“Law School Application Surge Means ‘Nightmare’ Contest for Slots; Boom fueled by lockdown, social justice movement brings tougher competition for aspiring lawyers and tricky admissions decisions for schools”: Breanna Bradham of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Michigan Supreme Court Justice returns after dealing with war and criticism during six-month diplomacy tour”: Malachi Barrett of mLive has this report.

“The Supreme Court inches closer to a press freedom showdown”: Columnist Charles Lane has this essay online at The Washington Post.

And online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Gorsuch Critique of Landmark Libel Case Should Be Taken Seriously; A conservative Supreme Court justice invokes a liberal colleague to argue that New York Times v. Sullivan is wrong for the social-media age.”

“A Supreme Court ruling protecting speech astonishes Schumer”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“The Supreme Court is heading back to Philadelphia”: Columnist Hugh Hewitt has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Trump’s Supreme Court shrinks from controversy; Conservatives say the three newest justices lack intestinal fortitude, while liberals fear the future as the court takes on abortion and gun rights”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“The DNC’s Dishonest Voting Case Against Arizona; The justices upheld our common-sense election laws against baseless charges of racism”: Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.