“For Judges on Facebook, Friendship Has Limits”: John Schwartz will have this article Friday in The New York Times.

“Court Tosses Death Sentence in Tarzana Double Murder”: Metropolitan News-Enterprise has this article today about yesterday’s Ninth Circuit en banc ruling. My earlier coverage of the ruling appears here.

“A gun case or Pandora’s box? Ruling could trigger the unhinging of American culture.” Ken Klukowski and Ken Blackwell will have this op-ed Friday in The Washington Times.

“Federal Judge Robert Henry to be president of Oklahoma City University”: The Oklahoman has this news update, which features a video interview with Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Robert H. Henry.

The newspaper has also posted online a copy of the letter of resignation that Chief Judge Henry sent today to President Obama. And Oklahoma City University issued this news release today.

“Articles of Faith: Why Americans can’t talk about religion and the Supreme Court.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Lawyer Wrongly Accused in Madrid Bombings Can’t Sue”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “An Oregon attorney wrongly accused in the 2004 Madrid terrorism bombings was barred by a federal appeals court from challenging the constitutionality of the anti-terrorism USA Patriot Act.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Federal court rules Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield can’t challenge Patriot Act.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

U.S. Supreme Court holds ceremony to unveil marble bust of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Via Yahoo! News, you can access photographs taken at the ceremony here, here, here, and here.

“Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Robert Henry Stepping Down From Bench, Taking Position at Oklahoma City University”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has issued a news release that begins, “Judge Robert H. Henry, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, was today named to be the 17th President and CEO of Oklahoma City University by the Board of Trustees.”

According to the news release, “Judge Henry will step down from the bench effective June 30, 2010.” It appears that Circuit Judge Mary Beck Briscoe is next in line to be chief judge of the Tenth Circuit.

“Justices making new push to abolish elected judges”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “An old debate about whether judges should be elected or appointed is heating up again. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and several state Supreme Court justices are planning a nationwide push during next year’s state legislative sessions to end the practice of electing judges.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Jordan Weissmann has a post titled “O’Connor to Helps Launch New Initiative Against Judicial Elections.”

“Court to rule if Polanski can fight case from afar”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A Los Angeles appeals court on Thursday considers whether Roman Polanski needs to appear in person to pursue his claim that his child rape case was tainted by judicial and prosecutorial misconduct and should be thrown out.”

“Streaming Video of Symposium on ‘Originalism and the Jury'”: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Orin Kerr has this post, which notes that you can access the video via this link.

“Gas station case reaches high court; Local owner among plaintiffs in lawsuit”: Today’s edition of The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro, Massachusetts contains an article that begins, ” A David-and-Goliath legal battle pitting a local service station owner against an international oil company has finally reached all the way to the Supreme Court.”

“Court will reconsider fetuses, drug use; Some maintain that it’s a form of child abuse”: This article appeared yesterday in The Louisville Courier-Journal.

“New drug conviction reversed, and US ruling is criticized”: In yesterday’s edition of The Boston Globe, Jonathan Saltzman had an article that begins, “At least a dozen drug and gun convictions have been overturned in Massachusetts as a result of a controversial US Supreme Court ruling six months ago that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to cross-examine forensic experts who prepare laboratory reports, according to prosecutors and defense lawyers.”

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of the Massachusetts Appeals Court at this link.

“Promotion day arrives for white Conn. firefighters”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A group of white firefighters who persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to sanction their promotions over black colleagues are receiving their new badges Thursday in a ceremony that provides symbolic recognition of their victory.”

“US Supreme Court questions ‘honesty’ law used to convict Lord Black”: This article appears today in The Times of London.