“Hey, Liberals, Stop Being So Mean to John Roberts!” Nan Aron has this essay online at The Huffington Post.

“DOJ appeals injunction on import of death penalty drug”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Appeals court reverses decision on Fargo Ten Commandments monument”: The Forum of Fargo, North Dakota has this news update.

Terry Baynes of Reuters reports that “8th Circuit revives Ten Commandments challenge.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court says ND group’s lawsuit on Fargo Ten Commandments monument should move forward.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Eighth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Robbins Geller Partner Sanford Svetcov is Alive and Kicking”: Scott Graham of The Recorder has this report.

“Brownback signs bill that caused sharia flap”: The Topeka Capital-Journal has this news update.

The Kansas City Star has a news update headlined “Brownback signs bills outlawing foreign laws in courts.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Kan. gov. signs measure blocking Islamic law.”

“High Court Shouldn’t Hear Madoff Investor Appeal, SEC Say”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“FDA Is Appealing Court Bar To Drug Used In Executions”: Tom Schoenberg of Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is appealing a federal judge’s order that banned the importation of sodium thiopental and its use in executions.”

“6th Circuit shifts test for disability discrimination”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report on a ruling that Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton issued today on behalf of the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

“UVa law group files federal suit on limits of women in combat”: This article appears today in The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Virginian-Pilot reports today that “Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Female Soldiers Sue U.S. In Challenge To Combat Limits.”

The Associated Press reports that “2 female Army officers sue to reverse combat ban.”

Yesterday, the University of Virginia School of Law issued a news release headlined “Students, Professor Help File Lawsuit on Behalf of Plaintiffs Seeking to Overturn Military Ban on Women in Combat.” You can access a copy of the complaint initiating suit at this link.

“Tony Mauro, U.S. Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal, was elected Steering Committee chairman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press at its biannual meeting this week.” You can access the complete press release at this link.

“Vote on Oklahoma judicial nominees delayed by GOP; Robert E. Bacharach and John E. Dowdell will get another chance on June 7 for a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee”: Chris Casteel has this article today in The Oklahoman.

“Federal appeals court kicks Tribune’s lawsuit against U. of I. to state court; Newspaper seeks to identify parents of applicants who got preferential treatment”: This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune.

Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issued yesterday’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Did a city commission’s adoption of an ordinance that countermanded the commission’s earlier decision to remove from municipal property a Ten Commandments monument imbue the monument with an impermissible religious symbolism that had earlier been judicially declared not to exist? A Ten Commandments monument that the Fraternal Order of Eagles donated to the City of Fargo in 1958 is the subject of a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“Texas toast,” on appeal: One might expect that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit would be the federal appellate court to decide an appeal concerning “Texas toast.” Be that as it may, today’s ruling on the subject issued from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

“Pom Uses Ad to Answer Judge’s Order”: The New York Times has this news update.

“Defense of Marriage Act: 2nd judge overturns law.” Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Bay City News Service reports that “Judge strikes down Defense of Marriage Act provision in state employees’ case.”

And Chris Geidner has a blog post titled “Federal Judge Rules DOMA, Tax Code Force Unconstitutional Treatment For Same-Sex Couples.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at this link.

“John Edwards verdict could become part of Citizens United backlash; A diverse panel of North Carolinians is currently considering whether John Edwards committed campaign fraud in 2008, but the verdict could also reverberate nationally if it is at odds with the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United ruling”: The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Gov. Christie’s N.J. Supreme Court nominee: Is he best for the job?” This editorial appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

Indian Country Today is reporting: The publication has articles headlined “Senate Carcieri Report Blames Supreme Court for Mess in Indian Country” and “Supreme Court Sets Date in Ward Churchill Case for June 7.”

“The Liberal Legal Meltdown Over ObamaCare: If supporters of mandatory insurance were as confident of its merits as they claim to be, they would offer legal arguments, not moral accusations.” Law professor Michael W. McConnell has this op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text via Google News.

“Sisters’ Woes Jolt Pittsburgh; Probes Entangle Supreme Court Justice, State Senator, Both of Prominent Family”: This article appeared Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal.

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, law professor Bruce Ledewitz has an op-ed entitled “High court’s suspension of Orie Melvin is dubious.”

“Prosecutors urge Guantanamo judge not to split up 9/11 trial; The war court prosecutor says early pre-trial scheduling conflicts don’t necessitate splitting up the trial of five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this news update.

“Gov. Christie criticizes state senator amid Supreme Court nominee issue”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger has this news update.

“Supreme Court says double jeopardy does not protect against murder retrial”: Robert Barnes will have this article Friday in The Washington Post.

And in Friday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage will have an article headlined “Supreme Court limits protection against double jeopardy; Justices rule that a jury’s unanimous but tentative vote to acquit a defendant on some charges does not count as a verdict; It means an Arkansas man can be retried.”

“A Way Out of the Same-Sex Marriage Mess”: Law professor Mae Kuykendall has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“Smoky transformer fire forces evacuation of federal courthouse in Boston; building will remain closed Friday”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

The home page of the web site of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit contains a message across the top of the page stating that “The Moakley Courthouse will be closed Friday, May 25. A fire emergency has occurred in the Courthouse.”

“U.S. Supreme Court denies request for stay in Pleau case”: The Providence (R.I.) Journal has this news update.

“Obama admin. asks justices not to take up logging-road case”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“High court upholds record Lemon Law award”: Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update that begins, “Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a $482,000 verdict against Mercedes-Benz that likely will be the largest such award in state Lemon Law history, once interest and fees are added.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Wis. Supreme Court upholds lemon law verdict.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.

“Charges Jury Rejected Can Be Retried, Justices Say”: Adam Liptak will have this article Friday in The New York Times.

“Conservatives worry that John Roberts will ‘go wobbly’ on ‘Obamacare'”: Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Supreme Court Allows Arkansas Second Shot At Murder Trial In Double Jeopardy Dispute”: Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Double jeopardy issue: High court OKs some trials after acquittal.”

And Peter Urban of Stephens Washington Bureau has an article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court: Jacksonville man can be tried again.”

“Mortgage Closing Overcharge Suits Curbed By High Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Supreme Court allows murder retrial after jury deadlock”: James Vicini of Reuters has this report.

“Anthony misjudged a curve in the road and, perhaps, his ability to operate a motorcycle after consuming alcohol. LINA’s attempts to define this accident as something else are unavailing and an abuse of its discretion.” An insurance company’s denial of accidental death benefits under a life insurance policy governed by ERISA gives rise to a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.