“Thomas Sowell Legacy: A Conversation With Justice Clarence Thomas and Peter Robinson.” The Hoover Institution has posted this video on YouTube.

And in news coverage, Elaine Mallon of Fox News has an article headlined “‘Look at me!’ Justice fires back at critics who dare question his Blackness; The justice recalled being told at Yale Law School he ‘shouldn’t believe that’ because of his race.”

“Adam Schiff’s court-packing brainstorm; The senator wants 13 justices; Don’t tell Donald Trump, who just might agree”: The Washington Post has published this editorial.

“Seventh Circuit rules Indiana’s ‘intellectual diversity’ law doesn’t harm professors; A 2024 Indiana bill required professors to ‘expose students to scholarly works from a variety of political or ideological frameworks,’ which a group of professors said violated the First Amendment”: Caitlyn Rosen of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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

“Court Tosses Case on Trump’s Use of Wartime Deportation Law”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

And Alan Feuer of The New York Times reports that “Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Wartime Law; The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.”

You can access today’s en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link. The Fifth Circuit also issued two related orders, which you can access here and here.

“Top Democrat Targets Supreme Court for Changes; ‘Variety of different options’ are on the table if Democrats regain power, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says”: Damian Paletta and Maya Davis of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Blanche Tries to Calm DOJ Ranks in First Speech as Leader”: Chris Strohm of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post have an article headlined “In turnabout, Blanche lauds DOJ career staff in first speech as attorney general; His remarks come after months of firings and disparagement of the Justice Department workforce by President Trump.”

“Luigi Mangione Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Court; He is charged with stalking resulting in the death of an executive, but the specifics of his plea were unclear; A murder trial in state court is set for next month”: Benjamin Weiser, Devlin Barrett, and Hurubie Meko of The New York Times have this report.

“The Justice Department Is a Glorified Pro-Trump Law Firm Now; The president is staffing the government with trusted lawyers who share a willingness to do anything for their favorite client”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“A Theory of Natural Rights Citizenship Must Comport with the Constitution’s Text; If the Constitution sets a rule that runs counter to good policy, we must follow the former, not the latter”: John Yoo has this post at Civitas Outlook.

In response, also at Civitas Outlook, Linda Denno has a post titled “The Constitution and Birthright Citizenship: A Rejoinder to Professor Yoo; A nation is not merely the land it occupies or the people born on its soil; it is a distinct political community defined by shared history, culture, a common commitment to its own sovereignty and survival.”

“Originalism’s Better Meaning; The Constitution’s meaning does not run out merely because the evidence is contested”: John O. McGinnis and Mike Rappaport have this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“After Supreme Court Losses, Trump Keeps Pushing; Is the administration defying the court or pursuing lawful alternatives?” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

“The inside scoop on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: Ketanji Brown Jackson was the first person I met on my first day of college; Here’s what it taught me about her approach to being a Supreme Court Justice.” Yesterday, Noah Feldman had this post at his Substack site.

And today, Feldman has a post titled “Justice Gorsuch’s secret vendetta: The key to understanding Gorsuch isn’t his stacked resume; It’s the fact that he’s a Momma’s Boy.”

“Lee Rudofsky: A Great Pick for the Eighth Circuit.” Michael A. Fragoso has this post at the “Bench Memos” blog of National Review.

“How a Covid-Era Scramble Transformed Supreme Court Arguments; Live audio, a new format and new voices have transformed and unsettled the court’s signature public ceremony”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation Vote . . . and a few more nuggets”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“Trump Seeks Immediate Halt to Judge’s Penalties in IRS Case”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can view the relevant court filings here and here.

“This Is Not A Vibes-Only Podcast”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.