“What Will Be Preet Bharara’s Legacy?” Sheelah Kolhatkar has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Why the Bundys and Their Heavily Armed Supporters Keep Getting Away with It”:
Benjamin Wallace-Wells has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“President Donald Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio”: Megan Cassidy of The Arizona Republic has this report.

And online at The New Yorker, Margaret Talbot has a post titled “Why Donald Trump Pardoned Joe Arpaio.”

“CFTC Talks EP005: CFTC Director of Enforcement James McDonald.” The Commodity Futures Trading Commission posted this podcast online today, featuring an interview with James McDonald, a former law clerk to both Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

“U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen writes: Klobuchar, Franken impede the path of an outstanding judge; Despite his superb qualifications and bipartisan support, David Stras’ advance to the federal court is being held up by Minnesota’s Democratic senators; This needs to stop.” U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN) has this essay online at The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“[C]lass member and professional objector” Theodore Frank obtains the reversal of Subway Footlong sandwich class action settlement, which provided no benefits to class members but more than half a million in fees for class counsel: Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes issued today’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Championship bout coming to Minnesota Supreme Court Monday: The Legislature vs. the governor.” Rachel E. Stassen-Berger of The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this report.

“Showdown in the state Supreme Court on guns in courthouses”: Jimmie E. Gates of The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi has this report.

“California Supreme Court upholds most of expedited death penalty initiative”: Bob Egelko has this front page article in today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.

And at the “At the Lectern” blog of Horvitz & Levy, David Ettinger has a post titled “Supreme Court upholds most of Prop. 66, but it refuses to be bound by the part that would have wreaked havoc on the court’s functions.”

My earlier coverage of yesterdays California Supreme Court ruling can be accessed here.

“Will Jerry Brown Tilt California Supreme Court Against Business?” Daniel Fisher has this post at Forbes.com.

“Political maps under fire as Supreme Court case on tailor-made districts looms”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Say No to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Mr. Trump”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “It would be difficult for President Trump, who has insulted judges and tried to interfere with a federal investigation, to show much more disrespect for the rule of law. But if he makes good on his implicit vow to pardon Joe Arpaio, the disgraced former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Mr. Trump would be scorning the Constitution itself.”

“Versus Trump: Trump vs. The CFPB.” The “Take Care” blog has posted this podcast featuring Jason Harrow and Charlie Gerstein.