“Supreme Court denies request to extend deadline for skill games; Under the court’s June 15 ruling, all skill games must be removed from businesses by Tuesday”: Peter Hall of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report.

You can access here and here today’s orders of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

And in other coverage, Andrew Seidman, Gillian McGoldrick, and Abraham Gutman of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that “‘Skill games’ could soon be seized from Pa. shops as Supreme Court deadline nears; Law enforcement officials are urging businesses that house the games to remove them from their premises; Unplugging the machines isn’t sufficient to comply with the law.”

“A Republican senator is holding up Trump’s judicial nominee. She hasn’t publicly explained why. Marsha Blackburn interviewed Samuel Adkisson in March. Now, her refusal to return a blue slip has left his nomination in limbo.” Patrick McNeil has this post at his “Nomination Notes” Substack site.

“QP1: Chief Justice Terry Adams; Questions Presented: A judge’s-eye view of appellate advocacy.” Andrew Gould has this post at his “1910 & Beyond” Substack site, along with a post titled “QP2: Chief Justice Tracy Christopher; Questions Presented: A judge’s-eye view of appellate advocacy.”

“Replacing Alito on the court? It’s if, not when; Democrats could choose to hold any Supreme Court vacancy open if they regain Senate control.” Michael Macagnone of The Hill has this report.

“Trump was right. There, I said it. Paid family leave, children’s savings accounts, cheaper drugs — and, yes, even Supreme Court justices. A reluctant accounting of what Trump got right.” Alex Beam has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

“With Trump’s praise, a new book and retirement buzz, eyes are on Justice Alito; Samuel A. Alito Jr., who has often been in the shadow of other conservative justices, has taken on new prominence as a champion for the president’s policies”: Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post has this report.