“Harvard Law’s 2026 Scalia Lecture | Jud Campbell: The Federalist Bill of Rights.” Harvard Law School recently posted this video on YouTube.

“Hyde-Smith Blocked Colom’s Path to the Bench. Now He’s Replacing Her. Ms. Hyde-Smith, a Republican, blocked Scott Colom from consideration for a U.S. District Court vacancy in Mississippi. Mr. Colom will take her Senate seat in January.” Emily Cochrane of The New York Times has this report.

“The Francis Biddle Memorial Lecture | Justin Driver: The Eras of Equal Protection.” Harvard Law School has posted this video on YouTube.

“Will the Supreme Court Thwart Congressional Investigations? Lawmakers must dodge rulings on immunity, standing and ‘valid legislative purpose.’” Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

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

“U.S. Senate confirms Justice Greg Cook to federal bench in Northern District of Alabama”: Grayson Everett of Yellowhammer News has this report.

And at his “Nomination Notes” Substack site, Patrick McNeil has a post titled “Senate confirms ‘Trump-tough’ judge to Alabama federal court; Gregory Cook becomes Trump’s seventh white appointee on a court that has had just two lifetime judges of color in its history.”

“America at 250 and Beyond: Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law.” Harvard Law School has posted this video on YouTube.

“Reflections from the Court, Featuring Justice Brett Kavanaugh”: The Federalist Society has posted this video on YouTube, along with videos titled “Reflections from the Court, Featuring Justice Neil Gorsuch” and “Reflections from the Court, Featuring Justice Amy Coney Barrett.”

“Richard Posner, prominent US judge who butted heads with Justice Scalia, dies at 87”: Nate Raymond and Jan Wolfe of Reuters have this report.

Although the headline mentions Butt-Head, sadly the article contains no mention of Beavis (or Judge Bibas).

“On Richard Posner: Goodbye to A Giant.” Cass Sunstein has this post at his Substack site.

“What’s the holdup?” Online at The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, law professor Robert Luther III has an essay that begins, “Arkansas U.S. Sen. John Boozman doesn’t have much to show for his 15-year Senate tenure, but this week he accomplished a feat the entire Democratic Party has failed to achieve during President Trump’s second term: He blocked a Trump judicial nominee.”

“The American Presidency Post-Slaughter”: Aaron L. Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Bonus 262: “One First” Turns Four(!?!); Four years in, some reflections on the purposes and limits of any newsletter — but especially this one.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Does the Dobbs Leak Investigation Violate Separation of Powers?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his “Dorf on Law” blog.