Blog Update – Friday, July 1

Here is:

Talk Left on Judge Prado as the nominee.

Orin Kerr on Justice O’Connor’s retirement.

Underneath Their Robes with some interesting reflections on Justice O’Connor’s career.

Sentencing Law & Policy on what Justice O’Connor’s replacement will think of Harris and Almendarez-Torres.

Think Progress on the relationship between President Clinton and Senator Hatch during previous Supreme Court vacancies.

and

Legal Theory Blog arguing that a results-oriented, closely-divided court poses grave dangers for the rule of law–dangers that are greater than those posed by a either results orientation or close division alone.