“Republicans can blame themselves for not claiming first Black female justice”: Vanessa Williams has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“A Judge Retires. Just How Political Is That Decision?” Eric Reinhart and Daniel L. Chen have this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Louisiana plans Supreme Court plea over social cost of carbon”: Pamela King of E&E News PM has this report.

“A new Supreme Court case makes George W. Bush look like a racial justice crusader; Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board is a testament to just how much Republicans have radicalized on race”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Mississippi-style abortion ban into law”: James Call of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“9th Circuit judge urges Cortez Masto, Rosen to back AG’s wife as replacement”: Jacob Solis of The Nevada Independent has this interesting report.

“With Jackson Headed to Supreme Court, New Judicial Battles Loom; Democrats aim to fill as many court vacancies as possible by the end of 2022, when Senate Republicans are in reach of winning control and slamming the brakes on President Biden’s picks”: Carl Hulse will have this new installment of his “On Washington” column in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Ohio Supreme Court rejects 4th set of legislative maps”: Jessie Balmert and Laura A. Bischoff of The Cincinnati Enquirer have this report.

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

“Ketanji Brown Jackson and Stephen Breyer Are Friends, But They Pronounce ‘Amicus’ Differently; Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers said ‘Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off’ when they disagreed on how to pronounce ‘tomato’; But Justice Breyer and Justice-to-be Jackson will surely stay friends, even though they say the Latin word for friend differently”: Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

“Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions”: Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli have this front page article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.