Programming note: On Wednesday, I will be flying home from southern California. As a result, additional posts will appear here on Wednesday night.

In the interim, as often while I am traveling, additional appellate-related retweets likely will appear on this blog’s Twitter feed.

“OT2017 #5: ‘Oglethorpe’s Second Cousin.'” You can access this week’s new installment of the First Mondays podcast, featuring Dan Epps and Leah Litman, via this link.

“Weinstein Work Pulls Lawyer Back Into an Ethical Debate”: In Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times, Matthew Goldstein and Adam Liptak will have an article that begins, “David Boies may be best known for taking on nationally prominent political cases before the Supreme Court, including Bush v. Gore and the fight to legalize gay marriage.”

And in commentary, online at Slate, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern have a jurisprudence essay titled “Bad Boies: The renowned liberal attorney threw ethics out the window to help Harvey Weinstein.”

“Woodruff concedes in Pennsylvania Supreme Court race”: Chris Potter of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

“MIT Case Before Mass. High Court Examines Colleges’ Liability For Student Suicides”: Lynn Jolicoeur of Boston’s WBUR radio has this report.

Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press reports that “Court wrestles with whether school can be blamed in suicide.”

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Lawyer tells court student suicide was MIT’s fault.”

Things to do when spending a few extra days in southern California — Having dinner with Denise Howell, who made the “How Appealing” blog possible: As a Wikipedia entry recounts, Denise Howell’s “blog, Bag and Baggage, started in 2001, was one of the first law-related blogs.” That resulted in her being an appellate lawyer who had a blog, allowing me to realize that such a thing was in fact possible when I decided to launch this blog in May 2002.

Denise’s blog lasted until 2013, when she decided to focus even more intently on being a tech-focused TV star.

The role that Denise’s pioneering law blogging played in my decision to launch “How Appealing” is recounted in this write-up of a talk that I gave at the Moritz Law School (Ohio State University) on March 13, 2006. It was wonderful to enjoy a delicious dinner with Denise in Newport Beach, California last night.

“7th Circuit confronts antitrust in the age of Big Data”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

You can access Monday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Notre Dame employees will retain access to free birth control; Third-party administrator agrees to continue providing service at no charge”: Margaret Fosmoe of The South Bend Tribune has this report.

And Tom Davies of The Associated Press reports that “Notre Dame employees keeping free birth control coverage.”

“Jeff Sessions’ DOJ Drops Prosecution Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions; Desiree Fairooz was set to face her second trial in connection with her arrest for laughing during Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general”: Ryan J. Reilly of HuffPost has this report.

“Known for his ‘opinions of uncommon clarity and inimitable style'”: Fred J. Eckert has this review of “Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived” in The Washington Times.

“ACLU intensifying fight in the age of Trump; Leader says fight over immigrant’s abortion shows need”: Gabrielle Banks of The Houston Chronicle has this report.

“Justices Allow Execution of Inmate Who Cannot Recall His Crime”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Supreme Court won’t stop execution of man who can’t remember murder.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man who can’t remember his crime.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court upholds death penalty for murderer who can’t remember his crime.”

Ivana Hrynkiw of AL.com reports that “Supreme Court rules Alabama death row inmate can be executed.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court reverses ruling sparing killer who forgot the crime.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court removes obstacle to executing Alabama inmate.”