“Supreme Court declines Guantanamo detainee appeals”: Robert Barnes will have this article Tuesday in The Washington Post.

And in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article headlined “High Court Won’t Hear 7 Guantanamo Appeals.”

“Senate Defeats a Block on Ninth Circuit Nominee, Making Confirmation Likely”: Todd Ruger has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

And The Hill has a blog post titled “Senate votes to end debate on Hurwitz nomination.”

You can access the official roll call vote tally on the cloture motion by clicking here.

“SG deputy chosen for judgeship”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Today, the White House issued a news release headlined “President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.”

“O’Connor and Her Clerk”: Jeffrey Toobin has this blog post at The New Yorker.

“Super PAC Mania: Super PACs bankrolled by a relatively small number of multimillionaires have changed the landscape of this year’s presidential race; How did we get here, and what can we expect from future elections held in the era of super PACs?” Robert Barnes has this article in the Spring 2012 issue of Columbia Law School Magazine.

“US Supreme Court reinstates Ky. death sentence”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court declines case accusing Donald Rumsfeld of torture; The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal arguing the US government violated the constitutional rights of citizen Jose Padilla by detaining and subjecting him to harsh interrogation as an enemy combatant suspected of having links to Al Qaeda”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Obama Nominates Two for U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit”: Matthew Huisman has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Artist Daniel Moore wins key issues in appeals case over Alabama paintings”: The Birmingham News has this update.

And Terry Baynes of Reuters reports that “Artist scores partial win in appeal over football images.”

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

“Justices Decline to Hear Appeals by Guantanamo Detainees”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court turns down appeals from Guantanamo Bay detainees.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court deals blow to Guantanamo prisoners challenging their detention; Supreme Court refuses, without comment, to take up multiple appeals examining whether Guantanamo detainees have a ‘meaninful opportunity’ to challenge the legality of their detention.”

“Federal ban on job bias still eludes gay rights groups”: Curtis Tate of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

“New SCOTUS brief: Keep international human rights cases in U.S. courts.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“D.C. Circuit 1, Guantanamo Bar 0?” Steve Vladeck has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“ObamaCare on Trial: The libertarian legal movement threatens Barack Obama’s signature law.” Damon W. Root has this cover story in the July 2012 issue of Reason magazine.

James Vicini of Reuters is reporting: He has articles headlined “U.S. top court rejects appeals by Guantanamo prisoners“; “U.S. top court rejects Padilla torture lawsuit appeal“; and “U.S. high court to hear Amgen securities lawsuit case.”

“Haynsworth was no Carswell: Against their ‘mindless misjoinder.'” Kevin C. Walsh has this post at his “walshslaw” blog.

“Court’s promise is no guarantee”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Mystery of Citizens United Sequel Is Format, Not Ending”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Obama Nominates Two to Appeals Court”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has a blog post that begins, “President Obama on Monday has nominated two lawyers to fill vacancies on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a powerful panel to which he has so far been unable to appoint any new judges since taking office.”

“Supreme Court Rejects ‘Dirty Bomber’ Case”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Justices Decline Review of Religious Speech Case”: Mark Walsh has this post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.

“Supreme Court Declines Guantanamo Bay Cases: It’s Been 4 Years Of Silence.” Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Dissing the Court Bears a Poisonous Fruit of Distrust”: Today at the “Jost on Justice” blog, Kenneth Jost has a post that begins, “Alex Kozinski had served as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Claims in Washington for two years in 1984 when he decided he wanted a change of jobs and locations.”

My related earlier coverage can be accessed here.

“Health Care Decision Hinges On A Crucial Clause”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“The Scales of Intimidation: Does the Supreme Court feel threatened, intimidated, or harassed by the press?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Access online today’s Order List and ruling in an argued case of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link. The Court granted review today in two cases.

Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Elgin v. Department of Treasury, No. 11-45. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

The Court today also issued a per curiam summary reversal in Parker v. Matthews, No. 11-845. The Court’s unanimous opinion begins, “In this habeas case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit set aside two 29-year-old murder convictions based on the flimsiest of rationales.”

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court turns down new Guantanamo appeals“; “Court says judges can’t decide draft complaint“; “Court won’t get back into firefighter disputes“; “Court won’t hear Padilla appeal“; and “Court refuses to hear ‘birther’ argument again.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court bypasses all new detainee cases.”

“Shariah charade: The bogus threat of Islamic law in the U.S.” Columnist Steve Chapman had this op-ed yesterday in The Chicago Tribune.

“Circuits Split Over Discretionary Function Exception’s Burden of Proof”: Nicholas J. Wagoner has this post today at the “Circuit Splits” blog.

“Benched: The Supreme Court and the struggle for judicial independence.” Jill Lepore has this “A Critic at Large” essay in the June 18, 2012 issue of The New Yorker.

“What price is N.J.’s judiciary system paying for Gov. Christie’s battle with Senate Dems?” MaryAnn Spoto has this article today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

“Texas prepares for court over voter ID law”: In today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News, Gary Martin has an article that begins, “Texas is preparing for a legal showdown next month in federal court over a new voter photo ID law passed by the Legislature. The law was blocked by the Justice Department over claims that it discriminates against minority voters.”

“The Supreme Court Has a Legitimacy Crisis, But Not For the Reason You Think”: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online at The New Republic.