Supreme Court of Pennsylvania asked to decide whether playing Texas hold ’em poker for anything of value constitutes illegal gambling under state law: I have filed this Petition for Allowance of Appeal today in Pennsylvania’s highest court.

The trial court’s ruling in my clients’ favor can be accessed here. Last month’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in favor of the prosecution can be accessed here.

“Court: Wal-Mart gender pay lawsuit can go to trial.” Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

Financial Times reports that “Massive Walmart class action suit to proceed.”

And Dow Jones Newswires report that “Wal-Mart Hit With Set-Back In Alleged Sex Discrimination.”

“WH: No Supreme Court pick this week.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A divided federal appeals court in San Francisco says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. must face a massive class-action lawsuit that claims the world’s largest private employer discriminates against women workers.”

Reuters reports that “U.S. court lets Wal-Mart gender bias suit proceed; Appeals court backs class-action for injunctive relief.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Wal-Mart Workers Can Sue as Group in Gender Bias Case.”

You can access today’s 6-5 ruling of an 11-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link.

The Court granted review in two cases and called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on violent video games.”

And in early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Court to decide if state can regulate video games“; “Court to hear appeal in guard’s sexual assault“; and “Court stays out of Asian carp dispute.”

“States seek new ways to restrict abortions; Nebraska law leads way as ‘free-for-all’ erupts”: This front page article appears today in USA Today.

“Sensitivity to ‘ordinary Americans’ a key criterion of court nominees”: Robert Barnes and Anne E. Kornblut will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

Monday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “In Court Nominees, Is Obama Looking for Empathy by Another Name?”

And The Hill reports that “Black Caucus meeting to plot its strategy for Supreme Court nod.”

“Court fight looms on new immigration law; Legislation vulnerable to challenge, says expert; supporters argue it’s legally sound”: This article appears today in The Arizona Republic.

“Granholm: I would be ‘unconventional’ pick for Stevens’ Supreme Court seat.” The Hill has this blog post today.

And The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Granholm: High court nominee not have to be judge.”

“Supreme Court takes up Wash. case involving disclosure of petition signatures; The case could decide whether signing a petition for a ballot measure is private or whether the names of signers can be made public”: This article appears today in The Seattle Times.

Les Blumenthal of McClatchy Newspapers has an article headlined “Supreme Court case: Do gay rights foes have right to privacy?”

And Harriet Robbins Ost of UPI has an article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court: LGBTs and conservatives ironically switch positions in petition-signing disclosure case.”

“State’s death penalty: a hollow promise? ‘The death penalty in California doesn’t really exist,’ one victim’s father says of a system that has been declared dysfunctional by a state commission.” The San Diego Union-Tribune contains this article today.

“Biotech crops go before Supreme Court this week”: This article appears today in The Des Moines Register.

“Inside the Ninth Circuit”: John Schwartz has this post at “The Bay Area” blog of The New York Times.

“U.S. Supreme Court: For some, the hell of what might have been.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Mardi Gras coconut sets off a legal drama; A woman files a negligence suit after she says she was struck in the head during a New Orleans parade”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“‘Liberal’ Reputation Precedes Ninth Circuit Court”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled “Judging Mr. Liu.”

And in The San Francisco Chronicle, columnist Debra J. Saunders has an op-ed headlined “Gordon [sic] Liu — wrong man for the Ninth Circuit.”

“Charges dropped against driver who made deer-killing video”: This article appeared yesterday in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Yesterday’s edition of The Telegraph of Alton, Illinois contained an article headlined “Charges dropped in ‘Deer Commander’ case; Supreme Court ruling benefits Kampsville man.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Ruling aids driver who rammed deer; After precedent, prosecution has to drop charges.”

“Question to Justice Scalia: Does the Establishment Clause Permit the Disregard of Devout Catholics?” Michael Newdow has written this law review article, which he has posted to SSRN.

“Legal Victory Raises Profile of an Atheist Group”: The New York Times contains this article today.

The Associated Press reports that “Atheists, religious groups lobby on Day of Prayer.”

And today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that “Atheist group wants City of Milwaukee to end Good Friday holiday.”

“‘I would like the firing squad, please’; Judge signs execution warrant after hearing legal objections”: This article appears today in The Salt Lake Tribune.

The Deseret News reports today that “Ronnie Lee Gardner requests firing squad; execution date set June 18; Judge signs death warrant.”

And The New York Times contains an article headlined “‘The Firing Squad, Please,’ Says Prisoner.”

“Obama’s Supreme Court point man low-key but tough”: The Associated Press has this report.

Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has an article headlined “Pressure Grows to Pick a Nonjudge for the High Court; All nine justices on the current U.S. Supreme Court hail from the federal appellate bench.”

And in today’s edition of The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has an op-ed entitled “American (Judicial) Idol.”

“Despite High Court Denial, Battle Over Bikini Atoll Bombing Endures; Congress may be the next venue for attorney Jonathan Weisgall’s 35-year fight on behalf of displaced Bikini Atoll residents”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Court turns down ACORN request for help”: The Associated Press has this report.

“‘Cushy’ Job, or ‘Isolated’ Hell? Life as a Supreme Court Justice; Former Supreme Court Clerks Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Details of Life as a Justice.” Devin Dwyer has this article at ABCNews.com.

The Dallas Morning News reports today that “Obama calls Cornyn about Supreme Court choice.”

At the web site of New York magazine, John Heilemann has an essay entitled “The President and the Persuader: Obama doesn’t need a progressive on the court; he needs someone who can move it to the left.”

And today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal, M.J. Andersen has an op-ed entitled “Outspoken women need not apply.”

“Garland Born To Be A Judge: Garland has had no cases involving abortion, religion, the death penalty, gay rights, or most other polarizing issues.” Stuart Taylor Jr. will have this essay in the April 24, 2010 issue of National Journal.

“Top court gives firms like Xerox latitude on pensions”: This article appears today in The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, New York.

“Alito: A Model Supreme Court Justice; In a recent ruling on animal cruelty, he displayed good sense and a willingness to stand alone.” Mona Charen has this essay today at National Review Online.

“Some Questions About Elena Kagan”: Law professor Guy-Uriel Charles has a blog post that begins, “Elena Kagan, currently the Solicitor General of the United States, is widely rumored to be President Obama’s top choice to succeed Justice Stevens on the Supreme Court.”

“The Surrendered Court: Maybe America doesn’t want an immobilized judicial branch after all.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“ACORN asks high court for help in suit over money”: The Associated Press has this report.

“N.J. court rules blogger is not protected under shield law in porn company defamation case”: Today’s edition of The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey contains an article that begins, “A blogger sued for defamation because of her writings about a Freehold software company is not a journalist and is not covered by a law that protects them from revealing confidential sources, an appellate court ruled [yesterday].”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division at this link.

“Democrats plan to introduce bill to blunt ruling on political spending”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Democrats Aim to Tap Populist Anger in High-Court Fight”: Jess Bravin has this article today in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

The Detroit Free Press reports today that “Obama considering former Detroit Public Schools teacher as Supreme Court nominee.”

And The Detroit News reports today that “Detroit native is on High Court list.”

“Potential Supreme Court pick Garland could find foes on left”: Friday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, “Unlike several other possible candidates to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick B. Garland probably won’t face conservative opposition. Instead, it could be liberals lining up against him.”

“Courtly Love: Why an affair fails the ‘ick’ test.” Dahlia Lithwick will have this essay in the May 3, 2010 issue of Newsweek.