“I Can’t Wait for Matt Gaetz’s Confirmation Hearings”: Columnist Michelle Goldberg has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Gaetz Nomination Seen as Doomed by Some Senate Republicans; GOP lawmakers say Trump’s attorney general pick will face scrutiny over sexual-misconduct allegations”: Lindsay Wise, Xavier Martinez, and Siobhan Hughes of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Liz Goodwin, Leigh Ann Caldwell, and Marianne LeVine of The Washington Post report that “Republican senators say Matt Gaetz has ‘steep’ climb to nomination; Several want access to the House Ethics report on allegations of sexual misconduct.”

“Trump’s Recess-Appointment Scheme: To install AG Matt Gaetz this way would be anti-constitutional.” This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Also in Friday’s edition of that newspaper, columnist Kimberley A. Strassel will have an op-ed titled “Trump’s Matt Gaetz Fugue; With his nomination for attorney general, the president-elect crosses the thin line that separates bravery from foolhardiness.”

And online at that newspaper, columnist Peggy Noonan has an essay titled “Trump Keeps Trolling as the ‘Resistance’ Fades; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth? Attorney General Matt Gaetz? He can’t be serious, can he? Meanwhile, Democrats look for new ways to cope.”

“Sen. Tillis threatens ‘consequences’ after Democrats vote to advance NC nominee as judge”: Danielle Battaglia of The Charlotte Observer has this report.

Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law reports that “Biden Fourth Circuit Pick Ryan Park Advances Amid GOP Ire; Judiciary Committee reconvenes post-election for nominations; NC GOP senators, Biden push dual narratives on consultation.”

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Republican US senator warns he has votes to block Biden court nominee.”

“Ho Decries White Racism as Court Rejects ‘MAGA’ Bullying Case; Split circuit court dismissed race-based bullying claims; Ho says culture ‘increasingly accepts’ racism against whites”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

You can access yesterday’s en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirming by an evenly divided court, and the separate opinions accompanying that decision, at this link.

“Two Republicans Resist Trump Demand on Biden Judicial Picks; Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski voting for nominees; Trump wants GOP to stop Biden judicial confirmations”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The Judge Newman Story in Her Own Words”: IPWatchdog, Inc. recently posted this video on YouTube.

“Fifth Circuit’s Jones Tears Into Vladeck Over Judge-Shopping; Judge Edith Jones described ‘relentless attacks’ against judges; Jones criticized professor at Federalist Society meeting”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones delivered a forceful rebuke of what she described as ‘unsavory’ attacks against the judges within her circuit, spurring a tense exchange with a Georgetown Law professor who studies judge-shopping.”

The Federalist Society has posted the video of the event, titled “The Continued Independence of the Judiciary,” on YouTube.

“Trump picks lawyer who won his presidential immunity case for solicitor general”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten of Fox News reports that “Trump names Dean John Sauer as US solicitor general; Sauer was Trump’s lead counsel in the Supreme Court in Trump v. The United States.”

And Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Taps His Immunity Lawyer John Sauer as Solicitor General.”

“House Ethics Panel Was Set to Vote to Release Report Critical of Matt Gaetz; The committee has been investigating allegations that Mr. Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use”: Robert Draper, Luke Broadwater, and Maya C. Miller of The New York Times have this report.

And Katie Rogers of The New York Times has a news analysis headlined “Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Appointments Are a Show of Force; President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks show that he prizes loyalty over experience and is fueled by retribution.”