“Progressives Promised an Army to Fight Brett Kavanaugh. They’re Barely Recruiting.” Scott Bixby of The Daily Beast has this report.

“The Only Republican Opposing Brett Kavanaugh: Representative Justin Amash is the sole member of Congress who’s come out against the Supreme Court nominee, citing his record on privacy; Can he get Senator Rand Paul to join him?” Russell Berman of The Atlantic has this report.

“Foes urge Michigan Supreme Court to keep redistricting proposal off ballot”: Jonathan Oosting and Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News have this report.

“Ruling over killer whale attack reflects Kavanaugh’s view of workplace regulations”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“When District Judges Try to Run the Country: By issuing a ‘nationwide injunction,’ a lone jurist can dictate federal policy far beyond his jurisdiction.” Columnist Jason L. Riley has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court Approval Highest Since 2009”: Megan Brenan of Gallup has this report.

“Poll favors confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court”: Dave Boyer of The Washington Times has this report.

“Trump Supreme Court pick: I would ‘put the nail’ in ruling upholding independent counsel.” Manu Raju of CNN has this report.

“PA Supreme Court upholds Philadelphia soda tax”: Laura McCrystal of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

Today’s 4-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion and two dissenting opinions (here and here).

“Ann Hopkins, Who Struck an Early Blow to the Glass Ceiling, Dies at 74”: This obituary, written by Brooks Barnes, appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Jim Obergefell Reads from the Book of Justice Kennedy: The lead plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court case reflects on gay rights in the Trump era.” Tyler Foggatt has this Talk of the Town item in the July 23, 2018 issue of The New Yorker.

“Derided as Trump Protector, Kavanaugh Defies Easy Label on Mueller Probe”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Term limits could fix the dysfunction around Supreme Court confirmations”: James Lindgren and Ross M. Stolzenberg have this op-ed online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Demagogues Aim To Sink Kavanaugh”: Betsy McCaughey has this essay online at The New York Sun.

“Sixth Circuit OKs Conviction Based on Gun Selfie”: Emily Zantow of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Pat Toomey used Senate tradition to block an Obama Pa. judicial pick. GOP leaders won’t give Bob Casey the same deference.” Jonathan Tamari of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

“DC Circ. Nixes Ruling On Copyrighted Regulations”: Bill Donahue of Law360.com has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “The D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday on a closely watched case over copyright protection for private industry rules that are later transformed into federal law, tossing out a lower court’s decision but leaving ‘far thornier’ constitutional questions for another day.”

Thomas Claburn of The Register has a report headlined “Y’know . . . Publishing tech specs may be fair use, says appeals court; Expect this one to be argued all the way to the Supremes.”

And Electronic Frontier Foundation issued a news release titled “Win for Public Right to Know: Court Vacates Injunction Against Publishing the Law; Industry Groups Want to Control Access to Legal Rules and Regulations.”

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

“Appeals Court Won’t Take Up Copyright Decision That Raised Alarm About Embedding, Linking; The 2nd Circuit denies an immediate appeal in a case that challenges how news organizations used embedded photos of Tom Brady”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Toshiba may face renewed shareholder accounting claims: U.S. appeals court.” Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“6th Circuit delivers a lovely gift to class action plaintiffs. Will it stand?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“How Kavanaugh’s Last Confirmation Hearing Could Haunt Him: Two Democrats feel that the Supreme Court nominee misled them about his awareness of terror-detainee policy during the Bush administration.” David A. Graham of The Atlantic has this report.

“Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh takes in All-Star Game”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Texas’ fetal remains burial law shames women, abortion providers argue in trial”: Jackie Wang of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

And Sophie Novack of the Texas Observer has an article headlined “‘Ashamed and Stigmatized’: Austin Woman Forced by Hospital to Bury Fetal Remains Testifies Against State Law.”

“The Trump Administration Caves on Plastic Guns”: Steve Israel has this essay online at The New York Times.

“GOP justices weigh fate of redistricting plan”: Jonathan Oosting has this front page article in today’s edition of The Detroit News.

This afternoon, Oosting has a related article headlined “Schuette set to fight redistricting proposal in Michigan Supreme Court.”

And online at Slate, Eli Savit has a jurisprudence essay titled “Democracy on the Ballot: Michigan voters want a chance to end partisan gerrymandering; Republican judges might not let them.”

“What We Think About Supreme Court Hearings Is Wrong: No, the modern era isn’t producing less — or more — forthcoming responses on judicial philosophy.” Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“The Loss of the Filibuster and Judicial Confirmation Reform”: David Super has this post at the “Balkinization” blog.

“Doris Marie Willett, Mesquite, Texas, Nov 21, 1930–Jul 14, 2018”: If you followed the @JusticeWillett Twitter feed, you probably knew of his mom, who passed away on Saturday. This obituary appears online at Dignity Memorial.

“Arguments About Nationwide Injunctions”: Law professor Zachary D. Clopton has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“Kavanaugh’s Place Among Court’s Conservatives Unclear”: Kimberly Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And at FiveThirtyEight, Oliver Roeder and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux have a post titled “How Conservative Is Brett Kavanaugh?“

“California’s top court to decide what officers must do to escape liability in pursuit accidents”: Maura Dolan and James Queally have this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Judge lifts controversial order requiring the L.A. Times to alter article about ex-Glendale cop”: Victoria Kim of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Abilenians fondly regard Ashley Estes, wife of Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh”: Greg Jaklewicz and Timothy Chipp of The Abilene (Tex.) Reporter-News have this report.

“Brett Kavanaugh Repeatedly Ruled in Favor of the Security State, Most Recently for the CIA — and Against Me”: Jefferson Morley has this post at The Intercept.

“Why Kavanaugh must be confirmed”: Ed Feulner has this essay online at The Washington Times.