“Democrats shouldn’t rob voters of chance to replace Scalia”: U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Mourners to pay respects Friday to late Justice Scalia”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report.

“Some want to limit justices to 18 years on Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“A ‘view’ from the Courtroom: ‘I’m Scalia’ and other quips.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Why originalism will fade”: Eric Posner has this blog post today.

“Scalia at St. Thomas: Closing Arguments.” Michael Stokes Paulsen has this post today at Public Discourse.

“Puerto Rico may have better chance of Supreme Court win after Scalia death”: Reuters has this report.

“Michigan bar: First Amendment protects blogging lawyer in grievance case.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“EWTN disappointed but hopeful after latest HHS mandate ruling”: Catholic News Agency has a report that begins, “In a 2-1 decision delivered Feb. 18, a federal court ruled against the Eternal Word Television Network in its challenge to the federal contraception mandate.”

You can access today’s 148-page ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

Circuit Judge Jill A. Pryor wrote the opinion of the court, in which Circuit Judge R. Lanier Anderson joined. Judge Anderson also issued a short concurring opinion. Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat issued a dissenting opinion, which concludes (caps in original) “Respectfully, I DISSENT.”

“Biden says Obama won’t be able to pick the ‘most liberal jurist'”: Reuters has this report.

“Sixty Seconds of Silence for Scalia”: Richard Beem has this post today at his blog, “Beem on Patents.”

“Lessons for the Supreme Court from the Jedi Council”: Adam Gopnik has this post online today at The New Yorker.

“HBO’s ‘Confirmation’ film rattles some Washington power players”: Hadas Gold of Politico.com has this report.

“Advertising war over Scalia successor begins”: Fredreka Schouten of USA Today has this report.

“Scalia’s Six-Year Stint as a Big Law Associate”: Gabe Friedman of Bloomberg BNA has this post.

“The Potential for the Most Liberal Supreme Court in Decades”: Alicia Parlapiano and Margot Sanger-Katz have this post today at “The Upshot” blog of The New York Times.

“Resetting the Post-Scalia Supreme Court”: Linda Greenhouse has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Biden: Obama seeking court nominee who enjoys GOP support.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Constitution Little Help to Obama Bid for Vote on Scalia Vacancy”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Sandra Day O’Connor: Obama should name Scalia’s replacement.” CNN.com has this report.

And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Sandra Day O’Connor Says Obama Should Get To Replace Justice Scalia; ‘Let’s get on with it,’ the retired Reagan appointee said.”

“Blacks See Bias in Delay on a Scalia Successor”: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Scalia: the Most Influential Justice Without Influence in Supreme Court History; He was on the losing side during much of his tenure, and his theory of originalism never attracted majority support.” Law professor David Cole has this essay online at The Nation.

“Scalia’s absence could shape election rules; In redistricting cases and voter ID challenges, a divided Supreme Court could let liberal rulings by lower courts stand”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

“Why Justice Scalia was staying for free at a Texas resort”: Mark Berman and Jerry Markon of The Washington Post have this report.

“Voting in America: How Campaign Finance and Election Laws Threaten Democracy.” At noon eastern time today, the National Constitution Center will host this event featuring leading election law scholars Edward B. Foley and Richard L. Hasen — the same two people I had the pleasure of dining with last night.

Once underway, the Constitution Center will live-stream the video of the event on YouTube via this link.

“Where will the power center be on an eight-member Supreme Court?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“L.A. County judge killed while crossing the street in Pico-Robertson”: Matt Hamilton of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Deadlocks and Rearguments: What’s Ahead for the Supreme Court.” Adam Liptak has this Q&A online at The New York Times.

“How Justice Scalia changed my life”: Columnist Christine M. Flowers has this essay online at The Philadelphia Daily News.

“New meaning to the phrase ‘court jesters'”: Yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News contained an editorial that begins, “Justice is supposed to be blind, but here in Pennsylvania, why does it have to be deaf and dumb, too?”

“Scalia’s former clerks recall his charm, as well as his intellectual rigor”: Chris Mondics had this front page article in Tuesday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“The New Supreme Court and the Jurisprudence in Exile”: Richard M. Re has this post at “PrawfsBlawg.”