“Court: Lawyer Nick Mackey slept during client’s racketeering trial.” The Charlotte Observer has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued on Friday.

First Circuit holds that backpage.com is not liable to minors who claim to have been victims of sex trafficking: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link. Senior Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“‘Stunning, shocking’: Boxer hadn’t expected her final months in Senate would include Supreme Court fight.” Sarah D. Wire of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, “Barbara Boxer traces the beginning of her Senate career to an October 1991 day when she and six female colleagues from the House marched across the Capitol and demanded that senators consider Anita Hill’s sexual harassment allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.”

“Allies Say Obama’s Court Pick Is Near, and Will Be Hard for Republicans to Ignore”: Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Harvard Law School to ditch controversial shield”: Steve Annear of The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “The image of three sheaves of golden wheat arranged inside a blue-and-crimson shield has stood as the symbol of Harvard Law School and its graduates for nearly 80 years.”

And Andrew M. Duehren and Claire E. Parker report that “Corporation Accepts Proposal to Change Law School Seal.”

“Hill Democrats getting antsy waiting for Supreme Court pick; Some lawmakers fear a delay beyond this week could signal trouble finding a nominee willing to endure ‘pinata’ treatment”: Sarah Wheaton and Josh Gerstein of Politico.com have this report.

“A Supreme Court Seat Sits Empty, and Calls to Fill It Dog Republicans”: Carl Hulse will have this new installment of his “On Washington” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Obama looking for ‘consensus’ pick to Supreme Court”: Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez of CNN.com have this report.

“Nevada Supreme Court throws out damages in judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp.” The Las Vegas Review-Journal has this news update.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands wins new U.S. trial in $100 million Macau case.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Nevada high court orders new trial in $100M Vegas Sands case.”

I have posted at this link Friday’s order of the Supreme Court of Nevada.

“N.J. bench battle drags on”: In today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Maddie Hanna has a front page article that begins, “The battle in Washington over late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat is a month in the making. But in New Jersey, a political stalemate over an open state Supreme Court seat has stretched six years.”

“Supreme Court’s Precedent Backs Donald Trump”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“The Problem With Specialty License Plates”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“GOP prepares to fight Obama nominee, no matter whom he picks”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Federal Judge Repeatedly Removed From Cases”: Today at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post that begins, “A Federal Appeals court has taken the unusual step of taking four cases away from U.S. District Judge Robert Clive Jones of Reno, and warning him about his conduct in a fifth, largely for his animosity toward out-of-state lawyers.”

“Top Mass. judge’s son faces charges in church graffiti”: Jim O’Sullivan of The Boston Globe has an article that begins, “One of the students charged with spray-painting racist, homophobic graffiti and the name of presidential candidate Donald Trump in an Illinois chapel is the son of the chief justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.”

And in related coverage, The Daily Northwestern has articles headlined “Two Northwestern students charged with felonies in connection with Alice Millar vandalism“; “Northwestern students charged in connection with Alice Millar vandalism released on bond“; and “Schapiro condemns vandalism in Alice Millar Chapel.”

“Harvard Corporation agrees to retire HLS shield”: Harvard Law Today has a report that begins, “The Harvard Corporation has approved the recommendation of the Harvard Law School Shield Committee to retire the HLS shield, which is modeled on the family crest of an 18th century slaveholder.”

“Seriously, this is a job for Chief Justice Roberts”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

“Three reasons that nominating Sri Srinivasan for the Supreme Court could change U.S. elections”: Karthick Ramakrishnan and Sono Shah have this post today at the “Monkey Cage” blog of The Washington Post.

“Southern California’s Paul J. Watford is among Obama’s top choices for Supreme Court”: David G. Savage and Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

“Little Sisters poke big holes in Government’s case; Supreme Court brief reveals HHS lawyers’ numerous contradictions”: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty issued this news release today about the reply brief filed in this case on Friday in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“An assessment of Judge Sri Srinivasan’s rulings (or, ‘I read all these FERC cases so you don’t have to’)”: Tom Goldstein has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Grassley’s Risky Supreme Court Gamble: For decades Sen. Chuck Grassley has been a reliable reflection of Iowa values; But his decision to block a qualified Supreme Court nominee from receiving a hearing in his committee is rubbing his constituents the wrong way.” Eleanor Clift has this essay online today at The Daily Beast.

“The War Against Obama’s Potential Supreme Court Nominees Takes An Ugly, Offensive Turn”: Ian Millhiser has this post today at ThinkProgress.

“Argument preview: Once again, the issue is race.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”