“Ruling in genital mutilation case shocks women’s advocates”: Amy Forliti of The Associated Press has this report.

“Chief Justice Roberts is wrong. We do have Obama judges and Trump judges.” Columnist Marc A. Thiessen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“George Conway Scorches Trump’s ‘Misleading’ Attack On 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals; Conway laid out data tearing holes in a web of misinformation about a court Trump loves to hate”: Mary Papenfuss of HuffPost has this report.

“Trump Asks Supreme Court for Fast Appeal of Transgender Military Ban”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately take up transgender military ban.”

Christal Hayes of USA Today reports that “Trump asks Supreme Court to fast-track ruling on transgender military ban.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Trump admin asks Supreme Court to speed transgender troops case.”

Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press report that “Government asks high court to hear transgender military case.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Trump takes bid to restrict transgender troops to Supreme Court.”

Ariane de Vogue and Joan Biskupic of CNN report that “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to take up military transgender ban.”

Elizabeth Zwirz of Fox News reports that “DOJ asks Supreme Court to take up case of military transgender ban.”

And Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “The Trump Administration Just Asked The Supreme Court To Let It Enforce Its Transgender Military Ban; Courts have been skeptical of the administration’s attempts to bar transgender people from serving in the military.”

You can view the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment at this link.