“Some Worry About Judicial Nominee’s Ties to a Religious Group”: Laurie Goodstein of The New York Times has an article that begins, “One of President Trump’s judicial nominees became something of a hero to religious conservatives after she was grilled at a Senate hearing this month over whether her Roman Catholic faith would influence her decisions on the bench.”

“Dean John Manning welcomes the Harvard Law School Class of 2020”: If you’re a brand new law student this fall, this video that Harvard Law School has posted on YouTube is worth watching.

“Neil Gorsuch’s appearance Thursday at a Trump hotel is raising eyebrows — and not for what he’s expected to say; Gorsuch’s speech to a conservative group at the Trump International Hotel in Washington risks looking like an endorsement of the president, critics say”: Mark K. Matthews of The Denver Post has this report.

“Supreme Court faces blockbuster term — and Trump”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2017?” The Federalist Society has posted the video of this panel presentation from earlier today on YouTube at this link.

“Roy Moore’s Alabama Victory Sets Off Talk of a G.O.P. Insurrection”: Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin of The New York Times have this report.

Online at The New York Times, Quin Hillyer has an essay titled “Alabama Disses the Establishment.”

And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Roy Moore Isn’t Just Defiant. He’s Dangerous. He twice lost his job for denying the supremacy of the Constitution. Is that a message the people of Alabama support?”

“The surprising connection between ‘take a knee’ protests and Citizens United”: Law professor Elizabeth C. Tippett has this post online at The Conversation.

“NFL targets entire Elliott suit in bid to restore 6-game ban”: Schuyler Dixon of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The NFL has asked a federal appeals court to dismiss Ezekiel Elliott’s entire lawsuit in its bid to lift an injunction that blocked the star Dallas Cowboys running back’s six-game suspension over a domestic violence case in Ohio.”

“Gorsuch’s speeches raise questions of independence, critics say”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Petitions to Watch For From SCOTUS’ Long Conference”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Sexism was a ‘major, major factor’ in Clinton’s loss to Trump, Justice Ginsburg says”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Big stakes in high court fight over partisan political maps”: Mark Sherman and Scott Bauer of The Associated Press have this report.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Talks Shakespeare at Roundtable Event”: Montclair State University has issued this news release.

“No matter how you slice it, U.S. jurist Kennedy key vote in cake case”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Corporations Have Rights. Why Not Rivers?” In today’s edition of The New York Times, Julie Turkewitz has an article that begins, “Does a river — or a plant, or a forest — have rights? This is the essential question in what attorneys are calling a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit, in which a Denver lawyer and a far-left environmental group are asking a judge to recognize the Colorado River as a person.”

“Gorsuch Vote Could Revive Public Union Fees Case This Week”: Hassan A. Kanu of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Smithsonian gives Clarence Thomas a spot in year-old African American history museum”: Bradford Richardson of The Washington Times has this report.

“Faith, Wedding Cakes, and the Rule of Law”: Eric Segall has this post at “Dorf on Law.”

“Department of Wackadoodle: The DOJ’s new anti-gay legal posture just got shut down in federal court.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

In posts of interest at Matthew Stiegler’s “CA3blog”: Stiegler has posts titled “Liberal group criticizes Bibas but does not come out against his nomination” and “Local Third Circuit lawyer shares a first-hand account of Virgin Islands hurricane damage” (the latter of which improbably features a photo that includes me).

“Roy Moore Wins Senate G.O.P. Runoff in Alabama”: Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Conversation with Charlie Rose”: 92Y On Demand is streaming the interview live, online via this link.

“Judges speak to both sides of Brendan Dassey’s confession in ‘Making A Murderer’ case”: Tom Kertscher of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Kim Janssen of The Chicago Tribune reports that “Fate of ‘Making a Murderer’ teen hangs in balance.”

Todd Richmond and Michael Tarm of The Associated Press report that “Judges appear split in ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal.”

And Lorraine Bailey of Courthouse News Service reports that “Full Seventh Circuit Hears ‘Making a Murderer’ Case.”

You can access the audio of today’s reargument before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit via this link (26.6 MB mp3 audio file).

“With Trump In Charge, Federal Lawyers Are Now Fighting Each Other Over Gay Rights; A Justice Department attorney told a panel of federal judges on Tuesday that a 1964 civil rights law doesn’t protect gay workers from discrimination; A lawyer for an autonomous federal agency disagreed”: Dominic Holden of BuzzFeed News has this report.

And Daniel Wiessner of Reuters reports that “Trump administration tells court law does not ban bias against gay workers.”

“Wisconsin Strict ID Law Discouraged Voters, Study Finds”: Michael Wines has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

You can access the audio of today’s Second Circuit en banc reargument in Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc.: Via this link (81.0 MB mp3 audio file).

In early news coverage, Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Administration Says Bias Rules Don’t Cover Gay Workers.”

And Jay-Anne B. Casuga of Bloomberg BNA reports that “Orientation Bias, FMLA Retaliation Waiting in Wings for Justices.”

“What Does Trump’s New Travel Ban Mean for the Supreme Court?” Amy Davidson Sorkin has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Texas can implement key provision of ‘sanctuary cities’ law”: Jason Buch and Guillermo Contreras have this front page article in today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News.

In today’s edition of The El Paso Times, Madlin Mekelburg has a front page article headlined “US appeals court lets parts of sanctuary cities ban go into effect.”

In today’s edition of The Dallas Morning News, James Barragan has a front page article headlined “Appeals court rules parts of Texas’ sanctuary cities ban can go into effect.”

Mike Ward of The Houston Chronicle has an article headlined “Appeals court: Portions of Texas ‘sanctuary city’ law can take effect; Texas officials say the ruling is a victory for SB4 supporters.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Times, Stephen Dinan has a front page article headlined “Democrat-appointed judges uphold Texas law against sanctuary cities.”

Jon Herskovitz of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court allows part of Texas law targeting ‘sanctuary cities.’”

Ted Hesson and Josh Gerstein of Politico.com have a blog post titled “Appeals court reinstates parts of Texas law aimed at blocking sanctuary-city policies.”

And Julian Aguilar of The Texas Tribune reports that “Appeals court allows more of Texas ‘sanctuary cities’ law to go into effect.”

You can access yesterday’s per curiam ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“U.S. asks appeals court to review reversal of Blackwater conviction, sentencings for Iraq massacre”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “The U.S. Justice Department asked a full federal appeals court Monday to review a decision to throw out the first-degree murder conviction of one former Blackwater Worldwide security guard and the sentences of three others in shootings that killed 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.”

“New Illinois Supreme Court ruling should make ‘judicial hellhole’ less fiery”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Ex-N.Y. state senate leader’s corruption conviction vacated, faces retrial”: Joseph Ax of Reuters has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“U.S. appeals court to consider rights of gay workers”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report.

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “LGBT employment cases on road to Supreme Court.”

When the audio of this afternoon’s reargument en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit becomes available online, I will link to it.

“Colorado’s revenge porn law brings nearly 200 charges, but getting convictions is a challenge; In a civil case, a three-time Paralympian accuses her airline pilot ex-boyfriend of sharing nude photos”: David Migoya has this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.

“Ralph Gants And The Decline Of The Felony Murder Doctrine In Massachusetts”: Law professor Daniel Medwed has this post online at WGBH News.

You can access last Wednesday’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

“11th Circuit: Gay Man Cannot Deduct Costs To Father Children Through In Vitro Fertilization As Medical Expenses.” Paul Caron has this post at his “TaxProf Blog” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

The ruling is noteworthy, among other reasons, because it is Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom‘s first published opinion since joining the Eleventh Circuit less than two months ago.