“Antonin Scalia Was Democracy’s Legal Champion; He changed the way judges looked at text and law, and he was the best writer the Supreme Court has ever known”: Law professor Michael W. McConnell has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the essay via Google.

Two SCOTUS vacancy-related pieces that I have yet to see written: (1) Who will fill the void created by the absence of Justice Antonin Scalia’s questioning at oral argument?

(2) Does the refusal of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — widely regarded as the most liberal justice on the U.S. Supreme Court — to time her departure from the Court to ensure replacement by a Democratic president furnish any persuasive arguments against the promised Republican obstruction of whomever President Obama decides to nominate to fill the Court’s current vacancy?

“Scalia’s death flips Supreme Court dynamics, hurts conservative hopes”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Supreme Court nomination process sure to be an epic debate”: Juliet Eilperin and Paul Kane of The Washington Post have this report.

“Justice Scalia and the Libertarian Legal Movement: Libertarians disagreed with Scalia on many issues, but they also have to give him credit.” Ilya Shapiro has this essay at Reason.com.

“The Impact of Justice Scalia’s Absence on Pending Cases”: Josh Blackman has this blog post today.

“The GOP’s dangerously dogmatic Supreme Court obstructionism”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Potential Nominees Obama May Consider to Fill Antonin Scalia’s Seat”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

“The Supreme Court After Justice Scalia”: This editorial will appear in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Scalia’s Grave-Dancers Deserve a Harsh Verdict”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Liberal Love for Antonin Scalia”: Law professor Jamal Greene has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Scalia spent his last day relaxed at a storied Texas ranch steeped in Southwest history”: Molly Hennessy-Fiske of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Tie Votes in the Supreme Court”: Law professor Justin R. Pidot has posted this article online at SSRN.

“Could Obama Bypass the Senate with a Supreme Court Recess Appointment?” John Fund has this essay online at National Review.

“Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia’s last hours in Texas”: John MacCormack of The San Antonio Express-News has this report.

“Indian-American judge who could replace Scalia worked on controversial cases for business”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“How the politics of the next nomination will play out”: Tom Goldstein has this updated post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“How Scalia’s Death Could Shake Up Campaign Finance: It might be the opening reformers have been waiting for.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

As Rick notes in this blog post, he will be visiting Philadelphia this week in connection with his new book, and I am looking forward to seeing him while he is in town.

“What made the friendship between Scalia and Ginsburg work: The answer is worth considering as partisan lines sharpen in the wake of Justice Scalia’s death.” Irin Carmon has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Justice Scalia And Me: A Love Story.” David Lat has this post today at “Above the Law.”

“Why Liberals Loved to Hate Antonin Scalia: He presented cruel, demeaning views in thought-provoking and stirring ways.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Dallas barber, co-author remember Scalia”: Bradley Blackburn of ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas, Texas has this report.

“The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports.” Lana Straub, Eva Ruth Moravec, Sari Horwitz, and Jerry Markon of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “Inside the cloistered chambers of the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia’s days were highly regulated and predictable. He met with clerks, wrote opinions and appeared for arguments in the august courtroom on a schedule set months in advance.”

“Justice Antonin Scalia and the ‘Dead’ Constitution”: Bruce Allen Murphy has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Ranch Owner Recalls Finding Justice Antonin Scalia’s Body”: Alan Blinder of The New York Times has this report.

“Scalia’s death means loss of key vote in divided cases”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

And in related coverage, The AP reports that “Scalia’s body at Texas funeral home after 3-hour procession.”

“In Praise Of Scalia”: Ian Millhiser has this post today at ThinkProgress.

“Commentary: Scalia in history — a first draft.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Scalia’s death to be ruled a heart attack”: Jason Whitely of ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas, Texas has this report.

“Statements from the Supreme Court on the death of Justice Scalia”: USA Today has this report.

“Former Kansan potential nominee for Supreme Court”: Tim Carpenter has this front page article in today’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“Kansas Supreme Court justices face anger ahead of retention elections later this year; Removing justices difficult, but prospect of ouster still looms in wake of controversial rulings”: Jonathan Shorman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“Time runs out — again — for McAuliffe’s Supreme Court pick”: Laura Vozzella of The Washington Post has this report.

“The GOP’s Supreme Court Gamble: By refusing a moderate Scalia replacement now, Republicans risk getting stuck with a true liberal later.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Scalia’s Absence Shifts Dynamics of Supreme Court; Evenly divided court could affect outcome of cases involving abortion, immigration and religious freedom”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.