“Liberal Democrats mount campaign against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee by targeting two Republican senators”: Michael Scherer of The Washington Post has this report.

“The Trump Supreme Court pick who’d pose the biggest danger to abortion rights”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Court of Appeal upholds Kim Dotcom extradition decision to the US”: Sam Hurley of The New Zealand Herald has this report, which provides access to the ruling.

“Inside the Christian legal powerhouse that keeps winning at the Supreme Court”: Jessica Contrera of The Washington Post has this report.

“For the U.S. Supreme Court, politics has always been the name of the game”: Online at The Toronto Globe and Mail, law professor Allan Hutchinson has an essay that begins, “With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, the American silly season is now upon us.”

“At the top of Trump’s Supreme Court list: An appellate judge in Chicago.” Jon Seidel of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.

Stuart Leavenworth of McClatchy DC has an article headlined “If Trump taps this Catholic for Supreme Court, will Democrats again target her faith?”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “After Less Than A Year on 7th Circuit, Barrett Eyed for SCOTUS Seat.”

“Trump’s court appointments have been the smoothest part of his presidency — because he’s had some help”: Noah Bierman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“‘It looks all-American’: Trump wants the whole package in Supreme Court nominee; The search process is playing out like a political campaign, as the president considers a candidate’s appearance as well as the look and feel of his or her family.” Annie Karni and Eliana Johnson of Politico have this report.

And in related news, Eliana Johnson of Politico reports that “Trump’s Supreme Court search unleashes fierce politicking; Much of the oppo effort has focused on D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh.”

“Indian-descent judge Amul Thapar among four interviewed by Trump for Supreme Court; If confirmed, Amul Thapar will be the first Indian American and Asian American, both burgeoning sections of the America population, to become a Supreme Court judge”: Yashwant Raj of Hindustan Times has this report.

“The Rocker ‘Quiet Man’ Heading Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination”: Molly Fosco has this report online at Ozy.

“The Supreme Temptation of Amy Coney Barrett”: Columnist Frank Bruni has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Trump Winnows Down Supreme Court Picks, Focusing on Three; Front-runners, all U.S. appeals court judges, include Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan and Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana”: Peter Nicholas and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“US Supreme Court Justice receives lifetime award in Israel”: Ian Deitch of The Associated Press has this report.

The Public Information Office of the U.S. Supreme Court has posted the prepared text of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s remarks at this link.

“Aggressive lobbying push as Trump nears choice for Supreme Court pick”: Jeff Zeleny of CNN has this report.

“Meet the Shortlisters: Thomas Hardiman.” Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“Conservatives are seeking a Gorsuch 2.0 in Trump’s Supreme Court pick”: Ariane de Vogue, Ashley Killough, and Jeff Zeleny of CNN have this report.

“What’s a retired justice to do? Former justices show the way.” Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

“Why the Supreme Court Opening Could Affect Gay Marriage as Well as Abortion”: Liam Stack and Elizabeth Dias of The New York Times have this report.