“A gay-wedding crasher: A law professor attempts to use a homosexual rights ruling to defend a polygamous family in Utah.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“College affirmative action back on Supreme Court’s horizon”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

“CSX claims racketeering in Pittsburgh law firm’s legal tactics”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Can Obama raise the debt limit by himself?” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Liu pick may heal Brown’s legacy”: Columnist Dan Morain has this op-ed today in The Sacramento Bee.

“High court asked to hear student online-speech case”: David L. Hudson Jr. has this report online at the First Amendment Center.

“Divorce blog’s rancor erupts in free-speech dispute”: The Philadelphia Inquirer contains this article today.

“Ruling Upholds Gene Patent in Cancer Test”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Associated Press reports that “Federal court upholds patenting on human genes.”

And Reuters reports that “Court upholds patenting of genes in Myriad case.”

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

“Health care: Defining the challenge; The first significant challenge in the Court to the new health care law raises two constitutional challenges, but they are not pressed with equal vigor.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Federal appeals court rejects Forsyth County’s sectarian prayer practice”: The Winston-Salem Journal has a news update that begins, “A federal appeals court has ruled that the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners was wrong to allow opening prayers at its meetings that singled out praise for a specific deity.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Top court rules Ottawa can’t be dragged into smoking suits”: The Canadian Press has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Canada issued today.

“Not So Confidential: A Call for Restraint in Sealing Court Records.” Law professor Bernard Chao has posted this essay online (via “Patently-O“).

“Federal Circuit: Isolated Human DNA Molecules are Patentable.” The blog “Patently-O” has this post on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today. Each of the three judges on the panel wrote a separate opinion.

“Clemens accuses prosecutors of provoking mistrial”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Bloomberg News reports that “Roger Clemens Asks Judge to Bar U.S. From Retrying Steroid Perjury Case.”

“Judge orders release of Nixon Watergate testimony”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Judge Orders Release Of Richard Nixon’s Watergate Testimony.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“Lawyer tells appeals panel Chafee has right to refuse transfer of murder suspect to federal system”: The Providence (R.I.) Journal today contains this article reporting on an oral argument that occurred yesterday before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

“Gov. Jan Brewer’s border security countersuit stumbling; Dismissal likely for state’s immigration case vs. U.S.” This article appears today in The Arizona Republic.

And in today’s edition of The Arizona Daily Sun, Howard Fischer has an article headlined “Judge: No basis for ordering feds to protect border.”

“Canada’s top court to rule on tobacco liability; Ruling could mean Ottawa liable for billions in damages; Tobacco firms say government should share costs”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Canada’s Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether the federal government should be partly liable for damages, possibly amounting to many billions of dollars, stemming from lawsuits against tobacco firms.”

The Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to release its ruling at 9:45 a.m. eastern time today. The ruling, once issued, should be available via this link.

“Ruling may weaken escort roles at abortion clinics”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

And The Oakland Tribune reports today that “Court holds all abortion demonstrators equal under Oakland ‘bubble ordinance.’”

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

“CA gay marriage ban case to be heard Sept. 6”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “California’s highest court says it will hear arguments right after Labor Day on an issue that is likely to prove decisive for the fate of the state’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriages.”

“Jackson put to death by lethal injection”: The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has an update that begins, “Robert W. Jackson III died by lethal injection at 12:12 a.m. today, the first man to be executed in Delaware in nearly six years.”

“Loughner’s attorneys appeal for end to his forced medication; The Tucson shooting suspect’s public defenders say the government is violating his constitutional right to refuse potentially dangerous antipsychotic drugs”: In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams has this article reporting on the Brief for Appellant filed Wednesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Atheists Sue to Block Display of Cross-Shaped Beam in 9/11 Museum”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Associated Press reports that “Atheist group sues over cross at Sept. 11 museum.”

And Reuters reports that “Atheist group fights steel cross at 9/11 museum.”

“Barry Bonds prosecutors want verdict upheld”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Hearing Set on Liu Nomination to California Supreme Court”: Metropolitan News-Enterprise has this report.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports today that “Goodwin Liu state high court hearing set Aug. 31.”

“New Haven Firefighters To Get $2 Million In Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit; City Also Agrees To Pay Enhanced Pension Benefits”: The Hartford Courant has this news update.

And The New Haven Register has a news update headlined “New Haven firefighters get $2 million in bias case.”

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

“President Obama Nominates Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit”: The White House issued this news release today.

The nominee currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Update: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “International Trade Court Judge Nominated To The Federal Circuit.”

“At Kansas senators’ request, committee will not consider Steve Six’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Court OKs ‘bubble’ law for abortion protests”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

Toilet paper design, on appeal: A Lanham Act dispute over toilet paper design is the subject of a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today. Senior Circuit Judge Terence T. Evans is the author of the opinion.

“Appeals Court’s Ruling on Stormwater Runoff Provokes Political Backlash”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“Ruling: Conn. tub search revealing reptile a crock.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Connecticut issued yesterday.

The ruling consists of a majority opinion and two dissenting opinions (here and here).

“Loughner lawyers again seek halt to his medication”: The Associated Press has this report.

Sooner or later, last night’s Ninth Circuit filing should be freely available via this link.

“Charleston attorney to be nominated for Fourth Circuit opening”: The West Virginia Record has this report.