“Partisan battles over nominees pose ‘real danger’ for Supreme Court, chief justice says”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
In today’s edition of The Record of Troy, New York, Nicholas Buonanno has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks at RPI.”
In today’s edition of The Times Union of Albany, New York, Bethany Bump has a front page article headlined “At RPI, Chief Justice says high court isn’t partisan; Roberts addresses issues ranging from diversity to transparency.”
Maria Espinosa of The Polytechnic, the student newspaper of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, reports that “Chief justice of the United States visits RPI.”
And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has an article headlined “Neil Gorsuch Is Neither Republican Nor Democrat, Says Chief Justice Roberts; The Supreme Court’s chief really, really dislikes the confirmation process.”
“Being a Supreme Court newbie isn’t all drudgery. Elena Kagan will be throwing a party for Neil Gorsuch.” Emily Heil has this installment of the “Reliable Source” feature in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
“Florida Bar wants to regulate Avvo and other legal marketers. Will state Supreme Court allow it?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.
“Ohio asks appeals court to review lethal injection process”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “State lawyers want an entire appeals court to review Ohio’s new and twice-rejected lethal injection process as the state struggles to resume executions.”
“Why Is Arkansas Rushing to Execute Seven People?” Lincoln Caplan has this post online today at The New Yorker.
“A Conversation with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has posted this video on YouTube.
“If Gorsuch is like his colleagues, he’ll constantly interrupt the female justices; At the Supreme Court, men talk over women; The reverse almost never happens”: Law professor Tonja Jacobi and Dylan Schweers have this essay online at The Washington Post.
“How Courts Avoid Ruling on Issues of Privacy: When it comes to technology privacy cases, judges often focus on side issues instead of tackling the big questions.” Jill Priluck has this essay online at Slate.
“In Consumer Bureau Showdown, it’s Trump’s DOJ versus . . . Trump’s DOJ”: Deepak Gupta and Jonathan Taylor have this post today at the “Take Care” blog.
“Trump’s Chance to Fill Lower Court Vacancies Rest on Bipartisanship; Grassley is eager to begin processing judicial nominations”: Niels Lesniewski of Roll Call has this report.
“The Supreme Court Is Hazing Neil Gorsuch”: This video segment appeared on last night’s broadcast of the TBS program “Conan.”
“David Souter Killed the Filibuster”: Columnist Ross Douthat has this essay online at The New York Times.
“Democrats face uphill fight if Trump gets second U.S. high court pick”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
