“Officers Who Searched Home Can’t Be Sued, Court Says”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

And in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that “Supreme Court tosses suit against L.A. County sheriff’s deputies; The Supreme Court says two L.A. County sheriff’s deputies followed the law in raiding a South L.A. home even though the search warrant may have been too broad.”

“Court throws out Armenian class-action lawsuit”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update.

Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times has a blog post titled “Armenian genocide successors’ claims against insurers dismissed.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court tosses Armenian payments law.”

My earlier coverage of today’s en banc Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Ryan Braun wins appeal of positive drug test”: Tom Haudricourt The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a blog post that begins, “Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder Ryan Braun became the first major-league player to have a positive drug test overturned when he was informed Thursday that an arbitration panel ruled in his favor on appeal and decided against a 50-game suspension for the reigning National League most valuable player. There has been no official announcement of the verdict but the Journal Sentinel has confirmed that Braun won his appeal.”

“Friday at the 2nd Circuit.: Back-to-back tests of Morrison’s reach.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Armenian Genocide Suit Tossed, Again, in Latest Circuit Appearance”: Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a unanimous, eleven-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Scalia Courted as Unlikely U.S. High Court Ally on Obama Health-Care Law”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Court: California can force inmates to submit DNA.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court says California can continue to force all felony arrestees to submit DNA samples.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Will Supreme Court Reconsider Citizens United? Two Justices Hope So.”
Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.

“Justices overturn Mont. ruling requiring rent for riverbeds use”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

The Great Falls Tribune reports today that “U.S. Supreme Court sides with PPL Montana in riverbed rent case.”

And The Helena Independent Record reports today that “High court overturns ruling on PPL dams.”

“DOMA ruled unconstitutional by 2nd federal judge”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams reports that “Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional by judge; The ruling by a U.S. district judge was the first since the Obama administration announced a year ago that it would no longer defend a law it considers discriminatory.”

The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Bay Area couple wins case against federal same-sex marriage law.”

The New York Times reports that “Judge’s Ruling Adds to String in Favor of Same-Sex Couples.”

The Associated Press reports that “Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case.”

And Ginny LaRoe of The Recorder reports that “San Francisco Judge Finds DOMA Unconstitutional.”

“Do-Over Season”: At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has a post that begins, “Is there really a chance that the Supreme Court might reconsider Citizens United?”

“Do Lexis and Westlaw Infringe Copyright When They Post Briefs Filed in Court?” Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

And at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Chad Bray has a post titled “Keep Your Hands off My Briefs: Lawyers Sue Westlaw, Lexis.”

“New protection for gays: DOMA struck down.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Halt Challenge to Warrantless Eavesdropping”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Supreme Court sends California Medicaid case back to 9th Circuit”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Court returns Calif. Medicaid case to lower court.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion analysis: A right to sue under Medicaid — maybe.”

“Supreme Court Takes Up Stolen Valor Case”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this blog post.

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “Supreme Court hears ‘stolen valor’ case of false military heroism.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme Court debate: Is lying about being a war hero protected speech? Supreme Court justices heard arguments over the Stolen Valor Act, which bars lies over receiving military medals, but the discussion broadened into whether there is any value worth protecting in falsehood.”

In Bashman news from Philadelphia: Today, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued this decision affirming the judgment in a case in which I wrote the Brief for Plaintiff/Appellee. Additional background on the case can be accessed here.

As noted in this earlier post, I was unavailable to argue the appeal because that same day I was arguing two other appeals before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. No decisions have issued yet in those other two cases.

By the way, for those who yearn to watch the video of recent Pa. Supreme Court oral arguments online, the Pennsylvania Cable Network is archiving its broadcasts of those oral arguments at this link.

“Appeals court rules federal inmate mugs not open”: The Tulsa World has this news update.

And online at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a blog post titled “Court ruling keeps federal mugshots secret.”

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

“Gay spouse given health benefits in U.S. court case”: Dan Levine of Reuters has this report.

And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a blog post titled “Another court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional” and provides this link to the ruling.

“Pa. court closes boy’s trial in pregnant killing”: The Associated Press has this report.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined “Jordan Brown homicide proceedings closed to public.”

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “Superior Court keeps Brown trial closed to public.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

“In Stolen Valor Act Case, Supreme Court Debates When Lies Can Be Crimes”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court hears military medal lying case.”

You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in United States v. Alvarez, No. 11-210, at this link.

“Taniguchi Argument: One Hour About One Word.” Michelle Olsen has this post at her “Appellate Daily” blog.

You can access the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd., No. 10-1472, at this link.

“Court seems split on double jeopardy question”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

“High court torn over law banning lie about medals”: The Associated Press has this report.

Update: And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument recap: Rewriting a law to save it.”

Access online today’s rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court today issued three rulings in argued cases.

1. Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern Cal., Inc., No. 09-958. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, No. 10-218. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court in Messerschmidt v. Millender, No. 10-704. Justice Breyer issued a concurring opinion. Justice Elena Kagan issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court says police cannot be sued over warrant” and “High court rules for power company over Mont. dams.”

“Appeals court narrows judge’s order in NY school prayer dispute”: Reuters has this report.

“Colleges Worry That Court Could Make Diversity Harder to Maintain”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled “Supreme Court Wades Into Affirmative Action Issue.”

And today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled “Racial Preferences Redux: The Supreme Court revisits discrimination and government.”

“Prop. 8 backers want new appeals court hearing”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

And in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan reports that “Prop. 8 backers seek full review by appeals court; Supporters say a three-judge 9th Circuit court panel that rejected the California ban on same-sex marriage wrongly concluded that the ballot measure stigmatized gays and lesbians.”

“The Court and Citizens United II”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“Supreme Court rejects Redondo Beach appeal on day laborer law; The city had hoped to reinstate an ordinance barring workers from gathering on busy street corners to solicit jobs”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

And today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Day laborers win Supreme Court free-speech case.”

“Chief Justice Roberts rejects request for code of conduct”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

And Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “High court rejects formal, binding ethics rules.”

“New Ruling Puts Limits on Warning to Prisoners”: Adam Liptak will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times.

“Do grandparents get visitation rights? Supreme Court declines case; The Supreme Court declined to hear a case in which grandparents demanded to visit their grandchildren but the parents intervened; The lack of a decision leaves no clear constitutional standard on the issue.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Is it a house or a boat? — U.S. Supreme Court to decide case of Riviera Beach houseboat.” The Palm Beach Post has this news update.

“Matter of Interpretation: Supreme Court Sympathetic to Japanese Litigant.” Peter Landers has this post at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”