“House Judiciary should investigate Supreme Court”: The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail has published this editorial.

“Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide if state congressional district map is a partisan gerrymander”: Lindsay Lazarski of WHYY has this report.

“Supreme Court asked to rule in divorced gay couple’s child custody case”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report.

“Confirming Judges, a Trump Win in 2017, May Get Tougher; Democrats see improved position to push back on nominees with narrower Senate margin and cracks in GOP unanimity”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Monstrous gerrymanders: The Supreme Court takes on two redistricting cases from Texas; The justices will hear four cases this term that could shape political maps.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“Deconstructing the Question Presented in WesternGeco”: Timothy Holbrook has this guest blog post at “Patently-O.”

“Vladeck takes the ball in a big game”: Texas Law News has this report.

“To Try to Save Client’s Life, a Lawyer Ignored His Wishes. Can He Do That?” Jeffery C. Mays of The New York Times has this report.

“9th Circuit to study workplace conditions in wake of Kozinski’s retirement over sexual misconduct accusations”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“When Barbie Went to War with Bratz: How a legal battle over intellectual property exposed a cultural battle over sex, gender roles, and the workplace.” Jill Lepore has this “A Critic at Large” essay in the January 22, 2018 issue of The New Yorker.

Former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski is mentioned in the essay some 25 times.

“Amicus Anomaly: UVA Professor Gets Rare High Court Nod.” Kimberly S. Robinson of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“On Partisan Gerrymandering, Time’s Up?” Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“Justice Scalia Spoke Favorably of Trump’s Presidential Run, Author Bryan Garner Says; Conservative justice was ‘fascinated’ by Republican candidate’s outspokenness, author of ‘Nino and Me’ says”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“OT2017 #11: ‘Numbing Effect.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

“A Case for Math, Not ‘Gobbledygook,’ in Judging Partisan Voting Maps”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.