“U.S. court upholds $11 million verdict against Toyota over fatal crash”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“‘Trial of a lifetime’ plays out in tiny South Dakota town”: Timothy Mclaughlin of Reuters has a report from Elk Point, South Dakota that begins, “In this rural outpost of just over 1,900 residents, a local college student has become a courtroom sketch artist, trailers on Main Street are ersatz offices for a major law firm and members of an agricultural youth club are puzzled by a new metal detector at the local courthouse.”

And in coverage of today’s developments in the trial, Nick Hytrek of The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that “Nutritional value of BPI beef questioned at trial.”

“State to appeal order for new sentencing for ‘Beltway sniper’ Lee Boyd Malvo”: Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.

And Bernie Woodall of Reuters reports that “Virginia appeals re-sentencing ruling for D.C. sniper Malvo.”

“Iowa court: State cannot prosecute immigrant using fake ID.” The Associated Press has this report on a 4-to-3 ruling that the Supreme Court of Iowa issued today.

“McConnell Basks in GOP Victory on Courts; Senate leader looking forward to reshaping federal judiciary”: Joe Williams of Roll Call has this report.

“The Supreme Court will consider a mobile phone privacy case: Does the constitution permit police to track your phone signal without a warrant?” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“The Consultation Double-Standard”: At “The Vetting Room” blog, Harsh Voruganti has a post that begins, “Let’s compare excerpts from the Senate Judiciary Questionnaires of two judicial nominees.”

“In the View of the Supreme Court, Alan Dershowitz is Wrong About the Powers of the President”: Rick Pildes has this post at “Lawfare.”

“Mueller Enlists Top Criminal Law Expert for Russia Probe”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has an article reporting that “Deputy solicitor general Michael Dreeben, who has argued more than 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and oversees the Justice Department’s criminal appellate docket, will be assisting Mueller on a part-time basis, according to sources familiar with the arrangement.”

And online at The New Yorker, Evan Osnos has a post titled “Comey’s Revenge: Measuring Obstruction.”

“Justice Stephen Breyer: Adding cameras to Supreme Court a ‘risk'”: Ryan Lovelace of The Washington Examiner has this report.

“Orthodox ritual of swinging and slaying chickens can continue on city streets, appeals court rules”: Stephen Rex Brown of The New York Daily News has an article that begins, “An ultra-Orthodox ritual involving the twirling and slaughtering of tens of thousands of chickens can continue on public streets despite the ruffled feathers of animal rights advocates and Brooklyn residents, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.”

You can access Tuesday’s 3-to-2 ruling of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, in Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos v. New York City Police Dep’t at this link.

“When not to roll over the opposition: The Senate should think twice about eliminating the ‘blue slip.'” The Washington Times has published this editorial.