“Yale, Harvard, Stanford . . . UC Irvine?” Reuters has a report that begins, “Every year, thousands of third-year law students across the country apply for coveted federal judicial clerkships, and every year, the same law schools — Yale, Stanford, and Harvard — top the list of those whose graduates populate federal judges’ chambers.”

“Court to Hear Texas Dispute on Drawing New Districts”: Adam Liptak will have this article Saturday in The New York Times.

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Supreme Court to hear Texas redistricting dispute.”

The San Antonio Express-News has an update headlined “Supreme Court stays interim-redistricting map.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a news update headlined “Supreme Court blocks use of court-drawn redistricting maps.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “High court halts new Texas electoral maps.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Texas Republicans Get Emergency Supreme Court Hearing on Election Maps.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “High court to decide Texas election maps.”

Politico.com reports that “SCOTUS blocks Texas remap.”

Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post reports that “Supreme Court Steps Into Texas Redistricting Fight.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Texas election maps blocked, for now.”

You can access this evening’s order of the Supreme Court of the United States at this link.

“Perry flubs name, number of Supreme Court justices”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Joshua Komisarjevsky Gets Death; Jury Deliberates Nearly 20 Hours Over Five Days On Sentence For Cheshire Killer”: The Hartford Courant has this news update.

The New Haven Register has a news update headlined “Jury gives Komisarjevsky death penalty on all 6 capital counts.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Man condemned to death in Conn. home invasion.”

“First Amendment Center celebrates 20 years”: Brian J. Buchanan of the First Amendment Center has this report.

“Stepfather/Stepdaughter ‘Incest’ Is Still a Crime in Ohio; Ohio still leads other states for being most deeply in the Sexual Dark Ages”: Mark Kernes has this news analysis online at AVN News.

Federal prosecutors held in contempt in connection with the Ted Stevens public corruption case lose their D.C. Circuit appeal: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Update: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Appeals Court Backs Civil Contempt Ruling In Ted Stevens Case.”

The Associated Press reports that “Contempt against Stevens’ prosecutors upheld.”

And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Court rules against prosecutors in US Sen. Stevens case.”

“New York City Landlord Takes Rent Regulation Fight To Supreme Court”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Samsung slays Apple in tablet war”: The Sydney Morning Herald has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “Australian court rules Samsung can sell Galaxy.”

Reuters reports that “Samsung wins round in long legal fight with Apple.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Samsung Wins Approval for Galaxy Tablet Sales in Australia as Apple Loses.”

“Apple to Appeal Lost U.S. Court Bid to Block Samsung Sales”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “Apple appeals Samsung ruling in U.S.”

“Supreme Court to Take a Look at Arizona’s Immigration Law Friday”: Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.

“Appeals court hears challenges in Prop. 8 case”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan reports that “U.S. appeals court seems unlikely to dismiss ruling against Prop. 8; A three-judge panel appears unswayed by Prop. 8 backers’ argument that the judge who issued the original ruling was in an undisclosed same-sex relationship; The panel also appears reluctant to make videos of the trial public.” And Carol J. Williams reports that “Gay marriage proponent who urged halt to Prop. 8 enforcement dies; With his partner, Ed Watson had sought the ability to marry before advancing illness claimed his life; His death came on the eve of a court hearing on the same-sex marriage ban.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Appeals court appears reluctant to find Proposition 8 judge biased.”

The New York Times reports that “Proposition 8 Appeals Case Winds Down.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Gay marriage: Court weighs validity of Prop. 8 ruling by gay judge; Proponents of California’s Prop. 8 gay marriage ban say the 2010 ruling against it should be vacated because the judge failed to disclose that he was in a long-term gay relationship.”

The Associated Press reports that “CA same-sex marriage ban gets another day in court.”

Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “Appeals court skeptical of California gay marriage appeal.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Same-Sex Marriage Foes Seek Reversal of Ruling by Gay Judge.”

And Ginny LaRoe of The Recorder reports that “Circuit Weighs Walker’s Handling of Prop 8 Case.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted online the audio of yesterday’s oral arguments here and here.