“A Juror’s Blog Chronicle Stirs an Age-Old Question”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.

“Woman convicted in Seattle ecoterror case released”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A woman in prison for helping a notorious 2001 Seattle ecoterror attack has been released a month after a federal appeals court overturned her conviction.”

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

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Funeral protesting pastor may win.” UPI has this report.

“In important cases, Supreme Court outcomes sometimes determined by a single word”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

“In court of public opinion, U.S. justices mostly get it right; Since the panel’s tilt to the right four years ago, Americans tend to agree with its key rulings, a survey shows”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Discovery of GPS tracker becomes privacy issue”: The Associated Press has this report.

“A Grisly Murder Trial, in 140-Character Bits”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Long Battle by Foes of Campaign Finance Rules Shifts Landscape”: Eric Lichtblau has this article today in The New York Times.

“Court to rethink rule on day workers seeking jobs”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “In a case that could affect dozens of communities in California, a federal appeals court agreed Friday to reconsider a ruling allowing cities to prohibit day laborers from soliciting work from passing drivers.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

My post on the original three-judge panel’s ruling can be accessed here. Therein, I observed that “This case may be a strong candidate for rehearing en banc as the dispositive vote on the three-judge panel came from a U.S. District Judge sitting by designation.”

“Supreme Court notebook: State of Union no-show.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

On Wednesday, Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the Wriston Lecture at the Manhattan Institute. You can view video of Justice Alito’s address, titled “Let Judges Be Judges,” by clicking here.

“Reported plea deal in Guantanamo case draws fire”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Appeals court upholds ‘silent reflection’ in Ill. schools”: The Chicago Tribune has a news update that begins, “A federal appeals court in Chicago today ruled as constitutional an Illinois law requiring a moment of ‘silent reflection’ at the start of each public school day. The opinion overturns a lower court’s ruling in 2008 that had declared the law unconstitutional.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

My earlier coverage of the federal district court’s entry of a preliminary injunction in the case can be accessed here.

“A twist on equality laws: Pittsfield initiative focuses on right to doff shirts.” Today’s edition of The Boston Globe contains an article that begins, “In Katherine Gundelfinger’s view, women should have ‘equal access to sunshine.’ That means being able to walk or bike shirtless through downtown, or bathe at Onota Lake wearing only a pair of bikini bottoms.”

“Appeals court affirms MFA’s right to painting allegedly sold under Nazi duress”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Mass. museum can keep work sold in Nazi era.”

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

“Craigslist killing verdict upheld; The state Supreme Court said Michael J. Anderson got a fair trial in the murder of Katherine Olson”: The Minneapolis Star Tribune today contains this article reporting on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Minnesota issued yesterday.

“Stark differences between State Supreme Court candidates Richard Sanders and Charlie Wiggins”: Today’s edition of The Seattle Times contains an article that begins, “Usually a staid affair, the race for State Supreme Court between incumbent Richard Sanders and challenger Charlie Wiggins is marked by sharp words and differences between the candidates.”

“Judge Rejects Defense Request In Hayes Case; Rules That Cost Of Prison Vs. Execution Can’t Be Mitigating Factor At Trial’s Penalty Phase”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

And The New Haven Register reports today that “Death penalty’s cost to be no factor in Hayes case.”

“Lawyers discuss Khadr plea to avert Guantanamo ‘child-soldier’ trial; An Army judge postponed Canadian Omar Khadr’s Guantanamo trial by a week as lawyers seek a plea deal”: Carol Rosenberg has this article today in The Miami Herald.

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Charlie Savage reports that “Judge Delays Resumption of Guantanamo Trial.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Gitmo Defendant in Plea Talks.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail reports that “Plea deal, repatriation possible for Khadr.”

The Toronto Star reports that “Khadr trial delayed to finalize plea deal.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Lawyers working on deal for youngest at Guantanamo.”

“Neb. abortion restrictions based on fetal pain”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Bolstered by unique abortion restrictions that took effect in his home state of Nebraska on Friday, U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns is pushing for a new federal discussion of the notion of fetal pain.”

“Opening statements set for today in ‘pizza bomber’ case”: This article appears today in The Erie (Pa.) Times-News.

“Judge-cum-Comedian’s Appeal Tests N.J. Court System’s Sense of Humor”: law.com has this report.

Fifth Circuit holds that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not validly abrogate state sovereign immunity with regard to the claims of disabled inmates who were denied access to prison educational and work programs: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Judges to Rule on Child Porn Question in Stelmack Case; Former principal pasted girls’ faces on images of nude adult bodies”: This article appears today in The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger.

“Conn. judge: Jury can’t consider execution cost.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Federal appeals court upholds Texas pledge wording”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has rejected a Dallas-area parent’s bid to have ‘under God’ removed from the Texas pledge of allegiance that is recited every day by public schoolchildren.”

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

“Sandra Day O’Connor on Judicial Elections, Supreme Court’s New Players”: Yesterday’s broadcast of the PBS program “NewsHour” included this segment (transcript with link to video).

“Jury selection continues in Diehl-Armstrong trial”: This article appears today in The Erie (Pa.) Times-News.

“U.S. Supreme Court Faces Word Puzzle in Job Bias Case”: Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has this report.

“High Court Weighs Death Row Inmate’s DNA Query”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Drama is missing in DNA death row case.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court struggles with DNA testing issue; Texas inmate Hank Skinner was once an hour away from execution when the high court intervened; Now the justices consider whether new DNA testing can be allowed of old evidence in a long-ago trial.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today reports that “Case weighs inmate civil rights; Convict’s argument centers on DNA testing denied under state law.”

The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court hears case of Texas death row inmates.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme Court: Can death row inmate force state to do more DNA testing? The Supreme Court agreed to take the case of a man on Texas’ death row; He wants the state to do DNA tests on other, untested evidence he says would prove his innocence; A victory would make it easier for convicted criminals to continue to fight convictions.”

And The Daily Northwestern reports that “The Medill Innocence Project meets the U.S. Supreme Court; Court hears oral arguments in case of Hank Skinner, which Innocence Project researched for 10 years.”

“Judge Says He’ll Rule Thursday On Hayes Defense Motion; Lawyers Seeking To Use Cost Of Execution In Penalty Phase Arguments”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

Today’s edition of The New Haven Register contains an article headlined “Keeping Hayes alive will save state millions, lawyer argues.”

And The Wall Street Journal reports that “Killings Fuel Election Debate.”

“Giving Back Your Constitution: What the court needs, Breyer’s new book says, is an engaged public.” Dahlia Lithwick has this book review online at Slate.

“Ray, Neu to oppose effort to dump 3 Iowa justices”: This article appears today in The Des Moines Register.

“Colleagues: Judge in gay court case not ‘activist.'” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The federal judge who halted the military’s ban on openly gay troops is known for working at court well past closing time, typing her own court orders and doting on two terriers who themselves are no strangers to the halls of justice.”

Today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Legal scholars debate judge’s ruling on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’; They are divided on whether the ruling lifting the ban on gay troops applies to all service members; The Justice Department is expected to appeal.”

Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Unexpected Turns for Suit Over ‘Don’t Ask’ Rule.”

The Washington Post reports that “Administration is expected to appeal ‘don’t ask’ injunction.”

And Ginny LaRoe of The Recorder reports that “‘Don’t Ask’ Ruling Puts 9th Circuit Back in Gay-Rights Spotlight.”

“Obama considers fast appeal of gays-military order”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Pledge of Allegiance; Federal appeals court rejects plaintiffs’ constitutional challenge to the State pledge”: The Texas Attorney General’s Office has issued this news release about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.