“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.”