“Roberts: Inability to compromise stops consensus.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the lack of consensus in many of the Supreme Court’s decisions reflects its fundamental inability to strike compromises on laws, as Congress can when writing them.”

And at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Jess Bravin has a post titled “Chief Justice Roberts on Obama, Justice Stevens, Law Reviews, More.”

“Obama has plans for Asian-American judge: So does GOP.” Rob Hotakainen of McClatchy Newspapers has an article that begins, “Goodwin Liu couldn’t speak English until kindergarten, but he went on to become his high school’s co-valedictorian, then a Rhodes Scholar and a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Now he’s under attack on Capitol Hill, where Republicans are opposing his nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.”

“Appeals court: Will Co. must pay $8 million to Riley Fox parents.” The Chicago Tribune has a news update that begins, “A federal appeals court has agreed with a jury’s 2007 finding that Will County police framed Kevin Fox for the 2004 rape and murder of his 3-year-old daughter Riley — but reduced the damages awarded Fox and his wife from $12.2 million to $8 million.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Senate Democrats defend 9th Circuit Court nominee Liu against GOP criticism”: The Washington Post has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “Leahy won’t delay hearing for appeals court pick.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Leahy Insists on Hearing for Obama Judicial Choice.”

At WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog, Jess Bravin has a post titled “Senate Democrats Rally Behind Appeals Court Nominee.”

The Hill reports that “Leahy to forge ahead with Liu hearing despite GOP objections.”

And Politico.com reports that “Democrats push Goodwin Liu nomination.”

“DA charges Sen. Orie, aide to Justice Melvin; Accused of using state resources for campaigning”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update that begins, “The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office today filed criminal charges against state Sen. Republican Whip Jane Orie, R-McCandless, and her sister, Janine Orie, an aide to state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, in a grand jury investigation that reached into one of Western Pennsylvania’s most powerful political families.” The newspaper has also posted online the grand jury presentment (36.94MB PDF document) and this letter from State Senator Orie stepping aside as Majority Whip.

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “State Sen. Orie charged with 10 criminal counts.”

“If I Were Obama, My Supreme Court Pick Would Be…” Law360 asked various appellate lawyers to complete that sentence. You can access their answers at this link.

“Obama continues to lag when it comes to judges”: The Washington Post today contains this installment of Al Kamen’s “In the Loop” column. This graphic accompanies the column.

Divided Federal Circuit panel upholds federal district court’s ruling that Vanderbilt University scientists are not joint inventors of the compounds and methods for treating erectile dysfunction that resulted in the medication Cialis: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court May Soon Lack Protestant Justices”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“U.S. Court Curbs F.C.C. Authority on Web Traffic”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports today that “Court rules for Comcast over FCC in ‘net neutrality’ case.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Appeals court overturns FCC rule on net neutrality; The FCC’s policy on broadband access had required Comcast to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic it carried; Now providers may be able to charge more for fast content delivery.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Court Backs Comcast Over FCC on ‘Net Neutrality.’”

USA Today has a front page article headlined “Cable wins ruling on high-speed Internet; Court: FCC can’t tell Comcast what to do.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Court throws out order that restricted Comcast.”

Jenna Greene of The National Law Journal has an article headlined “Uncertainty for FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ in Wake of Comcast Ruling.”

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “FCC Loses Key Ruling On ‘Net Neutrality.’”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears here and here.

“GOP Senators Step Up Attacks on Appellate Court Nominee”: Jess Bravin has this article today in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

“Pissarro masterpiece travels a twisted history; The court challenges to recover a painting taken by the Nazis in 1939 have been as tortuous as its provenance”: Carol J. Williams has this front page article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Lenders seek delay in newspapers’ auction”: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an article that begins, “In a surprising turnabout, senior lenders to Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C., the parent company of The Inquirer, want the media firm’s scheduled April 27 auction delayed while they appeal a critical ruling in the case.”

“Calif. High Court Contingency Spat Brings Amici Flood”: Mike McKee of The Recorder has this report.

“Rapist, now quadriplegic, a threat, court rules”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “A rapist who was paralyzed from the neck down in a prison stabbing may still be dangerous and can be kept behind bars under a state law that allows the release of some permanently disabled inmates, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District at this link.

“War court hearings resume amid uncertainty”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“O’Connor: More justices may skip State of Union.” The Associated Press has this report.