“A court case on the right to anonymity makes liberals and conservatives unlikely allies”: Columnist Kathleen Parker has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Would Justices Alito and Thomas Have the Supreme Court Hear Minor State Law Cases?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Senate Begins Considering Diverse Slate of Biden Judicial Nominees; Democrats are hoping to remake the courts to counter the Trump administration’s conservative push”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Biden judicial pick Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her independence in Senate hearing.”

Kevin Freking and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press report that “Dems laud racial diversity as panel turns focus to judges.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Potential future Biden Supreme Court pick questioned by senators on race.”

Devan Cole of CNN reports that “Biden’s pick to serve on powerful DC-based appellate says her experience as a Black jurist ‘might be valuable’ if confirmed.”

Todd Ruger of Roll Call reports that “Senators aim fire at each other at first hearing for Biden judicial nominees; Nominees mostly sailed through with few signs of vigorous opposition from Republicans.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Senate hears from Biden’s high-profile judicial nominees for first time.”

Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Biden Circuit Picks Highlight Public Defense Work at Hearing.”

Alexandra Jones of Courthouse News Service reports that “Senate Committee Probes Biden’s Diverse Court Nominees; President Biden’s first slate of judicial nominees faced Senate questioning about race, professional backgrounds and packing the Supreme Court.”

And earlier, on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Ketanji Brown Jackson, Hot Supreme Court Prospect, Faces Senate Judiciary Committee.”

You can view via this link the video of today’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

“Ninth Circuit Lifts Ban on 3D-Printed Gun Blueprints; The appeals court decision loosens regulations on sharing untraceable 3D-printed gun files, but the Biden administration is expected to propose new restrictions on so-called ghost guns by May 8”: Nicholas Iovino of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“LA Detectives Must Face Civil Rights Suit for Teen’s Confession”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a decision that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Court rules that Jordan is best place for wrongful death case after 6-year-old dies in Hardee’s restaurant accident”: Charmaine Little of the St. Louis Record had this report back in August 2019.

Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued this decision reversing the district court’s dismissal of the case for forum non conveniens because Hardee’s had waited too long to seek that relief.

“Biden’s first 100 days and the federal judiciary: Prompt action and a Supreme Court controversy.” Russell Wheeler has this post at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.

“Federal appeals court mandates trial within 6 months on claims of St. Louis police protest abuse”: Robert Patrick of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report.

And Joe Harris of Courthouse News Service reports that “Panel Orders New Look at Limits on St. Louis Police Tactics Against Protesters; The Eighth Circuit told a lower court to dissolve a preliminary injunction blocking police from using tear gas and pepper spray on peaceful protesters if it hasn’t issued a final decision by Halloween.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

“Social Worker Faces Revived Suit Over Suicide in Texas Prison”: Maya Earls of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A social worker must face a claim that she was deliberately indifferent to the medical needs of a man who died by suicide in jail, the Fifth Circuit said in reversing a finding that she was immune from suit.”

You can access Monday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Why Supreme Court case about cheerleader’s Snapchat rant matters to students everywhere: In Supreme Court cases, our tendency is to focus on who should win; That’s not what matters most in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.” Law professor Aaron Tang has this essay online at USA Today.

“At Supreme Court, Mean Girls Meet 1st Amendment”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

C-SPAN will broadcast the oral argument live, online via this link starting at 10 a.m. eastern time.