“As election ‘dark money’ debate rages, Ark. justice loses bid to enjoin attack ads”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“In death penalty case, executioners urge US Supreme Court to hear their side”: Charlotte Plantive of Agence France-Presse has this report.

“Supreme Court to consider Virginia uranium case that divides a rural county”: Gregory S. Schneider and Robert Barnes of The Washington Post have this report.

In today’s edition of The Danville (Va.) Register & Bee, Halle Parker has a front page article headlined “Supreme Decision: In multi-faceted case that defies political stereotypes, highest court in land to hear arguments on uranium mining moratorium.”

And Ari Natter of Bloomberg News reports that “A Virginia Farmer Fights to Harvest His Uranium: A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the state’s mining ban divides the town of Chatham, as an environmental group warns of the potential ‘disaster’ for air and water.”

“USS Cole victims are opposed at Supreme Court by unlikely partners: Sudan and U.S.” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Kavanaugh won’t make traditional walk down court steps due to security concerns”: Paul LeBlanc and Ariane de Vogue of CNN have this report.

“‘Jim Crow’s Last Stand’ In Louisiana May Fall To Ballot Measure”: Debbie Elliott had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“‘No evidence’ to back Kavanaugh accusers’ claims, Senate panel’s report on FBI probe finds.” Louis Casiano of Fox News has this report.

And Mary Papenfuss of HuffPost reports that “Senate Judiciary Report Concludes No Evidence Supports Kavanaugh Misconduct Accusations; Probe of ‘numerous allegations’ wraps up just in time for the midterm elections.”

The report, addressed to Senate Republicans from the Office of Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA), can be accessed here.

“Civics lessons: Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch on promoting education in citizenship.” This segment appeared on this morning’s broadcast of the CBS News program “Sunday Morning.”

“Ramona Ripston, former executive director of ACLU of Southern California, dies at 91”: Harriet Ryan of The Los Angeles Times has written this obituary. The obituary’s final paragraph begins, “Her last husband, Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, died in March.”