“Judges seem wary of overruling tobacco judgment”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Jury Statute Not Violated by Protester, Judge Rules”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

Reuters reports that “Judge tosses jury nullification case.”

And The Teaneck (N.J.) Patch reports that “Jury Tampering Case Against Teaneck Man Dropped; Former state Assembly candidate could have faced prison time for advocacy efforts.”

“Why the Mandate Is Constitutional: The Real Argument.” Ronald Dworkin will have this essay in the May 10, 2012 issue of The New York Review of Books.

“NY judge tosses out jury nullification charges”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A New York federal judge has thrown out charges against a man who urges jurors to sometimes disregard the law and vote their conscience.”

“A Romney pick for top U.S. court? Frontrunners emerge.” David Ingram of Reuters has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Bad Precedent: Conservative judges increasingly feel free to inject ideology into their decisions; Don’t just look at what they say, but how they say it.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

And at The Huffington Post, Doug Kendall has a blog entry entitled “What a Conservative Judicial Revolution Looks Like.”

“Torture Suits Against Companies Blocked by Top U.S. Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

And James Vicini of Reuters has a report headlined “Supreme Court: torture law applies only to people.”

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

1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, No. 11-88. Justice Antonin Scalia did not join one section of the Court’s opinion. And Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Kappos v. Hyatt, No. 10-1219. Justice Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Breyer joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “High court limits suits under torture victim law” and “Court: Judges can consider new patent evidence.”

“Court Weighs Revisions in Cocaine-Case Sentences”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Abiding by the Fair Sentencing Act.”

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Supreme Court weighs whether law reducing crack cocaine sentences is retroactive.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court told unfair crack sentences may number in thousands; A Justice Department lawyer tells the Supreme Court that a law repealed in 2010 as racially biased should not be applied for crack cocaine convicts not yet sentenced when the rule was stricken.”

And Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post reports that “Supreme Court Weighs Fate Of Crack Dealers Caught In Mandatory Minimum Sentence Squeeze.”

“Justices Cite Protections for Lawyers in Inquiries”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court reverses 9th Circuit to shield private lawyers.”

“Obama’s recess actions spur Republicans to join lawsuit”: Stephen Dinan has this article today in The Washington Times.

And Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post reports that “Senate Republicans Join Legal Challenge Of Obama’s Recess Appointments.”

“Ruling on Arizona voter requirement mixed”: The Arizona Republic has this news update.

Reuters reports that “Court says Arizona can demand voter identification.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Arizona Voter Registration Mandate Rejected by Appeals Court.”

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

“Sex tapers can thank 3rd Circuit for First Amendment protection”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Court considers Chevron’s request for documents in Ecuador litigation”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Chevron, Consulting Firm Battle In D.C. Circuit Over Documents.”

“Despite Senate Deal on Judges, Panel Finds Partisan Acrimony Worse Than Ever”: Todd Ruger has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Court seems split on when to apply new sentences”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument recap: A dilemma over race.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Dorsey v. United States, No. 11-5683.

Reuters is reporting: James Vicini has an article headlined “Supreme Court: lawyers hired by cities can seek immunity.”

And Anna Yukhananov and James Vicini report that “U.S. top court rules for generic drugmaker on patent.”

“Generic-Drug Makers Win at High Court on Brand-Name Patents”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

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

1. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, No. 10-844. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Filarsky v. Delia, No. 10-1018. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sotomayor each filed a concurring opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court rules for private lawyer hired by CA city” and “Court says patent correction needed.”

“Court revives case against pornography record-keeping laws”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report.

And yesterday, XBIZ Newswire posted an analysis by attorney Corey D. Silverstein headlined “What Today’s 2257 Ruling Means.”

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

“Supreme Court to Revisit ‘First-Sale’ Copyright Doctrine”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

And Politico.com reports that “Supreme Court takes copyright case.”

“Justices Weigh Overtime Exemption for Drug Firm Representatives”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

“Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Anna Nicole Smith meets Bernie Madoff: What has Rakoff wrought?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

In Bashman news from Australia: The Advertiser of Adelaide, Australia has a news update headlined “Gang of home invaders bash man unconscious at Thebarton.”

“Ideologues In Robes: The major theories about interpreting the Constitution serve competing schools of activism and give cover to partisan results.” In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Adam J. White has this review of Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III‘s new book, “Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance.”

“Battleground America: The insanity of our gun laws.” Jill Lepore has this article in the April 23, 2012 issue of The New Yorker.

“U.S. Senate confirms Thacker to federal appeals court”: The West Virginia Record has this news update.

“U.S. Appeals Court Sides With FSC Over 2257 Challenges”: XBIZ Newswire has this report.

And AVN News reports that “Third Circuit Reverses 2257 Decision on Appeal.”

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

“2011 Ninth Circuit Annual Report is Now Available Online!” You can access it at this link.

In news coverage of today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “High court steps into copyright case.” The AP also reports that “Court won’t hear appeal over ministerial exception“; “Court won’t hear argument over NFL arbitration“; and “Court rejects Skilling appeal again.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Discounted ‘Gray Market’ Goods Draw Top U.S. Court Review” and “Enron’s Skilling Rejected by Top U.S. Court on Conviction.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court to hear reach of copyright law abroad” and “Supreme Court rejects Skilling’s Enron case appeal.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Orders: One new grant, on copyright.”

“High court weighs overtime pay for drug sales reps”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court hears Glaxo overtime pay case.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., No. 11-204.

“Death Row Inmate’s Best Lawyer Was Himself”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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 today granted review in one case.

“Undocumented immigrant seeks admission to Florida Bar; State Supreme Court to consider whether lack of legal status can bar FSU grad”: This article will appear Monday in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel.