“Suspect in Death of N.J. Judge’s Son Is Linked to California Killing; Roy Den Hollander, the ‘anti-feminist’ who is the prime suspect in the New Jersey shooting, may also have killed a rival men’s rights lawyer, officials say”: Nicole Hong, William K. Rashbaum, Mihir Zaveri, and Katherine Rosman of The New York Times have this report.

“John Roberts: Mr. First Amendment.” Ronald Collins and David Hudson have this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Where the Sick Get Sicker and the Sane Are Driven Mad: Behind Bars.” Online at The New York Times, law professor Justin Driver has this review of Christine Montross’s new book, “Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration.”

“L.A. Parking Meter Fines Not ‘Excessive,’ Federal Court in Pasadena Rules”: City News Service has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court in Pasadena ruled Wednesday that Los Angeles’ $63 expired parking meter fine is not excessive, but ordered a lower court to decide whether a late-payment penalty in the same amount is going too far.”

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

“Louisiana Supreme Court grants ‘diploma privilege’ to let recent grads practice without bar exam”: Andrea Gallo of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“Trump lied to the Supreme Court. His new census order proves it. Now we know why the administration wanted a citizenship question on the census.” Law professor Leah Litman has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Clerk retracts ‘pauper’ status in Supreme Court Justice Hughes’ lawsuit against The Advocate”: John Simerman of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“Pandemic lawsuits from voters, worshipers, prisoners meet roadblock at Supreme Court”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“The long road from hardship to Harvard Law; Sanitation work helped him get through college; This year, Rehan Staton got the acceptance letter his dad and brother always knew he deserved”: Lauren Daley of The Boston Globe has this report.

Today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “Maryland Man’s Perseverance Pays Off. He Will Attend Harvard Law School.”

And in earlier coverage, Sydney Page of The Washington Post had an article headlined “This Maryland man was a sanitation worker. Now he is accepted to Harvard Law School.”

“FBI links killing of California lawyer to suspect in deadly attack on New Jersey judge’s family”: Richard Winton of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

Ben Feuerherd of The New York Post has an article headlined “Roy Den Hollander likely killed rival a week before shooting Judge Salas’ family: FBI.”

Ben Kesslen of NBC News reports that “The attack on Judge Salas’ family highlights concerns over judicial safety; Federal judges get protection from the U.S. Marshals Service but still often face threats for their work.”

And on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Brian Mann had an audio segment titled “Attack In New Jersey Reminds Judges That Their Jobs Are Dangerous.”

“Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green says he will retire at the end of August after 15 years on the bench; Green’s term ends Dec. 31, 2022; Gov. Greg Abbott will appoint his successor”: Reese Oxner of The Texas Tribune has this report.

“Trump, Ginsburg and the democracy emergency: It’s here and minority rule is the culprit; Trump and Republicans have hacked our democracy beyond accountability and now they’re one cancerous liver away from getting everything they want.” Jason Sattler has this essay online at USA Today.

“House votes to remove Confederate statues, bust of chief justice, from Capitol; The bill would replace former Chief Justice Roger B. Taney’s bust with one of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall”: Rebecca Shabad of NBC News has this report.