“Bonus 230: Justice Barrett’s Vote in Margolin; A single vote to join a single concurring opinion in a case that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention could portend massive consequences across a range of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“How a Prisoner Ended Up Alone in Court in a Death Penalty Case: The episode at the war court alarmed death penalty lawyers, who argued that the judge had a duty to suspend the proceedings to protect the rights of the defendant.” Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this Letter from Guantánamo Bay.

“The Great Snail Debate; Or, Justice Breyer Wins Again”: Richard M Re has this post at the “Divided Argument” Substack site.

“Sonia Sotomayor’s Foreign Deceptions; Supreme Court nominee delivers blatantly false testimony at confirmation hearing”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Will the Supreme Court Review Judge Newman’s Stealth Impeachment? The Court should grant cert on the important separation of powers issue raised by her long-running, allegedly ‘temporary suspension’ from case assignments.” Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“One Man, No Vote: The leaders of the civil-rights movement are watching as their work is undone.” Zak Cheney-Rice has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“If Judge Ross’s ‘Improper Sexual Activity’ ‘Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge,’ Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment?” Arthur Hellman has this guest post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Trump Says He Plans to Nominate Blanche for Attorney General; Todd Blanche has been serving as the acting attorney general; A formal nomination to the post would be the president’s latest move to place loyalists in top government jobs”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Trump says he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general; Blanche is likely to face a bruising Senate confirmation battle, with some Republican lawmakers already expressing hesitancy.”

Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Says He Will Nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General; The move would formalize Blanche’s role atop the Justice Department, although he will likely face a tough confirmation fight.”

And Sarah Ferris and Manu Raju of CNN have a report headlined “Thune: ‘Hard to say’ whether Blanche can win confirmation as attorney general.”