“Trump DOJ Asks US Attorneys for Judicial Impeachment Fodder”: Ben Penn of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges; After Republican criticism, a group that offers professional resources to judges withdrew a climate science chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence”: Karen Zraick of The New York Times has this report.

And Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law reports that “Judiciary Cuts Climate Part of Science Manual After Backlash.”

“Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress; The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes”: Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.

And Perry Stein and Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post report that “D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers; The lawmakers had released a short video last year advising military members to reject ‘illegal orders.’”

“Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump’s mass detention policy; Two Texas judges, who are bound by the circuit’s ruling, outlined a legal rationale allowing them to continue granting immigrants’ release”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward a Supreme Court Climate Showdown; The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming; Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office”: Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman of The New York Times have this report.

“The Pronoun Wars in Public Schools; A religious teacher loses a legal appeal, but is the Supreme Court next?” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Tom Goldstein to Take Stand in His Own Defense Wednesday”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Two Hails For The Chief’s NDA; Press conferences would let the American people hear the justices in their own words; And in doing so, the Court would relieve pressure and help to clamp down on leaks”: Josh Blackman has this essay online at Civitas Outlook.

“DOJ again defends Lindsey Halligan’s appointment in appeal of James Comey and Letitia James case dismissals; The Justice Department argued in a court filing that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s erroneous citation referring to her authority to appoint U.S. attorneys was ‘a paperwork mistake’”: Gary Grumbach and Megan Lebowitz of NBC News have this report.

And Robert Burnson of Bloomberg News reports that “Bondi Seeks to Revive Criminal Indictments of Comey, James.”

You can access the U.S. Department of Justice’s opening brief filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Senior Government Lawyers Are Shirking Ethics Rules With Impunity; State courts and bar associations must counter false — and dangerous — claims that state ethics rules don’t apply to high federal officials”: Jamie Conrad has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step: A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.” Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“The Hidden Nondelegation Issue Raised by Trump v. Slaughter; If the Supreme Court overturns administrative agency independence, could nondelegation doctrine help limit executive power?” Michael R. Dreeben has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.