“Florida Supreme Court says unanimous jury not needed for death penalty in major reversal; ‘Death is indeed different,’ wrote the lone dissenting justice; ‘This Court has taken a giant step backward'”: Emily L. Mahoney of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.

Suzie Schottelkotte of The Ledger of Lakeland, Florida reports that “Back to death row for convicted Lakeland murderer.”

Jim Saunders of the News Service Of Florida has a report headlined “In a stunning reversal, Florida Supreme Court says death sentences don’t have to be unanimous.”

And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Florida Supreme Court Gives Itself the Power to Shred Liberal Precedent, Starting With Death Penalty Limits; Everything is up for grabs.”

You can access today’s lengthy per curiam ruling of the Supreme Court of Florida at this link.

“A ‘faithless elector’ betrayed his state’s voters. You won’t believe why. Colorado’s Micheal Baca had a far-fetched plan to stop Trump. Now it’s before the Supreme Court.” Adam Edelman of NBC News has this report.

“A Climate-Lawsuit Dissent That Changed My Mind: Twenty-one children brought a lawsuit arguing that the government needs to act on climate change; A federal court dismissed it.” Robinson Meyer has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Seventh Cir. Slams Immigration Board’s ‘Defiance’ in Visa Case”: Brian Flood of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “The Seventh Circuit harshly criticized the Board of Immigration Appeals for defying the court’s prior order in a case about the scope of immigration judges’ authority, and, rather than rewarding the board’s ‘effrontery’ and remanding again, held that a Mexican citizen in the U.S. is entitled to apply for a U visa.”

Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook wrote today’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Michael Avenatti should not be in solitary confinement”: David Oscar Markus, author of “The SDFLA Blog,” has this essay online at The Hill.

“How Trump has reshaped the federal judiciary, 3 years into his presidency”: Maxim Lott of Fox News has this report.

“Activist or Restrained, the Current Court’s Movement is Often Directed by the Chief”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Trump Acts Like a Politician. That’s Not an Impeachable Offense. Receiving a ‘political benefit’ does not transform an otherwise legal action (like requesting an investigation) into an abuse of power.” Law professor Josh Blackman has this essay online at The New York Times.

“A partisan Supreme Court ruling on the ACA just gave President Trump a boost; It lets Trump downplay his opposition to the Affordable Care Act’s protections till after November”: Law professor Leah Litman has this essay online at The Washington Post.