He is Groot, and he wins this appeal: Fans of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie franchise may be interested to learn that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today issued a ruling in the case captioned Walker v. Groot.

“Sears, Whirlpool win fee reduction in washer lawsuit”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Supreme Court 2016 Term in Review: (Apparent) Mistake, Another Textualist Possibility Unexplored in SW General”: Asher Steinberg has this post at his blog, “The Narrowest Grounds.”

“Clashes over Title VII protection of sexual orientation make way toward Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

“Women now hold the majority on the Utah Court of Appeals for the first time; But men still wear the majority of judicial robes”: Pamela Manson has this front page article in today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.

“In Recess #3: ‘Third Class Webelo.'” You can access today’s new episode of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Dan Epps and guest host Leah Litman, via this link.

“The spurned couple, the baker and the long wait for the Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“New on This Fall’s Law School Syllabus: Trump.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.