“Amy Coney Barrett has ascended”: Columnist Alexandra Petri has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Texas’ Abortion Law Traps Desperate Teenagers”: Columnist Michelle Goldberg has this essay in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Senators condemn protest at Kavanaugh’s home after Texas abortion law allowed to take effect”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

“Audit records from Cyber Ninjas to be released following Arizona Supreme Court decision”: Ryan Randazzo of The Arizona Republic has this report.

“High school coach fired for praying on field asks Supreme Court to intervene; The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from high school coach Kennedy in 2019”: Sam Dorman of Fox News has this report.

“Cruz grills Biden judicial nominee over statement calling Kavanaugh ‘intellectually and morally bankrupt’; ‘You signed your name to that proposition, do you still believe it?’ Cruz asked Ninth Circuit nominee”: Houston Keene of Fox News has this report.

Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost reports that “Biden Court Pick Won’t Say If Brett Kavanaugh Is ‘Morally Bankrupt’; Jennifer Sung signed a 2018 letter making that claim about the then-Supreme Court nominee; She wouldn’t disavow it in her Senate confirmation hearing.”

Mike Scarcella of Reuters reports that “Biden circuit nominees defend careers amid Republican criticism.”

Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law reports that “Circuit Pick Apologizes Over Kavanaugh Opposition Letter.”

And Jacqueline Thomsen of The National Law Journal reports that “Past Kavanaugh Criticism Fuels Republican Attacks on Biden 9th Circuit Nominee.”

You can view the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing via this link.

“Dan Markel murder: Magbanua attorneys look to disqualify prosecutors over evidence exhibits; State attorney calls defense attorneys’ claim is ‘preposterous.'” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“Senate Judiciary holds nomination hearing for Elizabeth Prelogar, Biden’s pick for solicitor general”: Emily Zantow of The Washington Times has this report.

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law reports that “‘Tenth Justice’ Nominee Prelogar Defends High Court Flip Flops.”

Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reports that “Solicitor General Nominee Elizabeth Prelogar Has Smooth Confirmation Hearing; Elizabeth Prelogar appears headed towards easy confirmation by the full Senate.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Solicitor General Nominee Elizabeth Prelogar May Be Heading For A Speedy Confirmation.”

You can view the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing via this link.

“Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court remarks reveal a deep irony; Both Amy Coney Barrett and Stephen Breyer need to take a long, hard look in the mirror”: Law professor Jessica Levinson has this essay online at MSNBC.

“Freedom of Religion Means Freedom to Say No to Vaccines; When people say they are motivated by conscience, even implausibly, employers and government have no morally defensible choice but to take their word for it”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“The Supreme Court is drunk on its own power; A Court that used to prize careful deliberation now seems to care more about making big change quickly”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

“Court orders Southeastern State University to reinstate transgender professor fired in 2011”: Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World has this report.

Daniel Wiessner of Reuters reports that “University must rehire transgender professor, says 10th Circuit.”

AJ McDougall of The Daily Beast has a report headlined “Transgender Prof to be Reinstated After Administrator Questioned Her ‘Lifestyle,’ University Fired Her: Ruling.”

And Alex Bollinger of LGBTQ Nation reports that “Professor wins back job in historic victory after she was fired for being transgender; Dr. Rachel Tudor has been fighting for a decade since she was fired because of an administrator’s ‘religious beliefs’; Now she’ll be the first tenured Native American professor in her department’s history.”

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

“What Obergefell Means for Abortion; Obergefell‘s ‘reasoned judgment’ test leads to the conclusion that the state may assert a compelling interest in protecting fetal life”: Stephen G. Gilles has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

“Justice Stephen Breyer, who at 83 has been fending off calls from fellow liberals to step down, will talk to Stephen Colbert on Tuesday. Will Colbert hold his feet to the fire?” As The New York Times notes here (scroll down), Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s media tour continues tonight with an appearance on the CBS program “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

“Abortion activists march in front of Justice Kavanaugh’s home, protest his Texas law vote”: Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times has this report.

Gina Martinez of The Daily Mail (UK) reports that “Left-wing activists protest outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home after he rejected challenge to Texas’ six-week abortion ban.”

Alejandro Alvarez of WTOP News in Washington, DC reports that “Abortion-rights advocates march on Kavanaugh’s Chevy Chase home.”

And Mary Margaret Olohan of The Daily Caller reports that “Pro-Abortion Activists Protest Outside Brett Kavanaugh’s Home.”