“Running With Gavels: Justices need to set clearer rules about partisan political activity.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“N.J. Supreme Court says tea party group cannot proceed with Sen. Robert Menendez recall effort”: The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update reporting on a ruling that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued today.

“Federal judge to plead guilty in drug case”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update that begins, “Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Camp, charged with purchasing cocaine and other drugs, is scheduled to plead guilty Friday in federal court in Atlanta, his attorney said.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge plans to plead guilty to some charges.”

“D.C. Circuit Declines to Adopt Policy Over Confidential Opinions in Gitmo Cases”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Court: Teachers can’t have sex with any students.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that student age doesn’t matter in teacher-sex cases, even if the student is 18 and considered an adult by other state laws.”

Today’s 5-4 ruling of the Washington State Supreme Court consists of a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion.

Sixth Circuit upholds decision of Anderson County, Tennessee school board to ban students from displaying the Confederate flag based on a forecast that those displays would substantially disrupt or materially interfere with the school environment: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Laurence Tribe Is Leaving Justice Job”: Charlie Savage has this post at “The Caucus” blog of The New York Times.

“Senate floor vote likely on Providence lawyer John J. McConnell Jr.’s nomination to U.S. District Court”: This article appears today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

“Let’s fix judicial nominee process”: Former federal appellate judges Abner J. Mikva and Timothy Lewis have this essay today at Politico.com.