U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke at Brigham Young University on Friday, refuting the notion that judges are just “like politicians with robes.” According to WATE, Gorsuch said he does not recognize the court reflected in media, which focuses on partisan divides, Instead, he said, the justices eat lunch together, sing happy birthday to each other, grill burgers at employee picnics and play practical jokes. “That’s the Supreme Court I know,” he said. Gorsuch also talked about the deterioration of civic education, saying only one-third of millennials think it’s important to live in a democracy.

A new mural of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unveiled in Washington, D.C., this week in the 1500 block of U St. Northwest. The mural, painted by artist Rose Jaffe, shows Ginsburg wearing a judge’s robe and decorative collar surrounded by birds. The building is owned by Flock DC, a newly launched umbrella organization for three local real estate  firms. Flock’s Vice President of Growth Laura van de Geijn says the company picked Ginsburg because it “wanted to represent someone who’s fought for the underdog, someone who’s thinking about the next generation, someone who constantly has ethics and forward progress in mind.” The Hill has more on the story.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was in Tennessee on Monday as a guest speaker at the Nashville School of Law. The unannounced visit took students by surprise but provided a unique opportunity to ask the justice questions. Roberts visited each of the four early evening classes. He was preceded by Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, who also spoke to students and took questions. Both judges offered encouraging words to the students about their studies and ability to make a difference in the legal profession, the school said in a press release.

The U.S. Supreme Court late yesterday ruled that the Trump Administration’s policy on seeking asylum can take effect, the Associated Press reports. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the majority decision. The order temporarily undoes a lower court ruling that had blocked the new policy, which requires asylum seekers to petition for protection in the first country they enter on their way to the United States. Under the ruling, the government will be able to enforce the policy nationwide while a legal challenge on the merits makes its way through the judicial system. Critics of the policy argue it will make most migrants ineligible for asylum. Supporters say it will help bring order to the crisis at the southern border, close loopholes and discourage frivolous claims.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is following the path of colleagues-turned-authors in a new book — “A Republic, If You Can Keep It" — set to be released tomorrow. In the book and recent interviews, Gorsuch laments the loss of civility in public discourse, and says “Americans should remember that their political opponents love this country as much as” they do. The book features a collection of speeches, essays and judicial decisions. Gorsuch also sets forth his view of the proper role of each branch of the federal government and defends his originalist approach to interpreting laws and the Constitution. Read more from an interview with the AP published by the Daily Times.