“Split between Alex Salmond and Kenny MacAskill over UK Supreme Court; A major split has emerged between Alex Salmond and his Justice Minister after the First Minister said he would not withhold funding from the UK Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Telegraph (UK).

And today’s edition of The Herald of Scotland contains an article headlined “Salmond in bid to brush off Supreme Court attacks.”

“Is California crime drop due to ‘three-strikes’ law?” Columnist Dan Walters has this op-ed today in The Sacramento Bee.

“In their push for ‘original meaning,’ conservatives stand on shaky ground”: Law professor Geoffrey R. Stone had this op-ed yesterday in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“When fear trumps liberty: The recently renewed Patriot Act interferes with freedoms in the name of preserving them; Sixty years earlier, a communist-fearing U.S. government went down the same path, with the help of the Supreme Court.” Scott Martelle has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Consensus-driven Supreme Court under the microscope”: Kirk Makin has this article today in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

In addition, today’s newspaper contains an editorial entitled “Trust parliamentarians to ask tough questions of Supreme Court appointees.”

“Paw Paw & Lady Love: Has the Supreme Court ever heard such a peculiarly American story as that of Anna Nicole Smith? And they didn’t know the half of it.” Dan P. Lee has this article in the June 13, 2011 issue of New York magazine.

“Court’s dynamic NY duo: Kagan, Soto united.” This article appears today in The New York Post.

“Wal-Mart Tops U.S. High Court Agenda as Violent Video Game Ruling Looms”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Medina Valley graduates hear prayers aplenty; Repeated ‘amens’ draw applause”: This article appears today in The San Antonio Express-News.

“Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a divisive Supreme Court decision unite.” Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

“Walmart, Microsoft rulings waiting to drop”: Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“A new ‘Kennedy doctrine’: Justice Kennedy puts forth a broad new theory of legal immunity for members of the President’s Cabinet.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Q-C lawyer officially joins state’s high court”: Today’s edition of The Quad-City Times of Davenport, Iowa contains an article that begins, “The state’s highest court officially inducted three new members into its ranks during a relatively quick Friday afternoon ceremony that was light on pomp, circumstance and politics, even though it was the result of the latter.”

“Delaware courts: Police use of tracking devices at issue.” Today in The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware, Sean O’Sullivan has an article that begins, “A criminal case making its way to the Delaware Supreme Court could help define personal privacy and set limits on how far police can go when using electronic surveillance in Delaware and perhaps across the United States.”

“Teen’s murder conviction reversed because of ‘prejudicial’ goth evidence”: The blog “Siouxsie Law” has this post about a ruling that the Supreme Court of Georgia issued on Tuesday of last week.

“Altria Appeals Ruling Giving FDA Authority to Regulate Tobacco Sales”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“Appeals panel overturns Medina Valley graduation prayer ban”: The San Antonio Express-News has this update. Earlier, the newspaper reported that “Valedictorian joins in prayer fight; Girl wants religion in her graduation address.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court lifts ban on Texas graduation prayer.”

“Stolen artwork should go back to France: appeals court.” The New York Post has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc to consider constitutional challenge to amendments to the federal Bail Reform Act requiring the defendant to provide a DNA sample as a condition for pre-trial release: You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

The earlier ruling of a divided three-judge Ninth Circuit panel in this case can be accessed here. My earlier coverage of the three-judge panel’s ruling appears at this link.

As Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer has reported, a similar constitutional challenge is now pending before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. My post collecting news coverage of that en banc rehearing and linking to the oral argument audio can be accessed here.

“NFL, players argue over legality of lockout”: The Associated Press has this report on today’s Eighth Circuit oral argument.

You can download the oral argument via this link (32.4MB mp3 audio file).

“The regulated activity”: At the “aca litigation blog,” Brad Joondeph has an interesting post that begins, “Much ink has been spilled over whether Congress–using its commerce power alone, or its commerce power in conjunction with the Necessary and Proper Clause–has the authority to regulate ‘inactivity.’ But there is a logically prior question–a question that is often quite tricky in enumerated powers cases–that must be resolved before reaching the inactivity issue. Namely, one has to define exactly what conduct Congress is regulating in the challenged provision.”

“Sold: the bomb-making tools of Theodore Kaczynski.” The Associated Press has this report.

In today’s edition of The Sacramento Bee, Denny Walsh reports that “Unabomber items fetch more than $230,000 in auction.”

Reuters reports that “‘Unabomber’ journals sell for $40,000 in auction.”

And in earlier coverage, The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that “Bidding is hot for Unabomber’s ‘murderabilia.’”

“Health Care Reform: Preserving Judicial Independence in a Partisan Age.” Doug Kendall has this essay online at TPMCafe.

“TN Supreme Court may shape alimony; Woman who makes $72,000 a year says she deserves award”: This article appears today in The Tennessean.

“Airman discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell'”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Air Force has discharged an airman under the law banning gays from serving openly in the military, the first firing since President Barack Obama signed legislation aimed at ending the ban.”

“Lawyers will be the stars as NFL labor battle goes back in session; Owners and players turn to star lawyers to argue case in appellate court today”: This article appears today in The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville.

Today’s edition of USA Today contains an article headlined “Next steps unclear after NFL, players face off in court Friday.”

Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times contained an article headlined “Headed Back to Court, N.F.L. May Gain Clarity.”

ESPN.com has an article headlined “Owners, players at critical juncture; Friday’s court proceedings will be intense and perhaps even productive; here’s a primer.”

SI.com’s “Sports Law” columnist has an essay entitled “What to expect at the NFL hearing.”

And The Associated Press reports that “NFL and players meet, court date next.”

Today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. central time. You can access the appellate filings via this link. I will provide a link to the oral argument audio once the court posts it online.

“About That Precedent”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “It’s a rare day that a federal judge decides to revisit a decision the week after making it or that the Justice Department apologizes for failing to brief him on the crucial precedent.” The editorial also praises law professor Rick Hasen’s “Election Law Blog.”

“Court Lets City Ban Worship Services in Schools”: This article will appear Friday in The New York Times.

The New York Daily News has an update headlined “Appeals court backs NYC over keeping religious services out of public schools.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: NY can block school worship service.”

And Reuters has a report headlined “New York public schools may bar after hours religion: court.”

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

“Hiring away prostitutes is illegal, court rules”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update.

My earlier coverage of today’s California Supreme Court ruling appears here and here.

“Court: Brick man can sue Tiffany’s Bar for over-serving him; Ruling offers drunken drivers legal recourse after crashes.” This article appears today in The Asbury Park (N.J.) Press.

And The Associated Press reports that “Convicted drunk driver has right to sue bar that served him, N.J. Supreme Court rules.”

You can access yesterday’s 5-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

“Army judges weigh military trials for civilians”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Three Army judges are weighing a question that hasn’t cropped up in decades: whether a civilian contractor working for the U.S. military can be tried in a military court. The issue eventually could end up at the Supreme Court.”

“In Gun Case Fee Dispute, Court Rules Against Chicago”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today.

“Chevron Looks to Arbitrators to Save It From $18B Pollution Payout”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this article (via The New York Times). The article is the third in a three-part series. Parts one and two can be accessed here and here, respectively.

Today’s Pa. Supreme Court filing: Today in the case captioned Daniel v. Wyeth, I filed plaintiffs’ answer in opposition to Wyeth’s petition for allowance of appeal. Wyeth is asking the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to review a ruling that the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued in the case earlier this year.

Bloomberg News has previously covered the case in articles headlined “Pfizer Told to Pay $10 Million Over Prempro Verdict“; “Pfizer Jury Said to Set Prempro Punitive Damages at $8 Million“; and “Wyeth’s Prempro Caused Woman’s Cancer, Jury Says.”

“A Voice From the Past”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.