“Discovery Rule Exception in Hormone Replacement Cases Ruled a Jury Question”: Amaris Elliott-Engel will have this article, in which I am mentioned, in Wednesday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer.

My most recent earlier coverage of the ruling appears at this link.

“Dallas judge’s ruling saying gay couple could divorce in Texas rejected on appeal”: The Dallas Morning News has this update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court says gay couples can’t divorce in Texas.”

You can access today’s ruling of Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas by clicking here.

“Legal group seeks to force Calif to defend Prop 8”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Khadr terror trial to resume Oct. 18 at Guantanamo”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Guantanamo trial of Canadian to resume in October.”

Just in time for the height of the Halloween shopping season: It’s not every day here at “How Appealing” that I get to link to the blog “Vampire Wire,” but today marks the official on-sale date for my wife’s first published book, “Wanted Undead Or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil.” Recently, the “Vampire Wire” blog published this interview of my wife and her co-author.

The book is on-sale in bookstores everywhere today, and it can be ordered online via links that appear at the bottom of the web page that you can access by clicking here.

All this talk about vampire hunters reminds me of the humorous characterization of appellate judges (featured as a slogan at the now-defunct blog “Have Opinion, Will Travel“) as those who “sit above the fray as the battle unfolds beneath and when the smoke clears and the dust settles, they descend from their lofty perches and shoot the wounded.”

“Full appeals court refuses to rehear Gitmo ruling”: The Associated Press has this report.

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “D.C. Circuit Denies Rehearing in Guantanamo Detainee Case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Diminishing a precedent: Detainee decision pared down?”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denying rehearing en banc, along with concurring statements that total 112 pages, at this link.

A patent attorney purchases bow ties at Brooks Brothers and litigation ensues: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued this ruling today.

“In Canada’s Supreme Court, Cameras are No Big Deal”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“The go-to guy in California’s high court headquarters: Frederick Ohlrich is clerk of the California Supreme Court — its keeper of records, its historian and its biggest fan; If you’re a lawyer preparing to address the justices, he has some tips for you.” Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Protest at military funeral ignites a test of free speech; High court to weigh claim of harassment”: Joan Biskupic has this front page article today in USA Today.

“Legal logjam leaving judges’ seats empty in federal courts; The politicized confirmation process has left nearly 1 in 8 posts empty; Republicans say it’s part payback, but they argue that Obama has been slow to nominate judges”: Carol J. Williams will have this article Tuesday in The Los Angeles Times.

In jurisprudence essays available online from Slate: Dahlia Lithwick has essays entitled “The Female Factor: Will the presence of three women really change the court in any real way?” and “The Mother of All Grizzlies: Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows how feminism is done. Again.”

“Pfizer Settles Prempro Case on Breast Cancer Before Retrial on Damages”: Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News had this report last Friday.

And in early news coverage of the ruling that is the subject of the post immediately below, Amaris Elliott-Engel of The Legal Intelligencer has a news update headlined “Superior Court Revives Future of 1,000 HRT Cases.”

Pa. Superior Court reverses entry of summary judgment against plaintiffs, on statute of limitations grounds, in fourteen consolidated hormone replacement therapy breast cancer appeals: You can access today’s ruling of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

As noted in this earlier post, I wrote plaintiffs’ consolidated appellate briefs and also presented oral argument on behalf of all plaintiffs when the appeals were argued together on July 21, 2009.

“Third Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Panel Decision Overturning $272.5 Million DeBeers Class Action Settlement”: That is the title of a post that appears today at “The Am Law Litigation Daily” blog. A subscription is required to read the entire post.

You can access last Friday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link. My earlier coverage of the original three-judge panel’s ruling can be accessed via this link.

“Secret showdown set for Islamic charity”: Today at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a post that begins, “One of the nation’s most prominent Muslim organizations, the North American Islamic Trust, is set to face off with the U.S. government in a federal appeals court Monday.”

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: The way of the cross.” UPI has this report.

“Weaver to resign; Justice ends 16 years on Supreme Court”: This past Thursday’s edition of The Traverse City Record-Eagle contained an article that begins, “Justice Elizabeth Weaver, of Glen Arbor, whose frequent battles with fellow Republican justices over the past decade exposed deep political and personal rifts on the Michigan Supreme Court, plans to resign today.” And Friday’s edition of the newspaper reported that “Local judge to replace Weaver on court.”

In Friday’s edition of The Detroit Free Press, Dawson Bell had articles headlined “New appointment, Elizabeth Weaver’s exit shake up Michigan Supreme Court; Elizabeth Weaver denies talks with Granholm to name Alton Davis were shady” and “Roots a boost for new justice; Davis, like Weaver, hails from Up North.”

Friday’s edition of The Detroit News reported that “Surprise Granholm appointment changes state Supreme Court makeup; Weaver steps down; Gov appoints appeals judge Davis” and “Davis could be consensus-builder state Supreme Court needs, lawyers say.” And today’s newspaper reports that “GOP picks Wayne judge to reclaim Supreme Court seat.”

Friday’s edition of The Petoskey News-Review reported that “Michigan high court’s newest justice has local ties.”

And Booth Newspapers reported on Friday that “Granholm’s Supreme Court appointee following Justice Elizabeth Weaver’s surprise resignation changes dynamics of court and fall election.”

“Court allows agents to secretly put GPS trackers on cars”: At CNN.com, Dugald McConnell has a report that begins, “Law enforcement officers may secretly place a GPS device on a person’s car without seeking a warrant from a judge, according to a recent federal appeals court ruling in California.”

“Iowa foes of same-sex marriage seek to oust judges who legalized it”: This article appeared yesterday in The Washington Post.

“Nine Justices and Ten Commandments”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“Ginsburg talks about television and the high court”: The Associated Press has this report.

And The Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colorado has a news update headlined “Supreme Court justice discusses advances for women.”

Programming note: Late every August since this blog began in May 2002, I have taken a one-week vacation from blogging. This year’s vacation from blogging begins now. Additional posts will appear here on Saturday, August 28th. Until then, perhaps we will cross paths here, here, here, or here.

“Leaving Big Law Behind: The many frustrations that cause well-paid lawyers to hang out their own shingles.” Jill Priluck has this essay online at Slate.

“Judge’s book raises some eyebrows; Gertner memoirs focus on her decades as advocate for women”: Jonathan Saltzman has this article today in The Boston Globe.

“Court grants petition to unseal documents in Orie case”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court granted a petition by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday to unseal documents related to a grand jury probe of state Sen. Jane Clare Orie that resulted in numerous criminal charges against her and her sister, Janine Orie. The grand jury said the sisters assigned state employees to work on the state Supreme Court campaign of a third Orie sister — Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

“Utah A.G. may join effort opposing violent video game ban”: Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.

Victoria’s Secret must face trademark infringement trial over “Delicious” hot pink tank-top: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Court Rejects Challenge to Curriculum Guide on Genocide”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this post at his “School Law” blog.

My earlier coverage of last week’s First Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Elect judges so they can be held accountable”: Tom Parker, an Associate Justice serving on the Supreme Court of Alabama, has this op-ed today in The Des Moines Register.

“9th Circuit Panel for Prop 8 Appeal Won’t Be Known for Months”: Kate Moser of The Recorder has this report.

“Conrad Black’s lawyers, federal prosecutors clash over 2007 conviction; Lawyers for former media baron say government can’t prove trial error was harmless”: Ameet Sachdev had this article yesterday in The Chicago Tribune.

The Toronto Star reported yesterday that “Conrad Black’s lawyers urge court to drop all convictions.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Conrad Black’s Criminal Conviction Should Stand, U.S. Tells Appeals Court.”

“Keller still fighting ‘public warning'”: The Houston Chronicle has this report.

“Court says lying about Medal of Honor no crime”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

And The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports today that “Ruling on Stolen Valor Act upsets vets.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Lawyer: Expect ‘powerful’ statement from Supreme Court on Westboro case; Sean Summers spoke to a Rotary Club of York lunch crowd today about the case involving church protesters and a military funeral.” The York (Pa.) Daily Record has this news update.