“Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Progress: Rand Paul announces support while Senate Democrats punt.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Archives releases first batch of Kavanaugh documents”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

“Manchin Is First Democrat to Meet With Kavanaugh as Parties Intensify Feud”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Nevada senators take different approaches to Supreme Court pick”: Gary Martin has this front page article in today’s edition of The Las Vegas Review-Journal.

“Manchin Says He’s Undecided on Kavanaugh After Two-Hour Meeting”: Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Elana Schor of Politico reports that “Manchin sits with Kavanaugh, but wants another meeting.”

“‘Not Just A Paper Pusher’: Former White House Staff Secretaries Weigh In On Kavanaugh Fight; Republicans last week declined requests for key records pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the Bush administration.” Igor Bobic of HuffPost has this report.

“Dems slam Supreme Court nominee for backing Georgia judge”: Tamar Hallerman of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Senate Democrats are trying something new as they scramble to block Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh: tying him to his former law clerk, a prominent Georgia judge whose circuit court nomination is pending before the chamber.”

“Manafort drops appeal in suit challenging Mueller’s authority”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“Why I’m running as a Republican for NC Supreme Court.” Chris Anglin has this essay online at The Charlotte Observer.

“Trademark lawsuit over viral Honey Badger video is revived”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“SF court says 16th century art stolen by the Nazis can remain in So Cal museum”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Norton Simon Museum wins fight to keep two masterpieces looted by Nazis.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has a report headlined “California museum can keep Cranachs looted by Nazis: U.S. appeals court.”

And Nathan Solis of Courthouse News Service reports that “California Museum Can Keep Nazi-Looted Masterpiece.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Manchin meets with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh”: Jake Zuckerman of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail has this report.

And in commentary, the newspaper has posted online an essay by attorney Indraneel Sur titled “Judge Kavanaugh comes with an open mind.”

“What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer If You’re Not a Man: In more than a decade of arguing cases in court, I’ve witnessed the stubborn cultural biases female attorneys must navigate to simply do their jobs.” Lara Bazelon will have this article in the September 2018 issue of The Atlantic.

“Supreme Court rejects government motion in ‘climate kids’ case; The federal trial remains on track to begin Oct. 29 in Eugene”: Jack Moran of The Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon has this report.

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt climate change case.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Teenagers’ Climate Lawsuit.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Judge John M. Cleland, known for work on Sandusky case, appointed special master in Pa. clergy sex abuse case”: Liz Navratil of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

“Inside Democrats’ strategy to defeat Kavanaugh: Schumer is pushing red-state Democrats to stay neutral for as long as possible and raising pressure on moderate Republicans.” Burgess Everett and Elana Schor of Politico have this report.

“Bill Cosby Tells Supreme Court to Reject Review of #MeToo Defamation Suit”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Group backing Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court sued over robotexts in Indiana”: Mark Alesia and Maureen Groppe of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

Note to self — Alaska may not be home to any law schools*: But the state apparently does finally have its own Federalist Society Lawyers Chapter, meaning that it’s not entirely out of the question that I could be invited there for a speaking appearance someday.

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*But see.

The Federalist Society has posted on YouTube the video of its “2018 Supreme Court Round Up” featuring Miguel Estrada: You can view the video via this link.

“Sen. Orrin Hatch’s impact on the Supreme Court: How a one-time lawyer from Pittsburgh shaped the highest court in the land.” Thomas Burr of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“Rand Paul Says He Will Back Kavanaugh for Supreme Court; Kentucky senator says nominee has satisfied his concerns about privacy”: Byron Tau of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

<pSean Sullivan of The Washington Post reports that "Rand Paul will support Trump’s pick Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.”

Thomas Novelly of The Louisville Courier Journal reports that “Rand Paul says he’ll support Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.”

Kevin Freking of The Associated Press reports that “Sen. Rand Paul backs Kavanaugh ahead of Manchin meeting.”

Susan Cornwell of Reuters reports that “Trump Supreme Court nominee picks up support from holdout Republican.”

Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News reports that “Rand Paul Says He’ll Back Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.”

Lauren Fox of CNN reports that “Rand Paul backs Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court.”

Elana Schor of Politico reports that “Rand Paul backs Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.”

And Jordain Carney of The Hill reports that “Rand Paul announces support for Kavanaugh.”

“Kavanaugh Sided With Trump Casino in 2012 to Thwart Union Drive”: Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News has this report.

“In Recess #7: ‘Robot Ban.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

“Kavanaugh’s Obamacare rulings under microscope as he meets Manchin”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

And Alexander Bolton of The Hill reports that “Manchin meeting key test for Democrats on Supreme Court.”