“Dems line up to take on Collins after Kavanaugh vote; The Maine Republican could be facing her toughest election yet after her charged vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh”: James Arkin of Politico has this report.

And Burgess Everett and Anthony Adragna of Politico report that “GOP colleagues defend Murkowski after Trump broadside; The Alaska senator is facing a firestorm after the Kavanaugh vote.”

“Grassley says he would not allow Supreme Court vacancy to be filled in 2020”: Felicia Sonmez of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said Tuesday that he would not allow a Supreme Court vacancy to be filled in 2020, a position that puts him at odds with the Senate’s top Republican on an issue that has inflamed partisan tensions for more than two years.”

“Will the Kavanaugh saga tarnish the Supreme Court’s image?” This video segment featuring Marcia Coyle appeared on this evening’s broadcast of The PBS NewsHour.

“Supreme Court Shakes Hands and Goes Back to Work: The justices welcome Kavanaugh with rituals totally unlike his raucous confirmation.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Brett Kavanaugh’s First Day on the Bench Was Disturbingly Normal: Democrats hoping for the liberal bloc to disregard or ostracize the new Supreme Court justice will be sorely disappointed.” Online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay that begins, “On Monday night, Donald Trump led the entire U.S. Supreme Court into an ambush. At a ceremonial swearing-in for Trump’s latest appointee, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the president launched into a political diatribe that made a majority of the court visibly uncomfortable.”

“‘The FBI investigation was a joke,’ Brett Kavanaugh classmate writes”: Professor William E. Scheuerman has this essay online at The Indianapolis Star.

“Clinton says Trump remarks at Kavanaugh swearing-in undermine Supreme Court”: Mick Krever and Devan Cole of CNN have this report.

“Rand Paul warns of ‘assassination’ peril after Kavanaugh confirmation: ‘I really worry someone is going to be killed.'” Gregg Re of Fox News has this report.

“Justice Kavanaugh Takes the Bench on the Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak and Noah Weiland of The New York Times have this report.

Robert Barnes, Ann E. Marimow, and Marissa J. Lang of The Washington Post have an article headlined “At Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court debut, protesters outside, business as usual inside.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Newly seated Justice Kavanaugh joins questioning during first oral argument.”

Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Brett Kavanaugh Hears First Cases as a Supreme Court Justice; It took the new justice about 20 minutes to jump in with his first question, and he asked five over the first hour.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Brett Kavanaugh’s first day on the Supreme Court bench includes warm welcome — and some pinching.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Justice Kavanaugh fires off questions while hearing his first two cases at Supreme Court.”

Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Court mood is jovial as Kavanaugh takes his place on bench.”

Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters have a report headlined “For Kavanaugh, a collegial start to Supreme Court career.”

Greg Stohr and Sahil Kapur of Bloomberg News have a report headlined “Here’s What It Was Like Inside Justice Kavanaugh’s First Supreme Court Argument.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Kavanaugh settles in, hires 4 female clerks, joins court for first day of arguments.”

Bill Mears of Fox News reports that “Justice Kavanaugh makes low-key Supreme Court debut, after raucous confirmation.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Kavanaugh joins court, with few signs of bruising confirmation fight; The newly minted Supreme Court justice looked a bit skittish at the outset but soon waded into a lively discussion among the justices.”

At “SCOTUSblog,” Mark Walsh has a post titled “A ‘view’ from the courtroom: Justice Kavanaugh takes the bench.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Carrie Johnson had an audio segment titled “Kavanaugh Debuts On Supreme Court, Pledging To Be A ‘Team Player.’”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Stokeling v. United States, No. 17-5554.

And you can access at this link the transcript of today’s oral argument in United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765.

“A look back at Justice Hugo Black’s first day on the bench”: Andrew Hamm has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“In rare bipartisan move, 31 states ask SCOTUS to undo ban on consumer antitrust claims”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post, now freely accessible online.

“How Do I Explain Justice Kavanaugh to My Daughters? The spectacle of this confirmation has reminded us that to many people, women’s suffering is a joke.” Jennifer Weiner has this essay online at The New York Times.

And earlier today, LadyLawyerDiaries had this related tweet.

“How Brett Kavanaugh Will Rule: The newly confirmed justice can become an embittered partisan — or he can surprise people.” Adam Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Heidi Heitkamp was ready to vote ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh. Then she watched him with the sound off.” Dana Bash of CNN has this report.

“Not Every Republican Is Celebrating Trump’s Kavanaugh Win”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

The segment consists of an interview with Tom Nichols, whose recent essay online at The Atlantic is headlined “Why I’m Leaving the Republican Party: The Kavanaugh confirmation fight revealed the GOP to be the party of situational ethics and moral relativism in the name of winning at all costs.”

“Texas Group Sues Harvard Law Review for Using ‘Race and Sex’ to Select Members”: Aidan F. Ryan of The Harvard Crimson has this report.

“Post-Kavanaugh, Harvard Law Dean Ponders ‘Painful and Divisive Chapter’ of American History”: Aidan F. Ryan of The Harvard Crimson has this report.

And Asha Prihar of The Yale Daily News reports that “Law School organizers reflect, plan post-Kavanaugh.”

“The Tale Of The Stolen Totenberg Stradivarius Ends With A New Legacy”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Portrait Of: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.” NPR’s “Latino USA” has posted this audio segment online. As the online description explains, “Justice Sotomayor joins Maria Hinojosa to discuss why she wrote books for a younger audience and how the events of her youth and young adult life shaped her view of the world.”

“After a Bitter Fight, Justice Kavanaugh to Take the Bench”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Conservative-Dominated Supreme Court Fulfills Nixon-Era Dream; Kavanaugh nails down a 5-4 majority the GOP has sought since 1960s, paving way for possible ‘epochal’ shift.”

Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Kavanaugh to hear his 1st arguments as Supreme Court justice.”

And Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Freshly minted Justice Kavanaugh gets to work at Supreme Court.”

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases, but the Court did call for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.

And in Apodaca v. Raemisch, No. 17-1284, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a statement respecting the denial of certiorari.