“Michael Noriega is Murphy’s pick for N.J. Supreme Court; Former public defender, immigration rights attoney, and ACLU outside counsel, would become lone Hispanic on state’s highest court”: David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe has this report.

“Three-judge panel poised to uphold Jan. 6 obstruction cases; During an oral argument Thursday, the Justice Department seemed likely to prevail on its interpretation of a key obstruction statute”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“A pointed message from one judge to nine others about race and guns”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow And The Original Meaning Of Corruption: The justice’s relationship with conservative donors and judicial activists is corrupt if we follow his preferred method of legal interpretation.” Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has this report.

“DOJ says Biden administration will appeal judge’s rulings on migrants; The Biden administration also wants its policy to go forward while the appeals process plays out”: Josh Gerstein and David Cohen of Politico have this report.

“Justice’s Files Offer Insights Into Student Prayer and Other Supreme Court Education Cases; What the papers of late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens reveal”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this report.