“Democrats have only themselves to blame for their judicial predicament”: Columnist Marc A. Thiessen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Fellow conservatives, stop the baseless attacks on a potential Supreme Court pick”: Law professor and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“For President Trump, Supreme Court nomination may hinge on Brett Kavanaugh’s risks and rewards”: David Jackson and Richard Wolf of USA Today have this report.

“Feinstein on Trump’s Supreme Court pick: Democrats can only do so much.” John Wildermuth of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“The Federalist Society Majority: The organization will soon have a 5–4 stranglehold on the Supreme Court.” Lawrence Baum and Neal Devins have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Left and the Right, Consistent on Free Speech: Liberals and conservatives stay true to their long-held principles.” Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Here’s How Abortion-Rights Legislation Gets Shut Down: A decision by Justice Thomas is an example of ‘weaponizing’ free speech to attack regulations.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Good Behaviour #6: ‘The Drift.'” You can access today’s bonus episode of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

“In Making His Second Supreme Court Pick, Trump Has a Model: His First.” Mark Landler and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times have this report.

“Kavanaugh Has Inside Track for Trump’s Supreme Court Choice, Sources Say”: Jennifer Jacobs and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Youth, conservative cred not only factors in high court pick”: Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Whose stolen Supreme Court seat was it, anyway?” Columnist Michael McGough has this post online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Trump Zeros in on Supreme Court Pick; People familiar with the process said they believe he is moving toward selecting Judge Brett Kavanaugh, of the District of Columbia Circuit”: Louise Radnofsky and Peter Nicholas will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett: Catholic Chicago judge stirs abortion debate.” Dan Hinkel, David Jackson, and Christy Gutowski have this front page article in today’s edition of The Chicago Tribune.

“Supporters of Supreme Court candidate from Michigan tout his ‘outdoorsy’ qualities”: Brandon Champion of MLive.com has this report.

“Meet the Kentucky judge on Trump’s short list for U.S. Supreme Court”: Bill Estep of The Lexington Herald-Leader has this report.

“Teenage immigrant abortion case could be hurdle for Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court bid; Kavanaug’s critics say his actions in the case showed a concerning tendency toward caution and compromise”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Thomas Hardiman, possible Supreme Court nominee, seen as ‘Second Amendment extremist'”: Emma Brown of The Washington Post has this report.

And Nik DeCosta-Klipa of Boston.com reports that “This Massachusetts native is reportedly among the finalists to be Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick; Thomas Hardiman could be in for quite a birthday gift.”

“Justice Sotomayor is showing her liberal peers on SCOTUS how to be a potent minority voice; She’s not compromising, and she’s not pulling her punches”: Law professor David Fontana has this essay online at Vox.

“Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society is the man to see if you aspire to the Supreme Court”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Jon Swaine of The Guardian (UK) has an article headlined “The anti-abortion conservative quietly guiding Trump’s supreme court pick; Leonard Leo, who is advising Trump on his nominee, is a mild-mannered Republican who has become one of the Washington’s most influential people.”

“Iowa has the only all-male supreme court in the country. Could that change this year?” Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register has an article that begins, “Gov. Kim Reynolds could have a chance to change Iowa’s status as the state with the only all-male supreme court in the country when she appoints her first justice this fall.”

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

“Ranking Trump’s Supreme Court Choices”: Sean Trende has this post at RealClear Politics.

“How Four Potential Nominees Would Change The Supreme Court”: Oliver Roeder and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux of FiveThirtyEight have this post.

“Kavanaugh’s unorthodox path to Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist”: Michael Kranish and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“Judge Brett Kavanaugh: A Warrior for Religious Liberty.” Justin Walker has this essay online at National Review.

“The Legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy”: The National Constitution Center has posted online this new installment of its “We the People” podcast hosted by Jeffrey Rosen.

“How Court-Packing Could Make A Comeback”: Rhonda Fanning and Rachel Taube of Texas Standard have this report (with audio).

“Supreme Court Reporter: ‘The Politics Of The First Amendment Have Completely Flipped.'” On yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Fresh Air,” Adam Liptak of The New York Times spoke with Terry Gross.

“Supreme court vacancy sparks multimillion-dollar ad war to swing votes; Activist groups on the left and right are spending heavily on TV and digital advertising in an effort to win over key senators”: David Smith of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Front-Runner, Once Argued Broad Grounds for Impeachment”: Mark Landler and Matt Apuzzo have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Steven T. Dennis of Bloomberg News reports that “Mueller’s Powers Could Be Decided by Trump Supreme Court Choice.”

“Trump’s Top 2 Supreme Court Picks Reflect Warring Republican Factions”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” included an audio segment titled “Next Justice Could Change Supreme Court Views Of Same-Sex Marriage.”

“Supreme Court candidate from Kentucky rejects ‘anything-goes’ judging”: Andrew Wolfson of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.

“After Supreme Court pick, expect talk of family, sports or fish”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Kavanaugh the Right Pick for Trump”: Jesse Merriam has this post at RealClear Politics.