“U.S. Supreme Court denies Catholic Social Services attempt to force Philly to reinstate foster contract in same-sex dispute”: Julia Terruso of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

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

“Justice Anthony Kennedy To Kick Off Inaugural Karsh Event; David Rubenstein Will Interview Retired Jurist for Broadcast at UVA Law”: Eric Williamson of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.

“Trump-appointed judges are shifting the country’s most politically conservative circuit court further to the right; The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, has already welcomed five new judges under President Donald Trump”: Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Basketball, Popeyes, 2 Live Crew: The year Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh clerked for Anthony Kennedy.” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Decades of ‘Fancy meeting you here!’ for Gorsuch, Kavanaugh.”