“Judge Chides Plaintiffs’ Lawyers In Indian Trust Class Action”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

And Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight reports that “D.C. judge chides Cobell lawyers for trying to squelch appeal.”

You can access Wednesday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“Komisarjevsky: Tales Of A Tortured Childhood; Both Sides Rest; Closing Arguments Tuesday.” This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

“Loughner lawyer pleads for him to stay at Arizona prison; An attorney for Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner urges an appellate panel to let him stay near his family rather than return to a Missouri prison hospital”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Families in Bulger FBI case lose appeal; Claim for nearly $8.5m filed too late, court says”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe. In addition, columnist Kevin Cullen has an op-ed entitled “Court on the wrong side of the law.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Families in mob case lose appeal over $8.5M award.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s First Circuit order denying rehearing en banc by a vote of 3-to-3 can be accessed here.

“Argument preview: No limits on strip-searching?” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Antonin Scalia Unplugged: Wants to Kill ‘Living’ Constitution.” Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.

And online at Slate, Dahlia Lithwick has a jurisprudence essay entitled “The Steve and Nino Show: Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia unintentionally make the case for putting cameras in the courtroom.”

“For Anita Hill, the Clarence Thomas hearings haven’t really ended”: This article will appear Friday in The Washington Post.

“Supreme Court justice gives dedication of courtroom”: The Collegian — the student newspaper of the University of Richmond — has a news update that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke at the dedication of Moot Courtroom at the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law Thursday afternoon.”

“Families of Bulger victims lose millions in court reversal”: The Boston Globe had this report in February on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit had issued.

Today, by a vote of 3-to-3, the First Circuit entered an order denying rehearing en banc. Opinions concurring in and dissenting from the denial of en banc rehearing accompany today’s order.

“Ministers of Justice — The Supreme Court asks which is more important: preventing discrimination or protecting religion?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Court mulls whether to send Loughner to Missouri”: The Associated Press has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit via this link.

“Westboro Baptist case: Juries on trial; What was lost in the Snyder v. Phelps decision: the importance of jury trials in important cases.” Raymond Novak has this op-ed today in The Baltimore Sun.

“A Critical Appraisal of the Supreme Court’s Decision in J. Mcintyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro”: Law professor Allan Ides has posted this article online at SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

“Court considers Ga. ban on guns in churches”: The Associated Press has this report on the oral argument that occurred earlier today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

“Gun rights group argues for right to bring guns to worship”: This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

And The Associated Press reports that “Ga. ban on guns in places of worship before court.”

“Breyer and Scalia Testify at Senate Judiciary Hearing”: The New York Times contains this article today.

In today’s edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that “Scalia, Breyer weigh in on value of televised arguments.”

The Washington Times contains an article headlined “In Hill testimony, justices lift high court’s veil; Views diverge on Constitution.”

Roll Call reports that “Democrats Question Supreme Court Justices as Session Begins.”

And Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post reports that “Justices Breyer And Scalia Take Their Constitutional Show To The Senate.”

“Dems call for Clarence Thomas ethics probe”: Politico.com has this report.

And today’s edition of The Washington Times contains an editorial entitled “Politicians in glass houses: Democratic ethics attack on Clarence Thomas backfires.”

“UT, affirmative action head back to Supreme Court”: Columnist Linda P. Campbell has this op-ed today in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

“If the mandate goes, will the health law stay?” Jennifer Haberkorn has this article today at Politico.com.

“In Supreme Court Argument, a Rock Legend Plays a Role”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

“Bankruptcy judges waive fee to cover Kagan talk”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Breyer Invited to Make a Case for Architecture”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“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.”