“5-3=3: A case tests the arithmetical skills of the Supreme Court justices.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.

“Obama court nominee faces contentious hearing; Goodwin Liu, a UC Berkeley professor nominated as an appeals court judge, is criticized by Republicans as a liberal ‘beyond the mainstream'”: In Wednesday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, James Oliphant will have an article that begins, “Senate Republicans are preparing to mount an assault against one of President Obama’s federal appeals court choices, offering a preview of a possible Supreme Court fight later this summer. Goodwin Liu, the president’s pick for to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in what promises to be a contentious hearing.”

You can view the notice of tomorrow’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee by clicking here. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. eastern time.

“Court hears ‘Fatal Vision’ appeal after 40 years”: The Associated Press has this report on an appeal argued today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

“Court to decide whether two-member NLRB can work”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in New Process Steel, L.P. v. NLRB, No. 08-1457, at this link.

Judge Posner on the standard of appellate review for a trial court’s decision applying law to the facts of a particular case: Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued this opinion today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“State high court overturns state’s tort reform”: Today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bill Rankin has an article that begins, “A unanimous Georgia Supreme Court on Monday struck down limits on jury awards in medical malpractice cases, the cornerstone of the state’s sweeping 2005 tort reform law.”

And Alyson M. Palmer of the Fulton County Daily Report has an article headlined “Ga. Supreme Court Kills Caps on Med-Mal Awards; Justices rule unanimously that right to jury trial trumps limits on pain and suffering awards.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.

“Appeal denied for former attorney”: Last Thursday’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News contained an article that begins, “The 4th Court of Appeals declined Wednesday to overturn the conviction of a former San Antonio lawyer accused of aiding her husband in extortion plots against four of her extramarital lovers.”

And Mary Alice Robbins of Texas Lawyer reports that “Texas Appeals Court Upholds Solo’s Conviction Over Sex Shakedowns.”

You can access last Wednesday’s ruling of the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas at this link.

“Health Measure’s Opponents Plan Legal Challenges”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Opponents Work To Block Health Bill At State Level” featuring Nina Totenberg.

Access online today’s opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in United States Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, No. 08-1134. You can access the oral argument transcript at this link.

“Graham proposes framework for handling terrorism suspects”: This article appears today in The Washington Post, along with an article headlined “Chief lawyers named for Guantanamo Bay defense, prosecution teams.”

“Justices to Weigh Law on Gaining Citizenship via Parents”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

“Court hearing ‘Fatal Vision’ appeal after 40 years”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A former Army doctor convicted in the 1970 slayings of his pregnant wife and two daughters is asking a Virginia-based federal appeals court for a new trial. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond will hear arguments in 66-year-old Jeffrey MacDonald’s case Tuesday.”

“In Holder’s Woes, a Deja Vu ; Same Terror Issues Undermined the Career of Bush Attorney General Gonzales”: Evan Perez has this article today in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.