“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Son of Bush vs. Gore.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Oldest federal judge remembered at Kan. service”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Rakoff: DOJ may have engaged in a ‘shuffle’ in SCOTUS brief.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Ginsburg questions 1973 abortion ruling’s timing”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that her predecessors on the high court mistimed the milestone 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.”

“Gay Marriage Ruling, Written To Appeal To Justice Kennedy, Could Backfire”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Court hears appeal for woman who shot at US troops”: The Associated Press has this report on a case argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

“New Citizens United sequel”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Rubashkin Hires Former SG Paul Clement for Supreme Court Challenge”: Ryan Koopmans has this post today at the “On Brief” blog, which focuses on appellate developments in Iowa.

Today’s “Petition of the day” at “SCOTUSblog”: Miguel A. Estrada‘s petition for writ of certiorari in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, presenting the question:

Whether a district court may certify a class action without resolving “merits arguments” that bear on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23’s prerequisites for certification, including whether purportedly common issues predominate over individual ones under Rule 23(b)(3).

You can access the Third Circuit‘s ruling in the case at this link.

“Judge Suggests U.S. Misled Supreme Court on Immigration Policy”: Jess Bravin has this article today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Sonogram law draws complaints about two-day process”: Chuck Lindell has this article today in The Austin American-Statesman.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: No rehearing on Texas sonogram rule.”

“High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to spend freely to influence upcoming elections in Montana, despite a state high court ruling upholding a ban on independent corporate campaign spending.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Montana Independent Expenditure Challengers Ask Justice Kennedy To Stay Lower Court Ruling.”

Update: You can view the stay application filed in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

Programming note: Due to an out-of-town court appearance related to an appeal that I’m working on, additional posts will not appear here until midday today.

“Mike Lee continues lonely fight against Obama”: The Salt Lake Tribune has a news update that begins, “Sen. Mike Lee voted against a judicial nominee from California on Thursday, keeping up his lonely protest against President Barack Obama’s recess appointments.”

“Federal Judge OKs School Prayer Settlement, Answers Critics”: Mark Walsh has this very interesting post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.

“Obama, Congress must fill lower federal court openings”: Law professor Carl Tobias has this essay online at the McClatchy Newspapers web site.

“Senate Judiciary Approves Bill Requiring Cameras in Supreme Court”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

And Reuters reports that “Senate panel approves bill to televise high court.”

“Gay Marriage Advocates Hope for Sweeping Supreme Court Ruling, Right? Wrong!” Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.

“Both sides arguing pardons case today”: Today’s edition of The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi contains an article that begins, “Based on arguments presented today, the Mississippi Supreme Court could decide that most of former Gov. Haley Barbour’s 200-plus pardons are not valid. Or, the state high court could decide the governor’s pardon power is absolute and cannot be reviewed by judges.”

The Supreme Court of Mississippi‘s live oral argument video stream can be accessed by clicking here.

“Gambling With Gay Marriage”: Law professor David Cole has this blog post online at The New York Review of Books.

“States line up to challenge stringent Section 5 voting rights provision”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Bill Would Allow Cameras in the Supreme Court”: Coverage of this morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting to consider the bill is available live now via C-SPAN3.

“The Last Line of Defense: An unlikely crusader, Diana Holt wages a heroic, long-odds battle against the death penalty.” Raymond Bonner will have this article in the March 2012 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. The article is adapted from Bonner’s forthcoming book, “Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong.”

“Suit filed over Jesus statue”: This article appears today in The Daily Inter Lake of Kalispell, Montana.

And The Associated Press reports that “Lawsuit filed over Jesus statue on public land.”

“Group wants Supreme Court to save war memorial”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Supporters of a war memorial cross deemed unconstitutional last year by a federal court plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision, amid a growing fight nationwide over the use of religious symbols to honor fallen troops.”

“Malaysian professor on ‘no-fly’ list wins chance to argue her case in U.S. courts”: The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Terry Baynes of Reuters reports that “Former doctoral student can sue over no-fly list.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Stanford student on ‘no-fly list’ can sue.”

And at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has a post titled “Court Revives Challenge to No-Fly List.”

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.

“PETA’s whale slavery suit tossed”: Greg Moran of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas.”

“Ganging up on Ginsburg — way too quickly”: Columnist Jeff Jacoby has this op-ed today in The Boston Globe.

“Gay marriage foes weigh their next move”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

“Whose Conscience?” Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“Appeals court halts deportation of 7 immigrants”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A San Francisco-based federal appeals court is putting the Obama administration’s new immigration directive to the test by halting the deportation of seven immigrants alleged to be in the country illegally.”

“California’s Gay Marriage Ban Case May Be Quickly Headed to Supreme Court”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Calif. Ban On Gay Marriage Ruled Unconstitutional.”

“US Supreme Court won’t permit Ohio execution”: The Associated Press has this report.

Sesame Street: Sonia Sotomayor — “The Justice Hears a Case.” Video of Justice Sotomayor’s recent appearance on “Sesame Street” is now available online via YouTube at this link.

My earlier coverage appears here.

“Experts: Marriage ban’s path to high court unclear.” The Associated Press has this report.