“Gary Johnson Names His Supreme Court Justices”: Matt Ford of The Atlantic has this blog post today.

And last week, Atharshna Singarajah of The Panther — the student newspaper of Chapman University — reported that “Gary Johnson taps Chapman law school professor as potential Supreme Court pick.”

“Appeals Court Upholds Warner Bros.’ Legal Victory Over ‘Gone With the Wind’ Merchandise; A $2.57 million judgment and permanent injunction is affirmed”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“Subject: Upgrade to NextGen CM/ECF in 8th Circuit.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued this notice today.

“Appeals court orders new murder trial for ex-rap promoter”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“What Happens If Republicans Refuse to Replace Justice Scalia? Senators Ted Cruz and Richard Burr and some conservative legal scholars are arguing that if a Democrat wins the election, the Senate should refuse to confirm anyone.” David A. Graham of The Atlantic has this report.

Sam Stein of The Huffington Post reports that “GOP Senators No Longer Want The People To Decide On Supreme Court Justices; That Merrick Garland talking point is now obsolete.”

Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Conservative Group Raises Cash To Help GOP Senators Block Supreme Court Nominees; The Heritage Foundation has a policy arsenal ready to go in the event Hillary Clinton wins the presidency.”

And in commentary, Ian Millhiser of ThinkProgress has an essay titled “We may be living in the final days of the Supreme Court of the United States: Constitution, meet crisis.”

“Pittsburgh, police union spar over residency rules at Pa. Supreme Court”: Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

And Bob Bauder of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Pa. Supreme Court considers if Pittsburgh police should be required to live in city limits.”

“R.J. Reynolds loses bid to end TV anti-smoking ad requirement”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Political groups fight for control of state supreme courts”: Gene Johnson of The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court incumbents face sedate race”: Christine MacDonald of The Detroit News has this report.

And Paul Egan of The Detroit Free Press reports that “Michigan Supreme Court election is a low-key affair.”

“Accusations flow from Georgia, Florida as water war trial begins”: Dan Chapman — reporting from Portland, Maine — has this front page article in today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Associated Press reports that “Court in Maine trying water rights case from Deep South; Florida says Georgia is siphoning away more than its fair share of water, imperiling Florida’s supply and raising salinity in Apalachicola Bay.”

And The Portland (Me.) Press Herald recently reported that “Maine lawyer takes on high court case; Ralph Lancaster Jr. will preside over a federal court hearing that begins Monday in Portland.”

“Ga. Supreme Court: Guns not allowed at school functions.” Rhonda Cook has this front page article in today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.

“A Very Texas Term at the Supreme Court: Examining the decisions affecting the Lone Star State.” Law professor Josh Blackman has this article in the November 2016 issue of the Texas Bar Journal.

“U.S. Supreme Court Wants Government’s Take on Copyright Takedown Case; The high court is considering whether to grant review of a dispute triggered when Universal Music ordered the takedown of YouTube video showing a cute baby dancing to Prince’s song”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Clarence Thomas the Questioner”: Law professors RonNell Andersen Jones and Aaron Nielson have posted this article online at SSRN.

“Pa. Superior Court reverses conviction for man giving ex the middle finger”: Matthew Santoni of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has this report.

And Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has an article headlined “Is giving your ex-wife the middle finger salute illegal in Pa.?”

Judge Carl A. Solano issued Monday’s non-precedential ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and Senior Judge Eugene B. Strassburger, III issued a concurring statement.

“If Clinton wins, more in GOP say no to 9 on Supreme Court”: Mary Clare Jalonick of The Associated Press has this report.

“Election Offers Stark Choices on Supreme Court’s Future; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have laid out differing visions for who they would name to fill open seats”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And David Millward of The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Both Clinton and Trump would reshape the Supreme Court in their image — with vastly different results.”