“Appointment of Honorable Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals”: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued this news release today.

“Big Second Amendment Opinion from the Fourth Circuit, Related to the Ban on Gun Possession by Domestic Violence Misdemeanants”: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Abortion Takes Flight”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“Constitution is focus of new GOP House rules”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

“New Congress Means New Headaches for Holder”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Jets fan seek high court review of ‘Spygate’ suit”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Immigration dispute erupts in Va. courts”: In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Tom Jackman has an article that begins, “A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that noncitizens in criminal cases must be advised of the possible consequences of a conviction has sparked a flurry of appeals by defendants who claim that they didn’t know that conviction would lead to deportation.”