“SEB Wins U.S. Supreme Court Patent Fight With Global-Tech”: Greg Stohr and Susan Decker of Bloomberg News have this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Home fryer maker wins high court patent case.”

And Law360 has a report headlined “Actual Knowledge Necessary For Inducement: High Court.”

“N.J. Senate Judiciary Committee approves Anne Patterson for state Supreme Court”: The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update.

And The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update headlined “N.J. Supreme Court nominee sails through hearing.”

“Justice Breyer breaks collarbone in bike accident”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Colorado Supreme Court to hear Ward Churchill’s appeal for CU job”: The Denver Post has this news update.

The Boulder Daily Camera has a news update headlined “Ward Churchill’s appeal to be heard by Colorado Supreme Court.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Colorado Supreme Court to hear Ward Churchill case.”

“Justices Block Suit Over Use of Material Witness Law”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court: Ashcroft not liable in detention of American Muslim post-9/11.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court tosses out lawsuit accusing John Ashcroft of misusing his power; By an 8-0 vote, the Supreme Court says former Attorney General John Ashcroft did not clearly violate the 4th Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures; The case stemmed from the arrest of Abdullah al Kidd, who was held for two weeks, ostensibly so he could serve as a witness in a terrorism trial in Idaho.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Ashcroft.”

The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court: Ashcroft can’t be sued over arrest.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “Supreme Court rules Ashcroft can’t be sued in al Kidd case.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme Court: US Muslim cannot sue Ashcroft for 2003 detention ordeal; Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is entitled to qualified immunity and cannot be sued by an American Muslim detained under harsh conditions in 2003, the US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.”

“Supreme Court Won’t Consider Industry Challenge of EPA Carbofuran Ban”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“Alito owned stock, voted in case with Disney’s ABC”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Administrative Office Head, Jim Duff, Announces Resignation”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today. College football fans will be relieved to learn that no tattoo parlor scandal is suspected as the cause for this development.

And in other coverage, at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Duff Will Resign As A.O. Director This Summer.”

“US Asked To Weigh In On Cellphone Radiation Suit”: Law360 has this report.

“Kloppenburg concedes election to Prosser”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Wis. Supreme Court challenger concedes defeat.”

Access online today’s Order List and decisions in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court granted review in one case and requested the views of the Solicitor General’s office in two cases.

In addition, the Court today issued two decisions in argued cases.

1. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A., No. 10-6. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, No. 10-98. Justice Kennedy filed a concurring opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor joined in part. Justice Ginsburg issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined. And Justice Sotomayor issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justices Ginsburg and Breyer joined. Justice Elena Kagan did not take part in the ruling. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “High court throws out lawsuit against Ashcroft“; “Court to clarify witness identification rules“; “High court turns down new appeal from Conrad Black” and “High court lifts hold on Texan’s execution.”

“The people do elect honest judges; A W.Va. case shows elected justices rise above partisanship”: Chris Bonneau has this op-ed today in The Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail.

“Studying the Frequency of Redaction Failures in PACER”: Timothy B. Lee had this post last week at the “Freedom to Tinker” blog hosted by Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy (via “Law News Now” blog).

“MacAskill in new attack on Supreme Court rulings”: The Herald of Scotland today contains an article that begins, “Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said UK Supreme Court judges should not interfere in Scots Law, when their knowledge of it was ‘limited to a visit to the Edinburgh Festival.'”

And BBC News reports that “Scottish government moves against UK Supreme Court.”

“Warrantless cell phone searches spread to more states”: CNN.com has this report.

“Gov. Christie’s Supreme Court nominee gets confirmation hearing following extended standoff”: This article appears today in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.