“Eighth Circuit swats challenge to Minnesota policy embracing trans athletes; A circuit judge said since Trump’s executive orders aren’t yet established law, they can’t be relied on to prove the likelihood of Title IX violations”: Ryan Luetkemeyer of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

“Trump Lawyer Selected for Appeals Court Pledges Independence”: John Crawley of Bloomberg News has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Senate Democrats question loyalty of Trump personal attorney nominated to judgeship.”

And in commentary, online at Balls and Strikes, Jay Willis has an essay titled “When Trump Judges Complain About ‘Woke Ideology,’ Everyone Knows What They Mean; Eighth Circuit nominee Justin Smith says he will decide cases ‘fairly and impartially’; On his LinkedIn page, he still describes himself as ‘an attorney and strategist who fights for conservative values.’”

“Fairhope protester acquitted of charges after inflatable costume arrest during anti-Trump rally”: John Sharp of Alabama Media Group has this report.

And Gabriel Tynes of Courthouse News Group reports that “Penis costume protester prevails in court; Alabama officers said the woman’s costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October ‘No Kings’ rally.”