“4th Circuit Finds Maryland Strip Club Law Overbroad”: Marcia Coyle has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“PG, other news organizations seek to unseal abortion case; State Supreme Court hearing Allegheny County case appeal”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update.

And The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update headlined “Newspapers sue for records in abortion case; State Supreme Court appeal deals with minor’s right to seek procedure.”

“N.J. Senate asks Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto to resign”: The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update.

“McKenna confirmed for high court”: In today’s edition of The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Ken Kobayashi has an article that begins, “Family Court Judge Sabrina McKenna promised to do her best after state senators unanimously approved her appointment yesterday to the Hawaii Supreme Court.”

“Obama signs bill naming courthouse for slain judge”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “In a bittersweet moment for Arizona, President Barack Obama signed into law on Thursday a bill that named a new federal courthouse in the state after slain federal Judge John M. Roll.”

“Barnes Foundation move opponents go back to court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Coburn considers Tulsa judge nomination dead”: The Tulsa World has a news update that begins, “U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said Thursday that he viewed the nomination of Arvo Mikkanen to be the next federal judge in Tulsa as dead and urged the White House to withdraw it.”

In Bashman news from here and there: In headline news from Australia, which seems to be the world’s most frequent source of Bashman news, comes the report that “Thugs bash man unconscious.”

And The Nation newspaper published in Lagos State, Nigeria today contains an article headlined “Day students honoured a SAN” that begins, “A visit by a final year Law student, Mohammed Bashman, to show appreciation to the lawyer John Baiyeshea (SAN) who assisted him to regain his studentship after expulsion expelled by the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has turned a moment of honour for the SAN.”

According to the article published in The Nation, Mohammed Bashman had been expelled for having undertaken too ambitious of a courseload. More specifically, he was studying both law and mass communication, perhaps in the hope of one day becoming Nigeria’s leading law blogger. Unfortunately, the article goes on to report that it was merely a “rumour that Mohammed Bashman was given N15 million as compensation,” suggesting that those who were hoping to borrow millions of naira from Bashman are likely to be disappointed.

“High court asked to end non-unanimous convictions”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Free Speech Coalition Files Appeal of 2257 Suit Dismissal; The law’s flaws which Judge Baylson refused to consider are ripe for appellate review”: Mark Kernes of AVN News has this report.

And XBIZ.com reports that “FSC Files Appeal of 2257 Suit Dismissal.”

You can access at this link the brief for appellants filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

“Judiciary Approves Carney, Sends 2nd Circuit Nomination to Senate”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this blog post.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “Nominee for 2nd Circuit Wins Committee Vote.”

“President Barack Obama plans to sign a bill Thursday to name a new courthouse in Yuma after U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll”: So reports The Associated Press in an article that can be accessed here.

“House Democrat to seek transparency of Supreme Court conflicts of interest”: Online at The Hill, Pete Kasperowicz has a blog post that begins, “Rep. Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.) said Wednesday he would introduce legislation after next week’s break that would require Supreme Court justices to publicly disclose why they have recused themselves from cases.”

“Do Judicial Emergencies Matter? Nomination and Confirmation Delay during the 111th Congress.” The Brookings Institution has posted online this paper by Russell Wheeler and Sarah A. Binder.