“Appeals court upholds Texas’ Hazlewood veterans benefits”: Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has this report.

And Andrea Zelinski of The Houston Chronicle reports that “Hazelwood only applies to vets who enlisted in Texas, appeals court rules.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Scalia absence keenly felt in closely divided cases”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Access the newest posts at Slate’s “Supreme Court Breakfast Table”: Walter Dellinger has a post titled “The battle is not over.”

And Mark Joseph Stern has a post titled “The two Fourth Amendments.”

“Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Here to Stay”: Law professor Richard Primus will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

And online at The New York Times, law professor Richard O. Lempert has an essay titled “The Supreme Court Has Upheld Affirmative Action; So Let’s Dump Mismatch Theory.”

“Three Separate, Equal and Dysfunctional Branches of Government”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this new installment of his “On Washington” column.

“For Obama, Supreme Court Defeat Upends a Legacy on Immigration”: Michael D. Shear of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action in University Admissions; In 4-3 ruling, court advises schools to continuously review race-based policies”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Supreme Court sends off patent troll that challenged review rules with an 8-0 slapdown; Giuseppe Cuozzo drove too fast, got an odd patent, and sold it to trolling pros”: Joe Mullin of Ars Technica has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court Takes Middle Ground on Drunken-Driving Tests Without Warrant; Police can take breath tests without a warrant, but not blood tests”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court divides over breath, blood tests for drunk drivers.”

“U.S. Supreme Court Deadlock Blocks Obama’s Immigration Plan; Split leaves intact lower-court ruling against plan but establishes no precedent”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Immigration Deadlock Leaves Obama, Supreme Court Feeling a Void”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Opinion analysis: Obama immigration plan all but doomed.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“A ‘view’ from the Courtroom: Alito dissents on affirmative action, a deadlock on immigration, and more.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Obama admin suffers through a losing streak”: Robin Bravender of Greenwire has this report.

“Judges should stay out of the PC debate”: Steven M. Klepper has this essay online at The Baltimore Sun.

“Reliving Kennedy’s glory days”: Dahlia Lithwick has this post this afternoon at Slate’s “Supreme Court Breakfast Table.”

“How Affirmative Action Won the Day: In a 4-3 ruling on a case almost a decade in the making, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges can factor in race in admissions decisions.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Three Lessons From Obama’s Immigration Defeat”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Opinion analysis: A brief respite for affirmative action?” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“The forces of obstruction and chaos win big”: Dahlia Lithwick had this entry this morning at Slate’s “Supreme Court Breakfast Table.”

“Affirmative Action Is Here to Stay”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“High court limits drunk driving test laws”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report. The AP also reports that “Supreme Court tie favors tribal court authority” and “High court limits use of repeat offender law.”

“Obama immigration plan blocked by 4-4 tie at Supreme Court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Deadlocks on Obama Immigration Plan; It Remains Blocked.”

Robert Barnes and William Branigin of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court won’t revive Obama plan to shield illegal immigrants from deportation.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court deadlock deals defeat to Obama immigration plan.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Deadlocked Supreme Court blocks Obama on immigration.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Split U.S. Supreme Court blocks Obama immigration plan.”

And Mike Dorning of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court’s Split Elevates Immigration as Election Issue.”

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

1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Mathis v. United States, No. 15-6092. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy issued a concurring opinion. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined. And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court in Birchfield v. North Dakota, No.14-1468. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. And Justice Thomas issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin, No. 14-981. Justice Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. And Justice Alito issued a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice John. G. Roberts, Jr. and Justice Thomas joined. Justice Kagan did not participate in the decision. You can access the oral argument via this link.

4. In United States v. Texas, No. 15-674, the Court evenly divided 4-to-4 and issued a per curiam affirmance You can access the oral argument via this link.

5. And in Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, No. 13-1496, the Court evenly divided 4-to-4 and issued a per curiam affirmance. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that “Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas.”

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court upholds University of Texas affirmative action admissions.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court upholds use of affirmative action at universities.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court upholds affirmative action programs.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Texas affirmative action plan survives Supreme Court review.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court upholds race-based college admissions program.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “University Affirmative Action Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court.”

The Court is expected to issue its remaining rulings from cases argued this Term on Monday, June 27, 2016.

“Supreme Court justices juggle cases, conflicts”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And Lydia Wheeler of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court justices given Frederick Douglass bust, trips around the world.”

“Three big cases face Supreme Court decisions”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court prepares major decisions on immigration, abortion access, affirmative action.”

“The Supreme Court’s Post-Scalia Term”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online today at The New York Times.