“Kentucky could become first state with no abortion clinics”: Alexandra Zavis of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Republicans split over gerrymandering case headed to Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Most liberal appeals court headed for Supreme Court reversals?” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Why the Supreme Court May Review the S.E.C.’s In-House Judges”: Peter J. Henning has this post at the “DealBook” blog of The New York Times.

“California Supreme Court to decide whether to lower bar exam passing score”: Isha Salian of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Justice Elena Kagan to visit University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will address the public Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, just a month before a Wisconsin case goes before the nation’s high court.”

“The Price of Ignorance: The Constitutional Cost of Fees for Access to Electronic Public Court Records.” Stephen Schultze has posted this paper on SSRN.

“Posner says friction on 7th Circuit bench led to his retirement”: Patricia Manson of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin has this report.

“Larsen willing to rule against Trump”: Melissa Nann Burke of The Detroit News has this report.

Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Trump judicial nominee denies she’d put her faith above the law.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “DOJ civil rights nominee denounces Charlottesville violence; One Republican senator joins Democrats in lamenting evasiveness of appeals court picks.”

And Ryan Lovelace of the Washington Examiner reports that “Senate Democrats grill two Trump judicial nominees.”

“Abortion clinic’s challenge to Kentucky law goes to trial Wednesday in federal court”: Deborah Yetter of The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky has an article that begins, “The state’s last abortion clinic, fighting to stay in business, takes its case to federal court Wednesday, arguing that enforcement actions by the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin are meant to shut it down and deny women access to abortions in Kentucky.”

Chris Kenning of Reuters reports that “Kentucky trial could make state first in U.S. with no abortion clinic.”

And Bruce Schreiner of The Associated Press reports that “Kentucky’s last abortion clinic to face off against governor.”

“Michigan county wins court challenge over Christian prayers”: Ed White of The Associated Press has this report on a 9-to-6 en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

Update: In other coverage, Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Appeals court allows prayer at Michigan county’s public meetings.”

“Mozart of Legal Writing: Clerks Reflect on Posner’s Career.” Patrick L. Gregory of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

View live, online today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to consider two federal appellate court nominees: Via this link. The two nominees are Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan L. Larsen for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and law professor Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Neal Katyal: The travel ban’s legal nemesis.” Josh Gerstein has written this profile for this year’s Politico 50 list.

“Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.