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“Trump appellate court nominee defends comments on ‘gender roles’”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

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“Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part I: Unpacking Trump v. CASA, Inc.” Marty Lederman has this blog post at “Just Security.”
“Google Loses Appeal in App Store Fight With Fortnite Maker Epic”: Leah Nylen and Josh Sisco of Bloomberg News have this report.
“Republican US Senator Grassley clashes with Trump over nominations”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
“New SCOTUS Clerk Class Has More Women, Experience Than in 2000”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.

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“Trump Sees Emergencies Everywhere. Judges Are Considering Whether to Rein Him In. In a latest test, an appeals court is set to weigh the president’s claim that economic emergencies allow him to impose sweeping tariffs unilaterally.” Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
“Abortion Ruling Emboldens State Legislators to Limit Pill Access”: Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law has this report.