“Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’; The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders”: Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

“The Juicy Subtext of the Paul, Weiss Debacle”: Tina Brown has this post at her “Fresh Hell” Substack site.

“Kansas Rejects Measure to Elect Its State Supreme Court Justices; The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court’s ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

“Pirro’s About-Face in Pool Case Followed Prosecutors’ Private Concerns; U.S. attorney defended dismissal of charges in a meeting with Trump, but people close to the president say it is too early to say whether Pirro’s job is safe”: C. Ryan Barber, Josh Dawsey, and Meridith McGraw of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Using a Gun to Defend Yourself? The Right to Kill Is Growing. States are pushing to pass laws sanctioning more reasons to use lethal violence in self-defense, a distinctly American tradition.” Mike McIntire has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Susan Collins says she won’t vote to confirm Trump’s pick for attorney general; Maine’s Republican senator said Todd Blanche ‘has taken several actions that have further eroded’ the DOJ’s ‘independence’”: Drew Johnson of The Portland Press Herald has this report.

Alex Miller of Fox News reports that “Collins drops the hammer on Trump’s pick to lead DOJ, jeopardizing path to confirmation; Maine GOP senator cites DOJ’s ‘eroded independence,’ anti-weaponization fund as reasons.”

And Jimmy Jenkins, Aidan Williams, and Steven T. Dennis of Bloomberg News report that “Republican Collins to Oppose Blanche Confirmation to Lead DOJ.”

“Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro; Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes”: Tyler Pager, Glenn Thrush, and Katie Rogers of The New York Times have this report.

And Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico report that “Jeanine Pirro struggles to give Trump the wins he craves the most; She’s delivering on some core priorities — but the Reflecting Pool is just the latest politically charged prosecution to fall flat.”

“Federal appeals court upholds Florida law restricting children from sexualized drag shows”: Kennedy Owens of Florida’s Voice has this report.

You can access today’s 8-to-5 en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

Update: And in other coverage, Kayla Goggin of Courthouse News Service reports that “11th Circuit revives Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows; A dissenting opinion from five appellate judges said Florida ‘purposely created a mess-around-and-find-out statute to chill drag.’”

“Jackson Walker Romance Consequences Go Beyond Financial Blow”: James Nani of Bloomberg Law has an article that begins, “Jackson Walker LLP’s settlement of litigation stemming from an undisclosed attorney-judge romance is a significant milestone in a scandal that rocked the bankruptcy legal community, but the nonmonetary damage will be longlasting.”

“Judge keeps NJ’s ‘assault weapon’ ban in place pending Supreme Court review”: Dana DiFilippo of New Jersey Monitor has this report.

Krystal Knapp of The Jersey Vindicator reports that “New Jersey assault weapons ban remains in effect while state seeks Supreme Court review; The 3rd Circuit stayed its ruling striking down the state’s assault weapons and large-capacity magazine restrictions.”

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

“DOJ Skirts Judicial Scrutiny in Dismissing Reflecting Pool Case”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Todd Blanche is one vote away from confirmation; Utah Sen. John Curtis is the latest Republican to back the attorney general nominee”: Chris Marquette of Politico has this report.

“Jack Daniel’s Trademark Tarnishment Win Reversed on Appeal”: Kyle Jahner of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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

Update: In other coverage, Amanda Pampuro of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit frees Jack Daniel’s chew toy spoof from trademark doghouse; VIP Products, the manufacturer of a dog toy parodying Jack Daniel’s, has been in litigation with the whiskey company over its trademarks since 2014.”

“The Island of Rationality and the First Amendment”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’ The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims ‘in a way that is best for the survivor.’ Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.” Emily Steel of The New York Times has this report.

“How Trump’s claims of vandalism at the renovated Reflecting Pool crumbled; Trump has lashed out at U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she dropped vandalism cases and blamed damage at the pool on rushed and flawed work by a contractor”: Dan Diamond, Liam Bowman, Salvador Rizzo, and Jake Spring of The Washington Post have this report.

And online at The Washington Post, columnist Jim Geraghty has an essay titled “What ruined the Reflecting Pool? Jeanine Pirro had a choice. Despite Trump’s claims, there was no evidence of vandalism.”

“Blanche Clears Crucial Vote, Paving Way for Confirmation as Attorney General; Todd Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where he is expected to be confirmed, even though several Republicans have not yet committed to supporting him”: Glenn Thrush and Michael Gold of The New York Times have this report.

Jeremy Roebuck and Theodoric Meyer of The Washington Post report that “Senate committee advances Blanche’s AG nomination after standoff over Trump fund; The Judiciary Committee sent Todd Blanche’s nomination to the full Senate after he agreed in writing to rescind the president’s payout fund.”

And Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Senate Committee Advances Todd Blanche’s Nomination as Attorney General; Two GOP holdouts supported him after getting written assurances that a controversial fund was dead.”

“Fifth Circuit Judges Cry Foul on Full Court’s Review of Cases”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report.