“Seeking Execution Drug, States Cut Legal Corners”: John Schwartz will have this article Thursday in The New York Times.

“Appeals court rejects Orie’s bid to halt retrial”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update.

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “State Superior Court rejects Jane Orie’s trial appeal.”

“Judge Rules for Counsel, Saying Baby Comes First”: John Schwartz will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice, jury deadlocks on three perjury counts”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

The New York Times has a news update headlined “Bonds Guilty of Obstruction of Justice.”

MLB.com reports that “Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice; Mistrial declared on three remaining perjury charges.”

And The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Barry Bonds verdict: A conviction likely to satisfy no one; Following a 12-day trial and four days of deliberation, the jury in the trial of baseball star Barry Bonds convicted him of obstruction of justice for lying to a grand jury in 2003 about steroid use.”

“Barry Bonds convicted of obstruction of justice in steroids case”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Lance Williams of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “Barry Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice.”

“Justices Kennedy and Kagan return to Harvard Law School for Reunion Weekend”: Harvard Law School issued this news release this past Sunday.

“Judicial vacancies create a ‘crisis’ for federal courts”: Today’s edition of The Daily Record of Jacksonville, Florida contains an article that begins, “The federal court system is facing a crisis with pending vacancies, The Jacksonville Bar Association was told Tuesday. ‘We presently have a crisis in the federal judiciary in our country,’ said Chief Judge Joel Dubina of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.”

“Stop using politics to block Liu’s appointment to the 9th Circuit: The politics that have blocked Goodwin Liu’s appointment to U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals help neither party.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Craigslist ad leads to lawyer’s suspension; Lancaster attorney offered to write academic papers for a fee”: Today’s edition of The Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette contains an article that begins, “A Lancaster lawyer has lost his job with the state Appeals Court and has been suspended from practice for six months after running an advertisement on Craigslist offering to write and edit papers and essays for students.”

“Amendment would raise age limit for Ohio judges to 75”: This article appears today in The Columbus Dispatch.

“State appeals court meets in Berks for first time”: The Reading (Pa.) Eagle contains this article today.

“Kagan’s government money grab; Obama team makes feds, not citizens, supreme”: This editorial appears today in The Washington Times.

“Still no verdict in Barry Bonds trial after 3 days”: Lance Williams has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

The New York Times reports today that “Jury to Continue Deliberating in Bonds Perjury Case.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Bonds trial: Jury to deliberate for 4th day.”

“Wisconsin Awaits Outcome of Supreme Court Vote”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

And The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports today that “Nickolaus fends off calls for resignation; Waukesha County clerk vows to implement improved practices.”

“Appeals court says Orlando can restrict feeding of homeless downtown”: The Orlando Sentinel contains this article today.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s en banc Eleventh Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Federal judge rules Easton Area School District cannot ban ‘I Heart Boobies’ bracelets during lawsuit”: The Express-Times of Easton, Pennsylvania contains this article today.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “U.S. judge sides with middle schoolers suspended for wearing ‘I (heart) Boobies’ bracelets.”

And The Allentown Morning Call reports that “Judge: ‘Boobies’ bands OK; Easton Area middle school students’ bracelets are ruled not lewd or disruptive.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania appears at this link.