“A Rising Star Of The Supreme Court Bar: Easha Anand; In her first Term arguing before the justices, Anand has three oral arguments — unusual even for seasoned SCOTUS advocates.” You can access today’s new episode of David Lat’s “Original Jurisdiction” podcast via this link.

“The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”: Stephen Breyer has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Was Constitutional Law Teaching Ever Not in Crisis?” Patrick J. Sobkowski has this guest post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Top Democrats won’t join calls for Justice Sotomayor to retire, but they still fear a Ruth Bader Ginsburg repeat; As more liberals urge Sonia Sotomayor to step down this year to ensure that Biden can pick her successor, some Senate Democrats are voicing fears of a 7-2 conservative majority”: Sahil Kapur and Lawrence Hurley of NBC News have this report.

“Tougher Security Measures Are Causing Upset at Guantánamo Prison; An effort to unshackle a detainee during legal meetings has put a spotlight on simmering tensions in the Pentagon’s secretive prison”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.