Programming note: This year’s summer vacation will consist of a road trip to Virginia and North Carolina, to see the sights and visit various colleges and universities with my soon-to-be college age child. We also have tickets to see minor league baseball games at Harbor Park and BB&T Ballpark. Additional posts will appear here on Saturday, August 27th.

“Funeral protest fight seems destined, again, for Supreme Court”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

“U.S. court sets deadline for womens’ Wal-Mart claims”: Dan Levine of Reuters has this report.

“White House Faces Political Dilemma on Health Law Challenge”: FoxNews.com has this report.

“Prosecutors say Clemens should face second trial”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Zoe Tillman has a post titled “Prosecutors: Clemens Seeking ‘Unwarranted Windfall’ from Trial Error.” You can access the prosecution’s brief at this link.

“In this case, a former public high school student alleges that his history teacher violated his rights under the Establishment Clause by making comments during class that were hostile to religion in general, and to Christianity in particular.” So explains an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“White House: Confirming Judges a ‘Top Priority.'” David Ingram has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Supremes could be must-flee TV in Pa.” Columnist Eric Heyl has this op-ed today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Update: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial entitled “High court is camera-ready.”

“Prosser asks parties whether he should step aside in case”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “Supreme Court Justice David Prosser asked the parties in a lawsuit over campaign finance rules Thursday whether he should recuse himself, saying he could be impartial but acknowledging some legal experts who had said he should pull out.”

“Texas Secession Comes to Supreme Court, in a Way”: Jess Bravin has this post at WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog.

“Justice Ginsburg finds history out of order”: The San Diego Union-Tribune contains this article today. The newspaper has also posted online this related photo gallery.

“Supreme Court Justice Breyer calls Davies a pioneer; Says Fargo judge ‘began to end segregation'”: This article appears today in The Forum of Fargo, North Dakota.

“Law grad exempt from overtime, appeals court rules”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

And Metropolitan News-Enterprise reported yesterday that “Court Rules Law Clerk Qualified as Exempt Employee.”

You can access Wednesday’s ruling of California’s Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District, Division Three, at this link.

“CA Supreme Court tort case ruling helps insurers”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

The Sacramento Bee reports today that “Medical insurers win big in California Supreme Court decision.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Californians Can’t Claim Billed Costs in Injury Lawsuits.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.