Programming note: My very enjoyable visit to Seattle will be coming to an end on Sunday, when I will be spending most of the day traveling back to Philadelphia. Additional posts will appear here Sunday evening.

“Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Ninth Circuit in Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler”: John Bellinger had this post yesterday at the “Lawfare” blog.

“Highest-ranking convicted pirate loses appeal”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Prop. 8 backers ask court to stop weddings”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Prop. 8 supporters try again, this time with state Supreme Court; ProtectMarriage tries to stop gay weddings, saying the federal injunction against the same-sex marriage ban does not apply statewide.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Gay marriage foes try again to revive California’s Proposition 8.”

Today’s edition of The Sacramento Bee contains an article headlined “Folsom attorney’s petition seeks to stop same-sex marriages in California.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “New test of California same-sex marriages.”

“Court sides with critics of California legal aid group in fight over case files”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.

Unfortunately, the D.C. Circuit‘s ruling in this case yesterday is not currently available for download from that court’s web site via the link assigned to the ruling. [Update: Thanks to the reader who emailed to advise that the decision can be accessed here.}

“U.S. court says biofuel producers must face carbon emissions rules”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.