“In rare interview, Clarence Thomas calls Gorsuch ‘outstanding'”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report.

Fox News has posted on YouTube video segments titled “Clarence Thomas: Court is very different without Scalia” and “Clarence Thomas: Important to be exposed to range of ideas.”

“Winning on Appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court”: At NITA’s “The Legal Advocate” blog, Marsi Buckmelter has a post that begins, “This morning in Washington, D.C., NITA author and Fifth Circuit Judge Leslie H. Southwick met with United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to hand-deliver a signed copy of Winning on Appeal: Better Briefs and Oral Argument, updated this summer by Judge Southwick and Professor Tessa L. Dysart of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.”

“Review: The Justice On His Soapbox: The late Antonin Scalia venerated George Washington as his favorite founding father, a man of ‘honor’ and ‘steady determination.'” In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, law professor John F. Duffy has this review of “Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived.”

“Resigned USS Cole case lawyers to defy war court judge’s order — again”: Carol Rosenberg and Kate Irby of The Miami Herald have this report.

And Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “D.C. Judge rejects bid to halt Guantanamo tribunal over defense lawyers’ revolt; General sentenced to 21 days for contempt by military judge asks civilian court to step in.”

“Deputy who shot, stomped a downed suspect can be sued for excessive force, appeals court rules”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

CBS Los Angeles reports that “Judges Rule Deputy Can Be Sued For Using Excessive Force In Fatal 2013 Shooting.”

And Matthew Renda of Courthouse News Service reports that “9th Circuit Revives Suit Over OC Police Killing.”

In earlier coverage, back in July 2014, Eric Hartley of The Orange County Register reported that “Mom sues over knife-wielding son’s death by sheriff’s deputy.”

Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski wrote yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Trump’s opponents race to the courthouse to thwart him”: Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung of Reuters have this report.