“Supreme Court should learn from Prop. 209 mistake”: The Fresno Bee has an editorial that begins, “It has been nearly 20 years since California voters banned affirmative action in college admissions. Campus diversity here has never recovered from the chain saw that was Proposition 209.”

“Should state Supreme Court tell Klan to clean the road or hit the road?” Columnist Joe Hotchkiss of The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle has this essay.

“Dickson reflects on judges, judging, growing up in Hobart”: In today’s edition of The Times of Munster, Indiana, Dan Carden has a front page article that begins, “Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson, a Hobart native, announced Nov. 9 he will retire from the state’s high court early next year, a few months before he otherwise would hit the mandatory retirement age of 75.”

“The Execution of Joseph Wood: An execution of a man in Arizona with a new cocktail of drugs was supposed to take about 10 minutes; It took almost two hours, the longest execution in U.S. history.” Bill Whitaker had this segment (transcript) on this evening’s broadcast of the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”

You can view the video of the segment by clicking here.

“Battling the modern American administrative state”: In today’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an op-ed that begins, “As the administrative state distorts the United States’ constitutional architecture, Clarence Thomas becomes America’s indispensable constitutionalist.”

“Turnover on state Supreme Court isn’t expected to overturn rulings”: The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has an article that begins, “The retirement of two South Carolina Supreme Court justices by the end of next year isn’t expected to result in immediate or drastic changes in its rulings, primarily because of the importance of legal precedent.”

“Abortion clinic owner mulls Supreme Court case impact”: The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi has a news update that begins, “The fate of Mississippi’s lone abortion provider hangs in the balance of the first Supreme Court case in decades to address restrictions on abortion clinics.”

“Judge to hear Boston Marathon bomber’s request for new trial”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Stephen Breyer, Justice for the Global Age”: Albert R. Hunt has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“Posner: The 14th Amendment is ‘Old, Cryptic, or Vague.’ But What About Article III?” Josh Blackman has this blog post today.