The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward.

High Court hears petitions challenging the judicial selection overhaul, all 11 justices question whether the changes shift appointments toward political control and threaten judicial independence.

“For as long as we’ve had lawsuits involving sports, there have been questions about the impartiality of the judges making decisions,” said Gabe Feldman, director of the Tulane sports law program. USA Today Brendan Sorsby’s lawyers made their case ...