“Devine beats incumbent Justice Medina in GOP race for Texas Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Tea Party Favorite Wins Texas Runoff”: The New York Times has this news update reporting on former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz’s victory tonight.

And The Houston Chronicle has a news update headlined “Cruz beats Dewhurst.”

“Fifth Circuit Court grants a full rehearing on Farmers Branch ordinance and the impact of landmark Arizona ruling”: The Dallas Morning News has this blog post.

And at the “Tex Parte Blog” of Texas Lawyer, John Council has a post titled “En banc 5th Circuit will rehear controversial immigration case involving Farmers Branch ordinance.”

You can access at this link today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting rehearing en banc.

My earlier coverage of the original three-judge panel’s ruling can be accessed here.

“Orie Melvin headed to trial on seven of nine charges”: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update that begins, “Suspended State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin will stand trial on charges she illegally used her taxpayer-funded staff when she was still a Superior Court Judge to campaign for a seat on the high court in 2003 and again in 2009, a judge ruled Tuesday.”

Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined “Orie Melvin faces trial on seven counts; two dismissed.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin faces trial on campaign corruption charges.”

“Big money could arrive for N.C. Supreme Court race”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Missouri Supreme Court throws out medical malpractice caps”: The Kansas City Star has a news update that begins, “Caps on the amount of money a person can win in medical malpractice lawsuits are a violation of the right to a jury trial, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.”

You can access today’s 4-to-3 ruling of the Supreme Court of Missouri at this link.

“U.S. court revives suit involving Elvis memorabilia”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“Pet owners can’t sue for emotional distress if animal is killed, N.J. Supreme Court rules”: MaryAnn Spoto of The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update reporting on a decision that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued today.

And in other coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “NJ Court: Seeing pet mauled not same as kin slayed.”

“Richard Posner Gets It Wrong: Are there really too many patents in America?” Law professor Richard A. Epstein has this essay online at the “Defining Ideas” site of the Hoover Institution.

“Court denies appeal of circus family assault suit”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Congress Should Undo Supreme Court Privacy Decision, Panel Argues”: Todd Ruger has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Obama’s Unfinished Judicial Legacy”: Jeffrey Toobin has this blog post online today at The New Yorker.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports today that “Senate vote ends action on appeals court nominees before election.”

And today’s edition of The Oklahoman contains an editorial entitled “Confirmation of highly qualified 10th Circuit nominee left to languish some more.”

“Gay marriage ban backers seek Supreme Court review”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “‘Proposition 8′ defenders’ appeal filed.”

“Chief Justice Lets Maryland Continue to Collect DNA”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article headlined “For now, Md. police can take DNA from charged criminals, Supreme Court says.”

And The Daily Times of Salisbury, Maryland contains an article headlined “Justice Roberts: High court likely to take DNA case; Stay allows Md. law enforcement to continue collecting DNA.”

“Federal judge OKs law curbing AZ abortions after 20 weeks; Says it protects women’s health, ensures that fetuses feel no pain”: Howard Fischer has this article today in The Arizona Daily Star.

And The Arizona Republic reports today that “Judge to let Arizona’s abortion ban take effect.”

“Group appeals personhood ruling to U.S. Supreme Court”: The Oklahoman contains this article today.

And The Tulsa World reports today that “Group requests personhood appeal from U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Infinite Justice: The David Foster Wallace Connection to Scalia’s New Book.” This post appeared last week at WSJ.com’s “Speakeasy” blog.

“Voters to decide whether judges should pay more for benefits after swift action from Legislature”: MaryAnn Spoto has this article today in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger .

The Bergen County Record reports today that “NJ Legislature approves putting question on ballot about judge’s pensions, benefits.”

And The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article headlined “In bipartisan move, Legislature puts judges’ benefit contributions on the ballot.”

“Republican opposition in Senate kills move to confirm Oklahoman to appeals court post; The U.S. Senate failed to advance the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, an Oklahoma City magistrate, falling four votes short of breaking a Republican filibuster that has become presidential election-year custom”: This article appears today in The Oklahoman.

The Portland (Me.) Press Herald reports today that “Cape Elizabeth lawyer’s judicial nomination on hold; The Senate majority leader says a vote to seat William Kayatta is unlikely before Election Day.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Republicans block confirmation of Oklahoma judge.”

“Former clerks testify at Orie Melvin preliminary hearing”: Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update.

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “2 former employees say they did 2003 campaign work for Melvin.”

“Appeals Court Rules Heat Can Violate Prisoner Rights”: The Texas Tribune has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Roberts: Supreme Court may strike down Md. DNA ruling; Chief Justice extends stay to allow collection in Maryland.” The Baltimore Sun has this news update.

My earlier coverage of today’s in chambers opinion appears at this link.

“Oklahoma senators sideline themselves on judicial nomination vote; Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe supported the nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Bacharach, but voted ‘present,’ a move that allows them to vote without registering support or opposition”: The Oklahoman has a news update that begins, “With Oklahoma’s senators effectively sidelining themselves, the Senate failed Monday to advance an Oklahoma City magistrate past a Republican blockade and toward confirmation to a federal appeals court.”

Roll Call reports that “Senate Filibusters Oklahoma Judicial Nominee.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Todd Ruger has a post titled “Senate Blocks Tenth Circuit Nominee; Could Be Last Such Vote Until After Election.”

You can access the roll call vote tally of today’s failed cloture vote of the U.S. Senate at this link.

“Benchslap of the Day: Justice Scalia Pulls Rank on Judge Posner.” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“2nd Circuit rebuffs challenge to Buffalo firefighter test”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“1st Circuit slashes $30 million fee award in Audi class action”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued last Friday.

“5th Circuit says world-class trash talking not enough to prove sex discrimination”: John Council has this post today at the “Tex Parte Blog” of Texas Lawyer about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued last Friday.

“Judge says Arizona’s abortion ban can take effect”: The Associated Press has this report.

And in earlier coverage, today’s edition of The Arizona Republic contains a front page article headlined “Abortion law complicates fetal-defect cases; New limits put on abortions.”

“N.J. Legislature approves bill to let voters decide whether judges should pay more for benefits”: MaryAnn Spoto of The Newark Star-Ledger has a news update that begins, “In a stern rebuke of a state Supreme Court decision protecting Superior Court judges and Supreme Court justices from paying more into their pension and health benefits plans, the Senate and Assembly this morning passed a resolution that would allow lawmakers to bypass the ruling.”

And Reuters reports that “New Jersey lawmakers approve judicial pension measure.”

“High court lets controversial criminal DNA collection law stay in place for now”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “DNA testing may go on.”

You can access today’s in chambers opinion written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. at this link.

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “Roberts: Supreme Court likely to take Md. DNA case.”

And Terry Baynes and Jonathan Stempel of Reuters report that “Supreme Court may review case over DNA samples.”

“A Poor Excuse to Block Judges”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“Pennsylvania Supreme Court sees first 3-3 split since Melvin’s suspension”: Ben Present of The Legal Intelligencer has this article, in which I am mentioned, in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

And The Associated Press reports that “Preliminary hearing set for Pa. Justice Melvin.”

“Health insurance mandate faces huge resistance in Oklahoma”: Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article that begins, “The Supreme Court may have declared that the government can order Americans to get health insurance, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to sign up. Nowhere is that more evident than Oklahoma, a conservative state with an independent streak and a disdain for the strong arm of government. The state cannot even get residents to comply with car insurance laws; roughly a quarter of the drivers here lack it, one of the highest rates in the country.”

“Justice Scalia steps up criticism of healthcare ruling”: Reuters has this report.

And Bloomberg News reports that “Scalia Rebuffs Criticism Of Dissent In Immigration Case.”

C-SPAN has posted online the video and transcript of Justice Antonin Scalia’s appearance on yesterday’s broadcast of “Q&A.”

“N.J. lawmakers look to bypass court’s judge pension ruling in special session”: MaryAnn Spoto of The Newark Star-Ledger has this news update.