“US appeals court blocks Pa. ethics panel gag rule”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“House OKs narrow bill on animal cruelty; The legislation was drafted to exclude selling videos of hunting or fishing in response to Supreme Court concerns about free speech”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“New groups aim to spend big on election ads”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Two new groups – one Republican-leaning, the other pro-Democratic – seeking to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling allowing the use of unlimited donations for ads targeting candidates have gotten the go-ahead from election officials.”

“Darren Mack murdered his wife, Charla Mack, and shot the state court judge overseeing their divorce proceedings before a final written divorce decree could be filed.” So begins an ERISA-related ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

Ninth Circuit affirms BALCO-related perjury and obstruction of justice convictions obtained following a jury trial against former professional cyclist Tammy Thomas: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Legal bills mount for Conrad Black after insurance runs dry”: This article appeared yesterday in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

“With another woman, the Supreme Court can’t help but change”: Columnist David S. Broder has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Appeals court: MGA can keep Bratz brand of dolls.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that gave Mattel Inc. ownership rights to the popular Bratz doll brand, which competed with the toy company’s iconic Barbie dolls.”

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski is the author of today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“N.J. High Court to Review Drunken Drivers’ Right to Sue Bars That Served Them”: Mary Pat Gallagher of New Jersey Law Journal has this report.

“Obama’s Judicial Picks Languish In Senate”: This audio segment appeared on Tuesday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

And Tuesday evening at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram had a post titled “McConnell Delays Vote on 6th Circuit Nominee.”

“Lawsuit Revived Against Prosecutor in Web Parody Case”: Leigh Jones of The National Law Journal has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against a prosecutor brought by a college student whose online column irked a professor and led to an unlawful search of the student’s home.”

My earlier coverage of Monday’s Tenth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Prosecutors urge immediate jail for actor Snipes”: Reuters has this report.

And The Orlando Sentinel reports that “Feds want movie star Wesley Snipes behind bars.”