“Can White House counsel McGahn claim client privilege in Mueller probe?”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Faced With Careful Criticism, Law Professor Just Calls His Critics Stupid; Law professor says critics can’t ‘read, analyze, and act'”: Joe Patrice has this post at “Above the Law.”

And in a related entry at “Above the Law,” LawProfBlawg has a post titled “Advice From A Law Professor On How To Write An Op-Ed; Some tips so that your op-ed doesn’t cause you or your readers undue heartburn.”

“Appeals court upholds Seattle police policy on using force; The panel held that the city has a significant interest in regulating the use of guns by police officers, and the policy does not restrict the officers’ Second Amendment rights”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Time to Protect Our Democracy: Anthony Kennedy should follow Byron White’s guidance and strike down partisan gerrymandering.” Law professor Palma Joy Strand has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Justices could avoid issuing verdict on Trump travel ban”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Another Garcia cellmate comes forward with information on Markel”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“My Supreme Court Debut: A 1st Time For Everything.” Lindsay Harrison has this essay online at Law360.com.

“‘Dirty secret’ of Oregon jury system could go before U.S. Supreme Court”: Shane Dixon Kavanaugh of The Oregonian has this report.

“Judge Kravitch remembered as ‘national treasure'”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“Political Drama In Texas Has Left Trump Struggling To Fill Court Seats”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Justice Delayed: 10 Years in Jail, but Still Awaiting Trial.” Serge F. Kovaleski has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Lead Yourself First: An Interview With Judge Raymond M. Kethledge; Enjoy these insights and career advice from a prominent judge (and possible Supreme Court justice).” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Arizona court: Same-sex spouse has parental rights over ex-wife’s biological child.” Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has an article that begins, “The spouse of a gay Tucson woman who has given birth is entitled to the same parental rights as if she had been a man, even when they’re not ‘biologically related’ to the child, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Arizona at this link.

“Black Robes and Crystal Balls: Supreme Court justices like to predict the future; They aren’t very good at it.” Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online at Slate.

“U.S. appeals court blocks San Francisco ordinance on soda health warnings”: Dan Levine of Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court sided with the beverage industry on Tuesday, granting its request to block a San Francisco ordinance mandating health warnings for soda and other sugary drinks.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Lawsuit over debunked Rolling Stone rape article revived: U.S. court.” Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News reports that “Defamation Suit Over Rolling Stone Article Is Revived on Appeal.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court reinstates lawsuit over debunked Rolling Stone story.”

Ben Sisario of The New York Times reports that “Rolling Stone Faces Revived Lawsuit Over Campus Rape Article.”

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Appeals Court: Rolling Stone Must Face Defamation Lawsuit Over Rape Story; The 2nd Circuit rules two UVA fraternity members have plausibly made claims how the story was ‘of and concerning’ them while also accepting a group defamation theory.”

You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Senate confirms Trump pick for solicitor general”: The Associated Press has this report.

You can view the official U.S. Senate roll call vote tally at this link.

“Court nominee’s lack of NM roots prompts concern”: Michael Coleman of The Albuquerque Journal recently had an article that begins, “The White House is considering five names to replace retiring Judge Paul Kelly Jr. of Santa Fe on the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals — including one surprise contender who is raising eyebrows in New Mexico’s legal community because of his lack of roots and legal experience in the state.”

And The Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News has an editorial titled “U.S. Circuit Court seat should go to New Mexican.”

“The Meaning of the Three Emoluments Clauses in the U.S. Constitution: A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of American English, 1760-1799.” James Cleith Phillips and Sara White have posted this paper on SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

“Court: Law against encouraging illegal immigration could violate First Amendment.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post.

“Posner’s Opinions Tell A Tale Of Feline Love”: Ed Beeson of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access).

And Claire Bushey of Crain’s Chicago Business has an article headlined “What prompted Judge Posner to suddenly retire?”

“State of the American Judiciary: Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick talked about the federal and state judiciaries.” Earlier this year, Justice Clint Bolick of the Supreme Court of Arizona spoke to the Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley. You can view the video of his remarks via C-SPAN at this link.

“Scalia’s Constitution: Essays On Law And Education.” Last Friday, the Hoover Institution hosted this event, featuring law professor Amy Wax as a panelist, in Washington DC. You can watch the event online, on-demand via C-SPAN at this link.

“How Erwin Chemerinsky plans to push Berkeley Law into the nation’s top 5 law schools; ‘This is where I plan to spend the rest of my academic career'”: Ani Vahradyan of The Daily Californian has this report.

“Dianne Feinstein had to ask Trump’s judge nominee about religion. Stop the attacks.” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.