“Inaugural Robert A. Katzmann Lecture: A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor.” NYU School of Law has posted this video on YouTube.

“Harris works her old Senate colleagues in anticipation of SCOTUS fight; The vice president dialed up Sens. Deb Fischer, Shelley Moore Capito and Joni Ernst on the Supreme Court pick”: Marianne LeVine and Christopher Cadelago of Politico have this report.

“Exploring the life of Justice Leondra Kruger, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee”: This segment appeared on this evening’s broadcast of “The PBS NewsHour.”

“Could spotlight on Palin case bode well for ministries’ Supreme Court bid?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

“The Supreme Court Needs Its Own Filibuster”: Law professor Lawrence Lessig has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Louisiana Supreme Court will consider whether ban on split-jury verdicts is retroactive; Decision could affect 1,500 Louisiana inmates”: John Simerman of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“Perhaps the S. Ct. Will Reconsider the ‘Actual Malice’ Libel Test — but Not in Palin v. N.Y. Times“: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Newsom picks San Diego appeals court justice for seat on state Supreme Court; The governor nominated Justice Patricia Guerrero of the Fourth District Court of Appeal to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court; If confirmed, she would become the first Latina on the Supreme Court”: Greg Moran of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Newsom Supreme Court nominee would become first Latina on state’s high court.”

Nathan Solis of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Newsom nominates Patricia Guerrero to be first Latina justice on state Supreme Court.”

Sophia Bollag of The Sacramento Bee reports that “Gov. Gavin Newsom names first Latina to California Supreme Court.”

Nicole Acevedo of NBC News reports that “California nominates its first Latina judge to state Supreme Court; Patricia Guerrero, a Mexican American from California, has been nominated to serve as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court.”

Byrhonda Lyons of CalMatters reports that “Newsom nominates first Latina to California Supreme Court.”

And Maria Dinzeo of Courthouse News Service reports that “Newsom chooses Justice Patricia Guerrero for California Supreme Court; Guerrero’s appointment comes as President Joe Biden considers California Justice Leondra Kruger to fill a vacant seat on the nation’s highest court.”

Today the Office of California’s Governor Gavin Newsom issued a news release titled “Governor Newsom Nominates Justice Patricia Guerrero to Serve on California Supreme Court.”

“Jury rules against Sarah Palin in New York Times libel case; Judge Jed S. Rakoff had already said he would toss out her case for not proving ‘actual malice,’ the high legal standard required”: Elahe Izadi and Sarah Ellison of The Washington Post have this report.

“Federal Judge James Ho Surprises Georgetown Law with Speech Defending Ilya Shapiro; Guest speaker scraps original remarks in favor of unequivocal statement on freedom of speech and declares, ‘I stand with Ilya'”: Nate Hochman has this report online at National Review.

“Palin’s legal fight with the New York Times is far from over”: Jan Wolfe of Reuters has this news analysis.

“As Oregon Supreme Court Enters Third Week of Deliberations on Kristof Residency Question, His Campaign Stays Busy; The Democrat releases first policy paper and spends money on ‘Kotek project'”: Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week has this report.

“Why Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a leading candidate for the Supreme Court”: This video segment appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of “The PBS NewsHour.”

“UC Berkeley wants state Supreme Court to lift enrollment cap resulting from neighborhood group lawsuit”: Bob Egelko has this article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Fernandez-Vina turns 70 and departs from N.J. Supreme Court; Murphy has not named a replacement, despite more than four years notice that Justice would reach mandatory retirement age today”: David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe has this report.

“The Evolution of Chief Justice John Roberts”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

“Leondra Kruger, a star on California’s high court, is on Biden’s Supreme Court list”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report, along with a report headlined “Ketanji Brown Jackson, a judge who defies stereotypes, is on Biden’s SCOTUS list.”

“Biden reviewing materials on potential Supreme Court picks as his end-of-February deadline approaches”: Betsy Klein of CNN has this report.

And Marianne LeVine and Burgess Everett of Politico report that “Easter SCOTUS confirmation in doubt as Biden deliberates; A nominee this week ‘would be optimal, but not likely,’ said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, chair of the Judiciary Committee.”

“Kemp stuns with Clarence Thomas protege for state Supreme Court”: Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein, and Tia Mitchell of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report.