“Court to reconsider case of Super Bowl threat”: The AP has this report on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

The original three-judge panel’s ruling issued while I was on vacation last August.

“Resentencing for Conrad Black on track for June 24”: The Associated Press has this report.

“John Paul Stevens writing book on chief justices”: Politico.com has this report.

“Senate blocks Obama choice for No. 2 at Justice”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Arizona taking immigration law to U.S. Supreme Court; Gov. Jan Brewer says Arizona is going directly to the Supreme Court to appeal a ruling by a U.S. 9th Circuit panel that the state’s immigration law is unconstitutional”: This article will appear Tuesday in The Los Angeles Times.

The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Gov. Jan Brewer wants Supreme Court to overturn SB 1070 ruling.”

The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Arizona takes immigration law to Supreme Court.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Arizona to take appeal on immigration law straight to Supreme Court; Arizona officials say they will bypass another appeal in the Ninth US Circuit in order to speed up the process; They are asking that a federal judge’s injunction against the immigration law be overturned.”

And Politico.com reports that “Arizona’s Jan Brewer to appeal immigration ruling.”

“Court in Va. to hear US health care law challenges”: The Associated Press has this report.

In Tuesday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage will have an article headlined “Healthcare law showdowns loom in appeals courts; Within the next few weeks, lawyers from 27 states will urge three U.S. appeals courts to strike down President Obama’s healthcare law.”

And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Appellate court set for health care review.”

“Appeals court rejects NY cigarette tax challenge”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has lifted stays that blocked New York’s effort to collect taxes on cigarette sales by Indian-owned businesses to non-Indians.”

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

“Arizona going to high court on immigration”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Will Osama bin Laden death photos ever appear?” Tony Mauro has this news analysis online at the First Amendment Center.

“Health care challenges: Round 2 — The first of four scheduled hearings in federal appeals courts on the constitutionality of the new health care law will be held Tuesday, with an audio recording due to be released in the afternoon.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Welcome to this blog’s first-ever Minor League Baseball ticket give-away: As the headline of an article posted this morning at the web site of the Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws explains, “Bryce Harper, Hagerstown, Coming on Friday; Baseball’s top prospect could be making only visit.”

Bryce Harper, of course, was the first overall pick in Major League Baseball’s 2010 First-Year Player Draft and was selected by the Washington Nationals. This is Harper’s first full year in the minor leagues, and he began the season and remains assigned to the Hagerstown (Md.) Suns of the single-A South Atlantic League.

The Lakewood team itself features three first round picks of the Philadelphia Phillies, namely: Jesse Biddle; Anthony Hewitt; and Zach Collier.

As luck would have it, I have an extra ticket to this upcoming Saturday afternoon’s Lakewood BlueClaws game against the Hagerstown Suns. 4:05 p.m. start time, May 14, 2011, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The seat is located in section 111, behind the vistors’ dugout, row 13, immediately next to the seat in which I will be sitting at the game.

Contest rules: The ticket will be given away, free of charge, to the first person from whom I receive an email at this blog’s email address requesting the ticket. My selection of the winner of this give-away will be final, and I reserve the right to reject entries from anyone who appears to lack the good faith intent to attend the game.

Fine print: The ticket will be provided to the winner of this contest via email in a PDF file that the winner will need to print-out and bring with him or her to obtain admission to the game. The seat is located in prime foul ball territory, and the recipient of the ticket assumes all risk of injury from balls and/or bats that may enter the stands. Transportation to and/or from the event is not provided and is the sole responsibility of the recipient of the ticket. Good weather cannot be assured, as there is currently a risk of rain on the day of the game, and the game is played outdoors. If the game is not played or completed on May 14, 2011 due to bad weather or any other reason, there is no guarantee that the game will be rescheduled or completed at a later date, nor is there any guarantee that the author of this blog will be able to attend the game on any later date. Whether any particular player will appear at or in the game is not within the control of the author of this blog. Neither the host of this blog, nor any sponsor of this blog, is involved in any way in this give-away. Neither the name nor image of the winner of this give-away will be published at “How Appealing” without the consent of the winner of this give-away. Once the ticket is given away, I will post an update here stating that this give-away has concluded.

To summarize: One ticket to the Saturday, May 14, 2011, 4:05 p.m. minor league baseball game featuring the Hagerstown Suns at the Lakewood BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey will be given away, free of charge, to the first person from whom I receive an email at this blog’s email address requesting the ticket, subject to the terms and conditions set forth above.

“Stevens, retired from Supreme Court, has book deal”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Battle Brews Over FBI’s Warrantless GPS Tracking”: Kim Zetter has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

The blog also has related posts titled “How to Check Your Car for a GPS Tracker“; “FBI Vehicle-Tracking Device: The Teardown“; and “Video: The Dissection of an FBI Bumper-Beeper.”

“Retardation issue set for 2nd round in courts; Death penalty cases involve one psychologist”: Today’s edition of The Houston Chronicle contains this article.

“Poultry growers see successful end to lawsuit”: The Tulsa World contains this article today.

“Confederate flag in Shreveport key in death sentence appeal”: This article appears today in The Shreveport Times.

“Obama Health Care Law: Challenge Inches Toward Supreme Court.” Ariane de Vogue of ABCNews.com has this report.

And The Virginian-Pilot reports today that “2 challenges to health law go to appeals court in Va.”

“Judges hand down the law with help from Bob Dylan; The protest era’s vagabond poet is cited more often than any other songwriter in legal opinions and briefs; His ballads have become models for legal storytelling”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.