“Roe v. Wade Still Under Siege, 39 Years Later”: Laura Bassett and Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post have this report.

“Chevron Loses Another Bid to Block $18 Billion Ecuador Award”: Bloomberg News has this report.

Reuters reports that “Chevron appeals $18 billion ruling in Ecuador lawsuit.”

And Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight reports that “Chevron’s options to evade $18 billion judgment narrowing.”

“Multistate personhood push kindles abortion debate”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Justices’ Texas Redistricting Ruling Likely to Help G.O.P.” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court sides with Texas on redistricting plan.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court gives a win to Texas GOP on congressional lines.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Supreme Court throws out judge-drawn Texas electoral maps.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “Supreme Court says ‘grounds for concerns’ with Texas redistricting maps.”

The San Antonio Express-News has an update headlined “Supreme Court sends redistricting maps back to lower court.”

Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has an article headlined “Texas Redistricting: Supreme Court Throws Out Judge-Drawn Electoral Maps.”

Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “Supreme Court Ruling Favors Texas in Redistricting.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Supreme Court Sends Redistricting Case Back to Texas.”

“Appeals court rejects appeal by Abramoff partner”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Photo-happy judge adds Marley, ostrich to opinions”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this very interesting report, which features interviews with Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner and some critics of his opinions containing photographs.

According to the article, “The pictorial flourishes haven’t exactly outraged the bar or prompted a soul-searching national legal debate, but they have raised a few questions. For one, what are the copyright implications of reproducing images lifted from the Internet?”

“Voting Maps for Texas Set Aside by High Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court rejects judge-drawn Texas election maps.”

Access online today’s per curiam ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Perry v. Perez, No. 11-713: The Court has posted the ruling at this link. Justice Clarence Thomas issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court throws out judge-drawn Texas electoral maps.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court rejects interim Texas maps.”

From today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “SuperPACs Grow 2 Years After Citizens United Case” and “Stephen Colbert Wants You To Know: That’s Definitely Not His SuperPAC.”

“Colbert Super PAC — John Paul Stevens: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens expounds on his dissenting opinion in the Citizens United case.” You can access the video of the interview from last night’s broadcast of The Colbert Report by clicking here.

“Supreme Court ruling confuses religious workers”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Court rules people can sue if privacy violated”: In today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, Kirk Makin has an article that begins, “Paparazzi, underhanded spouses and sneaky private investigators have much to fear from a ground-breaking decision that gives individuals a legal weapon against intrusions into their privacy. Experts say the Ontario Court of Appeal judgment that created a right to sue for ‘intrusion upon seclusion’ will send a chill through anyone who snoops, hacks or uses confidential information to create mischief.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Digital intruders have been warned.”

And The Toronto Star reports that “Ontario appeal court allows lawsuits for invasion of privacy.”

You can access Wednesday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal for Ontario at this link.

“Not in my state! N.J. court rules towns can reject adult entertainment, citing locations in other states.” This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

And The Asbury Park Press reports today that “Dispute over nude nightclub may go to Supreme Court.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

“Texas water district seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of lawsuit against Oklahoma; A large Texas water district Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court decision upholding Oklahoma laws that restrict the exportation of stream water”: The Oklahoman contains this article today.

And today’s edition of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram contains an article headlined “Fight for Oklahoma water goes to Supreme Court.”

“Georgia Supreme Court justice calls for judicial overhaul; Judicial system needs overhaul, official says”: This article appears today in The Augusta Chronicle.

“‘Occupy Courts’ to hit Citizens United”: Politico.com has this report.

And in today’s edition of The Washington Post, law professor Kent Greenfield has an op-ed entitled “How to make the ‘Citizens United’ decision worse.”

“Supreme Anxiety: Do controversial court decisions really inspire the backlash liberals fear?” Law professors David Fontana and Donald Braman will have this article in the February 2, 2012 issue of The New Republic.

Their article, available online from SSRN, is titled “Judicial Backlash or Just Backlash? Evidence from a National Experiment” and will appear in the May 2012 issue of the Columbia Law Review.

“Defying city, attorney asks Supreme Court to hear SPD tasing case”: The Seattle Times has a news update that begins, “Ignoring Seattle Police Chief John Diaz, a private attorney hired by the city to defend three officers who were sued after they repeatedly tased a pregnant woman during a 2004 traffic stop has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. In an extraordinary response, the city has informed the attorney, Ted Buck, that he was not authorized to ask the high court to take the case on appeal, and that the city won’t pay the costs of pursuing it.”

“1st Circuit upholds NH tax evaders’ convictions”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A New Hampshire couple convicted of amassing an arsenal of weapons and holding marshals at bay for nine months after conviction for tax evasion will remain behind bars.”

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

“Activists lose ‘Occupy the Courts’ protest bid”: Reuters has this report.

Friday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “Judge Says Protesters Can’t Rally at Courthouse.”

Friday’s edition of The New York Daily News will contain an article headlined “Occupy the Courts gives up legal fight to protest at Manhattan Federal Court; Occupy Wall Street splinter group says it will demonstrate against corporate political donations in Zuccotti Park instead.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “‘Occupy’ Group Loses Bid to Compel U.S. to Issue Courthouse Rally Permit.”

“Judge denies requests for new Komisarjevsky trial, acquittal”: This article appears today in The New Haven Register.

And The Hartford Courant reports that “Komisarjevsky Motion For New Trial, Acquittal Denied; Judge Rules From Bench; In Similar Hayes Motion He Issued A 12-Page Ruling.”

“Amid SOPA debate, SCOTUS gives Congress broad copyright power”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Appeals court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Appeals Court Examines Constitutionality Of Voting Rights Act Provision.”

“Foreign Copyrights Upheld; Court Backs Reciprocal International Protection for Previously Public Material”: Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin have this article today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Scalia defends originalist view of Constitution”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong'”: This article appears in the current issued of The Onion.

“Death-Row Defendant Can Proceed With Appeal”: Jess Bravin and Joanna Chung have this article today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court grants death row inmate chance for new appeal; Justices in a 7-2 decision say that Alabama death row inmate Corey Maples was ‘abandoned’ by his two lawyers who left their firm without telling him and missed a deadline to file his appeal”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

In today’s edition of The Birmingham News, Mary Orndorff has an article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court says paperwork mishap cannot block death row appeal.”

The Decatur (Ala.) Daily reports that “US Supreme Court restores appeal rights of Morgan murderer.”

And Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “Supreme Court: Death Row Inmate Abandoned by Elite Law Firm Entitled to New Hearing.”

“Supreme Court: Congress within bounds on foreign copyrights.” Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

And The Denver Post reports today that “Supreme Court nixes Denver professor’s suit over copyright protection for foreign works.”

“U.S. Supreme Court rejects student-suspension case with NEPA roots”: This article appears today in The Scranton Times-Tribune.

“Justices Rule for Inmate After Mailroom Mix-Up”: Adam Liptak will have this article Thursday in The New York Times.

Mary Orndorff of The Birmingham News has an update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Alabama Death Row inmate Cory Maples.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled “High Court Sides With Man Abandoned By Attorneys.”

And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a blog post titled “Supreme Court: Alabama death row inmate gets new chance to appeal.”

“Public Domain Works Can Be Copyrighted Anew, Supreme Court Rules”: Adam Liptak will have this article Thursday in The New York Times.

And Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court: Copyright can be extended to foreign works once in public domain.”

“Court asked to reconsider ruling on bone marrow compensation”: Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times has this blog post.

“NJ high court weighs Mexican telephone testimony”: The Associated Press has this report.

Earlier, The Asbury Park Press previewed the oral argument in an article headlined “N.J. Supreme Court to to consider appeal via pay phone from Mexico.”

“Cory Maples Should Not Face Death Penalty Due To Mailroom Mix-Up, Supreme Court Rules”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.