“Supreme Court Picks One EPA Enforcement Case Over Another and Attorneys Ask Why”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report (via The New York Times).

“Will SCOTUS review Alien Tort Statute after D.C. Circuit ruling?” Alison Frankel of Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“‘2 dads’ case goes to Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A gay rights organization is seeking Supreme Court review of the case of a gay couple who wanted both their names to appear on the birth certificate of the Louisiana child they adopted in New York.”

“Overriding the Jury In Capital Cases”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Google Seeks Immediate Appeal of Street View Wiretap Ruling”: David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Judge Deanell Tacha supports former Kansas AG Steve Six’s nomination to her position on appellate court”: This article appears today in The Lawrence Journal-World.

Seventh Circuit disagrees that corporations cannot be held liable for violating the Alien Tort Statute but nevertheless rejects lawsuit alleging that Firestone uses hazardous child labor on a 118,000-acre rubber plantation in Liberia in violation of customary international law: Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner wrote today’s very interesting ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Two recent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania filings: On Wednesday of last week, I filed this Brief for Appellee/Cross-Appellant in Lance v. Wyeth, a case in which Pennsylvania’s highest court granted review to determine what types of negligence claims can be brought against the manufacturer of a dangerous prescription drug. Also on that date, amici curiae the American Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice filed this amicus brief in support of my client’s position. Wyeth’s Pa. Supreme Court Brief for Appellant can be accessed here. More information about the case can be accessed via this earlier post.

And today, I filed a Reply Brief for Appellant in a case that raises issues of separation of powers and judicial deference to the legislative branch concerning whether an organization qualifies as a “purely public charity” under Pennsylvania’s Constitution. In this earlier post, I linked to my client’s opening Brief for Appellant and the amicus briefs filed in support of my client’s position (here and here). Most likely, this case will be scheduled for oral argument in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in late November or early December of this year.

“9th Circuit orders gov’t to state position on DADT”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court that has called for the immediate halt of the military’s ban on openly gay troops issued an order Monday requiring the U.S. government to state whether it will continue to defend the constitutionality of the policy in court.”

Update: You can access the Ninth Circuit‘s order at this link.

“Bobblehead Alert: It’s Clarence Thomas’ Turn.” Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Two decades later, Clarence Thomas is still a (relatively) young justice; 20 years ago this month, President George H.W. Bush introduced America to Clarence Thomas”: Eleanor Clift has this essay at Salon.com.

“High Court May Wade Into Election-Year Politics”: Columnist Albert R. Hunt has this essay online at Bloomberg News.

“Alabama governor faces tough call on Supreme Court vacancy”: This article appears today in The Mobile Press-Register.

“The death penalty and the costs of an obsession”: Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. will have this op-ed Monday in The Washington Post.

“Supreme Court leaves New Mexico’s crime lab in a bind”: Today’s edition of The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico contains an article that begins, “A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on a case that originated in Farmington might require state officials to dip deeper into their pocketbooks.”

“Governor taking stock of judge picks”: Howard Mintz will have this article Monday in The San Jose Mercury News.

“Wichita Doctor Takes Up Fight for Abortions”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Bruising healthcare fight looms over Kagan, Thomas.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Court Rules Lockout by N.F.L. Can Go On”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “NFL lockout to remain in place after court decision; With training camps and exhibition games on the horizon, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sides with the NFL in overturning a decision to lift the lockout.”

The Washington Post contains an article headlined “NFL lockout: Federal appeals court rules again for owners, as talks continue.”

And The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that “Appeals court says NFL lockout is valid.”

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

“Death Penalty, Still Racist and Arbitrary”: Law professor David R. Dow has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

Pa. Supreme Court denies review of Pa. Superior Court decision reversing the entry of summary judgment against plaintiffs, on statute of limitations grounds, in 14 consolidated hormone replacement therapy breast cancer appeals: You can access Thursday’s order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania denying review at this link.

The brief that I filed last December on plaintiffs’ behalf asking the Pa. Supreme Court to deny review can be accessed here.

My earlier coverage of this case, in which I represented the plaintiffs who were appealing from the entry of summary judgment against them on statute of limitations grounds, can be accessed here, here, and here.

“Exxon Mobil to Face Indonesia Human Rights Claims, U.S. Appeals Court Says”: Bloomberg News has this report.

Reuters reports that “Indonesia torture case vs Exxon Mobil revived.”

And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Exxon Mobil to face lawsuit over alleged human rights violations.”

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

“Mexican national’s execution in U.S. prompts diplomatic disappointment”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

Reuters reports that “U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “UN official: US execution of Leal broke int’l law.”

“Supreme Court’s Ashcroft ruling may aid John Yoo”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Riverboat casinos lose court appeal in battle against racetracks”: The Chicago Sun-Times has this news update reporting on an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner wrote the majority opinion for the en banc court.

“Appeals court: American can be transferred to Iraq”: The Associated Press has this report on an order amending opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

The D.C. Circuit’s opinion, reissued to reflect today’s amendments, can be accessed here.

“Big Voting Rights Act News from DC Circuit: Court Unanimously Reverses Standing Issue in Kinston (La Roque) Case.” Law professor Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

Divided three-judge D.C. Circuit panel issues lengthy ruling in appeal captioned John Doe VIII v. Exxon Mobil Corp. involving Alien Tort Statute: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

Update: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Jonathan H. Adler has a post titled “Divided D.C. Circuit Splits with Second on Alien Tort Statute.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court revives Indonesians’ claims vs. Exxon Mobil.”

“Appeals court backs lockout, tosses judge’s ruling”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a judge’s order lifting the NFL lockout, handing the league a key victory.”

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

“In Memoriam: Circuit Judge Daniel M. Friedman.” The Federal Circuit Bar Association has issued this statement.

And the blog “Patently-O” has a post titled “In Memory: Judge Daniel M. Friedman,”

“Decision to Forcibly Medicate Loughner in Judges’ Hands”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court hears Loughner medication arguments.”

Reuters reports that “Loughner attorneys seek halt to forced medication.”

And CNN.com reports that “Lawyers argue about forced medication for Jared Loughner.”

“Ohio justices block schemers who want to profit from destroyed public records”: Today’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch contains an article that begins, “Motive now matters when Ohioans turn to the courts seeking damages from governmental bodies that illegally destroy public records. An Ohio Supreme Court ruling will permit judges and juries to deny damages if they find that lawsuits are motivated by a quest for cash rather than a sincere interest in obtaining records.”

And The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio reports today that “Ohio Supreme Court rules in favor of New Phila in records case.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Ohio at this link. In addition, that court’s Public Information Office issued a news release about the ruling headlined “Party Must Be ‘Aggrieved’ for Public Records Destruction Forfeiture.”

“Death Penalty Challenged In Cheshire Home Invasion Case; Komisarjevsky’s Attorneys Contend He Did Not Intend For Anyone To Die”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

“Mexican Citizen Is Executed as Justices Refuse to Step In”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

The San Antonio Express-News reports today that “S.A. teen’s killer dies with an apology; The murder case of Mexican national Leal had drawn attention internationally.”

The Huntsville Item reports that “Texas ignores U.S. protests; Killer of San Antonio teen executed here Thursday.”

And The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Texas executes Mexican citizen despite pleas from Obama, UN; Convicted of murdering a 16-year-old girl in 1994, Mexican national Humberto Leal was executed despite White House concerns that US citizens abroad could face harsher punishments as a result.”

At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times: Timothy Egan has a post titled “Sex and the Supremes.”

And Stanley Fish has a post titled “What Does the First Amendment Protect?”