“Appeals court deals blow to Maryland gun control law”: Michael Dresser of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

And Anjali Shastry of The Washington Times reports that “Appeals court rules Md. gun control law infringes on Second Amendment rights.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Fourth Circuit ruling from a divided three-judge panel can be accessed here.

“Can Florida restrict doctors’ speech to patients about guns?” Eugene Volokh has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Sonia from the Bronx”: Ian Frazier has this Talk of the Town essay in the February 8, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.

“AG Schimel appoints Ryan Walsh as Chief Deputy Solicitor General”: The Wisconsin Department of Justice has issued this news release.

“Baltimore sculptor creates new statue, a possible Taney replacement”: Dan Rodricks if The Baltimore Sun has this blog post today.

“Appeals court decision casts doubt on Maryland’s assault weapons ban”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court orders judge to reconsider Md. gun law ruling.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Mistaken ID case: Man was jailed despite being 9 inches taller than the wanted man.” Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a blog post titled “We thought he was the same guy — never mind that 9-inch height difference.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy to retire”: John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe has this report. The newspaper has posted the retirement letter at this link.

Laurel J. Sweet of The Boston Herald reports that “SJC Justice Cordy to retire this summer.” In addition, Bob McGovern — that newspaper’s legal columnist — has an essay titled “Charlie Baker’s Judicial decisions: Four justices to leave by end of next year.”

And MassLive.com has reports headlined “Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy to retire“; “Robert Cordy reveals reason for retirement from Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court“; and “Gov. Charlie Baker says he has no litmus test for judicial nominees.”

“Constitution Check: What does the ‘Take Care Clause’ mean?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Roberts sold more than $250,000 in Microsoft stock”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Supreme Court’s recent decision to step into a relatively unimportant case involving Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming system revealed that Chief Justice John Roberts has sold between $250,000 and $500,000 in Microsoft stock in the past year.”

“James Obergefell — Making Supreme Court History As An Accidental Activist”: The Maurer School of Law of Indiana University — a law school whose web site is either incredibly innovative or entirely frustrating, you decide — yesterday posted this video online at YouTube.

“The political wars damage public perception of Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts says”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Gintautas Dumcius of MassLive.com has an article headlined “Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on judges: ‘We don’t work as Democrats or Republicans.’”

And Gerry Tuoti of WickedLocal.com reports that “Chief Justice Roberts discusses court’s past and future; Looking to the future, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts expects issues surrounding emerging technology to pose significant challenges to the court.”

New England Law | Boston yesterday issued a news release titled “Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., visits New England Law | Boston; Law Day participation a great honor and a valuable teachable moment.”

“Phoenix City Council votes to end prayers at meetings”: In today’s edition of The Arizona Republic, Dustin Gardiner has a front page article that begins, “A sharply divided Phoenix City Council voted 5-4 Wednesday to stop having an opening prayer at council meetings and instead observe a ‘moment of silent prayer,’ a move that blocks a group of Satanists from giving the invocation at its next formal meeting.”

“Let Them Have Teslas”: Online today at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay that begins, “Tesla Motors has taken the first step toward challenging a year-old Michigan law that bars direct-to-consumer auto sales in the state.”

“Ceremony Marks Naming Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City for Circuit Judge William J. Holloway, Jr.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has issued this news release.

“Federal Judges Show Sympathy for Torture Victims”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“U.S. appeals court limits fraud shield for sovereign wealth funds”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.

“The Supreme Court vs. the President”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online today at The New York Times.