“Montana AG urges U.S. Supreme Court to keep corporate spending ban”: The Missoulian has a news update that begins, “Attorney General Steve Bullock has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Montana’s century-old ban on corporate spending in political races and reject an attempt to dismantle it.”

And a related news update is headlined “High court has 3 options on Montana’s corporate spending ban.”

“Christie’s second N.J. Supreme Court nominee to get confirmation hearing”: MaryAnn Spoto of The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update.

The Bergen County Record reports that “NJ Supreme Court nominee up for confirmation this month.”

The Associated Press reports that “New Jersey high court nominee faces skepticism.”

And in related coverage, today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains a front page article headlined “New Jersey bar president calls Christie criticism ‘borderline unethical.’”

“A campaign bombshell: If the court upholds the healthcare reform law, the president wins; if it declares the law unconstitutional, he loses. Right? Well, not so fast.” Columnist Doyle McManus will have this op-ed Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Judge’s departure continues Supreme Court’s makeover”: In today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, Kirk Makin has an article that begins, “A dramatic reshaping of the Supreme Court of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper has taken another step forward with the announced retirement of Madam Justice Marie Deschamps. The 59-year-old judge’s imminent departure gives Mr. Harper his fifth opportunity to appoint someone to the nine-judge bench.”

And The Toronto Sun reports that “Deschamps to retire from Supreme Court.”

“Judge weighs multiple Guantanamo 9/11 trials”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Md. high court will not reverse DNA ruling; state officials plan Supreme Court challenge”: Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article that begins, “Maryland’s highest court will not overturn — or even temporarily suspend — its ruling last month that prohibits DNA collection from those charged but not yet convicted in violent crimes and burglaries, authorities said Friday.”

“Obama may stay clear of court fight over Prop. 8”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Voting Rights Act upheld by appeals court”: The Shelby County (Ala.) Reporter has this local coverage of a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s ruling appears here, here, and here.

“Appeals Panel Weighs Question on Press Rights”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Charlie Savage has an article that begins, “At least two members of a three-judge federal appeals court panel appeared to express some skepticism on Friday about prosecutors’ request that they overturn a district judge’s order protecting a journalist from being forced to identify his confidential sources in the trial of a former Central Intelligence Agency officer.”

And Michael Calderone and Dan Froomkin of The Huffington Post report that “‘Reporter’s Privilege’ Under Fire From Obama Administration Amid Broader War On Leaks.”

“Justice Joan Orie Melvin to fight charges”: Paula Reed Ward has this article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The newspaper also contains an article headlined “A sudden halt to stellar career” and an editorial entitled “Justice on ice: Orie Melvin should resign to make the court whole.”

Today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review contains articles headlined “State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin hit with four felonies” and “Reform vow, legal career lifted Melvin to high court,” along with an editorial entitled “Charging Joan Orie Melvin: More’s the pity.”

And The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial entitled “Orie charges may help end some judicial elections.”