“A Justice Barrett must recuse herself from deciding the future of the president who picked her”: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“We Know Exactly How Amy Coney Barrett Will Unravel Roe; The judge has sat on the bench for just three years, and already her record shows a stunning willingness to ignore precedent”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Barrett Supreme Court hearing expected to focus on health care, with the pandemic looming over the proceeding”: Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post has this report.

“Get Ready for a Flood of Falsehoods About Originalism; People who ought to know better misrepresent my father’s views — and Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s.” Christopher Scalia will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Amy Coney Barrett’s Intellectual Firepower, Conservative Mentors Propelled Career; Supreme Court pick hasn’t hid antiabortion views, yet enjoys widespread popularity on Notre Dame campus”: James V. Grimaldi, Joe Barrett, and Jacob Gershman will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“‘The Essential Scalia’ Review: What RBG Admired; In his dissenting opinions, Scalia played a long game; When he failed to persuade his colleagues, he wrote — brilliantly — for future law students.” Paul Clement has this book review online at The Wall Street Journal.

“Amy Coney Barrett Is As Cynical As Trump; The SCOTUS nominee has been praised for being kind, but her actions as she tries to secure her seat reveal exactly who she is”: Tom Scocca has this essay online at Slate.

“How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination: In an interview, Chuck Schumer says Democrats are focusing ‘on the issues and the merits.'” Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine of Politico have this report.

“What Is People of Praise? Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith Brings Attention to a Charismatic Group; With the Supreme Court confirmation hearing set to start Monday, her religious views are again an issue.” Francis X. Rocca and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Barrett was member of anti-abortion group that promoted clinic criticized for misleading women; More evidence that supreme court nominee has advocated against abortion rights and publicly supported reversal of Roe v Wade”: Stephanie Kirchgaessner of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“Senate Democrats seek answers on materials missing from Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate paperwork”: Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck of CNN have this report.

“The Supreme Court and the Election Returns: In resolving legal disputes about vote-counting, the justices should err on the side of speed and clarity.” David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

“What to watch in the Amy Coney Barrett hearings”: Jeremy Herb of CNN has this report.

And Justine Coleman of The Hill reports that “Democrats preview strategy on Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week.”

“The GOP is lying its way toward expanding the Supreme Court’s conservative majority”: Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Court: Son born abroad to gay couple is a U.S. citizen.” Brian Melley of The Associated Press has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued Friday. The opinion suggests that the federal government is next planning either to seek en banc or U.S. Supreme Court review.

“Ex-members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination”: Michelle R. Smith of The Associated Press has this report.

“Harris faces spotlight at Supreme Court hearing”: Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Amid pandemic and presidential race, Supreme Court confirmation hearing will be unprecedented”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court begin Monday; Democrats expressed concern the sessions could become a coronavirus ‘superspreader’ event”: Dareh Gregorian and Julie Tsirkin of NBC News have this report.

NBC News also has an item headlined “Read Amy Coney Barrett’s full opening statement ahead of her Senate confirmation hearings; Barrett does not mention her conservatism or her religious views in the four-page statement,” and you can access the opening statement at this link.

“Five finalists picked for R.I. Supreme Court vacancy”: Patrick Anderson of The Providence Journal has this report.

This week, news emerged that Rhode Island’s highest court will have another vacancy at the start of 2021. John Howell of The Cranston Herald had an article headlined “Judge Flaherty rules it’s time for him to ‘pursue other things.’”

And Patrick Anderson of The Providence Journal reported that “R.I. Supreme Court Justice Francis X. Flaherty to retire.”

“OK to sentence juveniles to de facto life terms, Arizona Supreme Court rules”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Arizona issued yesterday.

According to the article, Arizona’s highest court in its unanimous opinion “took a swipe at the nation’s high court for issuing its original rulings barring life sentences for juveniles in the first place, saying those decisions were based on ‘judgments of other nations and the international community.'”

“Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination highlights the rise of Catholics on the Supreme Court”: Jazmine Ulloa of The Boston Globe has this report.

Vandana Rambaran of Fox News reports that “Kamala Harris says Amy Coney Barrett’s faith shouldn’t be scrutinized in confirmation hearings.”

Stephanie Kirchgaessner of The Guardian (UK) has an article headlined “‘It instilled such problems’: ex-member of Amy Coney Barrett’s faith group speaks out; Former insiders and religious scholars say scrutiny of Barrett’s connection to People of Praise is entirely legitimate.”

And in commentary, online at NBC News, Kristin Kobes Du Mez has an essay titled “Trump pick Amy Coney Barrett’s Christian ‘handmaid’ history matters; Conservatives may disagree, but how Barrett’s spiritual beliefs shape her judicial philosophy and how they align with democratic norms are legitimate questions.”

“Amy Coney Barrett to face tough questioning from Dems over abortion; Democrats are expected to press Amy Coney Barrett on the issue of abortion when the Senate kicks off hearings”: Hollie McKay of Fox News has this report.

“I Was a Student of Amy Coney Barrett. She Isn’t an LGBTQ Ally.” Katelyn Ringrose has this essay online at Truthout.

“What was Judge Amy Coney Barrett like as a freshman at Notre Dame law school? ‘A joy.'” Columnist John Kass has this essay online at The Chicago Tribune.

“Judge Barrett and the Duck-Rabbit Test: What a ‘texturalist’ sees in the law can often come down to political and moral preconceptions.” Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Barrett’s confirmation could lead to the Supreme Court taking rare action on gun rights”: Devan Cole and Jessica Schneider of CNN have this report.

“How Amy Coney Barrett played a role in Bush v. Gore — and helped the Republican Party defend mail ballots”: Beth Reinhard and Tom Hamburger of The Washington Post have this report.

“Scalia ‘heir’ Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade”: Michael Tarm of The Associated Press has this report.

“Sen. Joni Ernst: Judiciary Committee members should get coronavirus tests before SCOTUS confirmation hearings.” Brianne Pfannenstiel of The Des Moines Register has this report.

“A gun rights decision provides a preview of the justice Amy Coney Barrett might be, both liberals and conservatives agree”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.

“After Supreme Court rules against them, families in cross-border shootings turn to international watchdog”: Rafael Carranza of The Arizona Republic has this report.

“9th Circuit revives class action over CVS glucosamine supplement”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access).

And Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law reports that “CVS Glucosamine Supplement Consumer Deception Suit Reinstated” (subscription required for full access).

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

“Journalists, legal observers remain exempt from federal dispersal orders while feds appeal injunction, split appeals panel rules”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has this report.

Karina Brown of Courthouse News Service reports that “Ninth Circuit Rules Federal Agents Can’t Target Journalists at Portland Protests.”

And Rebecca Ellis and Courtney Sherwood of Oregon Public Broadcasting report that “Court reinstates protections for journalists, legal observers at Portland protests.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Ninth Circuit Holds First Virtual En Banc Sessions”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued this news release.