“Prosecutor’s close in Bonds trial swings momentum”: The Associated Press has this report.

Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Lance Williams has an article headlined “No Bonds verdict – jurors rehear trainer on tape,” while Bob Egelko reports that “Bonds’ personal trainer released from prison.”

And The New York Times contains an article headlined “In San Francisco, Giants’ Celebration Is Undimmed by Bonds’s Trial.”

“Election officials scrutinize Waukesha County results; Supreme Court candidates line up top lawyers”: This article appears today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, along with an article headlined “Brookfield’s totals, turnout are consistent; Supreme Court race results, which once-missing votes, align with usual patterns.”

“Surfside’s pride may be last for a while; Texas high court’s decision likely to limit the rebuilding of beaches”: Harvey Rice has this article today in The Houston Chronicle.

“Failed effort to remove Judge Steven Servaas now puts former state Supreme Court justice in hot seat”: This article appears today in The Grand Rapids Press.

“Last week I had my day in (U.S. Supreme) Court”: Fergus Cullen has this op-ed today in The Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader.

“Delay likely for Orie retrial; Lawyer files appeal, claiming bias, double jeopardy”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that “Orie attorney appeals to state Superior Court.”

“Federal Judge Again Approves Bonus Fees to Civil Rights Lawyers; Despite high court’s limits on bonuses to civil rights lawyers, judge says counsel for foster kids deserve one; the question is: ‘How much?'” R. Robin McDonald of the Fulton County Daily Report has an article that begins, “The federal judge in Atlanta, whose bonus award to civil rights attorneys prompted the U.S. Supreme Court last year to place strict limits on such fees, has again found that a child welfare organization and its Atlanta legal partners deserve additional money for their work in reforming Georgia’s foster care system.”

“Virginia Lacks Standing to Challenge Obama’s Health-Care Law, U.S. Says”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“A judge blasts the Court: A senior federal Circuit judge bitterly assails the Supreme Court for its 2008 ruling in a major Guantanamo case, and suggests the Court lacks courage to take responsibility for the aftermath in lower courts; He also targets the Justice Department.” Lyle Denniston had this post yesterday at “SCOTUSblog.”

And at the “Lawfare” blog, Benjamin Wittes has a post titled “Thoughts on Judge Silberman’s Opinion.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Jan Crawford named CBS News political correspondent”: Congratulations to “How Appealing” reader Jan Crawford of CBS News on her new assignment for the network, which is likely to result in significantly more airtime in the weeks and months ahead. Mike Allen has the news in today’s installment of his “Playbook” column at Politico.com. No word yet on who will take over covering important U.S. Supreme Court rulings for the network.