“Clarence Thomas marks 20 years on the bench”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

“No Slut or Nut, Anita Hill Talks 20 Years Later”: Columnist Susan Antilla has this essay online at Bloomberg News.

“President Obama Nominates Judge Patty Shwartz for the United States Court of Appeals”: The White House issued this news release today.

The Bergen (N.J.) Record has a news update headlined “Obama nominates Paterson-born judge to federal appeals court.”

And The Asbury Park (N.J.) Press has a news update headlined “N.J. judge nominated for appeals court.”

“Supreme Court justices question Obama administration’s religious freedom arguments”: The Deseret News has this update.

Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post reports that “Supreme Court Asked To Exempt Churches From Employee Discrimination Lawsuits.”

And this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “High Court Considers Disabilities Act Dispute” featuring Nina Totenberg.

“Justice Scalia: Americans ‘should learn to love gridlock.'” David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Scalia: Judges ‘ain’t what they used to be.’”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Justice Scalia rejects dysfunctional government talk.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices bring constitutional road show to the Senate.”

And Politico.com reports that “Antonin Scalia dissents on press criticism.”

“U.S. to top court: protect foreign artists.” James Vicini of Reuters has this report.

“Off the Bench, Into the Fray: A former Supreme Court justice offers portraits of colleagues and, inadvertently, himself.” Adam J. White will have this review of the book “Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir” by retired Justice John Paul Stevens in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Considering the Role of Judges Under the Constitution of the United States”: The Senate Judiciary Committee has posted online at this link the archived video of this afternoon’s testimony of U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen G. Breyer.

“Software Makers Win Big in Supreme Court Copyright Fight”: David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Face the federal death penalty in Michigan? Let state’s laws decide.” Law professor Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer has this op-ed today in The Detroit Free Press.

“Justice Kagan’s eagerness to speak bumps tradition”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

“Chief Justice Roberts invokes Hendrix at Woodstock”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Golan v. Holder, No. 10-545.

“Supreme Court tackles church-state conflict involving schools”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Justices hear religious workplace dispute.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Top court hears fired teacher church-state case.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “High court hears church-state appeal over ‘ministerial’ employee.”

At Education Week’s “School Law” blog, Mark Walsh has a post titled “High Court Weighs Parochial-School Teachers’ Rights.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument recap: Blurry line between church and state.”

“Bankruptcy judges asking $100 to cover Kagan talk”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Court: Can gov’t get involved in church dispute?” Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Supreme Count on Tuesday seemed deeply divided on how far the government can intrude inside the employment practices of churches and religious groups, a decision being closely watched by religious institutions concerned about their independence and by civil rights groups looking out for their employees.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, No. 10-553.

“Will Copyright Stifle Hollywood?” Professor Peter Decherney has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“Terrorist takes U.S. to court over his confinement conditions at Supermax in Colorado”: This article appears today in The Denver Post.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Judge: Terrorist can sue over prison restrictions.”

My earlier coverage of last week’s ruling appears at this link.

In suit brought by members of Westboro Baptist Church, Eighth Circuit affirms injunction against a Manchester, Missouri ordinance regulating protests near funerals: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

“Nazi salute lawsuit against Santa Cruz can proceed”: Denny Walsh has this article today in The Sacramento Bee.

“Elbert Tuttle, Quiet Civil Rights ‘Revolutionary'”: At NPR.org, Nina Totenberg has this review of the book “Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution” by Anne Emanuel.

“Alabama death-row inmate receives sympathetic hearing at Supreme Court”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

And The Birmingham News reports today that “Supreme Court has hard questions in Alabama Death Row case.”

“Court: Can gov’t get involved in church dispute?” Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Do Civil Rights Laws Apply To Parochial Schools?” featuring Nina Totenberg.