In posts of interest at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog: David Kravets has a post titled “Senators Demand DOJ Release Secret Spy Court Rulings.”

And James Bamford has a very lengthy post titled “The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say).”

“If you missed last week’s Conversation With U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, you can watch it here!” The Wake Forest University School of Law has this tweet linking to this video.

“Dismissal of gun-rights suit upheld by 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel”: The Associated Press has this report.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Fifth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Cape Elizabeth trial lawyer on way to federal circuit court judgeship”: This article appears today in The Bangor (Me.) Daily News.

“Female Justices Join Forces to Honor O’Connor”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“U.S. circuit court nominee’s hearing goes ‘very smoothly’; A Senate panel quizzes Portland attorney William Kayatta Jr., Obama’s choice for an appeals court seat”: Today’s edition of The Portland Press-Herald contains an article that begins, “Saying he ‘reveres the rule of law,’ William Kayatta Jr. told Senate Judiciary Committee members Wednesday that his rulings will be bound by legal precedent and recognize a federal judge’s limited powers if he is confirmed to fill Maine’s seat on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.”

“Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore pulls off political resurrection”: This article appears today in The Birmingham News.

And The Montgomery Advertiser reports today that “Moore one step closer to chief justice seat.”

“Case of fake online relationship argued before state Supreme Court”: The Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Illinois posted online yesterday an article that begins, “The case of a Batavia woman who created more than 20 fake online personalities to pursue and eventually end an Internet relationship with another woman living across the country made its way to the Illinois Supreme Court for oral arguments today.”

“Supreme Court Seen Influenced by Politics in Health-Care Ruling”: Julie Bykowicz and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report. Bloomberg News also reports that “Big Businesses Wants All or Nothing Court Ruling on Health Law” and “Cigna CEO Cordani Says Court Won’t Derail Health-Care Shift.”

And Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has an article headlined “Health Care: Liberals Eye Scalia and Roberts Vote.”

“High Court Urged to Decide Cross Case; Federal government wants review of 9th U.S. Circuit ruling that Mount Soledad landmark is unconstitutional”: Greg Moran has this article today in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

“The right protected by the Second Amendment is not a property-like right to a specific firearm, but rather a right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.” So explains the majority opinion that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Senate Deal Allows Confirmation Votes for 14 Judicial Nominees”: Todd Ruger has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Congress unlikely to undo Concepcion, but don’t rule out rollback”: Erin Geiger Smith has this report at Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight.

“1994 shooting set up hazardous waste case now before justices”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“Will the Affordable Care Act Argument Be Worth the Hype?” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“‘Ten Commandments judge’ wins primary for old job”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Reid, McConnell Announce Deal on Judges; The accord avoids showdown over cloture”: National Journal has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Senate ends standoff over judges, business bill.”

“Appeals court won’t delay Stevens report”: Josh Gerstein has this blog post at Politico.com.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “D.C. Circuit Refuses To Block Release Of Ted Stevens Report.”

“GOP seeks to counter Reid, White House push on judges”: The Hill has this report.

Roll Call reports that “Senate GOP Upset by Harry Reid’s Nominations Tactic.”

Yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Senate Democrats Battle Over Court Nominees.”

And in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, law professor Carl Tobias has an op-ed entitled “The Senate’s ‘Dr. No’ delivers a surprise ‘yes’: Republican Tom Coburn wants to end the partisan battles over judicial confirmations, saying ‘presidents are entitled to their nominees.’”

“UCDC Students Meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer”: Kevin R. Johnson has this post at the “Dean’s Blog” of the UC Davis School of Law. Not to be overlooked, The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin also participated in the event.

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Visits UVA Law School”: The University of Virginia School of Law issued this news release yesterday.

“Moot court previews legal debate over healthcare reform; Los Angeles litigators face off over mandatory health insurance, expected to be a key issue when the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

Please note: The Los Angeles Times has recently begun to limit free access to articles and information posted at its web site. These limits may affect your ability to access, and my ability to link to, material posted there.

“Exclusive: Mystery Court Challenge Sheds Light on Pervasive Patriot Act Power.” Kim Zetter has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Ardmore students seek high court review of bias”: The Philadelphia Inquirer contains this article today.

“Roy Moore rides horse, voter wave to cusp of victory in chief justice race”: Today’s edition of The Mobile Press-Register contains an article that begins, “Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore rode his horse to the polls this morning and then a wave of voter support that had him on the cusp of winning the Republican nomination for his old job.”

And The Montgomery Advertiser has an article headlined “Roy Moore: ‘The people have spoken.’”

“Insight: Behind the healthcare-law case: The challengers’ tale.” Joan Biskupic of Reuters has this report.

“Judicial Nominations Push ‘Strongly’ Supported By White House, Kathryn Ruemmler Says”: The Huffington Post has this report.

“Argument preview: A protester’s arrest.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Judge Orders Failed Copyright Troll to Forfeit ‘All’ Copyrights”: At Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has a post that begins, “Righthaven, a copyright-troll law firm that failed in its attempt to make money for newspapers by suing readers for sharing stories online, was dealt a death blow Tuesday by a federal judge who ordered the Las Vegas company to forfeit ‘all of’ its intellectual property and other ‘intangible property’ to settle its debts.”

“Senate Fight Over Judicial Nominees Heating Up”: Todd Ruger has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin Strike Back Against Supreme Court On Age Discrimination”: Arthur Delaney of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Judge Wilkinson on Cri de Coeur, Law Clerks, and a Germophobic Third Circuit”: Michelle Olsen has this post at her “Appellate Daily” blog.

And Duke Law News reports that “Wilkinson discusses the advantages of a varied career and the perils facing judicial culture.”

You can view online, on-demand a webcast of Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III‘s remarks today at Duke Law School by clicking here.

“Cast of Lawyers Arguing Supreme Court Health Care Cases Now Set”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“On Judicial Nominees, a Moment of Truth for the Senate; Tomorrow, we are going to find out whether Congress is capable even of ministerial functions like hiring enough judges for America’s courtrooms”: Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Official says decision puts US information at risk”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “In the middle of Sunshine Week, a period dedicated to government openness, the Obama administration is urging Congress to change the Freedom of Information Act to keep secret new categories of information that it says have been put a risk by a Supreme Court ruling.”