“Jackson Emerges as the Supreme Court’s Leading Liberal Voice”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

“Abrego Garcia Lawyers Question Evidence From Key Witness in Criminal Case; The exchanges unfolded at a hearing in Federal District Court in Nashville intended to determine whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia should be freed from criminal custody as he awaits trial”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

And Jeremy Roebuck and Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post report that “Judge delays decision on Kilmar Abrego García release to ICE custody; A federal judge said he plans to rule next week on whether the Maryland man should be released pending trial; But the government has indicated that it could swiftly deport him if that happens.”

“Trump’s Plans to Put Emil Bove on the Supreme Court”: Jeffrey Toobin has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why; In a series of terse, unsigned orders, the court has often been giving the green light to President Trump’s agenda without a murmur of explanation”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Federal appeals court reinstates Arkansas’ ban on teaching Critical Race Theory”: Brett Barrouquere of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has this report.

And Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press reports that “Federal court says Arkansas can enforce ban on critical race theory in classrooms.”

You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

“Trump Intends to Nominate Jennifer Mascott to Third Circuit”: Seth Stern of Bloomberg News has this report (subscription required for full access).