“Interview: Josh Blackman.” Curtis Herbert asks the questions, and you can access it here at the “High School SCOTUS” blog.

Second Circuit continues to grapple with a defendant’s attempted settlement, without plaintiff’s consent, of a putative class action in the aftermath of Campbell‐Ewald: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Philip Morris Sees $20.7M Punitive Award Reinstated”: Martina Barash of Bloomberg Law has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Chad Readler — Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“Judge Vanaskie will take senior status”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

Access today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court (Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh not participating) in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv., No. 17-71. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“‘Bridgegate’ convictions in New Jersey partially overturned”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

Update: In other coverage, Ted Sherman of NJ Advance Media reports that “Federal court in Bridgegate scandal denies appeal by former Christie aides. They now face likely jail terms.“

“Ex-Attorney General Kathleen Kane headed to jail after appeal fails”: Angela Couloumbis and Craig R. McCoy have this front page article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

You can view yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

“Do States Have the Right to Seize Vehicles for Minor Offenses? The Supreme Court is set to decide.” Law professor Aaron Tang has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Justices appear skeptical that antitrust lawsuit over Apple’s App Store should be blocked”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court signals Apple could stand trial in antitrust suit centered on App Store.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Apple’s App Store Under Fire in Supreme Court Case; High court considering whether plaintiffs can proceed with suit arguing app prices are higher than they would be in a competitive market.”

And at Gizmodo, Rhett Jones has a post titled “Supreme Court Appears to Lean Heavily Against Apple’s Defense of Its Walled Garden.”

“Supreme Court Considers a Thorny Question of Free Speech and Police Power”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Free speech violation or a simple arrest? Supreme Court faces a familiar problem.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Hears Case Stemming From Arctic Man Festival Arrest; Justice Ginsburg says problem is separating ‘contempt of cop’ cases from those involving free expression.”

And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Justices weigh free speech case involving ‘Arctic Man’ event.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Nieves v. Bartlett, No. 17-1174.

“Trump more right than Roberts on ‘Obama judges’: Washington Times analysis; Analysis of significant decisions on immigration cases shows that 53 of 54 Democratic judges ruled against Trump.” S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Times.

Online at USA Today, Harry Litman has an essay titled “John Roberts can’t tame Trump, but his Supreme Court might get it done in the end.”

The Boston Globe has published an editorial titled “Trump’s attacks on judiciary echo his press bashing.”

Online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Chief Justice Learns There’s No Compromising With Trump; Expect John Roberts to start looking for ways to curb executive overreach.”

And online at The New Republic, Jonathan Zimmerman has an essay titled “Who Is John Roberts Kidding? Of course the court system is political! The first step toward changing that is acknowledging it.”

“Kennedy cousin Skakel fights effort to reinstate his murder conviction at U.S. Supreme Court”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.

“Of Monuments, Arguments, Vampires and Thanksgiving: John Wayne, Brett Kavanaugh, my brothers Michael and Kevin, and me.” Columnist Maureen Dowd had this essay on page 1 of the Sunday Review section of yesterday’s issue of The New York Times.

“Brett Kavanaugh’s Still Coaching Basketball”: Dave McKenna has this post at Deadspin.

“U.S. conservative Phyllis Schlafly’s heirs lose trademark appeal over brewery”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

“Supreme Court skeptical of Apple’s monopoly on app purchases through its App Store”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices skeptical of Apple in case about iPhone apps’ sales.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court leans toward allowing Apple App Store antitrust suit.”

Greg Stohr and Naomi Nix of Bloomberg News report that “Apple Faces Skepticism at Supreme Court in Bid to Stop Antitrust Suit.”

And Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims; ‘It’s a closed loop,’ said Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who appeared to side with the customers.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Apple Inc. v. Pepper, No. 17-204.

“US Supreme Court to hear Creek case Tuesday”: Justin Wingerter has this front page article in today’s edition of The Oklahoman.

“Could having Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court affect abortion laws in Texas?” Brianna Stone of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

“Summer trial set for Dan Markel murder suspects”: Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

And Jade Jacobs of WFSU News has a report headlined “Delayed Trial for Markel Murder Suspects.”

“Can Police Retaliate Against Loudmouths? The Supreme Court will rule on whether citizens can talk back to law enforcement without fear of consequences.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“OT2018 #9: ‘8,000 Pounds of Shark Fins.'” You can access today’s new installment of the “First Monday” podcast, featuring Dan Epps and guest host Beth Colgan, via this link.

No U.S. Supreme Court Order List today due to Thanksgiving holiday: But, as the Court’s October Term 2018 calendar reveals, we did receive a bonus Order List last Monday (and the Friday before that) to make up for it.

“‘Kavanaugh’s Revenge’ Fell Short Against Democrats in the Midterms”: Carl Hulse has this new installment of his “On Washington” column in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“‘It’s a Long Story’: Justice John Paul Stevens, 98, Is Publishing a Memoir.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“‘Warrior gene’ appeal to be heard by New Mexico Supreme Court”: Phaedra Haywood of The Santa Fe New Mexican has this report.

“What’s next for Harvard’s affirmative action case? It’s complicated.” Deirdre Fernandes has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“My trip inside the Supreme Court”: Kevin Keller has this essay online at The Baltimore Sun.

“How much for that app? U.S. top court hears Apple antitrust dispute.” Andrew Chung of Reuters has this report.

Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court to rule if customers can sue Apple claiming App Store is illegal monopoly; Apple urges the Supreme Court to throw the case out, arguing that it’s not selling anything but only operating a marketplace.”

And at Gizmodo, Rhett Jones has a post titled “Should the Supreme Court Knock the First Brick Out of Apple’s Walled Garden?“

“Kavanaugh And Gorsuch Confirmations Force Progressives To Rethink The Supreme Court; The new debate is about how best to challenge the court’s power”: Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has this report.

“Civil forfeiture makes law enforcement lawless. The Supreme Court could change that.” Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh is also in a music video: One week ago today, I had this post linking to a music video honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that appeared on the preceding night’s episode of Saturday Night Live.

It turns out that the newest Justice to join the U.S. Supreme Court also appears in a music video. The video is “Love It If We Made It” by The 1975. Caution: The song contains lyrics that are NSFW (including the second word of the song), and the video bears a warning that it “may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.” Justice Kavanaugh appears at this point in the video.

Update: And you can access here on YouTube what’s said to be the first live performance of the song for an audience.

“Abortion Pills Are No Post-Roe Panacea: Yes, they are revolutionary; But price and legal barriers to access mean that coat hangers aren’t safely back in the closet for good just yet.” Françoise Girard has this essay online at The New York Times.

“O Come All Ye Judges: The GOP Senate should confirm more nominees in December.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

“Trump’s New Kavanaugh for the U.S. Court of Appeals: The president’s nominee, Neomi Rao, has a view of executive authority that’s as expansive as Brett Kavanaugh’s.” Andrew Kragie has this essay online at The Atlantic.