“Court Hears Latest in Twins’ Case Against Facebook”: This article will appear Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

And the “Bits” blog of The New York Times has a post titled “Judges Grill Winklevoss Lawyer in Facebook Case.”

You can access the video of today’s Ninth Circuit oral argument by clicking here.

“Governments, lawyers OKd to share suit proceeds”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed San Francisco and other cities and counties to hire private lawyers, and offer them a share of the proceeds, when suing companies for the huge costs of cleaning up lead paint.”

“The Constitutional Option: Reforming the Rules of the Senate to Restore Accountability and Reduce Gridlock.” U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) has this essay online at the web site of the Harvard Law & Policy Review.

The en banc Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled today that federal law does not serve as an outright bar to any design defect claim arising from injuries caused by an FDA-approved vaccine: You can access today’s lengthy ruling of Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate court at this link.

The Supreme Court of the United States is currently considering this same question in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, Inc., No. 09-152. You can access the oral argument audio and transcript in Bruesewitz by clicking here.

“Facebook feud: Judges reluctant to reopen Winklevoss twins’ settlement.” Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “Facebook-Winklevoss twins case goes to court.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Facebook-Winklevoss Settlement Should Be Undone, Lawyer Says.”

When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit posts online the audio of today’s oral argument, I will link to it.

“US appeals court weighs Philly tour guide tests”: The Associated Press has this report.

“2 new cases ask what First Amendment protects”: Tony Mauro has this news analysis online at the First Amendment Center.

“FDA helps states get execution drug”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Defendant with no language proves difficult to prosecute”: This front page article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“The Commandments: The Constitution and its worshippers.” Jill Lepore has this essay in the January 17, 2011 issue of The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court sends Oneidas foreclosure case back to lower court”: This article appears today in The Utica (N.Y.) Observer-Dispatch.

And The Auburn (N.Y.) Citizen reports that “Supreme court dismisses Oneida case; Cayugas’ case continues.”

“Cal. Supreme Court: The Short List.” Nate Scott has this post at the blog “Southern California Appellate News.”

Today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: Today’s first ruling issued in Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A., No. 09-907. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court, Justice Antonin Scalia was the lone dissenter. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Today’s second and final ruling issued in Mayo Foundation for Medical Ed. and Research v. United States, No. 09-837. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court, with Justice Kagan recused. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Court: Medical residents considered employees” and “Kagan writes her first opinion.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court: Medical residents not students.”

“Snyder names Zahra to Michigan Supreme Court”: The Detroit News contains this article today.

And The Detroit Free Press reports today that “Snyder names Brian Zahra to state Supreme Court.”

“Loughner’s Lawyer Is Called a Master Strategist”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The San Diego Union-Tribune contains an article headlined “S.D. attorney focuses on clients, not notoriety of cases; Judy Clark, appointed Monday to represent Jared Loughner, might be the most low-profile high-profile attorney in the country.”

USA Today reports that “Loughner’s lawyer is ‘One-Woman Dream Team.’”

And The Arizona Republic contains an article headlined “Arizona shootings: Bill would provide ‘funeral protection zone’” that begins, “Democrats in the Arizona Legislature say they will introduce a bill Tuesday to create a ‘funeral protection zone’ to keep protesters from disrupting the funerals of those killed in the mass shooting near Tucson.”

“Judges Berate Bank Lawyers in Foreclosures”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.

“Facebook Seeks Finality in ‘Social Network’ Court Fight With Harvard Twins”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Facebook Inc. will ask a court today to enforce a settlement which resolved claims that its founder Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for the social-networking company from classmates at Harvard University.”

The New York Times recently reported that “Twins’ Facebook Fight Rages On.”

And WSJ.com’s “Digits” blog has a post titled “The Return of Winklevoss Vs. Zuckerberg.”

The case captioned The Facebook, Inc. v. ConnectU, Inc. will be argued today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit consisting of Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judge Barry G. Silverman, and Senior Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.