“Why It’s Nearly Impossible for Prisoners to Sue Prisons”: Rachel Poser has this post online today at The New Yorker.

“A Bird With a Broken Wing: The Supreme Court is doing its best to limp to the term’s finish line; So why do the justices insist that everything is hunky-dory?” Slate has posted online this new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick with law professors Garrett Epps and Jonathan H. Adler.

“In Georgia, Racial Injustice Long Denied Confirmed”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his “Jost on Justice” blog.

“Supreme Court nominee encourages high school grads to focus on others”: Angie Leventis Lourgos of The Chicago Tribune has this report.

In today’s edition of The Chicago Sun-Times, Lynn Sweet has an article headlined “Garland at Niles West: Can’t anticipate life’s ‘twists and turns.’”

Adeshina Emmanuel of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Advises Graduates on Facing ‘Twists and Turns.’”

At WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog, Jess Bravin has a post titled “Merrick Garland Finally Gets a Hearing — At His Old High School; Supreme Court nominee tells graduates to spend some time in public service.”

Samantha Reyes and Olivia Beavers of CNN.com report that “Garland returns to alma mater for commencement.”

And Kristen East of Politico.com reports that “Garland tells graduates of ‘twist and turns.’”

“Rulings and Remarks Tell Divided Story of an 8-Member Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.