“Ex-Kansas governors urge voters to retain justices despite anger over Carr brothers case; ‘We’re trying to be defenders of the process itself,’ Sebelius says”: Jonathan Shorman of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

“Tucson’s Election System Gets an Undeserved Reprieve”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“Attorneys Agree Ban on Citing Nonprecedential Opinions Is a Hurdle”: Max Mitchell has this front page article, in which I am quoted, in today’s edition of Pennsylvania Law Weekly.

“The Guantanamo quagmire: Still no trial in sight for 9/11 suspects.” Missy Ryan of The Washington Post has this report.

Sixth Circuit panel decides In re 2016 Primary Election: You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a most unusual election-related case at this link.

If anyone ever doubts that the most powerful position in the entire federal judiciary is that of a U.S. District Judge, this ruling stands as further evidence of the truthfulness of that assertion. Frequently, whether due to issues of timing or other considerations, effective appellate review is simply unavailable.

“Law Review Inducts Most Diverse Class of Editors in History”: Claire E. Parker of The Harvard Crimson has this report.

“Opposition voices silent on November’s Supreme Court retention vote”: Grant Rodgers of The Des Moines Register has this report.

“Constitution Check: Where have all the poll-watchers gone?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Supreme Court Hobbles Toward Start of New Term”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his “Jost on Justice” blog.

“Don’t Muzzle Judicial Candidates on Politics”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Schrodinger’s Supreme Court: The high court now stands at a crossroads, waiting for a ninth justice to determine whether it will be a liberal court or a conservative one.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“Remarks about Justice Scalia cast shadow on Ted Strickland’s candidacy”: Kevin King and Benjamin Flowers have this essay online at The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

“Garland’s Reach into the Supreme Court”: Adam Feldman has this post today at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Remember Merrick Garland? Supreme Court nominee waits (and waits).” Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

“High stakes in Kansas Supreme Court retention vote”: Bryan Lowry of The Wichita Eagle has an article that begins, “Gov. Sam Brownback could appoint a majority on the Kansas Supreme Court if efforts to oust four of seven justices succeed in November.”

“Presidential winner could reshape U.S. Supreme Court with appointments”: Jack Torry has this front page article in today’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch.

“Without conservative Supreme Court majority, voter-law challengers make gains”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit ‘Domino'”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Ashley Cullins has a post titled “Jessie J Knocks Down ‘Domino’ Lawsuit on Appeal.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Tucson’s hybrid city elections upheld by full 9th Circuit”: Adam DeRose of Cronkite News has this report on the ruling that a unanimous 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued on Friday.

“Latam banana workers’ claims over pesticide are revived in U.S.” Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the unanimous en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued on Friday.

“Argued: February 19, 2013; Decided: September 2, 2016.” That information appears at the start of an opinion that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued on Friday.

I reviewed the Second Circuit’s electronic docket entries for the case, and the docket entries contain no explanation for why the appeal took longer than three and a half years to decide.

“Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks humility at CU Boulder appearance”: Alex Burness of The Boulder Daily Camera has this report.

“The Interview: PA prisons boss John Wetzel confronts the complexities of juvie lifers’ new sentences.” John Baer, political columnist of The Philadelphia Daily News, has this report.

“AP Interview: Teen at center transgender bathroom fight.” The Associated Press has this report.

“With the internet’s help, Scalia’s burial spot is public”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

“The Supreme Court is never going to look like America. Get used to it.” Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan Muse Over a Cookie-Cutter Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Motorcycle clubs fight to keep their trademark ‘colors'”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy DC has this report.

“Taking a ban on Confederate flag displays to an absurd extreme”: The Los Angeles Times recently published this editorial.

“He Denied Blacks Citizenship. Now a City Is Deciding His Statue’s Fate.” In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, Sheryl Gay Stolberg will have an article that begins, “In 1801, Roger Brooke Taney, the politically minded son of a Maryland tobacco planter, settled here to practice law.”

“Back to school with no resolution in Gloucester transgender case”: Frances Hubbard has this front page article in today’s edition of The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia.

“Ten Men vs. J&L Steel: How a Supreme Court case rooted in Beaver County forever changed America’s labor movement.” Jared Stonesifer has this front page article in today’s edition of The Beaver County (Pa.) Times.

“Supreme Court’s Sonia Sotomayor charms CU crowd”: Monte Whaley of The Denver Post has this report.

“Texas Supreme Court Justice: States Can Deny Same-Sex Spousal Benefits to ‘Encourage Procreation'”: Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online at Slate.

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan speaks at UA”: Bridget Briody of The Arizona Daily Wildcat has this report.