“Trump says administration will continue legal fight to eliminate Obamacare”: Nikki Carvajal of CNN has this report.

“Mystery swirls after toilet flush heard on Supreme Court conference call”: Steven Nelson of The New York Post has this report.

Ariane de Vogue of CNN has a report headlined “Supreme embarrassment: The flush heard around the country.”

And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court draws giggles on social media after toilet flush heard on conference call.”

“Nonessential businesses will stay closed, as U.S. Supreme Court denies request to suspend Gov. Wolf’s shutdown”: Peter Hall of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has this report.

Louis Casiano of Fox News reports that “Supreme Court denies Pennsylvania businesses’ request to halt governor’s order keeping them closed.”

And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court declines to lift Pennsylvania COVID-19 health order.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“The Supreme Court Can Only See Certain People’s Suffering; The right to deny birth control coverage is back before the court”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Democrats Press Judicial Nominee, a McConnell Protégé, on Health Care Views; Judge Justin Walker seems headed for confirmation to an important appeals court despite concerns by critics that he would help unravel the Affordable Care Act”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.

Paul Kane and Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post report that “Trump’s judicial nominee clashes with Democrats over his comments critical of health care law.”

Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Senate Republicans Return to Judicial Nominees Amid Coronavirus; Hearing for key appeals court vacancy is part of McConnell’s continued push to fill judiciary with conservatives.”

Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Times reports that “Democrats grill judicial nominee Justin Walker over health care concerns.”

Andrew Wolfson of The Louisville Courier Journal reports that “Democrats attack McConnell protege Justin Walker’s judicial nomination during pandemic.”

Griffin Connolly of The Independent (UK) reports that “McConnell’s top priority remains judges even amid coronavirus — and he’s not trying to hide it; Judge Justin Walker’s nomination hearing on Wednesday confirms that Mitch McConnell’s 2020 motto, ‘Leave no vacancy behind,’ is still in full force.”

Matthew Daly of The Associated Press reports that “Judicial nominee pledges open mind on health law he blasted.”

Jan Wolfe of Reuters reports that “Democrats say Trump’s pick for powerful U.S. court too inexperienced.”

Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News reports that “Democrats Blast McConnell-Backed Circuit Court Pick.”

Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole of CNN report that “Senate wraps confirmation hearing for 37-year-old federal court nominee Justin Walker.”

Tyler Olson of Fox News has reports headlined “Senate considers controversial Trump circuit court pick in socially distant hearing” and “Senate Dems attack Trump judicial nominee over past comments on ObamaCare in tense hearing.”

Marianne LeVine of Politico reports that “Trump judicial pick hearing turns into fight over Senate’s agenda; Justin Walker’s confirmation to the country’s second most powerful court is a top priority for Mitch McConnell.”

Jordain Carney and Harper Neidig of The Hill report that “Democrats spar with controversial Trump court pick over ObamaCare, Kavanaugh.”

Todd Ruger of Roll Call reports that “D.C. Circuit nominee sails through confirmation hearing amid pandemic rancor; Hearing became proxy fight over McConnell’s decision to reconvene Senate.”

Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Mitch McConnell’s Protege Inches Closer To A Powerful Court Seat; What pandemic? The Senate is focused on confirming 37-year-old Justin Walker to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.”

Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News reports that “A Nominee For A Powerful Appeals Court Defended His Embrace Of ‘Brett Kavanaugh’s America’; Judge Justin Walker, nominated for the DC Circuit, is set to become one of the youngest federal appeals judges in the country.”

Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump D.C. Circuit Pick Walker Defends Obamacare Comments.”

Megan Mineiro of Courthouse News Service reports that “Kavanaugh Protege Moves Closer to Taking DC Circuit Bench.”

Ryan Lucas of NPR has a report headlined “37-Year-Old Judge, Epitome Of McConnell Court Strategy, On Track For Confirmation.”

And in commentary, online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Democrats Had an Opportunity to Grill Trump’s Trumpiest Judge; They whiffed.”

“Supreme Court Notebook: Chatty Thomas breaks with precedent.” Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital after nonsurgical procedure”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Justice can’t be muted? Flushing sound heard on Supreme Court conference call. It’s not just office co-workers who have difficulty finding the mute button.” Allan Smith of NBC News has this report.

And Jeremy Art of C-SPAN has tweeted a clip of the recording.

“The Supreme Court weighs whether to make the Electoral College even less democratic; The Court’s ‘faithless electors’ case could turn a few unknown individuals into the most powerful people in the nation”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Biden pledged to put a black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s what he might have to do. There are few black women serving on the federal judiciary, and none younger than age 67 in appeals courts, the usual stepping stone to the high court.” Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report.

“Court: Miami jail can’t be forced to give inmates soap, tests during coronavirus outbreak.” David Ovalle of The Miami Herald has this report on a per curiam decision that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Vending Machine Privacy Case Moved Back to Federal Court”: Maya Earls of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A vending machine company’s alleged failure to provide informed consent when collecting fingerprints constitutes an injury necessary for standing in federal court, the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday.”

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

“The Supreme Court Could Use the First Amendment to Unleash a Robocall Nightmare; The Court will soon decide whether automated calls to cellphones, however annoying they may be, are constitutionally protected”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Religious Objectors v. Birth Control Back At Supreme Court”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Texas Inmates Ask Supreme Court to Impose Coronavirus Protections; Prisoners seek reinstatement of protective measures blocked by federal appeals court”: Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Access the live audio of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in Little Sisters of the Poor and Trump v. Pennsylvania and in Barr, Att’y Gen. v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. C-SPAN will broadcast the audio of the first case via this link. And C-SPAN will broadcast the audio of the second case via this link.

The Little Sisters oral argument will be the first time the Court has had a live oral argument via teleconference in which two lawyers will argue for the petitioners at 15 minutes per side, greatly reducing the time available for each Justice to ask questions of each advocate.

View live, online today’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee conformation hearing for D.C. Circuit nominee U.S. District Judge Justin R. Walker (W.D. Ky.): Via this link from the Judiciary Committee’s own web site. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. eastern time.