“Judge Stephanie Davis — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“What’s ahead for Ketanji Brown Jackson? Here’s what Recent History Suggests.” Sarah A. Binder and Russell Wheeler have this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.

“The Key Argument on Abortion That Changed Everything in Colombia”: Catalina Martínez Coral has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Anti-vaccine judges attack the Navy”: Law professor Andrew Koppelman has this essay online at The Hill.

“Why is Holly Schepisi holding up a state Supreme Court nomination?” Columnist Charles Stile has this essay online at The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey.

“Jackson should tell the Senate she’s pro-cameras, but she won’t”: Gabe Roth has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

And Jeffrey A. Rosen has a related post at that blog titled “With live cameras, the court would become more like Congress. That’s not a good thing.”

“Did US v Zubaydah Create Precedent?” Richard M. Re has this interesting post at “PrawfsBlawg.”

“Supreme Court brings out the best and worst of N.J. politics”: The Newark Star-Ledger has published this editorial.

“In coming battle over Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Republicans seek other targets”: Nolan D. McCaskill of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News reports that “GOP Heads Into Jackson’s Court Hearing With Eye on Midterm Prize.”

Marianne LeVine of Politico has a report headlined “Who, us, fight? Senate GOP vows ‘respectful’ Supreme Court hearings; Unlike in confirmation battles past, Republicans don’t quite have a theme for their examination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record; Except being nicer than Democrats.”

And Jordain Carney of The Hill reports that “GOP raises red flag on Supreme Court nominee’s Guantánamo work.”

“A new Supreme Court case allows the justices to fix one of their worst anti-worker decisions; Circuit City v. Adams is one of the most indefensible decisions of the modern era; Its shadow hangs over the Court this month”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Why Affirmative Action is not Intentional Discrimination Barred by the Constitution”: Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Ginni Thomas Wants To Set the Record Straight on January 6; Conservative activist talks to the Free Beacon about her work and her husband, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas”: Kevin Daley of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.

“The Legal Battle Over Texas SB 8 is Far From Over; Opponents of this dangerous law have a variety of options left to pursue in state and federal courts, despite their recent defeat in the Texas Supreme Court”: Ilya Somin has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Why the School Wars Still Rage: From evolution to anti-racism, parents and progressives have clashed for a century over who gets to tell our origin stories.” Jill Lepore has this American Chronicles article in the March 21, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court nomination once again puts Susan Collins in spotlight; While not in a position to determine the outcome, the Maine senator is the most likely Republican vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the court”: Colin Woodard of The Portland Press Herald has this report.

“Courts Threaten to Undercut IRS Efforts to Go After Tax Shelters; Disclosure requirements for transactions need slower formal process, not quick IRS action, appeals court decides”: Richard Rubin will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal reporting on a recent ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued earlier this month.

“Biden Administration Fights in Court to Uphold Some Trump-Era Immigration Policies; Immigration activists and Democrats say there is a disconnect between the president’s words at the lectern and the government’s litigation in the courtroom”: Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times has this report.

“States Want to Ban Abortions Beyond Their Borders. Here’s What Pro-Choice States Can Do.” Law professors David S. Cohen, Greer Donley, and Rachel Rebouché have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases; Some legal experts say it is time to draw a sharp line between protected speech and harmful disinformation”: Jeremy W. Peters of The New York Times has this report.

“A Follow-Up on Whether Ketanji Brown Jackson Should Recuse Herself from the Harvard Affirmative Action Case”: Patterico has this post at his “The Constitutional Vanguard” Substack site.

Update: Patterico’s earlier post on this topic was titled “Should Ketanji Brown Jackson Recuse Herself from the Harvard Affirmative Action Case? And is there a strong case that Harvard is discriminating against Asians?“

“Justice Clarence Thomas warns against expanding the Supreme Court; ‘That’s no court at all. That’s no rule of law,’ Justice Clarence Thomas said of Supreme Court expansion during his Friday night speech in Salt Lake City.” Bryan Schott of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

Dennis Romboy of The Deseret News has an article headlined “Why Justice Clarence Thomas worries about the future of the U.S. Supreme Court.”

And Sam Metz of The Associated Press reports that “Justice Thomas slams cancel culture, ‘packing’ Supreme Court.”

“Supreme Court Upended the Legal System in Oklahoma and Could Do It Again; In new bid before high court, Oklahoma seeks to restore some of the prosecutorial power it lost after 2020 ruling deemed nearly half the state a Native American reservation”: Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Final brief filed by Courthouse News in Eighth Circuit First Amendment battle; The last brief has been filed in the Eighth Circuit over the fundamental question whether federal courts should abstain from challenges to state court clerks blocking access to court records”: Bill Girdner of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Roe supporters say its reversal would be dead canary for democracy; With state legislatures acting as if the post-Roe world is already here, civil liberties experts say it signals a lot more than just the loss of reproductive rights”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees, the Courtroom session will not be open to the public.” The U.S. Supreme Court issued a news release today announcing that its courtroom will remain closed to the public for the Court’s March 2022 oral argument sitting.

“Oklahoma, tribes clash over jurisdiction after Supreme Court’s McGirt decision”: Nancy Marie Spears of Gaylord News has this report.

“District Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court; If his nomination by Gov. Mills is confirmed in the Maine Senate, he’ll be the first Black justice on the state’s highest court”: Emily Allen of The Portland Press Herald has this report.

Caitlin Andrews of The Bangor Daily News reports that “Janet Mills’ nominee would be 1st Black justice on Maine’s high court.”

Heather Bellow of The Berkshire Eagle of Pittsfield, Massachusetts reports that “Great Barrington native Rick Lawrence nominated to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court; If confirmed, Lawrence will be the first Black justice on the Supreme Judicial Court.”

On Monday, the Office of Maine’s Governor Janet T. Mills issued a news release titled “Governor Mills Nominates Judge Rick Lawrence to Maine Supreme Judicial Court.”

“Ginni Thomas’s Corruption Should End the Myth of Supreme Court Exceptionalism; The freewheeling political activism of Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife is the product of a legal culture that still pretends law and politics are separate from one another”: Peter Shamshiri has this post at Balls and Strikes.

“In a Post-Roe World, Can States Prevent Women From Seeking Abortions Out-of-State?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried.” Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.

And online at The Washington Post, columnist Jason Willick has an essay titled “How the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling vindicated the wisdom of John Roberts.”

“Texas Supreme Court say state regulators can’t be sued to challenge state’s restrictive abortion law; Decision likely means abortion providers will end their current federal challenge to the abortion law”: BeLynn Hollers of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Texas top court deals blow to clinics seeking to block abortion law.”

Laurel Brubaker Calkins of Bloomberg News reports that “Texas Supreme Court Says State Immune in Abortion Ban Suits.”

Online at Texas Lawyer, Avalon Zoppo has a report headlined “In Blow to Abortion Clinics, Texas Supreme Court Says State Can’t Enforce SB8.”

And Kirk McDaniel of Courthouse News Service reports that “Texas Supreme Court shuts down challenge to restrictive abortion law; The federal case against Texas’ near-total abortion ban met its end Friday when the state’s high court, answering a question from the Fifth Circuit, held that licensing officials cannot enforce the law and therefore cannot be sued.”

You can access today’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of Texas at this link.

“Kramer Levin combines with litigation firm to enter D.C. market; Kramer Levin combining with Washington, D.C. firm Robbins Russell; Robbins Russell formed in 2001 by former Mayer Brown, DOJ lawyers”: Sara Merken of Reuters has this report.

“Previewing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings: What are the chances that Judge Jackson’s nomination will be defeated?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“Tweeting Supreme Court History: Duke Law professor Marin Levy has found a way to make Supreme Court history approachable and interesting, with small bites and Twitter threads.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

You can (and most definitely should!) follow law professor Marin Levy on Twitter via this link.

“Pioneering abortion doctor fears Roe’s fall: ‘We’ll see a lot of . . . women dying.'” Molly Hennessy-Fiske of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Fabiola Sánchez of The Associated Press reports that “Abortion access still difficult after historic Mexico ruling.”

And Sonia Pérez D. of The Associated Press reports that “Guatemala increases abortion penalty, bans same-sex marriage.”