“If New York Faces Apocalypse, Courts Have a Guide”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

“Florida Supreme Court sides with a Legislature that often criticizes it”: Columnist Howard Troxler will have this essay Tuesday in The St. Petersburg Times.

“Iowa House subcommittee passes bill declaring life begins at conception”: The Des Moines Register has this news update.

“Common Cause Asks Court About Thomas Speech”: Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Discrepancies in reports about an appearance by Justice Clarence Thomas at a political retreat for wealthy conservatives three years ago have prompted new questions to the Supreme Court from a group that advocates changing campaign finance laws.”

“Ecuador Court Orders Chevron to Pay $8.6 Billion”: The Wall Street Journal has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “Chevron fined $8 billion in Ecuador.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Chevron to Appeal $8.2 Billion Ecuador Pollution Case.”

And Reuters has an article headlined “Ecuador court orders Chevron to pay $8 billion: lawyer.”

“Senate Set to Vote on Nominee for 5th Circuit”: Today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post that begins, “James Graves Jr. is expected to make history today when he becomes the first African American from Mississippi to be confirmed for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.”

“Laurence Tribe’s Name Pulled From Supreme Court Brief”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Inflammatory words inflame”: Four children of U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy (D. Mont.) had this op-ed yesterday in The Helena Independent Record.

“New York Takes Step on Money in Judicial Elections”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Delaware courts: States scramble for solution to shortage of drug used in executions; New drug for executions could bring legal challenges.” Sean O’Sullivan had this article yesterday in The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware.

“A confession but no body: Is that enough to convict? A 25-year-old woman has appealed a jury’s verdict that found her guilty of killing her newborn in Burnsville.” This article appears today in The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“Brown considers an activist for state Supreme Court appointment; Thomas A. Saenz is among six believed to be on Brown’s short list to replace Justice Carlos R. Moreno, who is stepping down”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Supreme Court confronts conflicting laws on post-conviction DNA testing”: Robert Barnes has this front page article today in The Washington Post.

And in today’s edition of The Wichita Eagle, Ron Sylvester has articles headlined “Is convicted murderer really a victim? Washburn law students say Ronnie Rhodes’ case bears hallmarks of wrong convictions“; “How innocent people end up behind bars“; and “Dallas DA established unit to look into old cases.”