“The Boys’ Club That Protects Brett Kavanaugh”: Emily Witt has this post online at The New Yorker.

“The Patriarchy Will Always Have Its Revenge: I want to burn the frat house of America to the ground.” Jennifer Weiner will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times. It begins, “I was 21 years old in 1991, six weeks into my first full-time job, when Anita Hill testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I saw the way that things were going to be.”

“Veteran Prosecutor Michael Bromwich Joins Kavanaugh Accuser’s Legal Team; Bromwich announced his resignation from Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber to join Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.

“The Burden of Proof for Kavanaugh: If he’s asked to prove a negative, he has to be given room to try.” Columnist Ross Douthat will have this op-ed in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Also in Sunday’s edition of that newspaper, columnist Maureen Dowd will have an op-ed titled “Sick to Your Stomach? #MeToo.”

“I’m a Republican, but Kavanaugh Must Withdraw His Nomination; This is a new day, but the party’s leaders seems stuck in a past century”: Sophia A. Nelson has this essay online at The Daily Beast. Therein, she writes, “Ed Whelan’s tweet storm trying to name another man as the possible assaulter of Dr. Ford was a tipping point for me, and many others.”

“Republicans worry Kavanaugh allegation could drive suburban women away in midterms”: Eric Bradner of CNN has this report.

“Mark Judge’s Memoir About Brett Kavanaugh’s High School Portrays a Culture of Aggression and Excessive Drinking”: Peter Maass has this report online at The Intercept.

“Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she has accepted Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to testify against Kavanaugh”: Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan, and Emma Brown of The Washington Post have this report.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times reports that “Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser Says She’s Willing to Testify Before Judiciary Committee.”

Sarah D. Wire of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week, her attorneys say.”

Deirdre Shesgreen of USA Today reports that “Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford agrees to testify about sexual assault allegation.”

Burgess Everett and Elana Schor of Politico report that “Kavanaugh accuser accepts Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to testify.”

And Phil Mattingly, Dana Bash, Manu Raju, and Clare Foran of CNN report that “Kavanaugh’s accuser accepts request to speak to Judiciary Committee next week, lawyers say.”

“Hold-your-breath Saturday”: Today’s installment of Politico’s Playbook can be accessed here.

“Spokesman for GOP on Kavanaugh nomination resigns; has been accused of harassment in the past; An adviser for the Senate Judiciary Committee has resigned amid questions from NBC News about a previous sexual harassment complaint”: Heidi Przybyla of NBC News has this report.

“Susan Christensen sworn in as Iowa’s newest Supreme Court justice”: Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register has this report.

And Erin Murphy of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa reports that “New Iowa Supreme Court Associate Justice Susan Christensen mindful of the significance of her appointment; Gov. Kim Reynolds swears in her first top court pick.”

“Grassley Extends Negotiation Deadline for Christine Blasey Ford”: Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times has this report.

Sean Sullivan, Seung Min Kim, and John Wagner of The Washington Post report that “Senate Judiciary chairman says he’ll give Kavanaugh accuser more time to decide whether to testify before committee.”

Natalie Andrews and Kristina Peterson of The Wall Street Journal report that “Deadline Extended as Senator, Kavanaugh Accuser Wrangle; Both sides seek to set terms of hearing, with Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation at stake.”

Eliza Collins and Christal Hayes of USA Today report that “Frustrated Republicans offer extension to Kavanaugh accuser in standoff over testimony.”

Elana Schor and Burgess Everett of Politico report that “Grassley extends deadline on Kavanaugh accuser’s decision to testify.”

And Phil Mattingly, Dana Bash, Manu Raju, Devan Cole, and Sunlen Serfaty of CNN report that “Grassley agrees to give Ford more time to decide on Senate testimony.”

“Christine Blasey Ford wanted to flee the U.S. to avoid Brett Kavanaugh. Now she may testify against him.” Jessica Contrera, Ian Shapira, Emma Brown, and Steve Hendrix of The Washington Post have this report.

“In NH, Collins says Kavanaugh vote should be delayed, to allow accuser to testify”: James Pindell of The Boston Globe has this report.

“G.O.P. Leaders Can’t Even Fake Respect for Christine Blasey Ford: They are struggling to pretend they will fairly weigh her accusations against Brett Kavanaugh.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Murkowski says she’ll wait until Ford testifies before making decision on Kavanaugh”: Tal Axelrod of The Hill has this report.

“Kavanaugh accuser says GOP trying to ‘bully’ her; Her attorneys are seeking an extension of an ‘arbitrary’ GOP deadline”: Elana Schor and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report.

“My Rapist Apologized: The Kavanaugh allegations led me to reach out to the man who had assaulted me decades before.” Deborah Copaken has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“The Supreme Court was America’s least damaged institution — until now”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“In the Eye of the Kavanaugh Storm: Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks about the prospects of confirmation, the effort to give the accuser a hearing, and the #MeToo movement.” Tunku Varadarajan will have this “Weekend Interview” feature in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“The Presumption of Guilt: The new liberal standard turns American due process upside down.” This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Kavanaugh Bears the Burden of Proof: The question isn’t whether he can win confirmation — it’s whether he can defend against the charge he faces in a manner that is both persuasive and honorable.” Benjamin Wittes has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Therein, Wittes writes, “If Kavanaugh were to ask my advice today — and to be clear, he hasn’t done so — I would tell him he almost certainly should have his nomination withdrawn.”

“Indiana to ask Supreme Court to hear abortion case”: Jennifer Haberkorn of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, “The state of Indiana is planning to ask the Supreme Court to settle an abortion dispute involving a state law that could reopen the debate over Roe vs. Wade in the upcoming term. The state said recently in court filings that it will ask the justices to consider whether a woman can be prohibited from getting an abortion because of the race, gender or health of the fetus.”

“Ed Whelan’s Troubles Might Be Just Beginning: He’s playing a dangerous game with the law.” Law professor John Culhane has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“‘100 Kegs or Bust’: Kavanaugh friend has spent years writing about high school debauchery.” Marc Fisher and Perry Stein of The Washington Post have this report.

“The Other Problem With Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination: Privilege.” John Cassidy has this post online at The New Yorker.

“A Conservative Judge Takes Aim at Roe v. Wade in Face of a Shifting Supreme Court; Judge Bobby Shepherd of the Eighth Circuit has upheld, for now, two Missouri laws restricting abortion that are virtually identical to those struck down in 2016 by the Supreme Court”: Emma Platoff has this report online at The Atlantic.

“Grassley issues ultimatum to Ford: Testify or we vote; The Senate Judiciary Chairman says if he doesn’t hear back by 10 p.m. Friday, the committee will vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination on Monday.” Elana Schor and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report.

“David Boies Pleads Not Guilty: The superlawyer in such cases as Bush v. Gore and the fight for gay marriage rights makes no apologies for representing Harvey Weinstein and Theranos with zeal.” James B. Stewart of The New York Times has this report.

“Conservative Pundit Points Finger at Another Man to Deflect from Kavanaugh”: Nicholas Fandos of The New York Times has an article that begins, “The head of a prominent conservative research organization apologized on Friday for a bizarre string of tweets in which he suggested that the woman accusing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault might be confusing the judge for one of his high school classmates, whom he posted pictures of and named.”

“PR firm helped Whelan stoke half-baked Kavanaugh alibi; CRC Public Relations, a powerhouse conservative firm, guided Ed Whelan on a bad Twitter adventure”: Eliana Johnson of Politico has this report.

At least as recently as May 2018, Christopher Scalia, Whelan’s co-editor on “Scalia Speaks,” worked at CRC.

“Brett Kavanaugh and the Arbiters of Victimhood”: Drew Magary has this post online at GQ.

“Is Ed Whelan’s Conspiracy the Best the GOP Has? Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is in dire straits.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Online at The Washington Post, columnist Max Boot has an essay titled “The Kavanaugh doppelganger theory shows how far the right has descended into madness.”

And at Inman, a site featuring real estate news for realtors and brokers, Patrick Kearns reports that “Zillow dragged into the spotlight after lawyer tries to use it to prove Brett Kavanaugh’s innocence; In a series of now deleted tweets, conservative lawyer Ed Whelan’s sleuthing inspired a whirlwind of Zillow memes.”

“McConnell: Judge Kavanaugh will be confirmed to Supreme Court.” Seth McLaughlin of The Washington Times has this report.

And Paul McLeod of BuzzFeed News reports that “Mitch McConnell Told Supporters Senate Republicans Will ‘Plow Right Through’ To Confirm Kavanaugh; The nomination process is far from over, but McConnell promised that Judge Kavanaugh will be on the Supreme Court soon.”

“Kavanaugh’s accuser might be better off with a criminal trial. So might Kavanaugh.” Deanna Paul of The Washington Post has this report.