“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.

“Santa Cruz County loses drug suit at high court”: Jason Hoppin has this article today in The Santa Cruz Sentinel.

“High court takes on custody rights”: This article appears today in The Omaha World-Herald.

“In St. Louis, a protest sign meets government arrogance”: In today’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an op-ed that begins, “A dialectic of judicial deference and political arrogance is on display in St. Louis.”

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Women may get the shaft in Walmart suit.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Bit players dominate state Supreme Court race; Candidates’ resumes largely forgotten as co-stars take center stage in Prosser, Kloppenburg race”: This article appears today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Little headway made at Guantanamo; Lawyers fighting to free detainees thought they gained ground in 2008 when the Supreme Court gave prisoners the right to a trial and Obama was elected president; But nothing much has changed, and now a series of appeals may be doomed”: David G. Savage will have this article Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

Law professors debate federal healthcare mandate in Sunday’s edition of The Boston Globe: Law professor Laurence H. Tribe will have an op-ed entitled “Congress can compel action due to public necessity.”

And law professor Randy E. Barnett will have an op-ed entitled “Congress has no power to mandate purchases.”

“Supreme Court shields prosecutors in wrongful convictions; Though new DNA testing has shown hundreds of convicts to be innocent, the court has protected prosecutors from lawsuits and balked at letting prisoners reopen cases”: David G. Savage will have this article Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

“When a Lawsuit Is Too Big”: Adam Liptak will have this article in the Week in Review section of Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“A Statistical Test Gets Its Closeup”: WSJ.com’s “The Numbers Guy” blog has a post that begins, “My print column this week examines the concept of statistical significance — a concept that the Supreme Court recently weighed in on, but that remains elusive even to some scientists who use it to determine whether their experimental findings are worth reporting.”

The print column in question is headlined “Making a Stat Less Significant,” and it begins, “A group of mathematicians has been trying for years to have a core statistical concept debunked. Now, the Supreme Cout might have done it for them.”

“Report: Outside interests have spent $2.16 million on Supreme Court race ads.” This article appears today in The Wisconsin State Journal.

“Man Wrongly Convicted: Are Prosecutors Liable?” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.”

“Making a case vs. Obama’s health care law; Legal scholar’s opposition gets attention”: Today’s edition of The Boston Globe contains an article that begins, “Libertarian legal scholar Randy Barnett, a former Boston University professor who now teaches at Georgetown, fulfilled a lifelong wish three years ago when he appeared in a low-budget sci-fi movie — a genre-blending legal drama about an adolescent parasite from outer space. Most critics ignored it.”

“Facebook’s off the hook, but juror posting case could go far”: The Sacramento Bee contains this article today.

“The Phillies’ Four Aces”: This article will appear in tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

“Legal scholars examine the U.S. high court’s ‘Supreme Mistakes’; A high-powered gathering of legal scholars at Pepperdine’s law school look at five decisions widely considered the worst in the court’s history; The rulings are presented as learning opportunities as well as thwarted justice”: Carol J. Williams has this article [link corrected] today in The Los Angeles Times.

Additional information on yesterday’s program can be accessed via this link.

“As Wisconsin’s Battle Heads to Court, Unions Try to Oust a Judge; Next Tuesday’s judicial election could swing the state Supreme Court majority from right to left”: Columnist John Fund will have this op-ed Saturday in The Wall Street Journal.

“Cruel but Not Unusual: Clarence Thomas writes one of the meanest Supreme Court decisions ever.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Congratulations to “How Appealing” reader Ali Nathan: Yesterday, the White House issued a news release headlined “President Obama Names Alison J. Nathan as Nominee for the United States District Court.”

On the agenda: It may be snowing outside, but here in Philadelphia it’s also opening day for the Phillies. And that’s where I’ll be this afternoon. Additional posts will appear here later today.

Update: Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 4. You can access the MLB.com recaps and box score via this link. Additional coverage is available from The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Philadelphia Daily News; The Houston Chronicle; and The Associated Press.

“Senate to Vote on Reyna Judicial Nomination”: So reports the “SENATUS” blog in a post that you can access here.

“Supreme Court Denies $14 Million in Damages to Wrongly Convicted Louisiana Man; John Thompson Spent 14 Years on Death Row; Prosecution Withheld Evidence That Would Free Him”: Ariane de Vogue of ABCNews.com has this report.

“Ex-judge’s battle could go to U.S. Supreme Court after state’s rebuff; State court rejects Lokuta’s attempt to return to bench”: This article appears today in The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

“Ron Ramsey backs bill requiring judicial elections to force system’s hand; Top Republican says he wants justices’ attention”: Today’s edition of The Tennessean has an article that begins, “Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey says he will push through a bill that would require elections for the Supreme Court unless justices agree to help put the current appointment-based system into the state constitution.”

“Cady will continue as chief justice”: This article appears today in The Des Moines Register.

“An ex-federal judge is expected to join prison ranks in El Reno”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A former federal judge sentenced to 30 days in prison for drug-related crimes involving a stripper was ordered to report to a federal prison in Oklahoma on April 15.”

“Barry Bonds trial: Surgeon contradicts key witness.” Lance Williams has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

In today’s edition of The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz has an article headlined “Best of days, worst of days for Bonds prosecution.”

And The New York Times reports that “Former Assistant Testifies She Saw Trainer Inject Bonds.”