“Can we please have a new California Supreme Court justice, Governor Brown?” David A. Carrillo and Stephen M. Duvernay have this essay online at The Sacramento Bee.

“Gov. Malloy Nominates Richard Robinson As Next Chief Justice”: Christopher Keating of The Hartford Courant has this report.

Ken Dixon of The Connecticut Post reports that “Justice Robinson named to head state Supreme Court.”

And Dave Collins of The Associated Press reports that “Nominee would be first black chief justice in Connecticut.”

“Why Mitch McConnell is bragging about holding up Merrick Garland from the Supreme Court, two years later”: Amber Phillips has this entry at “The Fix” blog of The Washington Post.

“Something has gone wrong with jury selection in Mississippi, and the Fifth Circuit is to blame; What good is a constitution if judges refuse to follow it?” Ian Millhiser has this essay online at ThinkProgress.

“Trump v. California: The Biggest Legal Clashes.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

“Supreme Court Notebook: Diabetes, decisions and justice math.” Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press have this report.