“The Return of the Faithless Elector: Are we ready for a return to the ‘original meaning’ of the Electoral College?” David Post has this blog entry at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Pa. man who aimed and fired a ‘hand gun’ deserves his disorderly conduct conviction and fine, court says”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report on a non-precedential ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued on Tuesday.

“Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans? A high-profile lawsuit against Harvard is forcing students and their families to choose sides.” Jay Caspian Kang has this article online at The New York Times Magazine.

“Arizona Supreme Court agrees to consider frozen embryo case”: Howard Fischer of the Arizona Capitol Times has this report.

“Koch-founded charity asks for Supreme Court help to keep donor list secret”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

“Supreme Court Justice Kagan to speak at UMN in October”: Josh Verges of The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this report.

“Can states restrict how electors cast presidential votes? Supreme Court may have to decide.” David G. Savage has this article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Jim Crow Returns to the Supreme Court: Two states are asking the justices to retain a rule from America’s racist past for the sake of convenience.” Matt Ford of The New Republic has this report.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has No Plans to Retire. But Washington Is Preparing for an Epic Showdown Over Her Seat.” Tessa Berenson and Alana Abramson of Time magazine have this report.

“President Trump nominates 12 for federal judgeships, including two from Connecticut”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.

Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed has posted online at Twitter today’s White House announcement of its intent to nominate individuals to the Second and Ninth Circuit.

“Anonymity by the Sea is a First Amendment right; Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh runs 5K in Dewey”: Dave Frederick of the Cape Gazette of Lewes, Delaware has this report.

“When do Supreme Court justices retire? When the politics are right. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer should have left years ago, when Democrats controlled the White House and the Senate.” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The Washington Post.