“Sen. Kennedy: ‘I plan to vote in favor’ of 5th Circuit nominee Kyle Duncan.” Bryn Stole of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report.

And Drew Broach of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that “Senator John Kennedy backs Kyle Duncan for appellate judge, after withholding support.”

“Using ‘Free Speech’ to Trump Civil Rights: Conservatives are attempting to use the First Amendment not as an instrument of freedom and self-government but as a corporate privilege.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Cellphone data under Supreme Court scrutiny crucial in solving local crimes”: Peter Hall has this front page article in today’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“Supreme Court of Canada considers Trinity Western University law school; Canada’s highest court engaged in a lively discussion about religious freedom on Thursday as it began a landmark two-day hearing into the right of Trinity Western University to grant law degrees”: Ian Mulgrew of The Vancouver Sun has this report.

Matthew Claxton of The Langley Advance reports that “TWU goes to top court over law school, gay rights.”

And earlier, Clare Hennig of CBC News had a report headlined “Trinity Western University heads to Supreme Court of Canada over fate of proposed law school; The case with Trinity Western University and Law Society of B.C will be heard on Thursday.”

“Trump judicial pick didn’t disclose 16,000 ‘provocative and disturbing’ online posts”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Thoughts on property and positive law after the Carpenter oral argument”: Will Baude has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Satan’s plan, the Klan, prostitution: Watch John Kennedy question judge nominees.” Drew Broach of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report (with video).

“Trump Appeals Nominees Draw Dem Scrutiny Over Conservative Ties”: Patrick L. Gregory of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Cake stand: A row over a wedding cake pits religious liberty against LGBT rights; A scholar’s attempt to stand up for a socially conservative baker may not agree with Supreme Court precedent.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ratifies administrative law judges”: Pete Schroeder of Reuters has this report.

“Can You Track Me Now? The Supreme Court weighs whether the government should be able to get its hands on your cellphone location data.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.

“Trump judicial picks lack decades-long diversity drive”: Joan Biskupic, Aaron Kessler, and Ryan Struyk of CNN.com have this report.

“A Republican Senator Is Getting In The Way Of One Of Trump’s Biggest Successes; Sen. John Kennedy is the only Republican to vote against one of the president’s judicial nominees; And he’s questioning more”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Teaching the Art of the Appeal: Law Students Draw Wisdom From Groundbreaking Former Judges, Current Senior Assistant AG in New Seminar.” Mike Fox, director of media relations for the University of Virginia School of Law, has this report.

“What Robert Bork Learned from Judicial Activism, Right and Left”: Mark Pulliam has this post at the “Law and Liberty” blog.

“Gambling Clash at U.S. Supreme Court Unites Trump and the NFL”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“An American Held as an ISIS Suspect Deserves a Prompt Hearing”: Law professor Stephen I. Vladeck has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Steven Calabresi Should Stop Pulling Imaginary Stuff From His Butt”: Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf (D. Neb.) has this post at the “Simple Justice” blog.

“Second Circuit Tosses Casino Mogul’s Libel Claims”: Nick Rummell of Courthouse News Service has this report on a per curiam ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Appeals Court Gives ESPN a Win Despite Opening Door to More Privacy Lawsuits; The 9th Circuit says a man has standing to sue over disclosures of what he was watching online, but rejects the proposition that ESPN shared identifiable information about him”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Partisanship, Norms and Federal Judicial Appointments”: Keith E. Whittington has this guest post at the “Balkinization” blog.

And also at that blog, Sandy Levinson has a post titled “Stephen A. Douglas’s all-important question about judicial legitimacy.”

“Conservatives Should Oppose Expanding the Federal Courts”: Eleventh Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr. has this essay online at The New York Times.

“The Reliable Justice: Anthony Kennedy’s equal rights rulings prior to Cakeshop should have been easy to predict.” Law professor Eric Segall has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Trudeau appoints Sheilah Martin to Supreme Court of Canada”: Jim Bronskill of The Canadian Press has this report.

Tonda MacCharles of The Toronto Star reports that “New Supreme Court justice Sheilah Martin ‘an extraordinary jurist’; Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Sheilah Martin takes the seat of retiring Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin.”

And Yolande Cole of The Calgary Sun reports that “New Supreme Court appointee gets rave reviews from Calgary lawyers.”

“‘Cautiously optimistic’ Christie to attend sports betting arguments at U.S. Supreme Court”: Matt Arco of The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger has this report.

“Democrats object to Grassley’s move on judicial nominee blue slips”: Jessica Schneider of CNN.com has this report.

“Kennedy questions Fifth Circuit nominee’s Louisiana ties as conservative groups step up pressure to confirm”: Bryn Stole of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report.

Drew Broach of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that “John Kennedy questions Kyle Duncan’s Louisiana ties for federal judgeship in New Orleans.”

Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Trump’s judge picks spur internal battle within GOP.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Former Hobby Lobby Attorney Argues Case for Seat on Fifth Circuit.”

“Minnesota Justice David Stras gets long-delayed Senate hearing for federal judgeship; Stras declines to spell out views on issues but says he’d be ‘impartial voice’ on federal courts”: Jennifer Brooks and Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune have this report.

“Trump’s tweets could again complicate effort to defend travel ban”: Matt Zapotosky of The Washington Post has this report.

“Supreme Court case on same-sex wedding cakes: Artistic expression vs. civil rights.” Alex Swoyer has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

“Justices Seem Ready to Boost Protection of Digital Privacy”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Justices appear to favor more restraints on government access to digital information.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports has an article headlined “Supreme Court weighs privacy for cellphone records: Can police track a suspect’s travels?”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court justices voice support for digital privacy.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Justices Question Government’s Collection of Cellphone Data; Conservative and liberal justices push back against warrantless access to customer records.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “Trump admin to Supreme Court: No warrant needed for cellphone records.”

Keith Laing of The Detroit News reports that “High court could limit police in digital privacy case.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Big Brother looms as U.S. top court tackles cellphone dispute.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court frets over erosion of privacy in digital age.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Justices Hint at More Digital-Privacy Protections.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court takes on major Fourth Amendment case.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Hears Case On Cellphone Location Information.”

“Willett saves man’s life performing Heimlich at Chick-fil-A”: Andrea Zelinski of The Houston Chronicle has this report.

“Trump Administration Switches Sides on Challenge to SEC Judges”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Congress and the President in Wartime”: D.C. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has this post at the “Lawfare” blog reviewing First Circuit Judge David J. Barron‘s new book, “Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS.”

You can also access the review in PDF format.

“The Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Is Not About Religious Freedom”: Jennifer Finney Boylan has this essay online at The New York Times.