“Summary rulings spike at the high court”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

That publication has also posted online this chart showing who argued the most cases at the U.S. Supreme Court during the October 2009 Term.

Texas Education Agency’s policy requiring its employees to maintain “neutrality” with respect to the teaching of evolution and creationism does not have the “primary effect” of advancing religion, Fifth Circuit rules: You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

The Associated Press has this report on the ruling. Earlier news coverage of the case can be accessed here and here.