“Court rules on two patent cases, and on high-speed chase”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” The Court decided a total of five argued cases today.

In Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp., No. 05-1056, you can access the opinion of the Court here and the oral argument transcript here.

In KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., No. 04-1350, you can access the opinion of the Court here and the oral argument transcript here.

In Scott v. Harris, No. 05-1631 — an excessive force, high-speed police chase case from Georgia — you can access the opinion of the Court here and the oral argument transcript here.

In EC Term of Years Trust v. United States, No. 05-1541, you can access the opinion of the Court here and the oral argument transcript here.

And in United Haulers Assn., Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, No. 05-1345, you can access the opinion of the Court here and the oral argument transcript here.

“Court turns down Hamdan appeal, will hear Medellin”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” My detailed coverage of the November 2006 ruling of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Ex Parte Jose Ernesto Medellin can be accessed at this link.

You can access today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List at this link.

“Free Speech and Defamation: When Prior Restraint Is the Right Decision.” Today’s installment of my “On Appeal” essay for law.com can be accessed at this link.

“Equality vs. quality in schools”: Today in The Seattle Times, columnist Jerry Large has an op-ed that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on a case involving Seattle schools, and I think the odds favor a ruling that race can’t be taken into account to address the impact of race.”

Although it is possible that the U.S. Supreme Court could issue its ruling today, if the decision does not issue today then the next possible date for a ruling would be Monday, May 14, 2007. The Court’s calendar for this Term can be viewed at this link.

“Divorced parents clash over 12-year-old son’s circumcision; Three-year fight – The father, a convert to Judaism, sees it as a matter of religious observance.” This article appeared Friday in The Oregonian.

“Bombing suspect’s hometown shocked; Former neighbors describe Paul Ross Evans as pleasant and polite”: The Austin American-Statesman today contains an article that begins, “It was the talk of the barber shop where Lee Tillman got his hair trimmed for a church banquet Saturday: A man who had lived for years in this small East Texas city had been arrested by the FBI, accused of putting a bomb outside an Austin clinic that performs abortions.”

“Students Protest Attorney General”: The Harvard Crimson today contains an article that begins, “As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his classmates posed for a photo at their Harvard Law School reunion Saturday, an odd figure stood behind the photographer. A group of law students, one of whom wore an orange jumpsuit and a black hood, stood at the bottom of the steps of Langdell Hall and shouted to the other alumni to say ‘torture’ or ‘resign’ instead of ‘cheese.'”

And in somewhat related coverage, The Washington Post today contains an article headlined “The Investigated Investigator: Leader of High-Profile Probes Is Under Scrutiny Himself.”

“Two federal judges hold key to California prison reform; Two veteran jurists may find themselves reluctantly stepping in where there is a political vacuum to address inmate overcrowding”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Judge in terror case: Indictment ‘very light on facts’; Critics say vague charges have replaced the ‘dirty bomb’ accusation against Jose Padilla.” The St. Petersburg Times contains this article today.

“2,000 stories of regret swayed Court; Testimonials from Florida women figure in a Supreme Court ruling regarding abortion”: This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times.

“Guantanamo Lawyers Predict More Suicides”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Lawyers envision more suicides and despair at Guantanamo Bay if the U.S. Justice Department succeeds in severely restricting access to detainees by defense attorneys, virtually the only contact inmates have with the outside world.”

“Did Justices’ Catholicism Play Part in Abortion Ruling?” Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

And today in The Chicago Tribune, Law Professor Geoffrey R. Stone has an op-ed entitled “Our faith-based justices.”

“Petition for rehearing in US v. Lett“: This post, providing online access to the petition, appears at the “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

My earlier coverage of the recent Eleventh Circuit ruling in this case can be accessed here.

“Georgia’s Shame”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, “Every day that young Genarlow Wilson remains in prison for consensual sexual activity is a further indictment against the prosecutors, lawmakers and judges of the Georgia legal system.”

“As Blogs Proliferate, a Gadfly With Accreditation at the U.N.” This article appears today in The New York Times.

“When Talk Isn’t Cheap: Campaign finance regulators say speech isn’t free–it’s a form of ‘contribution.'” John Fund has this essay online today at OpinionJournal.

“Winner Takes Some: The Supreme Court’s shift on abortion is not what you think.” Benjamin Wittes has this essay online today at The New Republic.