“Federal appeals court hears argments on case involving WIAA, Gannett, Wisconsin Newspaper Association”: The Appleton Post-Crescent today contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court Friday heard arguments in a case that could help determine whether newspapers nationwide can show high school sports contests online.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Federal judges consider high school sports case.”

You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit via this link (8.96MB mp3 audio file).

“Presidential nominees stymied; Senate mulls change”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Thomas Porteous, impeached federal judge, has lost his law license”: This article appears today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

And in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal, Alan I. Baron and Michael J. Gerhardt will have an essay entitled “Porteous impeachment: a first; In no prior instance has anyone been impeached, much less convicted, for conduct occurring prior to assuming federal office.”

“Cady says he has no regrets on same-sex marriage ruling”: In today’s edition of The Des Moines Register, Grant Schulte has an article that begins, “Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady said Friday that he does not regret the court’s 2009 ruling that allowed same-sex marriage, even though the decision cost three of his colleagues their jobs.”

“Pa. court upholds Lokuta’s removal; Lokuta lawyer says U.S. Supreme Court is an option, but one with little chance for success”: Today’s edition of The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania contains an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld former judge Ann Lokuta’s removal from the Luzerne County bench, leaving her limited options in her two-year battle to regain the seat.”

And The Citizens Voice of Wilkes-Barre today contains an article headlined “Still off the bench.”

Yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, a concurring opinion, and a dissenting opinion.

“Lawyers for Bonds Trying to Chip Away at Evidence in Case”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “With Barry Bonds’s trial on federal perjury charges nearly two months away, his lawyers are making a renewed effort to exclude more of the government’s evidence from the case against him.”

“Justice Department Files Opening Brief in Defense Of Marriage Act Appeal”: Marcia Coyle had this post yesterday at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

The Washington Post reports today that “Justice Dept. appeals judge’s decision on same-sex marriage.”

And at Politico.com, Ben Smith has a post titled “Gay groups criticize Justice Department brief.”

You can view the brief that the federal government filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

“Roll is laid to rest: ‘Papa is in heaven’; Overflow crowd remembers judge, co-worker, friend.” This article appears today in the Arizona Daily Star. The newspaper has also posted online this related photo gallery.

The Arizona Republic reports today that “Sea of mourners bids adieu to slain Judge John Roll.”

The Los Angeles Times contains an article headlined “Tucson bishop buries a close friend; Judge John Roll, a Catholic who had just left Mass when he was fatally shot last week, was buried Friday; ‘A lot of emotion,’ says Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, who performed the service.”

And The Washington Post reports that “Family, friends mourn judge killed in Tucson shootings.”