On the condition of anonymity, people close to the Obama administration have shortlisted five sitting federal judges whom the President is likely to nominate to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Scalia’s death. So reports the Washington Post.

Counsel for a group of nuns that oppose mandatory coverage for birth control expressed confidence in their case against government, citing prior rulings and the nature of their healthcare plan.

In a case that’s being considered a significant blow to big companies, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a class action against a telemarketing firm could proceed despite the firm’s offer to pay the main plaintiff the maximum amount he could collect if he won the case. So reports The Wall Street Journal.

There have been 337 post-conviction DNA exonerations since 1989, according to recently released information from the Innocence Project. Steven Avery’s rape case, featured in the popular and controversial Netflix series “Making a Murderer,” is one such instance and his wrongful arrest and conviction was the first domino in a long chain of judicially complex proceedings.