“Federal courts are quietly allowing gun control — and SCOTUS is letting them”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

“Judge Garland Stumbles Over The Venice Post Office”: Jim Smith of The Free Venice (Calif.) Beachhead has this report.

To his credit, however, at least Garland didn’t cut off the post office during a footrace at summer camp.

“4th Cir.’s Floyd at Forefront of Social Justice Rulings”: Patrick Gregory of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Study Calls Snub of Obama’s Supreme Court Pick Unprecedented”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Programming note: In connection with the oral argument of a post-trial motion in a case on which I am working as appellate counsel, I will be out of the office this afternoon. Additional posts will appear here tonight.

“Gun Laws and Terrorism: An American Nightmare.” John Cassidy has this post online today at The New Yorker.

“Home Free: How a New York State prisoner became a jailhouse lawyer, and changed the system.” Jennifer Gonnerman has this article in the June 20, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.

“Court overturns verdict in Ventura defamation case; Appeals court throws out $1.8M judgment and orders new trial on defamation claim”: Randy Furst of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

Marino Eccher of The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota reports that “Jesse Ventura’s $1.8M award tossed out in ‘American Sniper’ case.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court voids Ventura award in ‘Sniper’ case.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court vacates $1.8M Ventura award in ‘American Sniper’ case.”

You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued rulings in three argued cases.

1. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in United States v. Bryant, No. 15-420. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust, No. 15-233. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. did not participate in the decision. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., No. 14-1513. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a concurring opinion, in which Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Alito joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court rules against Puerto Rico in debt case” and “Court upholds law aimed at domestic violence on tribal lands.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Top court tosses Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring law.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Puerto Rico Debt-Restructuring Law Voided by U.S. High Court.”

“Toomey’s stance on Justice Scalia’s replacement could be troublesome for his reelection bid”: Columnist Chris Brennan of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this essay online today.

Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High Court won’t hear dispute over birthright citizenship.”