“Immunity Granted for Lawyers to Testify Against Impeached Judge”: David Ingram has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

And last week, Bruce Alpert of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reported that “Judge Thomas Porteous pushes to have impeachment articles dismissed.”

“Top Judiciary Republican calls Kagan ‘dangerous'”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Judge Hears Arguments That Death Penalty Shouldn’t Apply In Cheshire Case; Lawyers Say Rell’s Veto Of Repeal Of Capital Punishment Violated Hayes’ Rights”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

The New Haven Register reports today that “Rell remarks deny Hayes due process, defense says; Lawyer cites comments on Petit case.”

And The New York Times reports that “Death Penalty Is Challenged Before a Trial in 3 Killings.”

“Clairvoyant allegedly sought state job”: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today contains an article that begins, “A clairvoyant whom state Sen. Jane Orie and Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin consulted asked the justice to help her get a state job, a source close to the investigation said Tuesday.”

The newspaper also contains a related article headlined “Orie sisters have lots of company in seeking paranormal advice.”

“Court May Block Executive’s Start Date at Competitor due to Muffin Trade Secrets”: Shannon P. Duffy has this article today in The Legal Intelligencer.

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