“Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura to step down in July; The Justice has informed the Governor she will not seek reappointment”: The Supreme Court of Delaware issued this news release today.

“92-year-old judge handling Maduro case ‘doesn’t give a s–t what anyone thinks about him’; Lawyers who have practiced before the Clinton appointee say he’s known to operate a bit differently”: Josh Gerstein and Erica Orden of Politico have this report.

Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law reports that “Maduro Case Judge, 92, Brings History of Dealing With Trump.”

And Idan Kweller of The Jerusalem Post reports that “Orthodox Jewish judge to preside over Maduro’s criminal proceedings in NY; Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish federal judge, is among the longest-serving active federal judges in the country.”

“Big Tech won in Texas — but the age-verification fight is just getting started; States are mounting a new challenge to Silicon Valley over age verification and parental consent, and while industry just scored an early win, the Supreme Court is likely to have the final say”: Brendan Bordelon of Politico has this report.

“Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say; A new study found that the court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column online at The New York Times.

You can access the research paper that is the subject of this news report at this link.

“The Fast Track To Autocracy: Almost a year on, predictions from an expert on the law of autocracy about Trump’s American takeover have proven eerily prescient.” You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Has the Supreme Court Helped Save Democracy?” Richard M. Re has this post at the Democracy Project of NYU Law.

“Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight; Judges have ruled against the administration in more than 1,600 cases”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“201. Who is the Chief Justice’s Audience? Reading between the lines, there’s a lot to commend in Chief Justice Roberts’s year-end report. Measured against the year that was, though, its subtleties are for an increasingly shrinking audience.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.