“Justice Sotomayor focuses on kids, not Kavanaugh, at Chicago event to promote her latest books”: Ese Olumhense of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

And Sandy Mazza of The Tennessean has an article headlined “5 things to know about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s Nashville visit.”

“WV Senate to convene Monday with impeachment trial on hold”: Phil Kabler has this front page article in today’s edition of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail.

“America’s compromised Supreme Court: With Kavanaugh on the bench, the court will struggle to retain its authority.” Dahlia Lithwick has this essay online at Prospect Magazine (UK).

“Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment may have undermined the US Supreme Court for years to come”: Matt Bevan of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has this news analysis.

“Indiana asks U.S. Supreme Court to permit Pence-enacted abortion restrictions law to take effect”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has an article that begins, “A lawsuit over a 2016 Indiana abortion statute, enacted by now-Vice President Mike Pence, could be the vehicle used by new Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority, to dial back abortion rights across the nation.”

You can access the State of Indiana’s petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Trump has chosen Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone as next White House counsel, people familiar with decision say”: Carol D. Leonnig and Rosalind S. Helderman of The Washington Post have this report.

“Due Processing: As Justice Kavanaugh takes his seat, Dahlia Lithwick takes stock with Sen. Jeff Merkley and Matthew Yglesias.” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast.

“What’s at Stake in the Harvard Lawsuit? Decades of Debate Over Race in Admissions.” Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

And Jaweed Kaleem of The Los Angeles Times has an article headlined “Does Harvard discriminate against Asians? In a case that could upend college admissions, the Ivy League goes on trial.”

“Does Anyone Still Take Both Sexual Assault and Due Process Seriously? In the aftermath of the Kavanaugh debacle, I will remain pessimistic, on the sunset side of the mountain.” Emily Yoffe has this essay online at The Atlantic.