“After leaving amid scandal, former Nebraska Supreme Court judge now working on Sarpy taxpayers’ dime”: Todd Cooper of The Omaha World-Herald has an article that begins, “The former Nebraska Supreme Court judge who resigned after a career dotted with sexual comments has a new gig — and will receive taxpayer money for it.”

“Alabama Supreme Court Democratic nominee’s sister is Roy Moore accuser”: Leada Gore of Alabama Media Group has this report.

“California Supreme Court: One justice short, and Gov. Brown won’t say why.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “The California Supreme Court has been without a seventh justice for more than 11 months, the longest vacancy in its history. Only Gov. Jerry Brown knows why, and he’s not saying.”

“With scant record, Supreme Court nominee elusive on abortion”: Denise Lavoie and Michael Tarm of The Associated Press have this report.

“This year’s Supreme Court blockbusters were politically charged: ‘We’re in a more partisan time.'” Kevin Davis of ABA Journal has this post.

“I’m ready to work to confirm Kavanaugh. I invite Democrats to join me.” U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Newport group enters fray over cross-shaped war memorial”: Hillary Davis of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, “Newport Beach’s American Legion post is supporting the national American Legion in a U.S. Supreme Court fight over the constitutionality of a publicly maintained cross-shaped World War I memorial in Maryland.”

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses the 2017-18 Supreme Court term”: Duke University School of Law has posted this video on YouTube.

In coverage of the event, Annie Geng of CNN had a report headlined “Justice Ginsburg: Recent term ‘much more divisive than usual.’“

“Dozens of former Kennedy law clerks urge Senate to confirm Kavanaugh”: Olivia Beavers of The Hill has this report.

“Don’t sacrifice Democrats’ Senate seats in a futile fight against Kavanaugh confirmation; Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court is nearly inevitable; Vulnerable Democratic senators shouldn’t sacrifice their seats to oppose him”: Ross K. Baker has this essay online at USA Today.

“Chevron As Law”: Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has posted this article on SSRN.

“Brazil’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing Abortion”: Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño of The New York Times have this report.

“Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Confirmation Fight Still Matters, 25 Years Later”: Abigail Simon of Time magazine has this report.

“U.S. appeals court rejects challenges to California gun laws”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on two rulings (here and here) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Kavanaugh is more than qualified. The documents won’t prove otherwise.” Columnist Michael Gerson has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“After investigating Clinton White House and Vincent Foster’s death, Brett Kavanaugh had a change of heart”: Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Michael Kranish have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Inside Kavanaugh’s charm offensive, talk of independence and legal precedent”: Seung Min Kim has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“The First Amendment Protects Plans for 3-D Guns; The government can’t ban a pipe-bomb recipe just because its use is criminal; The same principle is at stake here”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“A top outside advisor to Trump secretly assures Koch donors that a lot more conservative judges are on the way”: Brian Schwartz of CNBC has a report that begins, “One of President Donald Trump’s most important outside advisors assured a group of top Koch network donors over the weekend that the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is just the beginning of an even bigger effort to load up the federal judiciary with conservative judges.”

“The Massacre of Black Sharecroppers That Led the Supreme Court to Curb the Racial Disparities of the Justice System; White Arkansans, fearful of what would happen if African-Americans organized, took violent action, but it was the victims who ended up standing trial”: Francine Uenuma has this article online at Smithsonian.com.

“Maryland senators ask Supreme Court to weigh in on debate over ‘Peace Cross’ memorial”: Jeff Barker of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

“The Pope’s Death Penalty Message Is for a Small Audience; American lawmakers — and three or four judges in particular — should be listening”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Virginia asks Supreme Court for delay in resentencing Beltway sniper Malvo”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“11th Circuit panel not happy about the newly created ‘panel published order’ rule created by another panel”: David Oscar Markus has this post at “The SDFLA Blog” about two notable concurring opinions that accompanied a per curiam ruling that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Kavanaugh aside, consider what’s happening to the courts”: Russell Wheeler has this post online at the Brookings Institution.

“A Comeback but No Reckoning: Judge Alex Kozinski retired in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against him; He’s now making his way back.” Leah Litman, Emily Murphy, and Katherine H. Ku will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“National Archives says it won’t be able to produce all Kavanaugh documents until end of October”: Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post has this report.

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “GOP senators dismiss Dem demands for Kavanaugh records: ‘It’s about delay.’”

Laura Litvan and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News report that “Kavanaugh Documents Won’t Be Ready Until October, Archives Says.”

Manu Raju and Lauren Fox of CNN report that “Republicans won’t budge on Kavanaugh documents amid Dem accusations of hiding records.”

Elana Schor and Burgess Everett of Politico report that “GOP plans to blow past new Kavanaugh confirmation obstacle.”

Igor Bobic of HuffPost reports that “Brett Kavanaugh Hits Hurdle On Road To Supreme Court; But Republicans say they’ll press forward with confirmation hearings anyway.”

And Jordain Carney of The Hill reports that “National Archives warns it can’t fulfill Kavanaugh documents request until October.”

You can view today’s letter from the National Archives at this link.

“Democrats have gone ‘borking mad’ on Brett Kavanaugh; Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh is an extremely qualified and compassionate individual, who does not deserve to be Borked by Democrats”: U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) has this essay online at USA Today.

“In private, Kavanaugh hints at views on Mueller”: Manu Raju of CNN has this report.

“Is Clarence Thomas the Supreme Court’s Future? The conservative justice’s obsession with the past was on full display during the recent term.” Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“I’m a Liberal Feminist Lawyer. Here’s Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh.” Lisa Blatt has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“51 Imperfect Solutions: An Interview With Judge Jeffrey Sutton.” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“There is no liberal case for Brett Kavanaugh”: Law professors David Singh Grewal, Amy Kapczynski, and Issa Kohler-Hausmann have this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Kavanaugh hearings likely to push to September”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

And lex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Democratic senators suggest Kavanaugh will make Trump a king.”

“Why the Abortion Debate Feels Like Such a Stalemate: Since Roe v. Wade was decided, abortion politics have become increasingly partisan; It’s not just due to the moral weight of the issue.” John Ehrenreich has this essay online at Slate.

And at Mother Jones, Sophie Murguia reports that “Kavanaugh’s Nomination Renews Fight Over Outdated State Abortion Bans; Nine states still have laws on the books that ban abortion.”