“Kavanaugh Ignored Precedent in His Major Abortion Dissent. That’s Part of a Pattern.” Law professor-to-be Nina Varsava has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“U.S. Loses Appeal Seeking to Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger”: Edmund Lee and Cecilia Kang have this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Brian Fung has an article headlined “Federal appeals court upholds AT&T’s Time Warner merger, handing defeat to Justice Department.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Justice Department Antitrust Challenge to AT&T-Time Warner Deal; Appeals court unanimously affirms trial-judge ruling last year that allowed merger.”

Mike Snider of USA Today reports that “Justice Department loses appeal to block AT&T-Time Warner merger, won’t appeal again.”

Diane Bartz and David Shepardson of Reuters report that “U.S. Justice Department will not appeal AT&T, Time Warner merger after court loss.”

Hadas Gold of CNN Business reports that “Appeals court backs AT&T acquisition of Time Warner.”

Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica reports that “Appeals court rejects government bid to reverse AT&T/Time Warner deal; The Trump administration argued the deal would raise prices for consumers.”

Harper Neidig of The Hill reports that “Appeals court upholds AT&T-Time Warner merger.”

At the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Appeals Court Won’t Stop AT&T-Time Warner Merger; The government fails to convince the DC Circuit that the $85 billion deal would violate antitrust law.”

In commentary, The Wall Street Journal has published an editorial titled “AT&T Wins by Knockout: Even the liberal D.C. Circuit doesn’t buy Justice’s antitrust case.”

And online at Slate, April Glaser has an essay titled “The Government Made the Wrong Argument in Its Failed Challenge to the AT&T–Time Warner Merger.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Sixth Circuit Clears James Woods in Twitter Libel Suit”: Kevin Koeninger of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Aide to Roger Stone Must Testify in Russia Case, Appeals Court Rules”: Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Michael Balsamo and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press report that “Appeals court rejects challenge to Mueller’s appointment.”

Lawrence Hurley and Sarah N. Lynch of Reuters report that “U.S. court rejects Stone aide’s challenge to special counsel Mueller.”

Andrew M Harris of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Mueller’s Authority.”

Katelyn Polantz of CNN reports that “Federal court again rejects challenge to Mueller’s legitimacy.”

Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Court rejects challenge to Mueller’s appointment.”

Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “The DC Circuit Ruled That Robert Mueller Was “’roperly Appointed’; The court upheld a civil contempt order against former Roger Stone associate Andrew Miller, who refused to comply with a grand jury subpoena and challenged Mueller’s appointment.”

And Britain Eakin of Courthouse News Service reports that “DC Circuit Rules Mueller Appointment Was Lawful.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Court agrees Bay Area man was fired for whistle-blowing; upholds $8 million verdict”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.