“‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network; Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government.” Ed Pilkington and Nick Surgey of The Guardian have this report.

“Trudeau nominates Alberta judge Mary Moreau to fill Supreme Court vacancy”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has this report.

And Jonny Wakefield of The Edmonton Journal reports that “Alberta Court of King’s Bench chief justice nominated to Supreme Court of Canada; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that Alberta Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Mary Moreau is his nominee to fill the Supreme Court post left vacant by Russell Brown.”

“Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report.

“Clarence Thomas loan report spurs new ethics criticism of US Supreme Court”: Andrew Chung and John Kruzel of Reuters have this report.

“Fifth Circuit’s Ho Calls on Judges to Embrace ‘Harsh Criticism’; Judge said courts should ‘get comfortable’ with criticism; Ho alleged ‘viewpoint discrimination’ against religious conservatives”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“This conservative appeals court’s rulings are testing the Supreme Court; The 5th Circuit’s work is drawing more Supreme Court review this term than that of any other regional appeals court”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“Charlie Adelson Trial Day 1 openings: Defense says ex-girlfriend was murder ‘mastermind’; Earlier in the morning, Assistant State Attorney Sarah Kathryn Dugan told jurors that the evidence will show that Charlie Adelson hired the hit men to kill Markel.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report, along with an article headlined “Wendi Adelson says she was surprised to learn Charlie knew Dan Markel’s murderer all along.”

“Televise Trump’s federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied. A courts committee says it lacks authority to modify a broadcasting ban in time for the historic criminal cases against the former president.” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Charlie Adelson trial Day 1: State’s case consistent, defense floats puzzling conspiracy theory.” Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics has this report.

“In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum; Lubbock County, home to more than 300,000 near the New Mexico border, has become the fourth and largest Texas county to bar travel assistance for abortions”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report.

“Nation’s Oldest Judge Unloads as She Presses for Reinstatement; Judge Newman, 96, argues for reinstatement from suspension; Colleagues sidelined her for not complying with fitness probe”: Michael Shapiro of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance issued a news release titled “NCLA Asks D.C. District Court to Halt Illegal Suspension of Hon. Pauline Newman.” You can access yesterday’s court filing at this link.

“Charlie Adelson trial to begin Thursday: What we learned from jury selection.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

And Alicia Devine of The Tallahassee Democrat reports that “Dan Markel’s mother shares her story at a book signing on eve of Adelson trial.”

The Tallahassee Democrat is livestreaming the trial on YouTube via this link.