“How the supreme court’s tilt to the left rests on conservative Anthony Kennedy; The supreme court justice has long served as a swing voter but since the death of Antonin Scalia, he has emerged as a pivotal figure — and aided liberal wins”: David Smith of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“In Dissents, Sonia Sotomayor Takes On the Criminal Justice System”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.