“‘Paranoid’ Incidents Necessitate Newman Exam, Fed. Cir. Says; 95-year-old judge is ‘agitated,’ alienating staff, new filings say; Newman ordered to release medical records in 30 days”: Kelcee Griffis of Bloomberg Law has this report on two orders (access here and here) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

Update: In other coverage, Jacqueline Thomsen and Blake Brittain of Reuters report that “US federal judge, 95, faces fresh competency claims as she fights probe.”

“Dan McCaffery wins Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat”: Marc Levy of The Associated Press has this report.

“North Carolina Lawmakers Uphold Abortion Ban Over Governor’s Objections; Republicans used their supermajority to reapprove a 12-week ban, overriding the Democratic governor’s recent veto of the bill”: Kate Kelly of The New York Times has this report.

“More on Rule 41 Dismissals of Actions and Claims: The Eleventh Circuit held that plaintiffs can voluntarily dismiss only entire actions, regardless of whether they use Rule 41(a)(1) or (2).” Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.

“People of color and women are underrepresented on state supreme court benches, report finds”: Nicquel Terry Ellis of CNN has this report.

You can access the Brennan Center’s updated report via this link.

“Assault-style weapons oral arguments heard at Illinois Supreme Court”: Patrick Keck of The State Journal-Register of Springfield, Illinois has this report.

And Dave Byrnes of Courthouse News Service reports that “Illinois assault weapons ban goes before state high court; In addition to the state-level case, several federal challenges to the ban are also pending.”

“How a 150-Year-Old Law Against Lewdness Became a Key to the Abortion Fight; The Comstock Act, named for a public-morals crusader on a mission to ‘sanitize’ the U.S. in the 1870s, makes a comeback in the abortion-pill battle”: Emily Bazelon of The New York Times has this report.

“Why the Court Should Dismiss the Most Important Case of the Year (Moore v Harper)”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“New book explores how the Supreme Court uses its ‘shadow docket’ to change the law”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

Ed Pilkington of The Guardian reports that “US supreme court pursuing rightwing agenda via ‘shadow docket,’ book says; Steve Vladeck says conservative majority is bypassing public scrutiny with unsigned orders on religion, abortion and more.”

And Texas Standard has posted an interview titled “How the shadow docket is changing justice at the Supreme Court.”

“Gov. Lamont stands by CT Supreme Court nominee as she faces criticism over Amy Coney Barrett support”: Ken Dixon of Greenwich Time has this report.

“The Brutal Past and Uncertain Future of Native Adoptions: The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 sought to keep Native children in tribal communities; The Supreme Court may change that this spring.” Gabrielle Glaser will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s issue of The New York Times Magazine.

“Abortion Pill Fight to Be Heard by One of Nation’s Most Conservative Courts; The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has long been at the center of high-profile challenges, and a wave of Trump appointees has pushed it to the leading edge of potent policy decisions”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“Clarence Thomas Ethics Review Critic to Appear Before Senate; Judge Mark Wolf questioned judiciary handling of complaints; Judiciary declined to share some records with Senate committee”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Abortion Showdown in North Carolina May Hinge on a Single Vote; After the G.O.P.-led legislature passed a 12-week ban, the Democratic governor vetoed the bill; The Republicans could override it, if all their members stay unified”: Kate Kelly of The New York Times has this report.

“Races for 4 court seats, including 1 on Supreme Court, lead statewide Pennsylvania primary ballots”: Marc Levy of The Associated Press has this report.

And Fredreka Schouten of CNN reports that “A Pennsylvania Supreme Court primary could offer clues about the GOP’s direction in a key presidential battleground.”