“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Reflections of a Counterclerk.” Law professor Gil Seinfeld has this post at the “First Impressions” site of the Michigan Law Review.

“Wendell Pierce on playing US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in ‘Confirmation'”: Jennifer Brett has this blog post today at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“The next Supreme Court pick matters less than you think”: Law professor David Cole has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“$28.2 million carbon monoxide poisoning jury decision not a ‘runaway verdict,’ judge rules”: Jeremy Fugleberg had this article in The Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune back in October 2014. You can access the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming denying defendants’ post-judgment motions at this link.

On Friday, the majority on a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued this decision reducing the punitive component of the judgment from $25.5 million to $1.95 million.

“After Apple Case, Encryption Vs. National Security Dilemma Has Just Begun”: This audio segment appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.”

“Appeals court calls SDPD dog bite ‘severe’ force; The issue: Should police let dogs loose on potential, but unseen suspects?” Kristina Davis of The San Diego Union-Tribune has an article that begins, “A San Diego police dog that bit through a woman’s lip as she slept in her office after hours could be viewed as a severe use of force, and that question, as well whether it was appropriate, should be considered by a jury, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.”

And Reuters reports that “Court revives California challenge to police dog ‘bite & hold’ policy.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. The majority opinion begins, “After a night of drinking with her friends . . . .”

“Getting one over on a Supreme Court justice”: Alissa C. Wetzel has this essay online at The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune.

“Control of state courts becomes a top political battleground”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Much attention is being paid to the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, but equally partisan battles are being waged for control of state courts around the nation.”

“Merrick Garland Loves Taylor Swift Sing-Alongs — And More Fun Facts About the Supreme Court Nominee”: Tierney McAfee of People magazine has this report.

“Twice Retired, Ex-Purple People Eater Is Still Passionate About Goals”: Christopher Farrell had this profile of retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page in yesterday’s edition of The New York Times.