“Trial of Charlie Adelson, accused mastermind of Dan Markel murder, set for April”: Christopher Cann of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Voter ID, partisan gerrymandering struck down in NC rulings just before court flips to GOP”: Will Doran of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

The Supreme Court of North Carolina issued 4-to-3 rulings in these two cases yesterday, and you can access the rulings here and here.

“How an obscure Christian right activist became one of the most powerful men in America: A rule governing federal courts in Texas turned a former lawyer for the religious right into one of the most powerful people in the United States.” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Up-And-Coming Feeder Judges; Plus Justice Jackson’s interesting new hiring process, and clerks with unusual backgrounds (and more familial connections).” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.