“What Judge Wood Did Not Say About Judge Ross’s Misconduct; She says nothing about Judge Ross’s dishonesty, nothing about the private reprimand, and nothing about Pauline Newman”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Sunglass-stomping appeals court judge charged with battery”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “US appeals court judge charged in parking lot scuffle faces ethics inquiry.”

“Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight; As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear”: Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this report.

And Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post reports that “Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general; Blanche is likely to face an uncertain confirmation battle in the Senate.”

“Ninth Circuit Reviewing Judge Charged With Misdemeanors”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.; The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a ‘deep state’ cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump Will Ask Supreme Court to Revive $475 Million CNN Suit”: Erik Larson of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can access the extension request at this link.

“Dispatch: Move Fast and Break Things and Nobody Has Standing; No court can stop President Trump’s ballroom, the government says in National Trust for Historic Preservation v. NPS.” Molly Roberts has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“The Supreme Court Justice Who Ended Up Behind Bars; ‘I have been hunted — I may be hunted — ­like a wild beast'”: Jesse Wegman has this post at his “Major Questions” Substack site.

“Impregnable Citadel of Technicality”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Number 26‑90153”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today issued a news release that begins, “All inquiries related to allegations of judicial misconduct concerning Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should refer to the order regarding Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Number 26‑90153.”

You can access the referenced order at this link.

“In Judge Ross Case, Council Balances on Constitutional Tightrope”: Diane Wood has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“231. The Death of Purcell’s ‘Principle’: There is no coherent defense of the ‘Purcell principle’ that can be rationalized with the Supreme Court’s behavior over the past six weeks in the Alabama and Louisiana redistricting cases.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Affirmative Action for Mediocre Men”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.