“Judiciary chairman expects July vote for Kagan”: The Associated Press has this report.

“History favors Texas judge facing possible removal”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “When Texas Judge Sharon Keller answers charges Friday of callously closing her courtroom to a man on death row, she could join the disgraced list of Texas jurists not indicted but still taken off the bench.”

“Stevens’ Recusal Makes Difference in Florida Property Ruling”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Court Says Public Owns Restored Beaches”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this news update.

“Justices Allow Search of Work-Issued Pager”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court backs police department that read employee’s texts; A police sergeant was using a work-issued pager to send sexually explicit texts; The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the police department was entitled to read his messages.”

“Choreographing Kagan’s path to confirmation”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court rules in text-messaging, property rights cases”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Justices rule in favor of California police chief who read employee’s texts; The Supreme Court says the Ontario employer’s perusal of an officer’s sexually explicit messages, sent on his work pager, is justified and didn’t violate the 4th Amendment.”

Access online today’s opinions in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued five rulings in argued cases.

1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Dillon v. United States, No. 09-6338. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

2. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Schwab v. Reilly, No. 08-538. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

3. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Ontario v. Quon. No. 08-1332. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

4. Justice Antonin Scalia announced the judgment of the Court in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, No. 08-1151. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

5. And Justice John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court in New Process Steel, L.P. v. NLRB, No. 08-1457. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Court rules text message search legal“; “Fla. homeowners lose beach dispute at high court“; and “Court: 2-person labor board can’t make decisions.”

“Prop. 8 gay-marriage trial goes to judge in California”: The Sacramento Bee contains this article today.

In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article headlined “Prop. 8 backers: Marriage promotes procreation.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Judge poses weighty questions as Proposition 8 trial closes; Attorneys present closing arguments for and against California’s ban on same-sex marriage; Judge grills them for hours on the substantial sexual, social, legal and historical issues intrinsic to the case.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an article headlined “Prop 8 trial: Judge troubled by lack of evidence from defense.”

The New York Times has an article headlined “Closing Arguments in Marriage Trial.”

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “California court hears closing arguments in same-sex marriage case.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Gay-Marriage Trial Wraps Up; Lawyers Give Closing Arguments in Fight Over California Measure Prohibiting Same-Sex Weddings.”

Dan Levine of The Recorder has an article headlined “Where’s the Evidence? Judge Asks Proposition 8 Supporters; Packed San Francisco courtroom hears highly anticipated closing arguments in same-sex marriage case.”

The Associated Press reports that “Lawyers give final arguments in gay marriage case.”

And from National Public Radio, today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Judge To Take Weeks To Rule On Gay Marriage,” while yesterday evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Lawyers Make Final Arguments In Gay Marriage Case.”

“Utah convict’s choice of firing squad focuses spotlight on death penalty”: This article appears today in The Kansas City Star.

“The Supreme Court’s personal touch: Cases are chosen with broad principles in mind, but the decisions still can right very specific wrongs; Two rulings this week illustrate how.” The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

“Prosecution rests in Wone trial; judge to rule Thursday on dismissing charges”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.