“Cap on jury awards a legal limit, state Supreme Court told; But opponent in tort reform test says law restricts judicial powers”: This article appears today in The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi.

And the newspaper also contains an op-ed by columnist Sid Salter entitled “Court decision on tort reform will impact elections.”

“Barry Bonds Asks Court for New Trial or Acquittal on Obstruction Charge”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Barry Bonds asks for acquittal or new trial.”

“Lawmakers Propose Warrant Requirement for GPS Data”: David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“For Whom the Post-Judgment Motion Tolls: Avoiding a Trap in Federal Court.” Yesterdays edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers, contained this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column.

My column this month focuses on a ruling from a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that I first noted in a post that you can access here.

“Prop. 8 challenge to gay judge’s ruling rejected”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan reports that “Gay judge wasn’t required to remove himself from same-sex marriage case, U.S. judge rules; Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who has been in a long-term relationship, last year ruled that the Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage in California was unconstitutional; The new ruling establishes that gay judges may decide gay rights cases without having to defend their impartiality.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Judge rejects bid to set aside Proposition 8 ruling.”

And The New York Times reports that “California Judge Upholds a Ruling on Gay Marriage.”

“Convictions upheld in ‘massive’ mortgage fraud scheme”: Bill Rankin has this article today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

You can access here and here yesterday’s rulings of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

“Skip The Legalese And Keep It Short, Justices Say”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Sandra Day O’Connor keynotes WSU forum; Speakers seek alternate routes to choose Michigan Supreme Court justices”: The South End, the student newspaper of Wayne State University, has this report.

“A California Bankruptcy Court Rejects U.S. Law Barring Same-Sex Marriage”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.

Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Bankruptcy court blasts Defense of Marriage Act.”

And Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Defense of Marriage Act called unconstitutional by bankruptcy judge; Ruling is first to address the issue since the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the law.”

“Wisconsin Court Reinstates Law on Union Rights”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“High court spurns atheist’s ‘under God’ challenge”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.