“Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes sues The Advocate over stories about misconduct”: John Simerman and Andrea Gallo of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana have an article that begins, “Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes III has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Advocate’s parent company, alleging that the newspaper knowingly published false and damaging information last year about his actions in a decades-old child abuse and custody case that led to a lengthy FBI investigation.”

“Republican leaders vow to fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy this year, despite some apprehension”: Ted Barrett and Manu Raju of CNN have this report.

“How To Train Your Killer Whale”: You can access via this link today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast featuring Jaime Santos and law professors Kate Shaw and Leah Litman.

“‘Anti-Feminist’ Lawyer Is Suspect in Killing of Son of Federal Judge in N.J.; Roy Den Hollander had openly seethed against the judge, Esther Salas; After the shooting at her home, he was found dead in an apparent suicide”: Nicole Hong, William K. Rashbaum, and Mihir Zaveri of The New York Times have this report.

Larry Celona, Tina Moore, Reuven Fenton, and Aaron Feis of The New York Post report that “Roy Den Hollander railed against Judge Esther Salas in misogynist screed.”

And Alex Napoliello of NJ Advance Media reports that “FBI names suspect in fatal shooting at judge’s house, ‘anti-feminist lawyer’ had case pending before judge.”

“Stay Safe, Justice Ginsburg; This summer has been hard enough”: Mimi Swartz has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Men’s Rights Lawyer Eyed in Shooting of NJ Judge’s Family; Law enforcement sources say Roy Den Hollander was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the crime”: Michael Daly and Tracy Connor of The Daily Beast have this report.

And Tina Moore, Priscilla DeGregory, and Aaron Feis of The New York Post report that “Roy Den Hollander ID’d as suspect in shooting at Judge Esther Salas’ home.”

“Suspect in shooting death of federal judge’s son is found dead, believed to be attorney; The man’s body was found in the Sullivan County town of Rockland, near Liberty, which is in the New York Catskills”: Jonathan Dienst, Brian Thompson, and Joe Valiquette of NBC News have this report.

“Possible Suspect Is Identified in Killing of Son of Federal Judge in N.J.; The authorities are investigating whether a body found in Liberty, N.Y., was that of the gunman who shot into the home of Judge Esther Salas”: Nicole Hong, William K. Rashbaum, and Mihir Zaveri of The New York Times have this report.

“Shooting at Federal Judge’s Home Highlights Risks Outside Court”: Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Suspect in killing at N.J. home of federal judge found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound, reports say”: Alex Napoliello and Ted Sherman of NJ Advance Media have an article that begins, “The alleged suspect in the murder of a federal judge’s 20-year-old son on Sunday evening has taken his own life, according to multiple media reports. The man, still unidentified, was said to be a disgruntled attorney who had appeared before before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, ABC News reported, adding his body was discovered with a gun in Sullivan County, about two hours from the judge’s home.”

“A Timely Case on Police Violence at the Supreme Court; The justices will hear arguments in October over whether excessive force claims against the police are barred when the people they shoot get away”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Manhunt underway for gunman dressed as FedEx driver who killed federal judge’s son, wounded husband”: Alex Napoliello, Ted Sherman, and Noah Cohen of NJ Advance Media have this report.

Neil Vigdor, Aimee Ortiz, and Kevin Armstrong of The New York Times report that “Husband and Son of a Federal Judge, Esther Salas, Are Shot in New Jersey; Judge Salas was home but not wounded in the shooting at her residence in North Brunswick, according to an official.”

And in updated coverage, Nicole Hong, William K. Rashbaum, and Mihir Zaveri of The New York Times have an article headlined “Intense Search for Gunman Who Killed Son of Federal Judge at N.J. Home; The authorities have not disclosed any possible motive behind the shooting, which also wounded the husband of Judge Esther Salas.”