“U.S. District Judge Bernice Donald of Memphis wins confirmation to federal appeals court”: The Memphis Commercial Appeal has this news update.

“Transcription Error Nearly Trips Up Judicial Nominee”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.” David Ingram has a post that begins, “A nominee for a federal appeals court has found out the hard way how much trouble an error in a transcript can cause.”

“Judges seem to side with backers of Prop. 8”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update.

Bloomberg News reports that “California’s Gay Wedding Ban Defense Is Weighed by State’s High Court.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Calif court mulls appeal rights of Prop 8 backers.”

“Arizona can’t dump domestic partner benefits, court says”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this news update.

And The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Court: Arizona same-sex partners entitled to benefits.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“11th Circuit rejects actor Wesley Snipes’ appeal”: The Associated Press has this report on an unpublished ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“Obama faces crucial period for judicial nominations”: Reuters has this report.

“Federal Appeals Court Upholds Disclosure of Cellphone Tracking Data”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Calif. gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “California’s same-sex marriage ban faces its next legal test Tuesday when the state’s highest court attempts to shed light on whether the voter-approved measure’s backers have legal authority to appeal the federal ruling that overturned Proposition 8.”

The California Channel is scheduled to provide live, online coverage of the oral argument beginning at 1 p.m. eastern time today.

“Indefinite solitary confinement persists in California prisons; Long abandoned by many states, the practice is a last resort for California authorities struggling to thwart gang activity and extract information from the most hardened members; Critics say it amounts to torture”: This front page article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal Joins Hogan Lovells as Partner and Co-Head of Appellate Practice”: The Hogan Lovells law firm issued this news release today.

And at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Nathan Koppel has a post titled “A Law Blog Q&A With Neal Katyal.”

“Defending the Accused, and Herself, With Vigor”: This profile of attorney Jennifer L. McCann appears today in The New York Times.

“When Perpetual Dissent Removes the Blindfold”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “Sidebar” column.