law Schools in Clerk Hiring As a Way to Influence Law School Culture; Thoughts in response to Judge Ho’s recent announcement”: Orin S. Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

And at “The Corner” blog of National Review, Isaac Schorr has a post titled “A Better Answer to the Campus-Climate Problem.”

“You thought the Supreme Court’s last term was bad? Brace yourself.” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Case of man who got high and naked on his first day at work to be heard by Pa. Supreme Court”: Back in August 2021, Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania had an article that begins, “Does kissing someone on the neck without their consent constitute a crime of indecent assault?”

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld the defendant’s conviction by a vote of 5-to-2. The ruling consists of a majority opinion and two dissenting opinions (here and here).

“In a Stately Ceremony, Supreme Court Welcomes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; The investiture of Justice Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, was attended by President Biden and other dignitaries”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat on Supreme Court; Investiture ceremony marks the first time that Jackson, the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, has taken her place on the bench.”

John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson formally welcomed to a Supreme Court she will help to shape; The Supreme Court investiture is a ceremonial affair, but it underscored the historic nature of Justice Jackson’s ascension as the first Black woman justice.”

And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes judicial oath at formal investiture ceremony.”

“Justices shield spouses’ work from potential conflict of interest disclosures; Ginni Thomas, Jane Roberts and Jesse Barrett’s clients remain a mystery, fanning fears of outside influences”: Hailey Fuchs, Josh Gerstein, and Peter S. Canellos of Politico have this report.

“India’s top court gives equal abortion access to all women”: Bhumika Saraswati of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “India’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that all women, regardless of marital status, can obtain abortions up to 24 weeks into their pregnancies.”

And Manveena Suri and Jack Bantock of CNN report that “Landmark Indian court ruling says rape includes marital rape and extends abortion rights to 24 weeks.”

“Supreme Court to hear 2 cases with major implications for 2024; The Court’s new term starts in October and includes significant voting cases”: Zach Montellaro of Politico has this report.

“Supreme Court starts new term in political spotlight, tilted right; Justices will consider affirmative action, the use of race in congressional redistricting and more in term beginning Monday”: Michael Macagnone of Roll Call has this report.

“The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever; This term, the high court will cement its grip on political life in America, overturning affirmative action and other critical protections along the way”: Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation.

“Supreme Court Trust, Job Approval at Historical Lows”: Jeffrey M. Jones of Gallup has this report.

“Ohio man who was jailed for making fun of police online takes First Amendment case to Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report on a petition for writ of certiorari filed Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Ginni Thomas Denies Discussing Election Subversion Efforts With Her Husband; In a closed-door interview with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, Ms. Thomas reiterated her false assertion that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald J. Trump”: Luke Broadwater and Stephanie Lai of The New York Times have this report.

And Jacqueline Alemany of The Washington Post reports that “Ginni Thomas falsely asserts to Jan. 6 panel that election was stolen, chairman says.”

“Supreme Court, dogged by questions of legitimacy, is ready to resume; A new term opens with public approval of the court at historic lows and the justices themselves debating what the court’s rightward turn means for its institutional integrity”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Senate confirms Arianna Freeman to US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the first woman of color to join that bench; Freeman, of Philadelphia, was confirmed in a 50-47 vote that broke strictly along party lines; The vote came about two weeks after an initial attempt failed, when two Democrats were absent”: Jonathan Tamari of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “First Black woman to serve on Philadelphia appeals court approved by U.S. Senate.”

“The Yaliest of All Torts: Wrongful Interference with Clerkship Opportunities; The Yale Law School DinnerPartyGate lawsuit (Stubbs v. Gerken) can go forward on an interference with prospective business relationships claim, based in large part on the law school’s alleged interference with plaintiffs’ clerkship opportunities, though the other claims are dismissed.” Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut issued today.

“Split deepens on incentive awards for class representatives”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has a post that begins, “The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just made it clear that the U.S. Supreme Court will have to decide whether lead plaintiffs in class actions are entitled to a nominal fee for their work on behalf of the class.”

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

In other coverage of the ruling, Brendan Pierson of Reuters has a report headlined “Apple’s $310 mln iPhone throttling settlement must be reconsidered — court.”

Mike Leonard of Bloomberg Law reports that “Apple’s $310 Million iPhone Settlement Rejected on Appeal.”

And Metropolitan News-Enterprise reports that “Ninth Circuit Tosses Class Settlement in ‘Batterygate’ Suit; Panel Says Judge Erred in Applying Presumption of Fairness and Reasonableness.”

“Trump-appointed judge boycotts Yale for law clerks over ‘cancel culture'”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

Avalon Zoppo, Brad Kutner, and Christine Charnosky of The National Law Journal have a report headlined “In Slamming ‘Cancel Culture,’ Judge James Ho Boycotts Yale Law Clerks; ‘I very much doubt that any liberal-leaning students had any desire to clerk for him, so his decision ironically only adversely impacts conservative-leaning Federalist Society members who agree with him ideologically,’ one Yale law student said.”

And at “The Corner” blog of National Review, Isaac Schorr has a post titled “Judge Ho’s Misguided Answer to Illiberalism at Yale.”

“Supreme Court ready to tackle free speech, affirmative action and election law in new term”: Mark Walsh has this report online at ABA Journal.

“Cannon rules Trump lawyers don’t have to clarify claims on Mar-a-Lago documents; Special master Raymond Dearie had told Donald Trump’s attorneys lawyers to address whether documents were planted or declassified”: Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

“Just Call Supreme Court Justices ‘Republicans’ and ‘Democrats’; Judges love talking publicly about how they do law, not politics; Journalists don’t need to tell this fairy tale any longer”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“A Prominent Federal Judge Declares He Will No Longer Hire Clerks From Yale Law School; And he’s trying to get his fellow judges to join his boycott of YLS clerks — will it work?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Ginni Thomas meets with January 6 committee for more than 4 hours”: Annie Grayer, Sara Murray, Kristin Wilson, Andrew Millman, and Paul LeBlanc of CNN have this report.

Summer Concepcion, Haley Talbot, and Ali Vitali of NBC News report that “The Jan. 6 committee interviewed Ginni Thomas following questions about ‘fake elector’ scheme; Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was interviewed at the Capitol Thursday morning.”

Farnoush Amiri and Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press report that “Virginia Thomas appears for interview with Jan. 6 panel.”

And Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan of Reuters report that “Wife of Supreme Court justice meets with U.S. Capitol riot committee.”

“Exclusive: Federal Judge Vows to Stop Hiring Law Clerks from Yale Law School; ‘Yale not only tolerates the cancellation of views — it actively practices it,’ Judge James C. Ho said.” Nate Hochman of National Review has this report.

“Chief Justice Roberts is in the spotlight as the Supreme Court tackles race cases; Conservative arguments in favor of a ‘colorblind’ Constitution could appeal to Roberts as the new term begins”: Lawrence Hurley of NBC News has this report.

“Supreme Court investiture marks another historic first for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Senate Confirms Public Defender Arianna Freeman to 3rd Circuit After First Vote Failed; Arianna Freeman will be the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

And Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Freeman Confirmed as Third Circuit’s First Woman of Color.”

Update: You can access the official roll call vote tally of today’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Arianna J. Freeman to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, by a vote of 50-to-47, at this link.

Insofar as I have been able to determine, this is the very first time that the U.S. Senate has confirmed a federal judicial nominee on reconsideration after voting to reject the nomination earlier in the same session.