“Birth control and Obamacare: A pious hijacking at the Supreme Court.” Steven Mazie has this post today at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“Clinton: Americans should put Court nomination at forefront.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Hillary Clinton wants voters to consider what Republican front-runner Donald Trump might do to shape the Supreme Court.”

“Roe v. Wade Was Lost in 1992: How ‘undue burden’ — a concept nurtured by anti-abortion groups and championed by the first woman on the Supreme Court — has eroded the right to choose.” Meaghan Winter has this article online at Slate.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in one new case and called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.

“At Supreme Court, Tie Votes Leave Strike Zone Unclear”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“Conservatives to pounce if GOP relents on Supreme Court; The ‘no hearings, no vote’ stance has made Mitch McConnell an unlikely hero of the right, but that could change in an instant”: Burgess Everett of Politico.com has this report today.

“Why Garland’s Judicial Record Slips Through Critics’ Fingers”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Why Garland’s Judicial Record Slips Through Critics’ Fingers”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.

“National split over Garland roils N.H. Senate race”: Akilah Johnson has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

In today’s edition of The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Rod Boyce has a front page article headlined “Sen. Murkowski will meet with Obama’s Supreme Court nominee; Sen. Sullivan refuses.”

Aly Pachter of The Georgetown Hoya reports that “Biden Addresses Political Polarization, Supreme Court Nomination.”

Online at Bloomberg View, U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) has an essay titled “Senate’s Job Is to Protect the Supreme Court.”

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) has an op-ed titled “Republicans twisting Biden’s words on nominees.”

“What I remember about Merrick Garland from junior high”: Fred Eisenhammer has this essay online at The Chicago Tribune. The essay also provides access to a gallery of yearbook photos showing the nominee during his high school years.

“Merrick Garland Is a Deft Navigator of Washington’s Legal Circles”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Matt Apuzzo, and Katharine Q. Seelye have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Seventh Circuit affirms district court’s rejection of TransUnion’s “clickwrap” arbitration agreement: You can access Friday’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

The “Legal Solutions Blog” of Thomson Reuters previously reported on the district court’s ruling in a post titled “TransUnion appeals online contract ruling to 7th Circuit.”

“W.Va. Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Aids Archeologists in Egypt; Brent Benjamin Relates to Possible King Tut Finding”: The Intelligencer of Wheeling, West Virginia has an article that begins, “When he’s not digging into court records while weighing how he’ll ruling on a landmark case, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Brent Benjamin likes to spend time unearthing millenia-old treasures in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.”

“A Supreme Court Pioneer, Now Making Her Mark on Video Games”: Natasha Singer will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

“For Merrick Garland, a methodical life of ambition”: Amy Goldstein and Tom Hamburger have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court nominee formed lasting bonds at Harvard.”

“Senate Republicans Signal Willingness To Accept Supreme Court Nominee Questionnaire; White House ‘heartened’ by the potential to move forward on a key part of the nomination process, but is awaiting a direct request from Senate Judiciary Committee”: Chris Geidner and John Stanton of BuzzFeed News have this report.

“An uncertain future for health care law’s birth-control mandate”: Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Justice Department Voting Rights Unit Adapts After Supreme Court Ruling”: Carrie Johnson had this audio segment on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Backlash as Senator Breaks Ranks on Supreme Court Hearings”: Emmarie Huetteman has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman reports that “Oklahomans are closely divided on whether Senate should consider high court nominee.”

“Ted Frank: Lightning Rod for Class Settlement Storms.” Steven M. Sellers of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Chief Justice Roberts Predicted The Supreme Court Nightmare Unfolding Right Before His Eyes; And he probably won’t do anything about it”: Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report today.

“The majority opinion is needless, wrong, and raises serious constitutional concerns with the separation of powers.” So writes Ninth Circuit Judge Jay S. Bybee in an opinion “concurring in the judgment but vigorously disagreeing with everything else” issued today.

The majority on this three-judge panel ruled today that the Ninth Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel lacks authority to issue writs of mandamus under the All Writs Act.

“Give Judge Merrick Garland a fair hearing”: President Barack Obama has this op-ed online at AL.com and in numerous other newspapers today.

“Can Merrick Garland Kill the Filibuster?” Jeffrey Toobin has this post online today at The New Yorker.

Access the audio of Wednesday’s oral argument in Zubik v. Burwell: At this link.

And the U.S. Supreme Court has made available the audio to all of this week’s oral arguments via this link.

“How many cases will the Supreme Court put off till next term? Maybe none.” Tom Pryor and Timothy R. Johnson have this entry today at the “Monkey Cage” blog of The Washington Post.

“Expansion of Georgia’s Supreme Court wins final approval”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“When your cousin is the Supreme Court nominee”: IdaRose Sylvester has this post at Medium.

“US Supreme Court Takes up Speedy-Trial Fight in Montana Case”: The Associated Press has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Don’t Seem To Know What Obamacare Actually Does; For one thing, it doesn’t offer a ‘birth control only’ plan”: Jeffrey Young and Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post have this report.

At Rewire, Greg Lipper has an essay titled “Justices Against ‘Hijacking,’ and Other Unsettling Details from the ‘Zubik v. Burwell’ Oral Arguments; It’s 2016, and lawyers are still arguing about birth control.”

And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “What Religious Freedom Means. (It’s Complicated.)”

“After Garland’s nomination, support for hearings remains strong, CNN/ORC poll finds”: Jennifer Agiesta of CNN.com has this report.

And The Harvard Crimson has an editorial titled “Supremely Identical: Nominees’ similar career paths, not educations, are real problem for Supreme Court.”

“Merrick Garland’s ex-law clerks: Supreme Court nominee a mentor, ideal boss.” Katherine Skiba of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

In Friday’s edition of The New York Times, David M. Herszenhorn will have a front page article headlined “Wisconsin Race Frames Dispute Over Supreme Court Nominee.”

And Jason Noble of The Des Moines Register reports that “U.S. Supreme court fight hits Iowa radio, TV, web.”

“Friends, neighbors hail Haywood nomination”: Pat Cloonan of The Herald-Standard of Uniontown, Pennsylvania has this report (via “CA3blog“).

“Immigration law can’t discriminate against ‘habitual drunkards,’ court rules”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Appeals court rules alcoholism an illness, not a moral defect.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“A Big, Unexpected Crack Just Formed In The GOP’s Wall Of Opposition To Merrick Garland”: Ian Millhiser of ThinkProgress has this post today.