“The poll also found decreased [public] support for a vote on Judge Merrick B. Garland.” So reports The New York Times in an article you can access online here.

“Supreme Court Rules Right to Speedy Trial Ends at Guilty Verdict”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Oklahoma Legislature passes bill making it a felony to perform an abortion”: Rick Green of The Oklahoman has this report.

Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World reports that “Oklahoma Senate passes bill to make it a felony to perform abortions.”

The Associated Press reports that “Oklahoma lawmakers OK bill criminalizing performing abortion.”

And Reuters reports that “Oklahoma bill to jail abortion doctors heads to governor.”

“One of Trump’s SCOTUS Picks Supported a Revolutionary Pro-Trans Constitutional Ruling”: Mark Joseph Stern has this essay online today at Slate.

“Clock did not run out on FDIC lawsuit versus big banks: U.S. court.” Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“SCOTUSblog is looking for a new editor, to start work in September 2016.” Andrew Hamm has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Amy Howe currently serves as that blog’s editor. I had heard rumors that this could be Lyle Denniston‘s final Term at the U.S. Supreme Court for “SCOTUSblog.” Denniston, in terms of longevity and quality, is the Vin Scully of U.S. Supreme Court coverage. The hiring of a new editor would allow Howe to replace Denniston as that blog’s representative at the Supreme Court going forward.

On a related note, Denniston delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of the University of Nebraska College of Law earlier this month, and you can view the text of his remarks at this link.

“High court rules against NY man denied re-entry to US”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report. The AP also reports that “Justices say no constitutional right to speedy sentencing” and “Justices back company seeking legal fees from government.”

“Computers and warrants: Some senators oppose Justice plan.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Cautiously Optimistic about Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist”: Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online today at National Review.

“New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name”: John Woodrow Cox, Scott Clement, and Theresa Vargas of The Washington Post have this report.

“Constitution Check: Is plea bargaining a step toward closing Guantanamo?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“The Supreme Court Is Not Doing Its Job: Don’t let the elegant posturing of the eight justices fool you.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

“Appellate nominee gets hearing, confirmation still in doubt”: Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “The Senate took a modest step Wednesday toward filling the oldest vacancy of its kind in the country by holding a hearing on the nomination of Wisconsin lawyer Donald Schott for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.”

You can view online the video of yesterday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations via this link.

“Trump’s Supreme Court List Might Reassure Conservatives, But Leaves Off Big Names”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.

“Democrats hold mock confirmation hearing for Judge Garland”: Dave Boyer of The Washington Times has this report.

C-SPAN has posted the video of the event at this link.

“Diane Sykes on Trump list for U.S. Supreme Court”: Craig Gilbert and Bill Glauber of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

Access online today’s rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued rulings in three argued cases.

1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Luna Torres v. Lynch, No. 14-1096. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Clarence Thomas and Stephen G. Breyer joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Betterman v. Montana, No. 14-1457. Justice Thomas issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. And Justice Sotomayor also issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. And Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, No. 14-1375. Justice Thomas issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“Donald Trump Releases List of Possible Supreme Court Picks”: Alan Rappeport and Charlie Savage will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Donald Trump Releases Names of 11 Potential Supreme Court Choices; Presumptive Republican nominee for president discloses possible candidates to prove his conservative credentials”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Trump announces his Supreme Court picks, including one who has repeatedly mocked him”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Ron Johnson Ditches His Own Judicial Nominee After Ignoring Court Vacancy For 2,323 Days; Why not add insult to injury?” Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has this Seventh Circuit-related report.

“Pfizer Turns Its Back on the Execution Business”: Andrew Cohen has this essay online today at the Brennan Center for Justice.

“Democrats Stage Mock Garland Hearing Without Republicans or Garland”: Jess Bravin has this post at WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog.

“Your Ultimate Guide To The 11 White People Donald Trump Will Consider For The Supreme Court”: Ian Millhiser has this post at ThinkProgress.

“Government Argues That Indefinite Solitary Confinement Perfectly Acceptable Punishment For Failing To Decrypt Devices”: Tim Cushing has this post at Techdirt reporting on a response that the U.S. Department of Justice filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

“Q&A: Judge Posner on Writing, Law School and Cat Videos.” Zoe Tillman of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Trump Names Conservative Judges as Possible Supreme Court Picks”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Ginger Gibson and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters report that “Trump identifies 11 potential Supreme Court nominees.”

“These Are The ‘Great Intellects’ Donald Trump Would Like To Put On The Supreme Court; Conservatives have warned he may not be up to the task of replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia”: Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Judge On Trump’s SCOTUS List Made Trump Jokes On Twitter”: Tierney Sneed of Talking Points Memo has this report.

Tyler Kingkade of The Huffington Post reports that “One Of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Picks Has Spent A Year Trolling Him On Twitter.”

And Bobby Blanchard of The Dallas Morning News has a blog post titled “9 times Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett dissed Donald Trump on Twitter.”

“The Logic of Gun Rights Puts Pistols in Pockets”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“Trump unveils list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices”: The Associated Press has this report.

According to the article, “Trump’s picks include Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado and Raymond Gruender of Missouri. Also on the list are: Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas.”

“George Mason University Firms Up Plan to Name Law School for Scalia”: Nicholas Fandos has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“High-Court Nominee’s Clerkship Combed for Hints on K-12; Heady 1978-79 term for Merrick Garland”: Mark Walsh has this article in today’s print edition of Education Week.

“Administrative Law and Judicial Duty: Justice Thomas’ Principled Stand Against Arbitrary Power.” Evan Bernick has this post today at the “Fed Soc Blog.”

“Democrats running out of options in Garland fight”: Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett of Politico.com have this report today.