“What the Supreme Court Does in the Shadows: Unsigned, unexplained orders have reshaped American law.” Adam Serwer has this article online at The Atlantic.

“Judge Ana de Alba — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“New documents show how Sandra Day O’Connor helped George W. Bush win the 2000 election”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Third Circuit Adopts Early Filing Deadline Despite Dissent”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report.

The “dissent” mentioned in the headline refers to opposition that the court received from practitioners during the notice and comment period. Today’s Third Circuit order adopting the rule change does not note any dissents.

“Deep divide at Supreme Court ethics hearing, despite some GOP calls for action; Questions over disclosures and potential conflicts have weakened public approval of the justices, prompting new scrutiny”: Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have this report.

And Josh Gerstein and Katherine Tully-McManus of Politico report that “GOP senators call on Supreme Court to ‘update’ ethics oversight; While Republicans at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on the high court’s ethics mostly called it a partisan spectacle, some acknowledged justices needed to take action.”

“It’s Time to Reacquaint Americans With the Possibility of Changing the Constitution. Here’s Where to Begin.” Law professors Kate Shaw and Julie C. Suk have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“The Senate Judiciary Committee is quickly advancing nominees”: U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) has this letter to the editor online at The Washington Post.

“If Justice Alito Doesn’t Have Enough Evidence to Name the Dobbs Leaker, Maybe He Shouldn’t Say He Knows Who It Was”: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“These law schools sent the most grads to federal clerkships”: Karen Sloan of Reuters has this report.

“Why Harlan Crow Purchased Clarence Thomas’s Mother’s Home; The transaction was conducted ethically — but the Left’s attacks on Justice Thomas have nothing to do with ethics”: Mark Paoletta has this essay online at National Review.

“Windfall tax seizure case in Michigan deepens appellate split on class standing issue”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit adopts “amended rules [that] create a uniform 5:00 p.m. E.T. deadline for filings (electronic and otherwise) and will become effective on July 1, 2023.” You can access the press release and the order.

“Release of Justice Stevens’s Private Papers Opens Window Into Supreme Court; The justice’s files on thousands of cases, including landmark decisions on abortion and the 2000 election, were made public”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court rules for Aurora hospital that refused to administer ivermectin for COVID-19”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued today.

“Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It. As the government heads toward a possible default on its debt as soon as next month, officials are entertaining a legal theory that previous administrations ruled out.” Jim Tankersley of The New York Times has this report.

“Leading conservative former judge warns Supreme Court it must adopt the ‘highest’ standard of ethics rules”: Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart, and Tierney Sneed of CNN have this report.

“Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6 billion donation; The society’s close ties to Leo’s network raise questions about its nonpartisan, non-political status”: Heidi Przybyla of Politico has this report.

“Jury verdicts such as the $183 million award against Penn Medicine can be tied up for years, but usually stand; It could be years before the case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with a $183.7 million jury verdict is fully resolved”: Harold Brubaker of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.