Yesterday, Justice Don R. Willett delivered the commencement address at the Texas Tech University School of Law: You can view the video on YouTube at this link.

“The End of the Open Market for Lethal-Injection Drugs”: Lincoln Caplan has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Gov. Doug Ducey signs legislation to expand Arizona Supreme Court; The Arizona Supreme Court will expand to seven justices from five, a move the governor says is necessary to ensure ‘swift justice'”: Yvonne Wingett Sanchez of The Arizona Republic has this report.

“11 apply for state Supreme Court vacancy”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report. For those who enjoy mysteries, the article reports that one applicant’s name will be kept secret unless he or she becomes a finalist for the judicial appointment.

“Trump: Clinton should reveal Supreme Court plan.” Joseph Gerth had this article in yesterday’s edition of The Louisville Courier-Journal.

“How to make the Senate consider Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court”: U.S. Representatives Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“How Former Justice Scalia’s Empty Supreme Court Seat Is Impacting Major Decisions”: Meghan Keneally of ABC News has this report.

“The danger of Trump, Sanders and Clinton’s Supreme Court lists and litmus tests”: The Washington Post recently published this editorial.

“How Donald Trump Gained Power Over Senate Republicans With His Supreme Court List: He picked their friends, mentors and even family members for the job; Now let’s see them oppose his agenda.” Jennifer Bendery and Sam Stein of The Huffington Post have this report.

“Why Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Shortlist Is Especially Terrifying for Women”: Dahlia Lithwick has this essay online at Slate.

“Trump, Clinton gird for epic battle over guns: The 2 likely general election candidates are already tearing into each other over the Second Amendment.” Sarah Wheaton of Politico.com has this report.

“Should Women Be Able to Abort a Fetus Just Because It’s Female? A new wave of state legislation prohibits the termination of a pregnancy based on sex, race, and genetic abnormality.” Emma Green has this article online at The Atlantic.

“In 1978 custody case, Hillary Clinton took the side of a father”: Annie Linskey has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“Sotomayor to URI graduates: Dreams take hard work.” Jacqueline Tempera of The Providence Journal has an article that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke of taking ‘aha’ and ‘uh oh’ moments with grace in her speech to the class of 2016 at the University of Rhode Island on Sunday.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Sotomayor to graduates: Learn from your mistakes.”

“Slaying my last 5 excuses to back the death penalty”: Columnist EJ Montini of The Arizona Republic has an essay that begins, “After years of reading and writing about the horrors of violent crime, I decided there are monsters among us who deserve to die, period. And the state should kill them. But there’s a whole criminal justice system that goes along with implementing the death penalty, and in order to hold onto your belief in capital punishment you must believe in that system. And now I don’t. I can’t.”

“Fewer seek to be judges in ‘know-a-guy’ R.I.” Columnist Edward Fitzpatrick has this essay online at The Providence Journal.

“Justice Don Willett, the boy from Talty, takes Twitter by storm, and maybe SCOTUS, too”: Brandi Grissom has this blog post online at The Dallas Morning News.

“Here’s the Problem With the Feds Profiting From Court Filings”: April Glaser of Wired.com has an article that begins, “According to the Constitution, the law is by, of, and for the people. Congress makes laws, the president enforces them, the courts interpret them. Yet if you want to read federal court documents — to challenge those laws, or analyze them, or simply see them in the making — you must pay. By the page.”

Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky: Where I arrived from Philadelphia early this afternoon. The American Eagle pilot who announced our anticipated landing time mistakenly stated over the intercom that Louisville is in the central time zone, but thankfully the plane landed in the Louisville that’s in the eastern time zone.

After dropping off my luggage at the hotel, I was able to make it to Louisville Slugger Field in time for the fourth inning of today’s AAA International League baseball game between the Columbus (Ohio) Clippers and the Louisville Bats. Unfortunately for the home team, the closer for the Bats just didn’t have it today, allowing the Clippers to score three runs to tie the game in the top of the 9th inning. And an infield error and two disputed calls at first base in the top of the 10th allowed the Clippers to take the lead and emerge victorious. You can access the box score at this link. And coverage from The Louisville Courier-Journal can be accessed here.

Tonight, I had a delicious dinner at Proof on Main. The halibut entree was the best halibut dish I have ever eaten. And the gelati and sorbet sampler made for a perfect end to a great meal. On my very first night here, Proof on Main has set the bar quite high for the rest of my visit to Louisville.