“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Giffords, Palin and the First Amendment.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Federal appeals court hears argments on case involving WIAA, Gannett, Wisconsin Newspaper Association”: The Appleton Post-Crescent today contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court Friday heard arguments in a case that could help determine whether newspapers nationwide can show high school sports contests online.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Federal judges consider high school sports case.”

You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit via this link (8.96MB mp3 audio file).

“Presidential nominees stymied; Senate mulls change”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Thomas Porteous, impeached federal judge, has lost his law license”: This article appears today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

And in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal, Alan I. Baron and Michael J. Gerhardt will have an essay entitled “Porteous impeachment: a first; In no prior instance has anyone been impeached, much less convicted, for conduct occurring prior to assuming federal office.”

“Cady says he has no regrets on same-sex marriage ruling”: In today’s edition of The Des Moines Register, Grant Schulte has an article that begins, “Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady said Friday that he does not regret the court’s 2009 ruling that allowed same-sex marriage, even though the decision cost three of his colleagues their jobs.”

“Pa. court upholds Lokuta’s removal; Lokuta lawyer says U.S. Supreme Court is an option, but one with little chance for success”: Today’s edition of The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania contains an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld former judge Ann Lokuta’s removal from the Luzerne County bench, leaving her limited options in her two-year battle to regain the seat.”

And The Citizens Voice of Wilkes-Barre today contains an article headlined “Still off the bench.”

Yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of a majority opinion, a concurring opinion, and a dissenting opinion.

“Lawyers for Bonds Trying to Chip Away at Evidence in Case”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “With Barry Bonds’s trial on federal perjury charges nearly two months away, his lawyers are making a renewed effort to exclude more of the government’s evidence from the case against him.”

“Justice Department Files Opening Brief in Defense Of Marriage Act Appeal”: Marcia Coyle had this post yesterday at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

The Washington Post reports today that “Justice Dept. appeals judge’s decision on same-sex marriage.”

And at Politico.com, Ben Smith has a post titled “Gay groups criticize Justice Department brief.”

You can view the brief that the federal government filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

“Roll is laid to rest: ‘Papa is in heaven’; Overflow crowd remembers judge, co-worker, friend.” This article appears today in the Arizona Daily Star. The newspaper has also posted online this related photo gallery.

The Arizona Republic reports today that “Sea of mourners bids adieu to slain Judge John Roll.”

The Los Angeles Times contains an article headlined “Tucson bishop buries a close friend; Judge John Roll, a Catholic who had just left Mass when he was fatally shot last week, was buried Friday; ‘A lot of emotion,’ says Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, who performed the service.”

And The Washington Post reports that “Family, friends mourn judge killed in Tucson shootings.”

“Federal judge mourned as fair jurist, family man”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Funeral of Judge Roll attended by hundreds”: The Arizona Daily Star has a news update that begins, “People were turned away from the funeral for Judge John Roll after the church filled to capacity. Traffic backed up for miles along North Shannon Road as people make their way to the funeral of Judge John Roll this morning.”

“Vt. won’t appeal religious vanity plate decision”: The Associated Press has this report.

My earlier coverage of the Second Circuit’s ruling in this case can be accessed here.

“Security tight at funeral for slain Arizona judge”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Court ruling affirms gun bans on campus; Virginia justices affirmed a ruling against a man who sued George Mason University”: This article appears today in The Roanoke Times.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Virginia at this link.

“Court rules defendant can be forcibly medicated to stand trial”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article reporting on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued on Wednesday.

“Moment of silence may be back; State superintendent tells schools to prepare for observance”: This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune.

“Problems of Democracy”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“One Man’s Losing Fight Against Ladies’ Nights”: This post appears at the “City Room” blog of The New York Times.

“Old pics of sister-in-law lead to child porn case”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Court rules against Joe Berlinger on ‘Crude’; Pic chronicles class action suit against Chevron”: Variety has this report today.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Second Circuit ruling appears here and here.

“Codey calls on N.J. Supreme Court to discipline Justice Rivera-Soto”: Today’s edition of The Newark Star-Ledger contains an article that begins, “Sen. Richard Codey is calling on the state Supreme Court to begin disciplinary proceedings against Associate Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto in hopes the controversial jurist will be removed from the bench.”

“High court’s four justices get back to hearing cases”: Grant Schulte has this article today in The Des Moines Register.

“Arizona’s Judge John Roll remembered as a model of fairness; Federal Judge John Roll, killed in the Tucson shootings, got many death threats during an immigration case; But lawyers on both sides say he was fair and professional”: David G. Savage will have this article Friday in The Los Angeles Times.

In Friday’s edition of The New York Times, John Schwartz will have articles headlined “In Tucson Case, a Federal Judge Both ‘General and Traffic Cop’” and “A President, a Speech and a Point of Law.”

And in Friday’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist Conor Williams will have an op-ed entitled “A message from the judge killed in Tucson.”

“Environmental Lawyers Praise Slain Ariz. Judge”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“Filmmaker must surrender Chevron footage: court.” Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s order that a filmmaker must hand over to Chevron Corp raw footage from a documentary as part of a legal fight over oil pollution in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Second Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Judge sets June resentencing date for Conrad Black”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Backers of lavish courthouse in Tallahassee apologize and dodge”: Today’s edition of The St. Petersburg Times contains an article that begins, “There were apologies all around Wednesday as members of a Senate budget committee heard from those involved in building the posh courthouse for the 1st District Court of Appeal.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Don’t sweep courthouse scandal under the rug.” In addition, columnist Howard Troxler has an op-ed entitled “‘Taj Mahal’ outrage is just for show unless the judges are kicked out.” And by clicking here, you can access online 39 photographs that the newspaper describes as offering “A sneak peek at opulent ‘Taj Mahal’ courthouse.”

In other coverage, The Pensacola News Journal reports today that “‘Taj Mahal’ courthouse has lawmakers fuming.”

And The Associated Press reports that “2 judges apologize for Fla. ‘Taj Mahal courthouse.’”

“D.C. Circuit Appeals Ready to Void Torture Suit”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

And Pete Yost of The Associated Press reports that “Judges skeptical of detainee case against Rumsfeld.”

“The appeal involves the application of the qualified evidentiary privilege for information gathered during a journalistic investigation, sometimes described as the ‘press privilege’ or ‘journalist’s privilege.'” In an appeal concerning the documentary film Crude about litigation being conducted in the courts of Ecuador over allegations of environmental damage from petroleum exploration and extraction operations conducted by an affiliate of Chevron, today a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming the trial court’s order directing the film’s creator to turn over videotape footage constituting the outtakes of the film.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “NY court: Filmmaker gave up journalistic freedom.”

“Vermont cemetery dispute reaches high court”: This article appears today in The Burlington Free Press.

“Cady says judges serve law, not political interests”: Grant Schulte has this article today in The Des Moines Register.

The newspaper also contains articles headlined “Bid to impeach remaining high court justices seen stalling in House” and “Vander Plaats kicks off his 99-county tour“; an editorial entitled “Cady delivers a timely defense of court“; and an essay by columnist Cathie Obradovich entitled “Justices must humanize their argument.”

“N.J. Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto tempers stance on abstention”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger. The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Rivera-Soto’s bizarre reversal.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “Rivera-Soto modifies pledge to abstain on New Jersey Supreme Court.”

And The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, New Jersey reports that “Rivera-Soto changes mind about case participation.”

“Hearing set for Black as he bids to remain free”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Will former media mogul Conrad Black eventually head back to prison? Or will the flamboyant, 66-year-old’s long-running legal saga end with a judge setting him free for good?”

“Judge donates Supreme Court collection to IU”: This article appears today in The Indiana Daily Student.

“San Diego judge picked to handle Loughner case”: Greg Moran has this article today in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The Arizona Daily Star reports today that “Calif. judge will handle Loughner’s federal case.”

The Arizona Republic reports that “Judge named for Loughner case; slain judge replaced.”

Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times reports that “San Diego federal judge to handle Tucson trial; Judge Larry A. Burns will handle the federal trial of Jared Lee Loughner after Arizona federal judges all recuse themselves because of ties to Judge John Roll, who was killed in the attack.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Loughner Arizona Shooting Case to Be Handled by U.S. Judge From San Diego.”