“Checks? Never Heard of Them. Balances? Forget About It. Donald Trump’s unnerving belief that the judiciary’s purpose is to stay out of his way.” Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Appeals Court Panel Appears Skeptical of Trump’s Travel Ban”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post report that “Federal appeals court weighs Trump immigration order.”

Maura Dolan and Jaweed Kaleem of The Los Angeles Times report that “Judges sharply question attorneys for both sides on Trump’s travel ban.”

Alan Gomez and Richard Wolf of USA Today report that “Federal appeals court skeptical of Trump’s travel ban.”

Devlin Barrett, Brent Kendall, and Aruna Viswanatha of The Wall Street Journal report that “Court Grills Lawyers on Donald Trump’s Immigration Order; Judges fired tough questions at both sides in hearing over Trump’s travel ban, promising a quick ruling.”

Dan Levine and Emily Stephenson of Reuters report that “Judges press Trump administration on travel ban.”

Sudhin Thanawala of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court hammers on government arguments for travel ban.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Court dubious of government arguments on Trump’s travel ban; A federal appeals court is the next major legal test for the president’s executive order barring refugees and visitors from seven Muslim countries.”

Ariane de Vogue and Laura Jarrett of CNN.com have a report headlined “Travel ban hearing: fiery judges put lawyers on their heels.”

And Chris Geidner and Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News report that “Appeals Court Judges Skeptical Of Justice Department Arguments In Support Of Reinstating Ban; The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard one hour of arguments over the temporary restraining order against President Trump’s refugee and travel ban.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted the video of the oral argument on YouTube at this link.

“Federal judges are rarely heard in real-time outside the courtroom. For Trump’s travel ban hearing, you can listen live.” Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

Of course, it’s just business as usual for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

At 6 p.m. eastern time, the oral argument of this matter will be streamed live on YouTube via this link. As of the time of this post, the oral argument of other cases is being live-streamed now by the Ninth Circuit on YouTube at this link.

“Trump Team Shuffles Lawyers in Hours Before Travel Ban Hearing”: Greg Farrell and Tom Schoenberg of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Not retiring was a selfish move”: Nelson F. Crouch has this letter to the editor online at The Washington Post.

“Implementing Obergefell: Who Decides the Scope of a Newly Minted Right?” Mark Pulliam has this post today at the blog of the Library of Law and Liberty.

“A gang of 11 could end the madness of Supreme Court confirmations”: Law professor Jamal Greene has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Democrats question independence of Trump Supreme Court nominee”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“The Gorsuch nomination: What’s next.” Law professor Michael Gerhardt has this guest post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“What is the Trumpian view of the Constitution?” Eric Posner has a blog post that begins, “I’m looking for someone who will provide a legal or constitutional defense of Trump’s attack on the courts.”

“Courts Have Pushed Back During The War On Terror When The Executive Branch Asked Them To Butt Out”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Three Federal Judges Will Decide on Donald Trump Travel Ban; A closer look at the appeals court panel deciding on the executive order”: Sara Randazzo and Nicole Hong of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“At Stanford, Justice Ginsburg wishes for more civil discourse”: Michael Bodley of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Lisa M. Krieger of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg talks Congress, death penalty and ‘a meaningful life’ at Stanford; She laments the loss of collegiality and compromise on Capitol Hill.”

Courtney Douglas and Miguel Samano of The Stanford Daily report that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks on the Court, the state of women’s rights, and a meaningful life.” Samano and Douglas also interviewed Justice Ginsburg for a piece titled “‘Will it happen? Yes. Inevitably.’: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on social equality.”

Sudhin Thanawala of The Associated Press reports that “Justice Ginsburg laments partisanship at Stanford talk.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Ginsburg talks partisan rancor, Electoral College and kale.”

Marina Fang of The Huffington Post has a report headlined “Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Hope To See Bipartisanship In Congress ‘When I’m Still Alive’; ‘I wish there were a way I could wave a magic wand and put it back when people were respectful of each other.’”

And Kathleen J. Sullivan of Stanford News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about a meaningful life; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, delivered the Rathbun Lecture on a Meaningful Life on Monday at Stanford Memorial Church.”

Stanford University has posted on YouTube the video of the “Rathbun Lecture on a Meaningful Life featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”

“Judge Gorsuch is a gifted writer. He’s a great writer. But is he a ‘Great Writer’? Part One.” Ross Guberman of Legal Writing Pro has this blog post.

“Scholars: ‘Liberal’ reputation of 9th Circuit overblown.” Gene Johnson of The Associated Press has this report.

“The law backs a president’s power on immigration. Here’s where the travel ban differs.” David G. Savage has this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Also in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan has a front page article headlined “A flurry of legal arguments as appeals court decides whether Trump’s immigration ban will be enforced.”

“Like Many Americans, A Judge On The Court Weighing Trump’s Refugee Ban Was A Refugee; Judge Alex Kozinski’s family fled communism when he was a child”: Matt Ferner of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Neil Gorsuch Needs 60 Votes: The next Supreme Court justice must be a check on an out-of-control president.” U.S. Senator and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has this essay online at Politico Magazine.