“Wisconsin Judicial Election Is a Referendum on a Lightning-Rod Governor”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court Race May Help Decide Union Law’s Fate”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“Judge race’s next stop: U.S. Supreme Court.” The Cincinnati Enquirer has a news update that begins, “The winner of Hamilton County’s juvenile court judge race might be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Patrick nominates first openly gay justice to Mass. high court”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

The Boston Herald has a news update headlined “Governor names openly gay Barbara Lenk to SJC.”

And Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “Lesbian Judge Chosen for Top Massachusetts Court.”

“U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on strip searches performed on N.J. man accused of unpaid traffic fine”: The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update headlined “High Court to hear S.J. strip-search case.”

And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “High court to examine strips searches for minor offenses.”

“Judges Leaning Toward Massey in Upper Big Branch Case”: Laurence Hurley of Greenwire has this report (via The New York Times) on a case argued today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

“Justices Allow Tax Credit for Religious Tuition”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court supports tax breaks that subsidize religious schools; The court rules, 5-4, in favor of Arizona tax credits for those who give money to parochial schools and says the credits cannot be challenged as unconstitutional; Justice Elena Kagan dissents, objecting to the court’s distinction between tax breaks and tax subsidies.”

The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “High court upholds Arizona’s tuition tax-credit program.”

And Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has a news update headlined “Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s private school tax break.”

“Nice Argument Counselor, but Let’s Hear Mine”: In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have a new installment of his “Sidebar” column that begins, “If you didn’t know it was a Supreme Court argument, you might think you were seeing a catastrophically overbooked cable television show. The justices of late have been jostling for judicial airtime in a sort of verbal roller derby.”

“Bonds’ trial delayed, feds unearth new recording”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A juror called in sick at the Barry Bonds perjury trial Monday, forcing testimony to be postponed, while the government tried to get new evidence admitted that could abruptly turn the case in its favor.”

“With Stakes High, N.F.L. Relies on a Star Lawyer”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“In Reversal, 9/11 Plotter to Be Tried by Military Panel”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news update.

Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has a news update headlined “Obama reverses course: No civilian trial for 9/11 plotters.”

And Pete Yost of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “AP source: 9/11 suspects to face military tribunal.”

“Medical marijuana users fight for gun rights”: The Associated Press has this report.

Access online today’s Order List and rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued two rulings in argued cases.

1. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Cullen v. Pinholster, No. 09-1088. You can access the oral argument via this link. The Chief Justice and Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony M. Kennedy joined the ruling in full. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan joined in part. Justices Ginsburg and Kagan also joined in the majority opinion in part.

2. And Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, No. 09-987. You can access the oral argument via this link. The Chief Justice and Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito joined in the ruling. Justice Scalia issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined. Justice Kagan issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor joined.

You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court granted review in two cases.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court leaves in place Ariz. school tax break“; “Court reinstates death penalty for inmate“; and “High court nixes new appeals from Gitmo detainees.”

“Government appeals judge’s health care ruling”: The Associated Press has this report on the appellate brief that the federal government has filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Update: You can access the opening brief that the federal government filed in the Eleventh Circuit by clicking here (via “aca litigation blog“).

“Union fight hits Wisconsin court race”: Politico.com has this report.

“Money Talks: The Supreme Court looks set to hand the G.O.P. another victory.” Jeffrey Toobin has this comment in the April 11, 2011 issue of The New Yorker.