“Court Says Porn on Work Computer Is Grounds for Firing”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

You can access last Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Stevens casts some ‘votes’; It is not a customary practice, but retired Justice Stevens has begun speaking out on how he would have voted, if still on the Court, on some of its most controversial decisions this Term”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Is It ‘Justice’? The danger of confusing the death of Osama Bin Laden with an act of justice.” Law professor Thomas Nachbar has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Teacher who placed Craigslist sex ad can be fired”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update about a ruling that the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, Division One, released for publication on Tuesday.

“Court puts Carl Lewis back on NJ primary ballot”: The Associated Press has this report on an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

And in other coverage, The Newark Star-Ledger has a news update headlined “U.S. appeals court orders that Carl Lewis be placed on N.J. Senate primary ballot.”

“California Top Court Says Smoker Can Sue Years After Illness”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Dan Levine of Reuters has an article headlined “Ex-smoker can sue for later illness: Calif. court.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

Sixth Circuit overturns substantive due process ruling in favor of American Express in challenge to Kentucky statute that shortened the time in which a presumption of abandonment arises for unused traveler’s checks: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

“Still Stupid, Still Wrong, Still Immoral: Why the death of Osama Bin Laden shouldn’t change our views about torture — or of the people who approved it.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“King & Spalding’s Reversal of Fortune”: Steven Harper has this guest post at “The Am Law Daily” blog.

“Smyrna gun shop owner loses another round in legal fight with New York”: This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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

“Strained ties for SJC chief and governor; Ireland, Patrick at odds over probation proposal”: Today’s edition of The Boston Globe contains this front page article.

And in somewhat related news, today’s paper also reports that “Council approves Lenk for seat on state’s top court.”

“Christie refuses to talk about flouting N.J. Supreme Court if it orders more school funding”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

“Recuse Me”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“9th Circuit rules, for third time, that Thai teen’s confession in slayings was invalid; The Supreme Court had asked the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review its previous decisions in the case of a Thai teenager who confessed to killing nine worshipers at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix in 1991”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

In today’s edition of The East Valley Tribune of Tempe, Arizona, Howard Fischer reports that “Judge again voids confession, conviction in ’91 temple murders.”

And Ginny LaRoe of The Recorder reports that “Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Habeas Relief After High Court Reversal.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s en banc Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Third time the charm: McConnell confirmed.” Today’s edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal contains an article that begins, “Without a single Republican vote, the Senate confirmed Providence lawyer John J. McConnell’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island on Wednesday, closing a long and uncommonly harsh judicial debate on a partisan note.”

And The Washington Times reports today that “Up-down vote gives Obama 20th 2011 judicial OK; 11 Republicans vote against filibuster tactic.”

You can access the official roll call vote tally of yesterday’s U.S. Senate confirmation vote at this link.