“No Second Chances: Should hundreds of convicted murderers be allowed to make the case that they’ve changed?” You can access at this link the audio of the new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.

“US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to visit University of Richmond”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.

“Judge appointed to curb ‘very activist’ Arizona Supreme Court retires”: Michael Kiefer has this article in today’s edition of The Arizona Republic.

“Are Justice Eakin’s emails ‘just jokes’ or a darker cloud on the Pa. Supreme Court?” Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

The newspaper also has an editorial titled “With Supreme Court election, voters have a chance to clean house — they should take it.”

And yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contained an editorial titled “Justice delayed.”

“Justices mull appeal of Chicago suburb’s assault weapons ban”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Nebraska to Vote on Abolishing Death Penalty After Petition Drive Succeeds”: Julie Bosman has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that “Death penalty to be on ballot in 2016; repeal on hold.”

The Omaha World-Herald reports that “Death penalty supporters put repeal on hold till 2016 vote.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Death penalty repeal officially on hold until 2016 election.”