“The Most Alarming Thing About Brett Kavanaugh’s Interview on Fox News”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Catie Edmondson will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Sean Sullivan, Seung Min Kim, and John Wagner of The Washington Post report that “Kavanaugh vows to fight misconduct allegations as Trump and Republicans dig in.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “Kavanaugh stands firm despite ‘smears’: ‘I have faith in the fairness of the American people.’”

And David A. Graham of The Atlantic has an article headlined “Brett Kavanaugh’s Unusual Role in Defending Himself; Faced with sexual-assault allegations, he has been more aggressive in fighting for his Supreme Court nomination than most of his predecessors.”

“Avenatti says more Kavanaugh accusations will go public within 48 hours: ‘I state facts and have evidence to back it up.'” Matt Richardson of Fox News has this report.

“I smell a rat”: Columnist Dana Milbank has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“No Wonder the GOP Doesn’t Want Mark Judge to Testify; The man who intended to be a character witness for Kavanaugh has become a liability for his friend”: Adam Rawnsley of The Daily Beast has this report.

“Pigs All the Way Down: Kavanaugh and our rotten ruling class.” Columnist Michelle Goldberg has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Third Kavanaugh accuser, a former US Mint employee, ‘100 percent credible,’ Avenatti says”: Chris Woodyard and Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today have this report.

And Elana Schor and Rachael Bade of Politico report that “Democrats believe Ramirez but stiff-arm Avenatti; Senators in the minority demand more time to look into another sexual assault claim against Brett Kavanaugh.”

“Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a Woman It Named”: Kate Kelly and David Enrich of The New York Times have this report.

“Ensuring a safe hearing for Christine Blasey Ford will be tough, but not impossible”: Eric MacLeish has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

“Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in Fox News exclusive: ‘I know I’m telling the truth.'” Samuel Chamberlain of Fox News has this report (with video clips from the interview).

“[N]ow that serious accusations have arisen about his conduct in his teenage years, I believe that these accusations deserve the best and most professional investigation possible — even if that means a brief additional delay on the ultimate vote on Judge Kavanaugh, and even if that investigatory delay imperils his confirmation.” So writes law professor Akhil Amar in an essay online at The Yale Daily News.

“Man Up, Grassley. Question Blasey Ford Yourself. Outsourcing this responsibility to female aides or an outside female lawyer because of bad optics is sexist and cowardly.” Law professor Lara Bazelon has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Kavanaugh vows to fight misconduct allegations as Trump and Republicans dig in”: John Wagner and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post have this report.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times reports that “Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw.”

Eliza Collins of USA Today has an article headlined “Kavanaugh: Allegations are ‘smears’ that will keep people from entering public service.”

And John Bresnahan, Burgess Everett, Eliana Johnson. and Natasha Korecki of Politico report that “Kavanaugh tells Senate he won’t withdraw; Trump and Republicans rallying to save Kavanaugh’s nomination amid new accusations.”

“Fashioning Himself a Victim of Unfair Attacks, Ed Whelan Already Plans Comeback”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law” blog.

“Republicans have created these eight problems for themselves and Kavanaugh”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

And last night, Rubin had an essay titled “Here is why you call the FBI.”

“Kavanaugh confirmation derailed by sexual misconduct allegations: A list of his accusers.” Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Fox News has this report.

“Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh faces more allegations”: Brian Karem of The Montgomery County (Md.) Sentinel has this report.

And David A. Graham of The Atlantic reports that “The Republican Rush to Confirm Kavanaugh Backfired; Three new allegations against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee show the dangers of a hasty process.”

“Conservative D.C. Is A Bunch Of Weird-As-Hell Nationals Fans”: David Roth has this post at Deadspin.

“No-win situation for Senate Republicans imperils Kavanaugh: As the Senate GOP wrestles with the increasingly complicated politics of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, it’s getting even harder to envision him winning confirmation.” Jonathan Allen of NBC News has this news analysis.

“Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito returns to Steinert High School for library dedication”: Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman of The Trentonian has this report.

“OT2018 #0: ‘Looks A Lot Like Grift.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Mondays” podcast, featuring Ian Samuel and Dan Epps, via this link.

“Brett Kavanaugh Has Already Disqualified Himself: Badly damaged by accusations of sexual assault, the Supreme Court nominee has shown just how little judicial independence he has.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The New Republic.

“Brett Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford saga: Believe the facts, not necessarily the women; We need facts to judge Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations against Brett Kavanaugh. We also need to reconsider the Supreme Court confirmation process.” Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds has this essay online at USA Today.

“Do the Democrats Have a Post-Kavanaugh, Post-Midterm Game Plan? The Party needs to fight Supreme Court battles in a way that is consistent with its principles — and reject as many untenable nominees as Trump names.” Amy Davidson Sorkin has this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the October 1, 2018 issue of The New Yorker.

“Lawyer for Kavanaugh’s Accuser Faces Tough Scrutiny; Debra Katz has worked on women’s rights for decades, but the political, social and legal stakes in the Kavanaugh case raise the bar”: Brent Kendall and Natalie Andrews have this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“A presumption of perfection derails Trump’s sure bet”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.