“Senate committee to vote on Justice David Stras’ nomination for appellate court next week”: Stephen Montemayor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

“Roy Moore accuser’s Gadsden home burns; arson investigation underway”: Anna Claire Vollers of Alabama Media Group has this report.

“American Detained by U.S. Military Says He Wants to Sue”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

“Clinic Students May Help Resolve Third Circuit Jurisdiction Question; Pair Travel to St. Croix to Argue Appeal”: The University of Virginia School of Law has posted this news release online.

“Court voids Baltimore law requiring ‘no abortion’ clinic disclaimers”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a Baltimore law requiring pregnancy clinics that do not offer or refer women for abortions to post signs disclosing that fact in their waiting rooms.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link. Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

Update: In other coverage, Ian Duncan of The Baltimore Sun reports that “Federal appeals court rules against Baltimore law requiring disclosures at pregnancy clinics that don’t provide abortions.”

“Pressuring harassers to quit can end up protecting them”: Online at The Washington Post, attorney Katherine Ku has an essay that begins, “When I learned that Judge Alex Kozinski was retiring, after more than a dozen women accused him of inappropriate conduct and sexualized comments, part of me was relieved.”

“3-D Guns May Be Headed to the Supreme Court: An Update.” David Kimball-Stanley has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Roy Moore’s wife reveals their ‘Jewish attorney’ and he’s a Christian”: Greg Garrison of Alabama Media Group has this report.

“Trump’s Justice Department Takes U-Turns on Obama-Era Positions; The flurry of reversals have potential ramifications on election law, labor practices, immigration and other issues”: Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.