“Legal clinic immerses aspiring lawyers in the political process”: Maura Dolan will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Roy Moore orders ban on same-sex marriage licenses”: Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has a news update that begins, “Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Sunday evening ordered probate judges in the state of Alabama to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, potentially setting up a showdown between Moore and the federal courts.” You can view the order at this link.

Kelsey Stein of The Birmingham News has an update headlined “Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses.”

In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, Alan Blinder will have an article headlined “Gay Marriage Set to Begin in Alabama Amid Protest.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Ala chief justice tells judges: Refuse gay marriage licenses.”

“Appeal to reverse baseball’s antitrust rule is a desperate swing for the fences”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Nebraska, Oklahoma in border war with Colorado over marijuana”: The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Next Witness: Will The Yellow Smiley Face Take The Stand?” This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“Alabama probate judges refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples could face sanctions”: Kent Faulk has this front page article in today’s edition of The Birmingham News. In addition, Brendan Kirby has articles headlined “Gay marriages start Monday in Alabama: Here’s a primer on what to expect” and “Activist judge? Careful jurist? Meet the woman who made gay marriage legal in Alabama.”

The Montgomery Advertiser contains a front page article headlined “Gay rights ‘… a really new thing for Alabama.’”

In commentary, columnist John Archibald of The Birmingham News today has an op-ed headlined “Roy Moore may have been elected, but he hasn’t changed jobs.”

And in news from Indiana, The Indianapolis Star reports that “Munster woman in Indiana’s 1st same-sex marriage dies.”

“Geoffrey Nettle’s appointment shows how bench retirement age needs to better reflect society”: Law professor George Williams has this essay online today at The Sydney Morning Herald.

“State Supreme Court ruling a long time coming”: The Associated Press has this report.

Of course, as readers of this blog may recall, sometimes an inordinately long wait for an appellate court’s ruling can have a happy ending.

“Supreme Challenge: Area lawyers await ruling on an Internet-threats case with national interest.” Chris Mondics has this front page article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.