“The Growing Mess of the Supreme Court’s Contraception Case”: Jesse Wegman has this post today at the “Taking Note” blog of The New York Times.

“Merrick Garland heard Trump campaign manager’s appeal over gun in 2003”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh: Garland ‘Supremely Qualified’ for Supreme Court.” Zoe Tillman of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Mason Receives $30 Million in Gifts, Renames School of Law After Justice Antonin Scalia; Largest Combined Gift in University’s History Will Support New Scholarship Programs”: George Mason University today issued a news release which states that “In recognition of this historic gift, the Board of Visitors has approved the renaming of the school to The Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University.”

And at the “Grade Point” blog of The Washington Post, Susan Svrluga has an entry titled “George Mason law school to be renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law.”

“Sasse: Obama’s Supreme Court nominee ‘dead on arrival.'” Chris Dunker of The Lincoln Journal Star has an article that begins, “Following an hourlong lecture on restoring the original intent of the Constitution at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sen. Ben Sasse on Thursday said President Obama’s nomination to the Supreme Court would not reach a vote of the full Senate.”

“The Supreme Court vacancy is just the tip of the iceberg”: Online at The Baltimore Sun, Tommy Tobin has an essay that begins, “The unfilled vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, while the most talked about right now, is just the latest in a long line of unfilled seats on the federal bench.”

“Constitution Check: Is Ted Cruz’s eligibility for the presidency a serious issue?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“What’s the California Supreme Court thinking? One justice gives us a clue.” In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan has an article that begins, “Cases the California Supreme Court declines to review may be as important as the court’s full-blown rulings, especially to the litigants. But little is known about why the court rejects certain appeals.”

“Justice Kagan Just Wrote The Most Interesting SCOTUS Opinion Of The Year”: Ian Millhiser has this post online today at ThinkProgress.

“Grassley leads slowdown of judicial confirmations”: In today’s edition of The Des Moines Register, Jason Noble has a front page article that begins, “Even before the current controversy over consideration of a Supreme Court justice, action on federal court nominations has slowed markedly since U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley took control of the Senate Judiciary Committee.”

“Supreme Court struggles with just eight justices”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.