“Gorsuch Joins Court’s Liberals Over Protections for Criminal Defendants; Case explores whether defendants give all rights to appeal after entering a plea bargain”: Jess Bravin will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Class v. United States, No. 16-424.

“Trump Judicial Nominees Get Tough Going Over From Hawaii’s Hirono”: Brandi Buchman of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Justices recall their own partying days in case over policing and arrests”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report, along with an article headlined “This notorious house party made it all the way to the Supreme Court. It was hosted by a mystery woman named ‘Peaches.’”

And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Raucous DC house party subject of Supreme Court case.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in District of Columbia v. Wesby, No. 15-1485.

“Malloy Appoints Two To State Supreme Court”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.

“Antonin Scalia’s Less Well-Known Legacy: His Speeches.” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s presidential pardon accepted by federal judge”: Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic has this report.

And Jacques Billeaud of The Associated Press reports that “Judge lets Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Arpaio stand.”

“Quick thoughts on Bibas’s Senate hearing”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

I listened to the testimony of Third Circuit nominee Stephanos Bibas at this morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing (you can view the archieved video via this link), and I found him to come across as extraordinarily intelligent, enthusiastic, and thoughtful. He was even considerate enough to speak quickly when answering so that Senators could ask more questions (something that other nominees seem to deliberately avoid).

I for one am really looking forward to seeing him in action at the Third Circuit, occupying the seat that once belonged to the Third Circuit judge for whom I clerked immediately after law school.

“Federal Circuit: PTO Must be More Liberal in Allowing Amendments during AIA Trials.” Dennis Crouch has this post at his “Patently-O” blog about a splintered en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

“‘Scalia Speaks’ Editor Describes His Boss’s Spoken Word Legacy”: Patrick Gregory has this post at the “US Law Week Blog.”

And at the “Mirror of Justice” blog, Erika Bachiochi has a post titled “A Man of Good Humor and Good Will: Scalia Speaks, Ginsburg praises.”

“New discussion in challenge to LGBT religious objections law”: Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Opponents might get another chance to block a Mississippi law that lets government workers or private businesspeople cite religious beliefs to deny services to gay or lesbian couples.”

“Indiana Supreme Court: Sex with 16-year-olds is legal, but sending them nude photos is not.” Holly V. Hays of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

And Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana reports that “In Indiana, adults having sex with 16-year-olds is allowed, sending them explicit photos is not.”

You can access Monday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Indiana in State v. Thakar at this link.

“The front line of America’s war over abortion: Six states each have ONE remaining licensed clinic surrounded by pro-life centers where protesters line the streets chasing down patients to plead with them to ‘make the right decision.'” Anna Hopkins of The Daily Mail (UK) has this report.

And Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press reports that “Planned Parenthood seeks halt to Arkansas abortion pill law.”

“First Digital Sales Tax Dispute Reaches U.S. Supreme Court”: Ryan Prete of Bloomberg BNA has a report that begins, “South Dakota’s Attorney General has filed the first of an expected wave of state petitions asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a 25-year-old opinion restricting states’ ability to tax remote retailers.”

“Cosby accuser to ask U.S. appeals court to revive defamation lawsuit”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court will on Wednesday weigh whether to revive a lawsuit by an actress who said Bill Cosby defamed her by calling her a liar after she claimed the comedian raped her. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston is scheduled to hear arguments by lawyers for Katherine Mae McKee, who claimed Cosby defamed her by denying her claims, which she made in an interview with the New York Daily News in 2014.”

“Could Joe Arpaio Break the Presidential Pardon? His case is still alive; It could test the limits of pardon power — and not just for Trump.” Law professor Richard Primus has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Gorsuch’s Rejection of a Politicized Executive Branch: When the Trump administration is challenged for crossing legal lines, how will the new justice vote?” Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Fearing his retirement, liberals hope Anthony Kennedy can help resist the conservative tide”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

“D.C. weighs gun law appeal, with fate of restrictions nationwide in the balance”: Peter Jamison and Ann E. Marimow have this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“In partisan times, chief justice worries about the court’s image”: Joan Biskupic of CNN.com has this news analysis.

“Trump Judicial Pick Don Willett Is Overrated, Yet Promising; On the Texas Supreme Court, judicial restraint is a dodge, not a virtue”: Jon Cassidy has this post online at The American Spectator.

View this morning’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Third Circuit nominee Stephanos Bibas: The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. eastern time, and you can view the hearing live, online via this link once it gets underway.

And at his “CA3blog,” Matthew Stiegler has a post titled “Even more on Bibas.”

“Justices wade into water rule, show interest in Va. mining”: Amanda Reilly of Greenwire has this report.

“Bringing the party to the Supreme Court in a case about searches and arrests”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

“Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Gerrymandering; Justices reviewing Wisconsin case express concern, but some seem reluctant to intervene”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall have this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

And in today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patrick Marley has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court shows divisions in Wisconsin redistricting case that could reshape U.S. politics.”