“Ayotte nominates Formella as NH attorney general; Brian Gould for the state Supreme Court”: William Skipworth of New Hampshire Bulletin has this report.

“‘Judicial hesitancy’: Why Trump is betting the courts will green-light his ouster of Lisa Cook; Judges may be reluctant to second-guess the president’s claim about what counts as good ’cause’ for the firing.” Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

And in commentary, online at The New York Times, Jason Furman has a guest essay titled “What the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court and Senate Need to Do After Lisa Cook’s Firing.”

“Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? What to Know About the Legal Arguments. The Supreme Court has indicated that there are distinctive reasons to shield the Federal Reserve from political interference.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

John Fritze of CNN reports that “Trump’s firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook tests Supreme Court’s limits on presidential power.”

And in commentary, online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Stephen L. Carter has an essay titled “Trump Can Try to Fire Lisa Cook; He Won’t Win; The Supreme Court, which has deemed the Federal Reserve distinct from other federal agencies, is likely to uphold a challenge to her dismissal.”

“Armstead, West Virginia Supreme Court justice, dead at 60”: Steven Allen Adams of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel has this report.

Caity Coyne of West Virginia Watch reports that “WV Supreme Court Justice, former Speaker of the House Tim Armstead dead at 60; Armstead, who in 2015 became the first Republican speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 83 years, was battling cancer for a year before his death on Tuesday.”

And Brad McElhinny of MetroNews reports that “Tim Armstead, justice and former House speaker, has died.”

Today, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued a news release titled “Supreme Court Mourns Loss of Justice Tim Armstead.”

“Justice Alito Reports No Gifts, 1 Trip and an Active Stock Portfolio; The annual financial disclosure reported no income as of yet from Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s recently reported book deal”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

“Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland; The judge used the ruling to take President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post reports that “Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Maryland judges over deportations; The unprecedented lawsuit challenged the authority of Maryland’s 15 federal district judges to issue two-day stays of deportations in cases where habeas petitions are filed.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Judges defeat Trump in test over deportation powers.”

“Trump Appeals Court Ruling That He Called a ‘Total Victory’”: Erik Larson and Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Donna Adelson trial recap: Exes testify, jury gets glimpse at murder money trail.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

PACER is beginning to require multifactor authentication: Details here.

Erik Brunetti apparently wants to trademark all the F-words: You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

Update: In news coverage, Blake Brittain of Reuters reports that “Failed bid for F-word trademark deserves fresh review, US court rules.”

“The Men Suing Over Their Partners’ Abortions; The antiabortion movement is encouraging partners and ex-partners who say they were harmed by abortions of their unborn children”: Jennifer Calfas and Mariah Timms of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Judge Tosses Justice Department Lawsuit Against Maryland Court”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued today.

“The Age Verification Fallout on Free Speech Is Starting; Bluesky’s decision to block access to its site in Mississippi is the Supreme Court’s fault”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Pennsylvania Date Rule for Mail Ballots Ruled Unconstitutional”: Mallory Culhane of Bloomberg News has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Donna Adelson trial live updates: Jury returns for Day 6 in Dan Markel murder case.” Elena Barrera of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Dysfunctional family reunion: Kids against mom in Donna Adelson trial.” Tim Jansen has this legal analysis online at The Tallahassee Democrat.