“Consovoy Boutique Firm Back to High Court for Student Loans”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has a report that begins, “J. Michael Connolly, who has spent his career behind the scenes in US Supreme Court cases, will make his argument debut in a high-stakes challenge to President Joe Biden’s $400 billion student loan debt relief program.”

“Appeals court pulls back on N. Carolina ‘ag-gag’ law ruling”: Gary D. Robertson of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.

“How can we measure the influence of President Biden’s court of appeals judges?” Derek T. Muller recently had this post at his “Excess of Democracy” blog.

“Mike Pence’s Dangerous Gambit”: Former Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Judge Harry Pregerson doc inspires at San Diego film festival; A documentary about former Ninth Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson offers a peek into his life, philosophy and legacy inside and outside the courtroom”: Sam Ribakoff of Courthouse News Service has this report.

You can view the trailer for the film “9th Circuit Cowboy — The Long, Good Fight of Judge Harry Pregerson” via this link.

“Biden nominates lawmaker’s son-in-law to bench again, but to lower court”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “A Kansas prosecutor nominated last year to a seat on a federal appeals court has been renominated by President Joe Biden on Wednesday — but this time to a position as a lower-court judge in his home state.”

“Republicans request Biden’s court-packing commission turn over documents”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has asked the leaders of President Biden’s panel probing an expansion of the Supreme Court to turn over their communications with each other and the White House. Mr. Jordan’s request on Friday was joined by the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.”

Politico has posted the letters here and here.

“SCOTUS stocks docket with blockbuster regulatory battles”: Pamela King of Greenwire has this report.

“Supreme Court’s pro-gun ruling could mean 150 more firearms deaths a year, Rand Corp. says”: In today’s edition of The Washington Times, Stephen Dinan has a front page article that begins, “The Rand Corp. has put a death toll on last year’s gun rights Supreme Court ruling, calculating that more permissive concealed-carry permit laws would lead to at least 150 additional firearms deaths each year.”

“Supreme Court Justice’s leave could have impact on pivotal environmental law case”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown has taken a leave of absence that was not announced by the court, which has lost a strong voice for provincial rights as a major federalism case looms. The court confirmed in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail that the 57-year-old is on leave, which began Feb. 1. The court stressed that it is a confidential matter.”

“Kansas rights bill angers left with its definition of ‘woman’; Conservative states aim to clarify rules for single-sex areas”: Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times has an article that begins, “Legislators in red states are determined this year to do what Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could not: provide a definition of the word ‘woman.'”

“Outcomes in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, challenge to abortion law seen as inextricably linked”: Alexander Shur of The Wisconsin State Journal has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Will Always Put Corporate Power First; The Section 230 cases force the justices to choose between right-wing culture wars and capital preservation; It’s not a close call”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.