“Justice Elena Kagan says court had to reach more consensus after Antonin Scalia’s death”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Shelley K. Mesch of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan highlights importance of compromise at UW-Madison discussion.”

And Pat Schneider of The Cap Times reports that “Justice Elena Kagan said short-handed court talked more to reach consensus.”

“Taking the cake: The Department of Justice backs a baker who refused to make a gay wedding cake; The DoJ’s missive to the Supreme Court is not its finest work.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Cake Wreck: The Trump administration’s brief in the Supreme Court’s anti-gay baker case is cynical, dishonest, and embarrassing.”

“It’s Thurgood Marshall to the Rescue in a New Thriller”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“President Eisgruber asks Senate committee to avoid ‘religious test’ in judicial appointments”: The Office of Communications of Princeton University issued this news release today.

“On Kozinski And Costco: The mega-retailer counts federal judges among its fans.” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Posner Leaves ‘Enormous Imprint’ on Class Actions”: Perry Cooper of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Two NC Republicans say they accidentally asked the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering”: Will Doran of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

Now the wait begins to see whether the U.S. Supreme Court will accidentally agree with the outcome requested in their brief.

“NBC Buys Supreme Court Drama From Chuck Rose & Parkes + MacDonald”: Nellie Andreeva of Deadline Hollywood has this report.

Congratulations to appellate attorney Anthony Franze, on whose new book “The Outsider” this TV show will be based.

“Corpus Linguistics and Criminal Law”: Carissa Byrne Hessick has this post at “PrawfsBlawg.” As is often the case there, the comments to the post are interesting too.

“Trump Administration Backs Baker Who Refused to Make Wedding Cake for Gay Couple; Justice Department files friend-of-the-court brief in support of Colorado bakery owner in case to be heard by Supreme Court”: Jess Bravin as this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Should a Judge’s Nomination Be Derailed by Her Faith? During a recent hearing, Democratic senators pushed an appellate-court nominee to explain how her religious beliefs would affect her legal decisions.” Emma Green of The Atlantic has this report.

And online at Bloomberg View, Ramesh Ponnuru has an essay titled “Trump Judicial Nominee Faces the ‘Dogma’ Brigade; Democratic senators buy into a shameless distortion of a conservative law professor’s views.”

“Appeals Court Deals Blow to Trump’s Travel Ban; Ninth Circuit panel rules 24,000 vetted refugees can enter U.S. while Supreme Court considers policy’s legality”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Miriam Jordan has an article headlined “Appeals Court Limits Trump Travel Ban and Allows More Refugees.”

And at the “Take Care” blog, Joshua Matz has a post titled “The Ninth Circuit’s Latest Order and The Zombie Travel Ban.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Ninth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Ted Cruz 2.0? Senator Adjusts With Trump in Office and Houston Under Water.” Matt Flegenheimer of The New York Times has this report.

“Lawyers Ask The Supreme Court To Rule On Whether Existing Civil Rights Laws Cover Anti-Gay Discrimination”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“16 New Judicial Nominations From President Trump: Who are the latest legal luminaries possibly headed for the federal bench?” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“The Backstory Behind Judge Richard Posner’s Retirement; Judge Posner had some very specific reasons for his surprise retirement from the bench”: David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Franken’s ignoble rejection of Stras nomination: The Minnesota Democrat is mimicking GOP treatment of Merrick Garland.” The Minneapolis Star Tribune has published this editorial.

“Appeals court rules against Trump administration on travel ban restrictions on refugees and close relatives”: Maura Dolan and Jaweed Kaleem of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined “Court: Trump’s travel ban doesn’t include grandparents, grandchildren.”

Matt Zapotosky of The Washington Post reports that “Grandparents, refugees with formal assurances can enter under Trump’s travel ban, appeals court rules.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Appeals court deals new setback to Trump travel ban; Judges say extended relatives, refugees must be admitted.”

Gene Johnson of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: Grandparents not part of Trump’s travel ban.”

Jonathan Stempel and Mica Rosenberg of Reuters report that “U.S. appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to bar most refugees.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “9th Circuit narrows scope of Trump travel ban.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Court rejects Trump administration on travel ban exemptions; Grandparents, cousins of Americans get reprieve, as do many refugees.”

And Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Appeals Court Sides With Challengers Fighting To Keep Grandparents Exempt From Trump’s Travel Ban.”

You can access today’s per curiam ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“In major Supreme Court case, Justice Dept. sides with baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to rule for Colorado cake maker who turned away gay couple.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Trump administration backs baker who refused to make cake for gay couple.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “White House Backs Baker in Gay Wedding-Cake Court Case.”

Ryan J. Reilly of HuffPost has a report headlined “Trump DOJ To Supreme Court: Making Gay Wedding Cake Would Violate Baker’s Rights; The Justice Department said artists can’t be compelled to create against their religious beliefs.”

And Chris Geidner and Dominic Holden of BuzzFeed News report that “Trump Administration Sides With Baker In Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case.”

You can view the amicus brief that the federal government has filed in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Trump Judicial Nominees Keep Mostly Mum In Confirmation Hearings”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Gavel down — The judicial philosophy of Richard Posner: America’s most prolific judge thought that law was a practical, problem-solving activity.” Steven Mazie has this article in the September 7, 2017 print edition of The Economist.

“Members of Congress back Christian baker in same-sex wedding-cake case before Supreme Court”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Trump taps White House legal adviser to serve on high-profile D.C. Circuit”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

“Trump Nominates Greg Katsas to the D.C. Circuit; This is a home run for the president”: Shannen W. Coffin has this essay online at National Review.

“Trump nominates Oregon federal prosecutor Ryan Bounds to serve as federal appellate judge”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Trump nominates 16 judges as Democrats look ahead to Supreme Court fight.”

And Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “Trump Is Nominating A Senior White House Lawyer For The Powerful DC Circuit; Greg Katsas has served as deputy counsel to the president since January.”

“Trump nominates White House lawyer to important court seat”: Sadie Gurman of The Associated Press has this report.

Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Trump unveils seventh wave of nominees to fill judicial vacancies.”

And John Solomon of The Hill reports that “Trump to nominate Clarence Thomas protege to key appeals court post.”

Today, the White House issued a news release titled “President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of Judicial Candidates.”

“MN Supreme Court: Car doesn’t have to move to be stolen.” Bob Collins of Minnesota Public Radio News has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Minnesota issued yesterday. Justice David R. Stras wrote the opinion of the court.

Next thing you know, a court will hold that a person can be convicted of drunk driving even though he only operated the car in the driveway of his own home.

“Massachusetts’ Highest Court Begins Appeals Season”: Brendan Deady of WGBH News has this report.

After having operated this appellate-related blog for more than 15 years, it’s nice to finally learn that there’s such a thing as “appeals season.”

“There’ll Always Be Posner: An Appreciation.” Stephen McConnell has this post at the “Drug & Device Law” blog.

“DACA suits could cause static for Trump travel-ban opponents at Supreme Court”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

“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.