“Obama Health-Care Law Gets Mixed Reaction From Appeals Court”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “Appeals Court Judges Skeptical of Health Care Law’s Defense.”

“Amazon Wins Appeals Court Ruling in Cordance Patent Fight”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Reuters reports that “Amazon wins ‘one-click’ purchasing patent appeal.”

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

“5th Circuit Chief Judge Edith Jones says Judge James Dennis accepted her apology after heated ‘shut up’ exchange”: John Council has this post at the “Tex Parte Blog” of Texas Lawyer.

“U.S. Use of Secret Information to Target Islamic Group Upheld by Court”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “The U.S. Treasury Department’s use of classified information to designate a now defunct Oregon Islamic charity as a terrorist organization was upheld by a federal appeals court in San Francisco.”

And Politico.com reports that “Islamic charity wins wiretapping suit.”

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

“Federal Appeals Court Scrutinizes Health Care Law”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Judges Compete for Law Clerks on a Lawless Terrain”: Saturday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Federal judges are entrusted with interpreting and applying rules fairly and consistently. Except, it seems, when it comes to hiring their own staff.”

“Carl Lewis quits NJ Senate race after court ruling”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis quit the race for New Jersey state Senate on Friday, a day after a federal appeals panel removed him from the ballot because he didn’t meet a four-year residency requirement.”

Update: The Newark Star-Ledger has a news update headlined “Carl Lewis gives up fight to run for N.J. state Senate.”

“Appeals court hears challenge to health care law”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court clerk William Suter to speak Friday in Lubbock”: The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal contains this article today.

“DOJ faces decision on next health lawsuit steps”: Politico.com has this report.

“Komisarjevsky blames Hayes as first week of Cheshire triple slaying trial ends”: This article appears today in The New Haven Register.

The Hartford Courant reports today that “Komisarjevsky Denies Role In Killings; In Taped Statement, Admits Sex Assault And Beating Of Father, But Says Hayes Solely Responsible For Deaths.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Conn. defendant: I never thought of untying girls.”

“In Death-Penalty Debate, Execution Offers Little Closure”: John Schwartz has this article today in The New York Times.

“9th Circuit appeals court Judge Pamela Rymer dies”: The Associated Press has this report.

“President Obama Nominates Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals”: Yesterday, the White House issued a news release that begins, “Today, President Obama nominated Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.”