“Trump hopes to build on political momentum from Kavanaugh confirmation in 2019”: Bill Mears of Fox News has this report.

“A year in the judiciary’s #MeToo chapter”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Bringing to Life the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Only Her Family Knows”: Melena Ryzik will have this article in the Arts & Leisure section of this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Prayers at School Board Meetings Test Church-State Divide; A California school district may ask the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that it cannot hold prayers before school board sessions”: Joe Palazzolo of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“What Trump’s Judges Did: In 2018, the president’s nominees declared war on abortion rights and gun control.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Tsarnaev’s lawyers: jurors lied, Marathon bombing trial should have been moved.” Travis Andersen of The Boston Globe has this report.

Laurel J. Sweet of The Boston Herald has an article headlined “Lawyers: Tsarnaev ‘should not have been tried in Boston’; Marathon bomber’s legal team files 1,124-page appeal.”

Jacqueline Tempera of The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts reports that “Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not have been tried in Boston, appellate lawyers say.”

Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press reports that “Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers want death sentence tossed.”

And Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Boston Marathon bomber appeals conviction, death sentence.”

Does an impermissible but timely filed post-judgment motion postpone the time for appeal in a federal civil case, and how should a court calculate a three-month period under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today issued a decision resolving both of these issues.

“Deadliness of Butter Knives Debated at California High Court”: Maria Dinzeo of Courthouse News Service had this report back in October 2018.

Today, the Supreme Court of California issued this decision holding that the butter knife in question was not a deadly weapon under the facts and circumstances of the case. Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote the opinion of the court.

“What is Ginni Thomas saying now? The evolution of an unusually outspoken Supreme Court spouse.” Dan Zak of The Washington Post has this report.

“Trump’s New Judges Are Everything Conservatives Hoped For And Liberals Feared; Judges confirmed to federal appeals courts in the past two years are already staking out strong positions on guns, abortion, political speech, and agency power”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Trump administration appealing latest asylum ban ruling”: Jessica Schneider, Geneva Sands, and Veronica Stracqualursi of CNN have this report.

And Tal Axelrod of The Hill reports that “Trump to appeal asylum ban ruling.”

“Trump has gotten 66 judges confirmed this year; In his second year, Obama had gotten 49; Many are conservative white men in their 40s — and they have lifetime appointments”: Li Zhou of Vox has this report.

“Eight federal judges on appellate court dissent over prayer-ban ruling”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And Nathan Solis of Courthouse News Service reports that “School Board Prayer Time Splits Ninth Circuit Judges.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Ninth Circuit order denying rehearing en banc can be accessed here.

“5. IU Maurer professor under Title IX investigation.” This article from earlier this month about Ian Samuel ranked fifth on The Indiana Lawyer’s “Year in Review: Top Indiana Lawyer web headlines for 2018.”

“Janus Unleashed — In 2018, SCOTUS went after public-sector unions; Next up: a case that could decide the fate of public election financing.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Take your sons to see the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg movie — to show them how a powerful man can be a partner”: Columnist Monica Hesse has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“365 Days of Trump and the Supreme Court”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Why We Should Worry About the Cult of RBG: The new Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic will galvanize her fans; They should consider whether that makes them part of the problem.” Peter Canellos has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Trump lawyers, citing shutdown, ask court for delay in emoluments case”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has a report that begins, “Lawyers for President Donald Trump are invoking the government shutdown to seek a delay in a court case over claims that Trump is illegally profiting from business his Washington hotel does with foreign countries.”

“Houston lawyer and ex-CIA officer champions indigent defense in federal court”: Gabrielle Banks has this front page article in today’s edition of The Houston Chronicle.

Over the disagreement of seven active judges and one senior judge, Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc of decision holding Chino Valley Unified school board prayer unconstitutional: You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the opinions expressing disagreement therewith, at this link.

My earlier coverage of the three-judge panel’s per curiam ruling in the case can be accessed here.

“Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Incorrectly Claims Academic All-American Honors; Claim from Whitaker’s University of Iowa football days listed on résumé and government documents”: Mark Maremont of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Supreme Court Said No More Life Without Parole for Kids. Why Is Antonio Espree One of the Few to Get Out of Prison?” Samantha Michaels of Mother Jones has this report.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the case for 18-year Supreme Court terms: Rick Perry was right; The Supreme Court needs term limits.” Ezra Klein has this essay online at Vox.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Been Released From The Hospital Following Cancer Surgery; Ginsburg had undergone a pulmonary lobectomy on Friday to remove two cancerous nodules from her lung”: David Mack of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Understanding Why Judge O’Connor Was Wrong to Conclude Plaintiffs Had Standing to Challenge the Penalty-Less Individual Mandate; Judge O’Connor was wrong to conclude that two individuals who would prefer not to purchase health insurance had standing to challenge the law”: Jonathan H. Adler has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Alabama attorney general asks Supreme Court to review abortion ruling”: Melissa Brown of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report.

“Opponents of transgender military ban ask Supreme Court to deny Trump’s request for immediate review”: Rebecca Kheel of The Hill has this report.

“The Phony Attack on William Barr; If the criticism is serious, it amounts to a demand that only the ignorant be considered for high office”: Online at The Wall Street Journal, Michael B. Mukasey has an essay that begins, “William Barr is probably the best-qualified nominee for U.S. attorney general since Robert Jackson in 1940.”

“No More Bread and Water: U.S. Navy Scraps an Age-Old Penalty.” Dave Philipps of The New York Times has this report.

“The Trump administration’s emergency requests to watch at the Supreme Court”: Marcia Coyle has this report online at The PBS NewsHour.

“8 Memorable Portrayals of Supreme Court Justices in Film, TV; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall are just a few members of the high court to receive the big- and small-screen treatment”: Katherine Schaffstall of The Hollywood Reporter has this article.

“Appeals court judge, Willamette professor appointed to Oregon Supreme Court”: Whitney Woodworth of The Salem Statesman Journal has this report.

And Aimee Green of The Oregonian reports that “Gov. Brown appoints Appeals Court judge Chris Garrett to Oregon Supreme Court.”

“From Kim summit to Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearing, 7 political moments that defined 2018”: Kaitlyn Schallhorn of Fox News has this report.

“Gov. Jerry Brown orders new tests in quadruple-murder case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper”: Alene Tchekmedyian of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, “Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday ordered new tests of physical evidence in the case of Kevin Cooper, whose high-profile quadruple-murder conviction three decades ago has come into question in recent years.”

Sophia Bollag and Amy Chance of The Sacramento Bee report that “Death row inmate gets special DNA review in Jerry Brown’s final Christmas pardons.”

Thomas Fuller of The New York Times reports that “California Governor Commutes 131 Sentences and Orders DNA Testing in Death Row Case.”

Matt Richardson of Fox News reports that “California Gov. Brown orders new DNA testing in 35-year-old murders.”

And Kathleen Ronayne and Don Thompson of The Associated Press report that “California’s Brown orders new DNA testing in old murder case.”