“State’s Involuntary Commitment Law Ruled Unconstitutional”: CBS Miami has this report on a ruling that a two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“Constitution Check: Do Obamacare rules do enough to protect religious employers?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“‘Integrity’ is mantra of candidates for spots on Pennsylvania’s scandal-tainted high court”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an article headlined “State Supreme Court candidates debate as pivotal election nears.”

Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article headlined “In debate, Supreme Court candidates vow integrity.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Pa. Supreme Court debate: Candidates say bench should steer clear of email probe.”

NewsWorks has an audio segment titled “Future Pa. justices on display.”

Pennsylvania Cable Network has posted the video of yesterday’s debate online at this link.

And in commentary, columnist John Baer of The Philadelphia Daily News has a blog post titled “Things not said in Supreme Court debate.” Baer also had an op-ed in yesterday’s Daily News headlined “It’s time to judge the judges.”

“Calls to defy Supreme Court ruling on marriage are futile”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Orange County Register.

“Lafourche’s chief public defender argues before U.S. Supreme Court”: Houma Today has this report.

“Constitution Check: May lawyers lead a campaign to defy the Supreme Court?” Lyle Denniston had this post Tuesday at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Canada’s senior public officials targeted by little-known corruption law”: In today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, Sean Fine has a front page article that begins, “Canada is preparing to embark on a far-reaching program of financial surveillance of senior public officeholders, from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Governor-General David Johnston and Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin down to thousands of elected politicians and senior bureaucrats.”

“It’s OK to watch porn at work during your lunch hour, Italy’s highest court rules; Fiat wanted to sack an employee who was caught watching pornographic DVDs on his laptop”: The Telegraph (UK) has this report today.

“Parsing sentence: The Supreme Court considers reversing life sentences handed to minors.” This article will appear in the October 17, 2015 issue of The Economist.

“Black Sisters Endured Relentless Racist Bullying: When they complained, the school called their tormenters’ parents.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued on Tuesday.

“After narrow 2012 loss, death penalty opponents plan 2016 measure”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “With public support for capital punishment declining, activists who fell just short of winning a voter repeal of California’s death penalty law in 2012 are preparing for another attempt in November 2016.”

“D.C. judge a formidable foe for Obama’s environmental agenda”: Robin Bravender of Greenwire recently had this profile of D.C. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

“What Happens to Old Sentences When the Law Changes: The Supreme Court is grappling with the question of ‘retroactivity’ as justices review life sentences for juveniles.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Big Business Could Shut Down Class-Action Suits With One Weird Trick: And the Supreme Court may just fall for it.” Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report today.

“Death-row inmates, including Ballard, win a round in court”: Riley Yates of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, “A lawsuit by five Pennsylvania death-row inmates questioning the state’s execution method will be allowed to go forward, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday in a suit that charges the Department of Corrections improperly changed the drug cocktail it intends to use for lethal injections.”

“Ninth Circuit Judge Barry G. Silverman to Assume Senior Status”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.

“Supreme Court Landmark Case Dred Scott v. Sandford“: C-SPAN has posted the video of Monday night’s broadcast at this link.

“Justices Delve Into Electricity Markets and Class-Action Demands”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has articles headlined “Unsolicited text message tees up an unusual debate at the Supreme Court” and “Justices question FERC’s authority on demand response program.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court conservatives question federal rule to cut electricity demand.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today has articles headlined “Supreme Court conundrum: How to make a lawsuit go away?” and “Supreme Court doubts federal authority to control peak demand for power.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin has an article headlined “Text-Message Advertising Case Could Have Larger Implications for Class-Action Suits; Marketer Campbell-Ewald sought to quash a class-action suit by offering the man who would bring it $1,500.”

Robin Bravender of Greenwire reports that “Justices question regulators’ reach in fight over energy rule.”

And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Why the Justices Care About Your Electric Bill.”

“Juvenile Lifers: Will Supreme Court Act Before They Die?” Liliana Segura has this report online at The Intercept.

“What a more interconnected world means for the Supreme Court”: This interview with Justice Stephen G. Breyer appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of the PBS NewsHour.

“PA Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin apologizes for emails”: Steve Esack has this front page article in today’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

In today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Craig R. McCoy and Angela Couloumbis have an article headlined “Eakin on emails: ‘I sincerely apologize.’”

In today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News, William Bender has an article headlined “Supreme Court justice apologizes, but questions remain.”

Wallace McKelvey of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports that “Kane, investigators spar over who had access to Supreme Court porn emails.”

Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Kane denies not providing court, ethics panel with justice’s emails.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Kane says emails published by newspaper appear authentic.”

“Battle over ownership of rare gold ‘double eagles’ again in court”: Jeremy Roebuck has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Abortion at the Supreme Court’s Door”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online today at The New York Times.

“Court Rules ‘Hot Yoga’ Isn’t Entitled to Copyright”: This article appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

My earlier coverage of last Thursday’s Ninth Circuit ruling appears here and here.