“This appeal presents issues related to the amount of restitution that a district court may order a defendant convicted of possessing child pornography to pay to one of the children depicted in the images.” So writes a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a per curiam ruling issued today.

All three judges on the panel joined in a special concurring opinion that called on the Fifth Circuit to rehear the case en banc together with In re: Amy Unknown, a ruling that the Fifth Circuit issued almost one month ago. My earlier coverage of that ruling appears at this link.

“Mead Johnson Loses Bid to Cancel $13.5 Million Jury Verdict”: Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Federal court upholds ruling to toss Norfolk Four conviction”: The Virginian-Pilot has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court in Va. clears 1 of ‘Norfolk 4.’”

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

“Dish in contempt of court in TiVo patent fight”: The Associated Press has this report.

Bloomberg News reports that “TiVo Shares Rise as U.S. Court Finds Dish in Contempt.”

And Reuters reports that “Court upholds EchoStar contempt filing, TiVo up.”

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

“Kloppenburg requests recount in Supreme Court race”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Wis. court challenger will seek statewide recount.”

Programming note: Due to an afternoon activity that my son and I are hoping to enjoy together, additional posts will appear here later today.

Update: The final score of this afternoon’s game was Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are available here and here.

Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: The Court today issued its ruling in Sossamon v. Texas, No. 08-1438. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Stephen G. Breyer joined, Justice Elena Kagan did not take part in the decision. You can access the oral argument via this link.