“N.J. City Prevails in Abortion Protester’s Buffer Zone Challenge”: Mary Anne Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a non-precedential opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Minority Business Grants: A New Front in the Legal Battle Over Racial Preferences; Appeals court weighs grant program for Black women entrepreneurs.” Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Mirtha Donastorg of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that “Fearless Fund goes to court again in racial discrimination lawsuit; The Atlanta-based firm fielded questions from three circuit court judges in Miami.”

Alexandra Olson and David Fischer of The Associated Press report that “Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit.”

And Nicquel Terry Ellis of CNN reports that “Fearless Fund challenges court order blocking a grant program exclusively for Black women entrepreneurs.”

“Challenge to attorney bias rule heads to US Supreme Court”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report on a petition for writ of certiorari filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Charlie Adelson, serving life in Dan Markel murder, moved to Wakulla state prison”: Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“As Stakes Escalate, Kline & Specter Begin Stepping in to Defend Phila.’s Largest Verdicts Post-Trial”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report, in which I am mentioned.

“Asked And Answered: A New Advice Column; To clerk or not to clerk? That is the question.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“An American Nightmare: Guns, Death, and Second Amendment Insanity.” Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Challenge to grant program for Black women entrepreneurs lands at 11th Circuit; The conservative activist who was instrumental in the Supreme Court’s curtailing of affirmative action in colleges last year argues the grant is racially discriminatory”: Megan Butler of Courthouse News Service has this report.

And Chris Marr of Bloomberg Law reports that “Venture Fund’s Defense of Diversity Grant Meets Doubtful Court; Fund seeks to resume grants for Black women entrepreneurs; Case is part of broad anti-DEI backlash using Civil War-era law.”

Update: In other coverage, Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Venture capital fund defends grants for Black women in US appeals court.”

“Elon Musk is suing to stop the government from enforcing labor laws. The Supreme Court might agree with him.” Columnist Michael Hiltzik has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Complaint alleges Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethics code; A Yarmouth attorney’s complaint says Justice Catherine Connors should have recused herself from a recent foreclosure case, which overturned a precedent set in a prior case where she represented a major bank”: Hannah LaClaire of The Portland Press Herald has this report.

“As judges mull presidential immunity, Trump reaps the benefits of delay; For over three weeks, the D.C. Circuit has been sitting on a potentially decisive question”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.