“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.

“Senate confirms Katsas to federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.” Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Senators Spar Over ‘Blue Slips’ at Judicial Nomination Hearing”: Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Your phone knows where you’ve been, and the government wants to know too”: Law professors Matthew B. Kugler and Sarah O. Schrup have this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

Access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Carpenter v. United States, No. 16-402: At this link.

“U.S. Supreme Court weighs major digital privacy case”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this updated report.

“The Composition of the Courts of Appeals Is Not a Function of Jimmy Carter’s, Harry Reid’s, or Chuck Schumer’s ‘Court-Packing'”: Asher Steinberg has this post at his blog, “The Narrowest Grounds.”

“Justice Don Willett says he successfully performed Heimlich maneuver at Austin Chick-fil-A”: Katie Hall of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

“Everyone knows panel assignments are random, and everyone is wrong”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

“Sen. John Kennedy votes against Trump judge nominee — and blasts another as ’embarrassing'”: Bryn Stole of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has this report.

“Supreme Court Considers Cellphones And Digital Privacy”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

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

View online this morning’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Fifth Circuit nominee Kyle Duncan and Eighth Circuit nominee David R. Stras: Via this link. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. eastern time.