“Pace of death sentences, executions slows in Virginia”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A prosecutor’s decision not to seek a death penalty for the man accused of abducting and killing a University of Virginia student is emblematic of capital punishment’s decline across the country and in a state that once operated one of the busiest execution chambers in the nation.”
“Anti-gay shop owner in west Michigan defies backlash”: The Detroit News has this report.
“Justice Forever? Life Tenure on the Supreme Court.” Talks on Law has posted online this video interview with law professor Richard H. Fallon, Jr.
“Three open seats on Pa. Supreme Court make for pivotal races”: Chris Potter has this article in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“Roberts at center stage as Supreme Court approaches historic decisions”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.
“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg stops by to discuss the Supreme Court hearing on marriage equality”: You can view the “Weekend Update” segment from last night’s broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live via this link.
“State Supreme Court choices for Democrats: Donohue, Lazarus and Wecht.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Today’s newspaper also contains a related editorial titled “State Supreme Court choices for Republicans: Allen, Olson and Stevens.”