“Kavanaugh Hearings Day 1: Doc Review.” The Daily Journal of Los Angeles has posted online this new installment of its Appellate Report podcast featuring Brian Cardile and guest Blaine Evanson.

“Democrats Open Contentious Hearings With Attack on ‘Partisan’ Kavanaugh”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Adam Liptak will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Robert Barnes, Seung Min Kim, Ann E. Marimow, and John Wagner of The Washington Post report that “Partisan fury bursts into the open as Kavanaugh hearings begin.” In addition, Marc Fisher of The Washington Post has an article headlined “A Supreme scrum: It’s slam-bam in first round of Kavanaugh hearings.”

David G. Savage, Jennifer Haberkorn, and Sarah D. Wire of The Los Angeles Times report that “Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearing gets off to a chaotic start as Democrats protest the process.” Wire and Haberkorn also have an article headlined “10 things to watch for in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing Wednesday.”

Jess Bravin and Byron Tau of The Wall Street Journal report that “Kavanaugh Hearing Has Testy Start; At contentious session, Democrats press for documents on judge’s time in Bush White House; GOP members say the move is political.”

Erin Kelly of USA Today has an article headlined “Brett Kavanaugh: Top takeaways from first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings.”

Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Kavanaugh withstands Democrats’ coordinated attack: ‘I am a pro-law judge.’”

Mark Sherman and Lisa Mascaro of The Associated Press have a report headlined “Rancorous, partisan start for Kavanaugh high court hearing.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh.”

Greg Stohr and Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News report that “Kavanaugh Promises Impartiality After Hearings Erupt Into Rancor.”

And Zoe Tillman and Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News report that “The First Day Of Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearing Was Chaotic As Democrats Continued To Press For A Delay; Protesters opposed to Trump’s second US Supreme Court nominee were removed from the hearing room as Democrats criticized a last-minute production of documents.”

“The Kavanaugh Histrionics: Senate Democrats turn the hearing into a presidential campaign.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“A New Reality for Court Confirmations: Pandemonium, Protesters and Partisanship.” Carl Hulse will have this new installment of his “On Washington” column in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Grotesque Decency of Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings; Normalcy and civility are a threat to the rule of law”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Also online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Ben Sasse Would Like to Tell You What’s Wrong With the Government: The Nebraska senator says executive branch agencies have too much power. Don’t believe him.”

“Democrats Can’t Stop Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation; The process to create a conservative Supreme Court majority started a generation ago, and can’t be derailed now”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“$250 million settlement reached in State Farm lawsuit”: Edith Brady-Lunny of The Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois has an article that begins, “State Farm will pay $250 million to settle a federal lawsuit that accused the insurance giant of breaking federal racketeering laws by funneling money into the election campaign of an Illinois Supreme Court justice.”

And Tim Bross, Margaret Cronin Fisk, and Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News report that “State Farm Ducks Racketeering Trial With $250 Million Accord.”

“Melton sworn in as new state Supreme Court chief justice”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“For many women across the U.S., it’s already a post-Roe vs. Wade reality”: Colleen Shalby and Priya Krishnakumar of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

“Homelessness: It’s not a crime to sleep on the street — absent other options, court says.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has a report headlined “Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S. Constitution: ruling.”

And Rebecca Boone of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets.”

You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Why Is Lisa Blatt Endorsing Brett Kavanaugh? Because rich clients trump justice.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“A sense of inevitability for Kavanaugh, who can transform the court for decades”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing gets back on track after Democrats try to shut it down”: David G. Savage, Jennifer Haberkorn, and Sarah D. Wire of The Los Angeles Times have this report.

Richard Wolf and Erin Kelly of USA Today have a report headlined “Brett Kavanaugh: Supreme Court nomination hearing begins with skirmishes, charge of ‘mob rule.’”

Alex Swoyer and Dave Boyer of The Washington Times report that “Kamala Harris, Democrats move to shut down contentious Kavanaugh hearing.”

Mark Sherman and Lisa Mascaro of The Associated Press report that “Chaos marks start of Kavanaugh confirmation hearing.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Chaos descends as Senate hearing on Trump’s high court nominee opens.”

Greg Stohr and Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News report that “Kavanaugh Hearings Open With Protests as He Vows to Be Impartial.”

Elana Schor of Politico reports that “Dems demand delay in chaotic start to Kavanaugh hearing; Chuck Schumer helped coordinate the Democrats’ strategy, but Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley refused to hold a vote on adjournment.”

And Zoe Tillman and Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News report that “Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearing Starts With Chaos As Democrats Press For A Delay; Protesters were removed from the hearing room as Democrats criticized a last-minute production of documents.”

“Brett Kavanaugh’s Complicated History With Racial Preferences; Supreme Court nominee recruited black law clerks and lamented racism, yet helped develop arguments against affirmative action”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Kavanaugh hearing: Democrats cry foul over lack of access to documents, seek to delay proceedings.” John Wagner, Seung Min Kim, and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

Access today’s confirmation hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to consider the nomination of D.C. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: C-SPAN provides live coverage via this link.

And the Judiciary Committee’s own livestream can be accessed via this link.

“Trump Could ‘Flip’ the Supreme Court. His Impact on the Lower Courts Is Less Clear.” Jasmine C. Lee of The New York Times has this interactive report.

“Federal Judge In Texas To Hear States’ Case Against Obamacare”: Blake Farmer had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings To Focus On 6 Hot-Button Issues”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

And the broadcast also contained an audio segment titled “Sen. Hirono Wants To Hear What Kavanaugh Has To Say Under Oath.”