“Harvard Law Review picks antiquities theft sleuth as new president”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “The Harvard Law Review for the first time in its 136-year history will be headed by an Indian-American woman after the prestigious law journal named a student dedicated to investigating art and antiquities theft as its new president.”

“J&J Bankruptcy Ruling Undercuts Central Move in ‘Texas Two-Step'”: James Nani and Alex Wolf of Bloomberg Law have a report that begins, “The Third Circuit’s decision to create a new ‘financial distress’ standard for bankruptcy eligibility creates legal uncertainty for profitable companies eyeing bankruptcy to head off mass tort liability.”

“Ron DeSantis wants to make it much easier for the government to kill people; The longtime opponent of free speech adds the Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the list of constitutional rights he wants to abridge”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Johnson & Johnson’s Scheme to Avoid Cancer Lawsuits Just Fell Apart in Court; A cynical Big Law shell game got torched at the 3rd Circuit”: Max Kennerly has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“U.S. Justice Dept jumps into pro baseball antitrust fray on appeal”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report.

“At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties; The chief justice’s wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, has made millions in her career recruiting lawyers to prominent law firms, some of which have business before the court; Now, a letter sent to Congress claims that may present a conflict of interest”: Steve Eder of The New York Times has this report.

“Fayetteville history prof: Supreme Court should give history a rest.” Professor Patrick W. O’Neil has this essay online at The Fayetteville Observer.

“Breaking down a Supreme Court case Google claims could ‘upend’ the internet”: John Fritze of USA Today has this report, along with a report headlined “As Supreme Court takes up Google case, only Clarence Thomas has made his thoughts clear.”

“The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Ethics panel recommends Georgia appeals judge be removed”: Jeff Amy pf The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Georgia’s Supreme Court should permanently remove a state appeals court judge accused of ethical misconduct, a judicial discipline panel recommended in a report released Monday.”

You can access the Hearing Panel’s Report and Recommendation at this link.

“Carney agrees restriction on judgeships is unconstitutional”: Randall Chase of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Democratic Gov. John Carney has acknowledged that a provision splitting positions on Delaware’s highest courts between Republicans and Democrats is unconstitutional. Under a proposed consent agreement filed in federal court Monday, Carney agreed that a ‘major-party’ provision in Delaware’s constitution regarding appointments to the state’s three highest courts is unconstitutional.”

“A conservative judge helped stop Trump on Jan. 6. He wants to finish the job. Michael Luttig, one of the most celebrated legal minds of his generation, never ascended to the Supreme Court. But many think the retired jurist played a far more consequential role for the nation. Now he envisions ‘the beginning of the end of Donald Trump.'” Manuel Roig-Franzia of The Washington Post has this report.

“Biden has bolstered 9th Circuit’s liberal flank, but has yet to match Trump’s impact”: Kevin Rector of The Los Angeles Times has this report.