Programming note: I will be spending Monday and Tuesday visiting the Chenango Valley area of central New York State. Additional posts will appear here Tuesday night.

On Monday at 9:30 a.m. eastern time, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue an Order List, which you can access via this link. And on Tuesday at 10 a.m. eastern time, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue one or more opinions in argued cases, which you can access very soon thereafter via this link.

“After court, gay rights spotlight shifts back to Obama”: Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court may decide who can carry guns; As Congress and state legislatures debate gun control, the high court is likely to hear a case in the near future challenging state restrictions on carrying guns outside the home”: Richard Wolf will have this article Monday in USA Today.

“Supreme Court case asks: Are human genes patentable?” This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Supreme Court weighs whether to hear case on guns in public; Justices could raise their profile in the gun debate if they hear a challenge to a New York law that limits who can carry firearms in public”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Proposal could drag political funding into the light.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.