“Crist may drop defense of Fla. gay adoption ban”: The Associated Press has this report.

“N.J. Supreme Court considers allowing man to sue ex-state senator over placing expunged drug record on fliers”: The Newark Star-Ledger has a news update that begins, “A man whose expunged drug conviction wound up on Hudson County campaign fliers is asking the state Supreme Court to let him sue for defamation. The case is tricky because while the conviction is true, the expungement erases it from the public record.”

“US judges agree to pilot study of cameras in court”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Cameras, Take 2: Judicial Conference Sets New Experiment With TV Access.”

Today, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued a news release headlined “Judiciary Approves Pilot Project for Cameras in District Courts.”

“Stephen Breyer: The Court, The Cases And The Conflicts.” This lengthy audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Fresh Air from WHYY.”

“New justice Davis says tension easing on Michigan Supreme Court”: The Detroit News has this update.

“9th Circuit rules DNA testing can be required before release on bail”: Denny Walsh of The Sacramento Bee has this blog post about a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Scalia gives Big Tobacco $270 million reprieve”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Sole survivor of Conn. home invasion testifies”: The Associated Press has this report.

The Hartford Courant has a news update headlined “Petit Recalls Attack In Middle Of Night; ‘If He Moves, Put 2 Bullets In Him.’”

And The New Haven Register has a news update headlined “Hayes trial: Petit tells jury what happened that night.”

“Federal agents illegally seized ballplayers’ drug-test records, appeals court rules; The court’s ruling is believed to put an end to the government’s ability to use any of the materials seized from the BALCO labs when agents had a warrant for just 10 pro athletes’ records”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

And The New York Times reports today that “Drug List Appeal Is Again Rejected.”

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

“Trial Starts in a Robbery That Ended With 3 Dead”: The New York Times contains this article today.

And today’s edition of The New Haven Register contains articles headlined “Hayes lawyer: ‘Things got out of control’” and “Bank surveillance video hushes packed courtroom.”

“N.J. Supreme Court to decide if Miranda rights were violated in 2007 Newark slaying case”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

“Confessing to Crime, but Innocent”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.

“Chief Justice Fitzgerald has Parkinson’s, will leave court; Appellate Justice Mary Jane Theis to be replacement”: Abdon M. Pallasch has this article today in The Chicago Sun-Times.

And The Chicago Tribune reports today that “Illinois Supreme Court chief justice to retire; Justice Fitzgerald was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last month, will step down in October.”

“Obama Digs In on Judicial Nominees”: FOXNews.com has a blog post that begins, “Apparently not content with the Senate’s rejection of five of his judicial nominees President Obama has renominated them for seats on the federal bench.”

“Judge Thomas Porteous impeachment is based in error, his attorney says”: Bruce Alpert has this article today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has posts titled “Impeachment Trial Raises Question: What is a Kickback?” and “Lawyer for Impeached Judge Puts Focus on Prosecutors.”

Department of Supreme Court Justices with the last name O’Connor: Today in The Columbus Dispatch, James Nash reports that “O’Connor wants to end partisan primaries in Supreme Court races.”

“Judicial panel weighs courtroom cameras”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.