“Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Is a Washington Insider and Regulation Skeptic”: Greg Stohr and Andrew M Harris of Bloomberg News have this report.

“New Jersey’s national model for bail reform gets boost from appeals court”: James Nash of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Why Should a Single Federal Judge Be Able to Make Law for the Whole Country?” John Fund has this essay online at National Review.

“Free speech or criminal intent? Court considers cattle case; Is woman’s environmental affiliation a substitute for actual evidence?” Amy Joi O’Donoghue of The Deseret News has this report.

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Paul Cassell has a post titled “Is Membership in a Conservation Organization Proof of Criminal Intent to Harm Cattle?“

“A Conservative Court Push Decades in the Making, With Effects for Decades to Come”: Peter Baker will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Meet President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee: Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh!” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Brett Kavanaugh Is Devoted to the Presidency: Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has been deeply shaped by the needs and mores of the executive branch.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Washington insider Kavanaugh boasts conservative credentials”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Trump court pick aimed at cementing legacy”: Zeke Miller of The Associated Press has this report.

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Brooding Spirits, Judge Kavanaugh Edition.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Born inside Beltway, Kavanaugh part of GOP legal elite”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Brett Kavanaugh, a Conservative Stalwart in Political Fights and on the Bench”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“A more conservative Supreme Court could step, not lurch, to the right”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh”: Law professor Akhil Reed Amar has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Brett Kavanaugh: Supreme Court nominee straight out of central casting.” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report in which I am quoted.

“It Takes a Village to Raise a Conservative Justice”: Columnist David Brooks will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

President Trump announces that he will nominate D.C. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court: Mark Landler and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times report that “Trump’s Pick for Supreme Court Is Brett Kavanaugh.”

Robert Costa, Robert Barnes, and Felicia Sonmez of The Washington Post report that “Brett Kavanaugh is nominated by Trump to succeed Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Brett Kavanaugh, a Washington veteran, is Trump’s second pick for the Supreme Court.”

Peter Nicholas and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal report that “President Trump Chooses Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Vacancy; Nominee could put conservative imprint on high court for decades; both sides of the aisle gear up for confirmation battle.”

David Jackson and Richard Wolf of USA Today report that “Brett Kavanaugh is President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court.”

Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Trump taps Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.”

Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Trump picks Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.”

Greg Stohr, Jennifer Jacobs, and Jennifer Epstein of Bloomberg News report that “Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court.”

And Chris Geidner and Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News report that “Trump Says He Will Be Nominating Brett Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court; President Donald Trump made the announcement from the East Room of the White House on Monday night.”

“Trump taps federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report.

“The Supreme Court Could Soon Have Two Georgetown Prep Grads; Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch went to high school together”: Brittany Shepherd of Washingtonian magazine has this report.

“Republicans brace for brutal Supreme Court fight; McConnell has no margin for error in the narrowly divided Senate”: Burgess Everett and Elana Schor of Politico have this report.

“If the Supreme Court is Nakedly Political, Can It Be Just?” Law professors Lee Epstein and Eric Posner have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Was the 1983 Waltham High yearbook prescient about Thomas Hardiman? Wait a few hours.” Martin Finucane of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Trump set to announce hotly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court pick”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Trump has chosen his Supreme Court nominee, source says”: John Roberts and Alex Pappas of Fox News have this report.

“Trump has decided his court nominee; big reveal tonight”: Catherine Lucey of The Associated Press has this report.

“Pittsburgh’s Judge Hardiman on short list as Trump narrows Supreme Court field”: Tracie Mauriello and Julian Routh of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have this report.

And Laura Olson of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has an article headlined “What to know about Pennsylvania’s Thomas Hardiman, one of Trump’s SCOTUS finalists.”

“Trump Has Made Decision on Supreme Court Nomination, Sources Say”: Jennifer Jacobs and Mark Niquette of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Trump Settles on Supreme Court Selection, but Mum for Now; Allies of Judge Thomas Hardiman told to prepare for rollout of his candidacy; unclear what other candidate’s advocates have been told”: Peter Nicholas and Louise Radnofsky of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Orrick Touts ‘Constellation Model’ for SCOTUS Arguments”: Kimberly Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

Ninth Circuit rejects appeal of Idaho farmer convicted of illegally baiting ducks: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

In earlier coverage of the matter, in March 2016 Cynthia Sewell of The Idaho Statesman reports that “Grand jury indicts Parma farmer for allegedly baiting ducks.”

Ninth Circuit rejects challenges to settlement of Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Litigation: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“What to expect in the Supreme Court confirmation battle”: Kevin Freking of The Associated Press has this report.

“Trump fans speculation ahead of prime-time Supreme Court announcement; Last year, Trump created similar suspense when he revealed Neil Gorsuch as his nominee; That prime-time announcement garnered more than 30 million viewers”: Dartunorro Clark and Peter Alexander of NBC News have this report.

“Supreme Court battle lines drawn as conservative group launches ad backing Trump pick”: Brooke Singman of Fox News has this report.

“A Post-Roe Road Map: The Iowa Supreme Court shows how judges can protect abortion rights when the federal judiciary won’t.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.