“What Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Asked About Torture, Guantanamo, and Mass Surveillance”: Amy Davidson Sorkin has this post online at The New Yorker.

“San Francisco appeals court: 2nd Amendment grants right to carry guns openly.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “Americans have a constitutional right to carry guns openly outside the home, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday on an issue that has divided federal courts and is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

And Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Americans have constitutional right to openly carry firearms, court rules.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Ninth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Sen. Joe Donnelly to meet with Supreme Court nominee next month”: Maureen Groppe of The Indianapolis Star has an article that begins, “Sen. Joe Donnelly plans to meet with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Aug. 15, becoming the second Democrat to announce he will sit down with President Trump’s choice.”

“2nd Circuit asks for redo of class analysis in J&J ‘natural’ baby wash suit”: Tina Bellon of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Exacerbating the real error in Abood: Is there any justification, ‘originalist’ or otherwise, for the Court’s holding in Janus that deducting agency fees abridges the freedom of speech?” Marty Lederman has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

“Will Rand Paul back Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee?” Thomas Novelly of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.

“Why don’t Republicans want voters to know this Supreme Court candidate is a Republican?” Will Doran and Colin Campbell of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina have this report.

“Kavanaugh’s Path to Supreme Court Likely Goes Through Rand Paul; Kentucky senator’s vote could prove crucial ​to yet another Republican priority”: Byron Tau of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“White House counsel huddles with Senate Republicans on dispute over documents from Supreme Court nominee”: Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post has this report.

Elana Schor of Politico reports that “Partisan discord builds over Trump Supreme Court pick.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Kelsey Snell had an audio segment titled “Why Senate Democrats Are Refusing To Meet With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh.”

“Former state Rep. Paul Thissen sworn in to Minnesota Supreme Court; The move solidifies a five-member progressive majority on the court”: Kelly Smith of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

“A new way for defendants to kill class actions by picking off plaintiffs?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Inside the Doomed Union Refund Lawsuits, Part II”: Aaron Tang has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“Appeals court says 2nd Amendment allows open carry of guns”: Brian Melley of The Associated Press has this report.

Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court upholds right to carry gun in public.”

And Justin Wise of The Hill reports that “Appeals court rules Constitution protects right to openly carry gun in public.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Judge Who Stirred Controversy With Tweet Unlikely to Face Discipline, Experts Say; While the tweet comparing a group of law clerks to the Spanish Inquisition may be ‘problematic,’ it did not necessarily violate any rules, ethic experts say”: Max Mitchell of law.com has this report.

And at “Above the Law,” Joe Patrice has a post titled “Outspoken Federal Judge Launches Amazingly Dumb Twitter Tirade; When it comes to maturity, these clerks are showing a lot more than this senior status judge.”

“Nearly Four Months After His Death, Judge Reinhardt Casts the Deciding Vote in an Important Tax Exceptionalism Case: Altera v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.” Chris Walker has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation about a decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Pence’s anti-abortion law could upend Roe v. Wade; The Indiana law could let a newly configured Supreme Court reassess abortion rights”: Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico has an article that begins, “An anti-abortion law Vice President Mike Pence signed as governor of Indiana could become the case that lets the Supreme Court reshape abortion rights as soon as next year.”

“He Has Spent Three Decades in Prison. Now Experts Dispute the Evidence.” Pamela Colloff has this article online at The New York Times.

“Judge who quit over harassment allegations reemerges, dismaying those who accused him”: Matt Zapotosky of The Washington Post has this report.

The article reports that earlier this month, San Francisco-based public radio station KALW aired a lengthy interview with former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski on a program titled “Work with Marty Nemko: What’s it really like to be a judge?“

“Punished for Crimes Not Proven: Brett Kavanaugh and the case of Gregory ‘Boy Boy’ Bell.” Joseph Neff has this report online at The Marshall Project.

“Brett Kavanaugh’s paper trail means trouble for the federal ‘alphabet’ agencies”: Law professors Saikrishna Prakash and John Yoo have this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Rand Paul will meet Tuesday with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh”: Thomas Novelly of The Louisville Courier Journal has this report.

And at the “Daily Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine, Benjamin Hart has a post titled “Rand Paul Is Pretending That He Might Not Vote for Brett Kavanaugh.”

“New Hampshire Fights Supreme Court Sales-Tax Ruling; Retailers in five states without a sales tax face new burdens”: Richard Rubin and Jennifer Levitz of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“WV Supreme Court OKs office tour, wants to set conditions in impeachment inquiry”: The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail has this report.

And in related coverage, MetroNews of West Virginia reports that “JIC clears Workman, Davis, Walker in ethics complaint.”

“Before SCOTUS nod, Kavanaugh, panel dismissed Morrisey suit challenging ACA”: Jake Zuckerman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail.

“How a more conservative Supreme Court could impact abortion in Michigan”: Kathleen Gray of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

“Democratic senator to meet with Kavanaugh next week”: Ted Barrett of CNN has a report that begins, “West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, on July 30, according to an aide to the senator, making him the first Democratic senator to schedule a meeting with the Supreme Court nominee.”

“Is Brett Kavanaugh Bad for the Jews? The Anti-Defamation League loses sight of its mission and turns toward Democratic partisanship.” Liel Leibovitz will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives”: Michael Wines will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Idaho lags nation in number of women judges”: Betsy Z. Russell of The Idaho Press of Nampa, Idaho has this report.

“Court backs hot-button Obama power plant rule”: Amanda Reilly of Greenwire has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Lawyer for Boston Marathon bomber maps out appeal of death penalty sentence”: Travis Andersen of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Uncover the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh: President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court was involved in some of the most politically charged moments of our recent history; The Senate should examine his full paper trail thoroughly.” U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Trump’s Shield on the Bench: Brett Kavanaugh’s criticism of United States v. Nixon should worry Robert Mueller.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

And, offering a different perspective, at National Review’s “Bench Memos” blog, Carrie Severino has a post titled “Does Brett Kavanaugh Want to Overrule United States v. Nixon? Not So Fast.“

“After loss at state Supreme Court, Texas keeps fighting to conceal its execution drug supplier; With new execution drugs in stock, the state is fighting a June Texas Supreme Court decision that would identify a 2014 supplier, claiming it would disrupt the state’s ability to carry out the death penalty”: Jolie McCullough of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Judge Kavanaugh could give conservatives the vote they need to rein in EPA rules on climate change”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.