“Caring About ‘Fairness’ Is a Political Choice; The Supreme Court’s conservatives have spent their careers disclaiming the relevance of ‘fairness’ in legal analysis; Now, though, a Democratic president is trying to do something they don’t like”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“Justice Dep’t opposes immunity for Trump in police suits over Capitol riot; It will be the courts that have the final say, but the input from Justice Department lawyers does not bode well for the former president”: Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access via this link the federal government’s amicus brief filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

“Merrick Garland Is a Huge Taylor Swift Fan; The Attorney General routinely works her lyrics into conversations and legal arguments; ‘My favorite song is “Shake It Off”‘”: Sadie Gurman will have this front page article in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Clinton’s Tortuous 86-Day Selection Process; Repeatedly just ‘two to three weeks away’ from a decision”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Liberals Start To Move; Plus an interesting new study about SCOTUS clerk hiring, and more clerks with family ties.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.