“Supreme Court Cases to Watch: Adam Liptak talked about how the U.S. Supreme Court was functioning with only eight members in light of the congressional gridlock over the vacant Supreme Court seat.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” You can view the video segment via this link.

“Waiting for next president, confirmations of federal trial judges stall”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “An exodus of older judges has created a spike in vacancies at federal trial courts nationwide, intensifying complaints that election-year fights over ideological control of the bench now extend to lower-court appointments.”

“Will eight justices become the new normal?” Law professor Laurence H. Tribe and Joshua Matz have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“POTUS election could have ‘huge’ impact on Mich. judges”: Jennifer Chambers and Jim Lynch of The Detroit News have an article that begins, “They are both Michigan judges who clerked for a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and have dedicated their lives to the law. The next step in their careers, depending on who wins the presidency in November, could be a job on the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“On California’s death row, too insane to execute”: Paige St. John of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Justice Don Willett: Eight Ain’t Enough for the Supreme Court.” Texas Public Radio has posted online this audio segment featuring Justice Don R. Willett of the Supreme Court of Texas.

“Obama’s Supreme Court Lawyer Helped Take Down DOMA And End Marriage Bans”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report today.

“Sen. Marco Rubio blocks confirmation of judge he recommended”: Jay Weaver of The Miami Herald has this report.

“Miami’s condemned hope for new sentences as Florida Supreme Court weighs death penalty”: David Ovalle has this front page article in today’s edition of The Miami Herald.

“The Problem With Calling Out Judges for Their Race: Donald Trump has no legal justification for questioning Gonzalo Curiel.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“In Praise of Dissent: Supreme Court dissents are a relatively recent phenomena that have fundamentally changed the course of constitutional dialogue; Too bad justices aren’t summoning much enthusiasm for them this term.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.