“Trump views the Supreme Court as an ally, sowing doubt about its independence among his critics”: Robert Barnes and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post have this report.

“Guantánamo Bay as Nursing Home: Military Envisions Hospice Care as Terrorism Suspects Age; With no sign that the prison will close, the Pentagon has begun planning for detainees to grow old and die at Guantánamo Bay.” Carol Rosenberg will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Blame my brain: A killer’s bold defense gets a court hearing; More criminal defendants are turning to brain science to argue that they shouldn’t face harsh punishment.” Jon Schuppe of NBC News has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Anti-Worker Rulings Are So Routine Now That We Hardly Notice Them. Big Mistake.” U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Want a nonpolitical Supreme Court? Try a foreign model.” Law professor Hugh Spitzer has this essay online at The Seattle Times.

“Car crashes into Connecticut Supreme Court sign in Hartford”: Zach Murdock of The Hartford Courant has this report.

“Ducey appoints Judge James Beene to Arizona Supreme Court, cementing handpicked majority”: Maria Polletta of The Arizona Republic has this report.

And Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “UA law school graduate is selected for Arizona Supreme Court.”

Yesterday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued a news release titled “Governor Ducey Appoints James P. Beene To The Supreme Court Of Arizona.”