“Originalism on Trial”: At the Los Angeles Review of Books, Bob Egelko has this review of law professor Richard L. Hasen‘s book, “The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.”

“What Democrats Should Really Ask Brett Kavanaugh: The Supreme Court nominee isn’t going to weigh in on Roe v. Wade; But he might find it harder to evade inquiries into his past.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

And online at The Boston Globe, former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner has an essay titled “Brett Kavanaugh’s record makes his antiabortion stance clear.”

“Masterpiece Cakeshop owner sues Hickenlooper, claiming religious persecution despite Supreme Court ruling; Colorado civil rights agency investigates refusal to make a cake commemorating a gender transition”: Kirk Mitchell of The Denver Post has this report.

“Progressives fume as Dems meet with Brett Kavanaugh”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has this report.

“Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s role as ‘president’s protector’ remains shrouded in secrecy”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Business looks to Kavanaugh to extend Supreme Court hot streak”: Lorraine Woellert of Politico has this report.

“Two red state Democratic senators to meet with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee”: Lauren Fox of CNN has this report.

Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure have been published for comment: You can access those proposed amendments via this link, consisting of length limits for responses to petitions for panel and en banc rehearing petitions when a response has been requested by the court.

“With little fanfare, Trump and McConnell reshape the nation’s circuit courts”: Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Seventh Circuit becomes the first(?) federal appellate court to use the poop emoji in a published opinion: Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote yesterday’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. You can access the emoji directly at this link.

The words “poop” and “emoji” don’t appear anywhere in the opinion, raising the question whether Westlaw, Lexis, and similar legal search engines will implement some method of searching for emojis in a judicial opinion.

“Trump’s Sabotage of Obamacare Is Illegal; A president doesn’t have the right to dispense with laws he dislikes”: Law professors Nicholas Bagley and Abbe R. Gluck have this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Kavanaugh Could Unlock Funding for Religious Education, School Voucher Advocates Say”: Erica L. Green has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.