Leonard Gross, a law professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is available to talk to reporters this afternoon (July 1) about today’s retirement announcement by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner. Gross and SIUC law professor Norman Vieira co-authored the 1998 book, “Supreme Court Appointments: Judge Bork and the Politicization of Senate Confirmations.” Gross is available for interviews in his office from 3 to 4:30 p.m.. For more information, contact Gross at 618/453-8770.