“Justice by the Numbers: When it comes to deciding the future of Obamacare, the Supreme Court should ignore public opinion.” Barry Friedman and Dahlia Lithwick have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Settlement clears way for cross in Mojave Desert”: The Associated Press has this report.

“SCOTUS: Corporations are people, unless they torture other people.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“High court says Colo. inmate can pursue appeal”: The Associated Press has this report.

Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Ruth Bader GInsburg delivered the opinion of the Court in Wood v. Milyard, No. 10-9995. Justice Clarence Thomas issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Antonin Scalia joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

“U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Suit Challenging the Rent Stabilization Law”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

“Which Federal Appeals Court Cites Wikipedia Most Often?” Joe Palazzolo had this post last night at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

“Supreme Court is political by design”: Professor Anna Harvey has this op-ed today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“High court hears Arizona immigration dispute”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“The Case of the 22 Lewd Chinese Women: A crazy 19th-century case shows how the Supreme Court should deal with Arizona’s immigration law.” Professor Paul A. Kramer has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Justices bring end to human rights case against Chevron”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“Padilla to Supreme Court: Reinstate torture case.” The Associated Press has this report.

Update: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Padilla torture claim back in the Court.”

“New York City Rent Limits Left Intact by Supreme Court”: Greg Stohr and Henry Goldman of Bloomberg News have this report.

And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court won’t hear New York City rent case.”

“UT selects private legal team for Fisher case”: This article appears today in The Daily Texan.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court won’t hear appeal over NYC rent control“; “Court rejects torture victims’ appeal vs. Chevron“; and “Supreme Court rejects appeal in Enron-related case.”

“Justices to Rule on Role of the States in Immigration”: Julia Preston has this front page article today in The New York Times. In commentary, law professor Peter J. Spiro has an op-ed entitled “Let Arizona’s Law Stand.”

And today’s edition of The Arizona Republic contains an article headlined “Immigration law, politics see wave of change in 2 years; Push for SB 1070-style laws wanes; impact on state’s economy debated.”

“Arizona Immigration Law Faces Supreme Court Test”: Jess Bravin and Miriam Jordan will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration case this week.”

And Monday’s edition of The Houston Chronicle will contain an article headlined “Arizona decision could shape election of 2012.”

“US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform”: Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court lawyers cautious when offering one specific piece of evidence”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

“U.S. Supreme Court immigration case weighs states’ powers”: James Vicini of Reuters has this report.

“Arizona Immigration Law Arriving At Supreme Court This Week”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Cruel and unusual — a test case”: Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Gray market case may pack Internet wallop.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Arizona immigration law: Supreme Court again examines federal power.” Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

And today’s edition of The Arizona Republic contains articles headlined “Arizona to defend SB 1070 this week; State argues case in Supreme Court“; “Key issues to watch in SB 1070 hearing; Possible court outcome could include 4-4 tie“; “Court’s review of SB 1070 provokes dozens of briefs“; and “Attorneys in SB 1070 case sparred in court before.”

“Pfizer Ordered to Pay $4 Million in Damages in Prempro Case”: Jef Feeley of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Showdown on Arizona immigration law goes to Supreme Court; The case has major implications for the presidential campaign and other states where similar crackdowns on illegal immigrants are being challenged”: David G. Savage will have this article Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an editorial entitled “An Invitation to Abuse and Chaos.”

And in Sunday’s edition of The Arizona Republic, columnist Robert Robb will have an op-ed entitled “Arizona’s SB1070: Supreme Court will hear 2 strikingly different views.”

“Guantanamo defense team cites Santeria case as due-process precedent”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“Campus diversity suffers under race-blind policies”: The Associated Press has this report.

“An Interview with David Lat”: The Virginia Law Weekly newspaper has published this interview, in which “How Appealing” is mentioned.

“The Princess Bride,” on appeal: In dissenting in part from the ruling that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today, Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod begins:

An employee either is or is not at-will. There is no such thing as somewhat at-will, or as the majority puts it “sufficiently non-at-will.” In fact, the majority’s conclusion brings to mind Miracle Max’s diagnosis that Westley was “mostly dead.” See Princess Bride (20th Century Fox released Sep. 25, 1987).

You can access the complete ruling at this link.

“U.S. appeals court upholds criminal cockfighting laws”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report on two rulings (here and here) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Judges Drive Truck Through Loophole in Supreme Court GPS Ruling”: Kim Zetter has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Women’s Work”: At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has a post that begins, “We’re accustomed to talking about a ‘divided’ Supreme Court, riven with ideological conflict.”

“The constitutional right to be left alone”: In yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will had an op-ed that begins, “Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, a Reagan appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, is a courtly Virginian who combines a manner as soft as a Shenandoah breeze with a keen intellect.”

“Senate panel endorses Kayatta for judgeship; The trial lawyer from Cape Elizabeth wins strong support as his 1st Circuit nomination heads toward a final floor vote”: This article appears today in The Portland (Me.) Press Herald.