“Is Ducey trying to stack the Supreme Court?” Columnist EJ Montini has this essay online at The Arizona Republic.

“Jane Kelly Supreme Court nomination could pressure Grassley”:
Grant Rodgers of The Des Moines Register has this report.

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Culture Rot . . . Or ‘The Dusty SCOTUS Pop-Culture References of Yore.'” Aaron Nielson has this blog post today at the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Harriet Miers nomination papers set for release”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, “As Washington is rapt by a Supreme Court standoff, the National Archives is preparing to release a trove of records pertaining to the last round of high court drama: President George W. Bush’s failed nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers in 2005.”

“Potential high court nominee Nguyen inspired by her family”: The Associated Press has this report.

My list of the dozen federal appellate judges who I currently view as the most engaging and talented opinion writers: Contained in my article titled “Secrets of Great Appellate Writing,” published in the March 2016 edition of “Appellate Issues,” a publication of the American Bar Association Judicial Division’s Council of Appellate Lawyers.

There are in fact 13 jurists on that list, but sadly one passed away three weeks ago.

“Same-sex marriage: Finally settled in Alabama?” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Alabama Supreme Court order appears at this link.

“Canada’s Catholic hospitals in a tough spot on assisted death”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “It started with a Supreme Court ruling that government could not criminalize doctor-assisted death. Now, a parliamentary committee is recommending that all publicly funded health-care institutions provide the service, and major Catholic hospitals such as St. Paul’s in Vancouver and St. Joseph’s in Hamilton are drawing a line in the sand against it.”

“Harvard Law to Abandon Crest Linked to Slavery”: Anemona Hartocollis has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Ted Cruz Promoted Himself and Conservative Causes as Texas’ Solicitor General”: Jonathan Mahler has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Three More Judges Said to Be Vetted for Supreme Court”: Julie Hirschfeld Davis has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.