Potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees deliver commencement addresses: This past Saturday’s broadcast of C-SPAN‘s “America and the Courts” featured “commencement addresses from former Solicitor General Theodore Olson and 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Harvie Wilkinson.” You can view the broadcast online by clicking here (RealPlayer required).

“Starbucks vs. Star Bock: Beverage battle waged in Galveston courtroom.” The Houston Chronicle provides this news update.

Also on this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: In addition to the segments that I linked to earlier here, the broadcast contained segments entitled “Senate Returns to Action“; “Terror Trial Opens in Florida“: and “Judge Upholds Election of Washington Governor.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Justices Uphold Federal Medical-Marijuana Prosecutions”: Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times provides this news update.

And Stephen Henderson of Knight Ridder Newspapers reports that “High court sides with feds, OKs medicinal marijuana prosecutions.”

In Gonzales v. Raich-related news from The Associated Press: Now available are articles headlined “Court Ruling to Affect Cancer Patients“; “Group: Legalized Marijuana Is Long Shot“; and “Calif. AG: Don’t Panic Over Pot Ruling.”

“Senate to Try to Confirm Bush Nominees”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides this report. The U.S. Senate has wrapped-up its session for today and is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to join the D.C. Circuit at noon eastern time tomorrow.

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Supreme Court Asserts Federal Oversight of Marijuana Use” (featuring Nina Totenberg) and “Cruise Ships Covered by Disabilities Law.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Judges fume over remedial program; Call lawyer evaluations, mentor plan humiliating”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

One more license plate that you can’t have in Washington State: “Wonkette” provides the details here, and the license plate in question doesn’t even appear to spell out the chemical formula for any illicit drugs.

“Ex-NFL Teammates Head to Trial Over Number”: The Associated Press provides this report about a fact pattern that might make for an interesting Contracts exam question in law school.

Update: The AP is now reporting that “Portis Pays $18,000 to End Jersey Dispute.”

“Court Says No to Medical Pot”: This segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Lyle Denniston appeared on today’s broadcast of the public radio program “Here and Now.”

“SCOTUSblog” launches “The Supreme Court Nomination Blog”: You can access the new blog here. Now someone must leave the Court posthaste!

The author of “Ninomania” offers his take on Gonzales v. Raich: If this keeps up, the title of the blog could possibly change to “Clarencemania” or “Sandymania.”

Warren Richey is reporting: In Tuesday’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor, he will have articles headlined “‘No’ on medical marijuana use” and “Disability requirements extended to foreign cruise ships; The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that cruise lines operating in US waters must take steps to make their ships accessible to all passengers.”

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Day to Day“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Slate’s Jurisprudence: High Court Nixes Medical Pot” (featuring Emily Bazelon) and “Medical Marijuana Users Alarmed by Court’s Ruling.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

Eleventh Circuit finds no merit in federal constitutional challenges to Florida’s sex offender registration/notification scheme and DNA collection statute: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

The wire services are reporting: The Associated Press reports that “Suit Challenges S.D. Abortion Law.”

And from California, Reuters reports that “Microsoft ordered to pay $9.9 mln in patent case.”

“Judge upholds election, rejects every GOP claim”: The Seattle Times provides this news update.

And Law Professor Rick Hasen, at his “Election Law” blog, offers a post titled “How Will Washington Republicans Do on Appeal?”

“Court decides Gonzales v. Raich”: Yale Law Professor Jack M. Balkin offers this post at his blog “Balkinization.”

View online this afternoon’s debate in the U.S. Senate over the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit: You can view the debate live via C-SPAN2 by clicking here.

“High Court Permits Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Users”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

And today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition” contained a segment entitled “High Court Allows Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Use” featuring Nina Totenberg (RealPlayer required).

The Associated Press is reporting: An article reports that “Wash. Judge Upholds Gubernatorial Vote.”

David Kravets reports that “Marijuana Plaintiff to Defy Court Ruling.” In related coverage, “Rehnquist Backs Medical Marijuana Patients.”

And an article reports that “Court Overturns Judgment Against Home Depot.” The ruling of the New Mexico Court of Appeals can be accessed here.

BREAKING NEWS — Trial judge refuses to overturn results of Washington State’s governor’s election: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer provides a news update headlined “Judge upholds Gregoire’s election.”

Live blogging of today’s Washington State governor’s race election challenge ruling: David Postman, Seattle Times chief political reporter, is blogging the ruling here.

And Law Professor Rick Hasen is blogging the ruling here.

“Owen Takes Oath for Seat on Appeals Court”: The Associated Press reports here that “Texas judge Priscilla Owen, the subject of a long and heated confirmation battle in the U.S. Senate, took the oath of office Monday for her new seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

“Judge to Issue Decision in Wenatchee Election Contest”: TVW, Washington State’s Public Affairs Network, will broadcast live online today’s ruling in the lawsuit to overturn the results of that State’s gubernatorial election. You can access the live coverage at this link. The trial court is expected to begin delivering its ruling in approximately ten minutes from now, at noon eastern time.

Today’s rulings of note from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit: By a vote of 8-4, the en banc Eighth Circuit has overturned a $2 million judgment entered in a federal civil rights action brought by an individual who was shot and severely injured when police conducted a nighttime no-knock forced entry on a search warrant for drugs. You can access the decision at this link.

And in a separate decision, a three-judge panel holds that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 does not retroactively revive time-barred claims brought under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

BREAKING NEWS — “Court Rules Against Pot for Sick People” Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides this report. Update: You can access the complete decision at this link.

“Lea Fastow leaves prison”: Mary Flood of The Houston Chronicle provides a news update that begins, “Moments before 4 a.m., just as sprinklers started outside the downtown Federal Detention Center, Lea Fastow emerged from prison today flanked by her husband, sister and lawyers after serving nearly 11 months for lying about income from an Enron deal on her tax return.”

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List and opinions in argued cases: The Supreme Court of the United States announced rulings in three argued cases today.

1. Justice John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court in Gonzales v. Raich, No. 03-1454. You can access the syllabus here; Justice Stevens’ opinion here; Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion concurring in the judgment here; Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s dissent here; Justice Clarence Thomas’s dissent here; and the oral argument transcript here.

2. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced the judgment of the Court in Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd., No. 03-1388. You can access the syllabus here; Justice Kennedy’s opinion here; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment here; Justice Thomas’s opinion concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment in part here; Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissenting opinion here; and the oral argument transcript here.

3. Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Alaska v. United States, No. 128 Orig. You can access the syllabus here; Justice Kennedy’s opinion here; Justice Scalia’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part here; and the oral argument transcript here.

Today’s Order List can be accessed here. The Court granted review in one case and requested the views of the Solicitor General in another.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston provides this early report.

In other early press coverage, Gina Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Feds May Go After Sick People Who Use Pot” and “Supreme Court Rejects Women’s Sports Case.” The AP’s Hope Yen reports that “Court Expands Scope of Disabilities Law.” The AP also reports that “High Court Declines to Review Libel Suit.” And James Vicini of Reuters provides reports headlined “Court: Government can bar medical marijuana use” and “U.S. disability law covers foreign cruise ships.”

The Court will next issue orders and opinions on Monday, June 13, 2005.

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition“: This morning’s broadcast contained segments entitled “Florida Professor Stands Trial on Terrorism Charges” and “How Ohio Views Its Maverick GOP Senators.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“The Supreme Court Dismisses the Controversial Consular Rights Case: A Blessing in Disguise for International Law Advocates?” Louis Klarevas and Howard Schiffman have this essay online today at FindLaw.

On the agenda: The Supreme Court of the United States, at 10 a.m. today, is scheduled to issue an Order List and opinions in argued cases.

At noon eastern time today, a Washington State trial court judge is scheduled to announce his ruling in a challenge to the results of that State’s election for Governor.

And at 2 p.m. today, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin what should be its final debates on the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. My preview can be accessed here.

“Senators Rolling Up Sleeves — With an Uncertain Agenda; Members of both parties want to get work done, but tempers are raw after the battle over Bush’s selection for U.N. ambassador”: This article today in The Los Angeles Times reports that “California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown, is expected to be confirmed Wednesday” to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and notes that a vote on Eleventh Circuit Judge William H. Pryor, Jr. could occur as early as this Thursday.

“It’s crunch time for some of high court’s biggest decisions; Chief justice may make major one: Will he stay or go?” Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

Today in The Washington Post, Charles Lane has an article headlined “A Look at a Rehnquist Legacy.”

And in somewhat related news, The Salt Lake Tribune today contains an article headlined “Senate quarrels spark idea: Let people pick Supreme Court judges; BYU professor: He pitches a constitutional amendment.”