“Democrats Question Kavanaugh’s Testimony About Bush Nominee”: Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Update: Online at National Review, David French as an essay in response titled “The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Brett Kavanaugh.”

“Schumer to Meet With Kavanaugh — but says Democrats Are Ready to Sue for More Records; Senate minority leader plans to ask Supreme Court nominee about documents from his time as White House staff secretary”: Natalie Andrews has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Nevada Supreme Court sets hearing on execution drugs”: David Ferrara of The Las Vegas Review-Journal has this report.

“Despite my court win, Colorado Civil Rights Commission is coming after me again”: Jack Phillips has this essay online at USA Today.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer may have been the second-longest-serving junior Justice, but he once again is the head of a decision-making body: When Justice Breyer was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, he was serving as the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Now, as Eric Baldwin of the “ArchDaily” blog reports, “Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Named Chair of the Pritzker Jury.”

“Judge Richard Sullivan — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“Are We Now Electing Supreme Court Justices? Sure seems like it, from watching the TV ads for and against Brett Kavanaugh.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Public Utility’s Recording of Home Energy Consumption Every 15 Minutes Is A ‘Search,’ Seventh Circuit Rules; An important ruling in the wake of Carpenter v. United States”: Orin Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a ruling that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Dylann Roof prosecutor gets seat as federal Appeals Court judge”: Jamie Lovegrove of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report.

And Kirk Brown of The Greenville (S.C.) News reports that “Greenville federal judge and S.C. attorney both will join 4th District Court of Appeals.”

“Dems threaten to sue over release of Kavanaugh documents; Schumer also said he plans to meet Brett Kavanaugh next week”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report.

“US Supreme Court to weigh whether to take up Mass. suit against Bill Cosby”: Travis Andersen of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Habitat forming: The Supreme Court hears a case pitting frogs against loggers; The judgement will be another indication of the court’s view on judicial deference to federal agencies.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“Appeals Judge Brian Hagedorn jumps into Wisconsin Supreme Court race”: Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“Prosecutor: Northfield attorney fatally shot by brother-in-law with money woes.” Stefano Esposito and Matthew Hendrickson of The Chicago Sun-Times have an article that begins, “A Winnetka man gunned down his brother-in-law and tried to kill his sister during a confrontation at the couple’s home Monday night, a prosecutor said Thursday. John Gately III, 66, was ordered held without bail on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of 72-year-old Stephen Shapiro of Northfield, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.”

“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.

“Arizona Playwright Tackles Life of Supreme Court’s Sonia Sotomayor”: Lynn Trimble of the Phoenix New Times has this report.

“The Confirmation Wars Are Over: Partisanship won out — and the contagion is spreading.” Benjamin Wittes has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Helping an Execution Is a Bad Look for a Drugmaker: What if the profit concerns of a European company can help stop the death penalty in the U.S.?” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Tiffany Trump Is Back in DC (And Her New Teacher Robbed a Bank)”: Amanda Whiting of Washingtonian magazine has this report.

“West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Resigns After Impeachment Vote; Remaining three judges face possible removal over what lawmakers call lavish spending”: Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Campbell Robertson of The New York Times has an article headlined “A Coup or a Couch? What’s Behind the Impeachment of West Virginia’s Supreme Court.”

Diana Kruzman of Reuters reports that “Top West Virginia judge retires after impeachment vote.”

Doug Criss of CNN reports that “The West Virginia House impeached the entire state Supreme Court.”

Michelle Lou of HuffPost reports that “4 West Virginia Supreme Court Judges Impeached For Excessive Spending; The judges, who have been suspended, will head to trial in the West Virginia Senate.”

And Aris Folley of The Hill reports that “All 4 West Virginia Supreme Court justices impeached.”

“Attorney killed in Northfield domestic shooting, suspect in custody”: Luke Wilusz of The Chicago Sun-Times has an article that begins, “A partner at the Mayer Brown law firm was shot to death inside his north suburban Northfield home during a domestic incident Monday evening. Stephen Shapiro, 71, was shot to death about 7:19 p.m. inside his house in the 200 block of Latrobe Avenue in Northfield, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office and a statement from the village of Northfield.”

As the Sun-Times article goes on to explain, “Shapiro was a partner at the Mayer Brown law firm and was the founder and senior member of the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice, according to the firm’s website.”

Lauren Victory of CBS2 Chicago reports that “Distinguished Attorney Stephen Shapiro Killed In Northfield Shooting; Suspect In Custody After Winnetka Standoff.”

And Diane Pathieu of ABC7 Chicago reports that “Attorney fatally shot at Northfield home; suspect in custody after Winnetka standoff.”

“Trump’s Supreme Court pick calls Antonin Scalia a ‘role model’ and a ‘judicial hero'”: Manu Raju and Joan Biskupic of CNN have this report.

“When the Supreme Court Blessed the Imperial Presidency: The story of how classical liberal Justice George Sutherland enabled executive overreach abroad.” Damon Root has this article in the August/September 2018 issue of Reason magazine.

“In Recess #8: ‘Would You Rather.'” You can access this week’s installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring hosts Ian Samuel and Leah Litman with guest Rick Hasen, via this link.