“Md. Death Penalty May Come To Fore”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“High court could rule school desegregation plans unconstitutional”: The MetroWest Daily News of Framingham, Massachusetts today contains an article that begins, “Framingham’s system for creating racially balanced schools – along with about 20 other policies in districts across the state – could be considered unconstitutional if the U.S. Supreme Court, as many expect, rules in favor of the plaintiffs in two cases it heard earlier this month.”

“Supreme Court justice has surgery”: The Associated Press provides this report from Vermont. The Supreme Court of Vermont has just five Justices, and Justice Brian L. Burgess is the court’s newest member.

“Voiding of same-sex divorce is appealed”: On Thursday, The Tulsa World published an article that begins, “A woman who sought a same-gender divorce in Tulsa County is appealing a judge’s decision to set aside the divorce decree that he granted last month when he didn’t know that both parties in the case were women. Documents filed Wednesday with the state Supreme Court indicate that issues being raised on appeal include whether the Oklahoma Constitution — which states that a marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman — is unconstitutional.” You can also access the article in PDF format.