“Gov. Christie’s office pushes for Senate hearing on N.J. Supreme Court nominee”: The Newark Star-Ledger contains this article today.

“Folsom man in landmark child-porn case charged again”: This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports today that “Delaware County man busted for kiddie-porn, again.”

And The Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times reports that “Ridley Township man facing additional child-porn charges.”

“Senate rejects high court pick”: Today’s edition of The Honolulu Star-Advertiser contains an article that begins, “Gov. Linda Lingle blasted the state Senate’s rejection of Katherine Leonard as chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court yesterday, calling the 14 lawmakers who voted against her nominee hypocritical. The 14-8 vote was the first time the Senate has turned down a governor’s chief justice nomination and the first time in 17 years that the senators rejected a gubernatorial appointment to the five-member Hawaii Supreme Court.”

“Kagan Sworn in Before Family, Justices, Friends”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Kagan sworn in as fourth woman on Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

And The AP’s Mark Sherman has an article headlined “3 women on Supreme Court: How big a difference?”

“Will Elena Kagan Have To Wear a Frilly Neckpiece? Plus, what kind of orientation do Supreme Court justices get?” Brian Palmer has this explainer essay online at Slate.

“Kagan to Be Sworn in as 112th Supreme Court Justice”: The New York Times has this news update.

C-SPAN will provide live online coverage of the public ceremony beginning at 2 p.m. eastern time.

“A Man With Muffin Secrets, but No Job With Them”: This front page article appears today in The New York Times.

This blog’s earlier coverage of this matter can be accessed here.

“Justice Kennedy’s the one to watch on gay marriage test”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

Today’s edition of The Sacramento Bee contains a front page article headlined “Schwarzenegger urges judge to let gay marriages resume at once.”

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Schwarzenegger, Brown urge resumption of gay marriages; In written arguments to the judge who overturned Proposition 8, the governor and attorney general say such weddings should be allowed during the appeals process.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Schwarzenegger, Brown urge judge to allow same-sex weddings to resume immediately.”

Bob Egelko and Jill Tucker of The San Francisco Chronicle have an article headlined “Schwarzenegger: Let gays and lesbians marry now.”

And Kate Moser of The Recorder reports that “Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Plants Flag for Gay Rights.”

“Vander Plaats seeks to eject 3 justices”: The Des Moines Register today contains an article that begins, “The announcement Friday by Republican Bob Vander Plaats that he will campaign to oust Iowa Supreme Court justices who legalized gay marriage has likely launched a full-force battle that will funnel national money and attention to the state, activists on both sides said.”

And The Sioux City Journal reports today that “Vander Plaats vows to unseat justices.”

“Republicans block Bay Area judicial nominees”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “Senate Republicans have blocked confirmation votes on two Bay Area judicial nominees, Goodwin Liu and Edward Chen, and returned the nominations to President Obama, who must decide whether to resubmit them when Congress returns from recess next month.”

“Kagan to Be Sworn in Saturday as 112th Court Justice”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Kagan celebrates with Obama, to be sworn Saturday.”

“New trial ordered in General Wayne Inn murder”: This front page article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Nashville lawyer’s judicial nomination will go to Senate”: Today’s edition of The Tennessean contains an article that begins, “Nashville attorney Jane Stranch is finally headed toward confirmation as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th District — a year after she was nominated by President Barack Obama. The Senate agreed Thursday night, just before leaving for a one-month recess, to debate and vote on Stranch’s nomination on Sept. 13.”