“Obama lawyers argue rest of health law can survive”: James Vicini of Reuters has this report.

And the “aca litigation blog” links here and here to the briefs filed in the case today at the U.S. Supreme Court.

“There Is a Judicial Confirmation Crisis, and the GOP Is Causing It; The abuse of chamber laws by Senate Republicans is causing a vacancy crisis in courts nationwide”: Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and Program at People For the American Way, has this essay online at U.S. News & World Report.

“Report on Fourth Circuit en banc oral argument in Abu Ghraib contractor appeals”: Law professor Kevin C. Walsh has this post at “Walshslaw.”

“Texas Redistricting Dispute Back in San Antonio After High Court Rejection”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And The San Antonio Express-News has an update headlined “Redistricting hearing gets under way.”

“2d Cir. to hear case of investors who trumped Morrison”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“10th Circuit upholds Stolen Valor Act”: The Denver Post has this news update on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

Circuit Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Circuit Judge Bobby Ray Baldock joined. Circuit Judge Jerome A. Holmes issued a dissenting opinion.

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Denver appeals court upholds military impostor law.”

“Civil rights law on Supreme Court’s mind”: Reuters has a report that begins, “A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that dealt with a narrow issue in a redistricting case from Texas suggests that the nation’s top court is ready to reconsider a key part of the Voting Rights Act, a major piece of civil rights legislation.”

“Judge Sentences Komisarjevsky To Death; Moments Earlier, Killer Tells Court He Has To Learn To Forgive Himself”: The Hartford Courant has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Conn. home invasion killer is sentenced to death.”

“Expelled EMU counseling student wins OK to sue after refusal to advise gays, lesbians”: David Ashenfelter of The Detroit Free Press has an update that begins, “An Eastern Michigan University student who was expelled from a counseling program because she refused to counsel gays and lesbians about their lifestyles won a key victory today in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

“Alright, Fine, I’ll Add a Disclaimer to My Emails”: Attorney James Sinclair’s excellent email disclaimer posted at McSweeney’s is mentioned at the conclusion of a front page article headlined “Warning: If the Email You Just Read Isn’t for You, Don’t Read It; Disclaimers Proliferate, but Some Wonder About Words; Confidential Lunch Order” published in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Clarence Thomas honored at Holy Cross; ‘Lonely kid’ returns to alma mater”: The Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette contains this article today.

The Associated Press reports that “Clarence Thomas celebrates Mass. mentor.”

And New England Cable News offers a video report.

Today, the College of the Holy Cross issued a news release headlined “Justice Clarence Thomas ’71 Receives Honorary Degree from Holy Cross; In remarks, gives praise to President Emeritus Fr. Brooks.” Holy Cross has posted online the text of the Honorary Degree Citation at this link.

“Puerto Rico trip by Supreme Court justices angers politicians waiting for reapportionment opinion”: The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this update.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “State justices drop bombshell, hurry to tropics.”

And The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update headlined “GOP blasts Justice Baer for Pa. remapping comments.”

“Student Faces Town’s Wrath in Protest Against a Prayer”: This article will appear Friday in The New York Times.

“Obama, senators at odds over picks; ABA vetting shows White House wants Pryor for 11th Circuit, Cohen for district court; senators want opposite”: R. Robin McDonald has this article today in The Fulton County Daily Report.

“DOJ Defends Keeping Bin Laden Death Photos Secret”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Sotomayor connects Guam, Puerto Rico”: This article appears in Friday’s edition of The Pacific Daily News of Guam.

“11th Circuit asked to reinstate $19.6 million award against Hustler”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Hating on the Ninth Circuit: Funny But a Little Depressing.” Joe Palazzolo has this post at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

“2d Cir. limits reach of NY law in long-awaited Chevron opinion”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Appeals court rules against Chevron in Ecuador case”: Reuters has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court threw out an injunction that Chevron Corp won to block enforcement of what it considers a fraudulent, multi-billion dollar judgment in Ecuador for polluting the Amazon jungle.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “NY court: Judge can’t block $18B Ecuador judgment” that begins, “A federal appeals court says a New York judge overstepped his authority when he tried to ban enforcement of an $18 billion judgment against Chevron Inc. for environmental damage in Ecuador.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link. According to today’s Second Circuit opinion, “The story of the conflict between Chevron and residents of the Lago Agrio region of the Ecuadorian Amazon must be among the most extensively told in the history of the American federal judiciary.”

“Senators send White House names for judicial vacancies”: Bill Rankin has this article today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Obama’s justices: They are less enamored of government power.” Columnist Steve Chapman has this op-ed today in The Chicago Tribune.

“Pa. Supreme Court tosses out redrawn legislative districts; Justices consider legislative plan ‘contrary to law'”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that “Pa. Supreme Court tosses revised districts.”

“Consumer Group: Supreme Court Favors Businesses.” The Texas Tribune has an article that begins, “In the last 10 years, the majority of Texas Supreme Court decisions have favored corporate interests over consumers, and the panel of judges has repeatedly overstepped its authority by overturning jury verdicts and interpreting the law to benefit the rich, according to a scathing report set to be released today by consumer advocacy group Texas Watch.”

And the organization Texas Watch has issued a news release headlined “Report: Decade-Long Review Shows Texas Supreme Court Is Activist, Ideological.” You can access the report at this link.

“Guam welcomes Sotomayor”: The Pacific Daily News of Guam contains this article today.

“For a Veteran, Disability Payment Is Long in Coming”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

You can access the judgment order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued earlier this month at this link.

“En Banc Briefing Complete, Oral Argument Approaches in Michigan Affirmative Action Appeal”: The “Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog” has this post today.

“Citizens United v. FEC decision proves justice is blind — politically”: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay tonight at Politico.com.

“Legality of Mobile Phone Tracking Still Unclear Despite Supreme Court GPS Decision”: David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

Thursday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an editorial entitled “GPS and the Right to Privacy.”

And Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an editorial entitled “The Supreme Court left too much unresolved with its GPS ruling.”

“Wesley E. Brown, Oldest Judge in Nation’s History, Dies at 104”: A.G. Sulzberger is the author of this obituary, which will appear in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

“A Judgeship With Prestige, and, Oh, What a Grand Room”: This article will appear in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Second Chances”: At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has a post that begins, “The Supreme Court’s decision last week giving an Alabama death-row inmate who was abandoned by his lawyers a second chance at an appeal has been justly celebrated.”

“The Political and the Personal: What the Supreme Court can learn from Gabby Giffords and Jeff Flake.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Joan Biskupic is coming to Reuters as legal affairs editor-in-charge, a big title for a very talented journalist.” So states Jack Shafer via Twitter.

“2nd Circuit throws wrench in GE tax machinations”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.