“Arguments in an upcoming NC case could lead to a landmark Supreme Court ruling”: Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer has this report.

“Ex-WV Supreme Court justice Ketchum avoids jail time”: Kate Mishkin of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail has this report.

“Court candidate Brian Hagedorn says critics are attacking him for his Christian faith”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Ivan Moreno of The Associated Press reports that “Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful defends views on gay rights.”

“Harvard Shouldn’t Punish Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer; Judging the morality of lawyers by the morality of their clients carries echoes of the McCarthy Era”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Supreme Court Is Quietly Changing the Status of Religion in American Life”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Neomi Rao’s confirmation saga is a sign that partisanship could get even worse”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake”: Kathleen Foody (yes, that’s her real name) of The Associated Press has this report.

“Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Who as Justice Official Fought the Affordable Care Act”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

Jack Torry of The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reports that “Senate confirms former Columbus attorney Chad Readler to federal appeals bench.”

Sabrina Eaton of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “Senate confirms Ohio’s Chad Readler as federal appeals judge over objections from Democrats.”

Marianne LeVine of Politico reports that “Senate confirms Trump’s judicial nominee who opposed Obamacare.”

Jordain Carney of The Hill reports that “Senate confirms controversial Trump court pick who backed ObamaCare lawsuit.”

And Niels Lesniewski of Roll Call reports that “Democrats vow Judge Chad Readler will be 2020 issue; Murray and Schumer among Democrats blasting his role in targeting health care law.”

You can access at this link the official U.S. Senate roll call vote tally on the confirmation of Chad A. Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by a vote of 52-to-47.

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

“Hip-Hop Artists Give the Supreme Court a Primer on Rap Music”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report, which is accompanied by a photo of Killer Mike.

Killer Mike’s group, Run the Jewels, performed on DJ Shadow’s “Nobody Speak,” which was featured on an episode of the debut season of HBO’s “Succession.”

You can view at this link the amicus brief filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Update: In other coverage, Travis M. Andrews of The Washington Post reports that “Killer Mike, Chance the Rapper and others file Supreme Court brief to educate justices about rap music.”

Krystie Lee Yandoli of BuzzFeed News reports that “Rappers Are Teaching The Supreme Court About Music To Help Free A Man Jailed For His Lyrics; The popular rappers are fighting for the First Amendment rights of Jamal Knox, aka Mayhem Mal, who was jailed for a song in which he rapped about shooting police officers.”

And Chris Mills Rodrigo of The Hill reports that “Hip-hop stars urge Supreme Court to hear Pittsburgh rapper’s case.”

“In a blow to conservatives, a national business group is staying out of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race”: Patrick Marley and Molly Beck of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

Also online at that newspaper, columnist Daniel Bice has an essay titled “Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn reverses ‘radical position’ on church and state separation.”

“The Supreme Court’s Peace Cross case highlights a deeper question about religion”: Columnist Charles Lane has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

In #SCOTUS bar admission news from here and there: Nadia Tamez-Robledo of The Brownsville (Tex.) Herald has an article headlined “Aiming high: Brownsville nurse attorney sworn in to Supreme Court.”

“Phony Constitutionalists Despise This Freshman Senator”: Mark Pulliam has this post at American Greatness.

“McConnell preps new nuclear option to speed Trump judges; The Senate majority leader is moving quickly to confirm appointments to the Circuit and District Courts — likely leaving few vacancies for the next potential Democratic president”: Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine of Politico have this report.