“The Meaning of Amy Coney Barrett: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s likely successor could become a different kind of three-initialed icon.” Columnist Ross Douthat has this essay online at The New York Times.

And also online at that newspaper, law professor Lara Bazelon has an essay titled “Amy Coney Barrett Is No Ruth Bader Ginsburg; When it comes to the Supreme Court, we’ve been to this identity politics movie before.”

“The Judicial Wars Started on Biden’s Watch. Can He End Them? He reveres Senate custom and recognizes the courts’ essential role in shaping a policy agenda. Those dual instincts have perhaps never been in greater conflict.” Matt Flegenheimer, Alexander Burns, and Katie Glueck of The New York Times have this report.

“Democrats debate whether to engage — or withdraw — in Supreme Court fight”: Seung Min Kim and Paul Kane of The Washington Post have this report.

“I taught and worked with Amy Coney Barrett. Here’s what people get wrong about her faith.” John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America, has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Ginsburg breaks one final barrier as first woman to lie in state at Capitol”: Karoun Demirjian has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.