“He’s Watching That, in Public? Pornography Takes Next Seat.” This front page article appears today in The New York Times.

“Federal Appeals Court upholds Georgia ban on guns in ‘places of worship'”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“Federal Circuit Weighs New Precedent in Human Gene Patentability Case”: Zoe Tillman has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

And at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Brent Kendall has a post titled “Judges Hold the Line on Gene Patents.”

“Court revives FBI supervisor’s bias complaint”: Pete Yost of The Associated Press has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “D.C. Circuit Revives FBI Agent’s Discrimination Claim Against Bureau.”

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

“A Bigger Victory Than We Knew”: In the August 16, 2012 issue of The New York Review of Books, Ronald Dworkin will have an essay that begins, “Above all, we should celebrate. The Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, has left President Obama’s Affordable Care Act almost entirely intact.”

“EPA Sulfur Dioxide Rules Upheld By U.S. Court Of Appeals”: Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

Update: In other coverage, Pete Yost of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court rejects challenge to clean air rule.”

Billy Preston minus Syreeta equals concurring opinion mention: A one paragraph concurring opinion that Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown issued today begins:

An old song laments that “nothing from nothing leaves nothing.” Billy Preston, Nothing from Nothing, on The Kids and Me (A&M Records 1974). Logically, it should follow that nothing plus nothing leads to the same result. But, in the rarefied atmosphere of attorneys’ fees litigation and in light of this Court’s divided decision in New Jersey v. EPA, 663 F.3d 1279 (D.C. Cir. 2011), nothing times nothing is apparently worth a great deal.

You can access today’s complete D.C. Circuit ruling at this link.

“Oklahoma legal leaders urge Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe to seek vote on state’s judicial nominee; Senate Republicans are blocking votes for nominees to federal appeals courts, and leaders in Oklahoma’s legal community want the state’s GOP senators to intervene for Robert E. Bacharach”: This article appears today in The Oklahoman.

“Book Says Supreme Court Gig Crashed Sonia Sotomayor’s Personal Life”: U.S. News & World Report has this blog post.

“Justice Roberts issues order in Wicomico case; Suspect’s DNA collection contested in 2003 rape”: This article appears today in The Daily Times of Salisbury, Maryland.

And The Baltimore Sun has a blog post titled “Maryland law enforcement agencies resume DNA collections; After temporary order from chief justice, local police continue practice.”

“Lawyers for ex-Ill. governor before appeals court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Bayou Blues”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “An ugly fight about who should be the Louisiana Supreme Court’s next chief justice is an unsettling example of how power can trample voting rights even where they should be sacrosanct.”

“Juries in New Jersey to Get Warning on Eyewitnesses”: This article will appear Friday in The New York Times.

“Bonds Wasn’t Just ‘Rambling,’ He Was Lying, U.S. Says”: As the “Legal Pad” blog of The Recorder, Scott Graham has a post that begins, “The U.S. government is still calling Barry Bonds a liar.”

You can access at this link the Brief for Appellee that federal prosecutors filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Tonight, inside the Supreme Court, a rare and exclusive interview with the longest serving justice, Antonin Scalia.” So begins the interview transcript, which CNN has posted at this link.

“A Philadelphia justice who foreshadowed John Roberts”: Nicolaus Mills has this op-ed today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Language is loser in ‘Obamacare’ ruling”: Chris Mondics’ “Law Review” column in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer begins, “In his stocking feet, lawyer Paul Clement couldn’t be more than 5′ 10″. But in the world of conservative jurisprudence, he plays the role of a seven foot center.”

“Peterson appeal may be helped by ruling”: In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “Scott Peterson’s prospects for overturning his death sentence may have improved this week.”

“Court tells Disneyland to study use of Segways by park visitors; Appeals panel overturns lower court’s decision in favor of Disney in lawsuit by disabled woman who was refused permission to use the two-wheeled device”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Disney must let disabled mom use Segway.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court tells Disneyland to study Segway use.”

At her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “The Mouse on a Segway?”

And at his “Disability Law” blog, Samuel Bagenstos has a post titled “‘Segways at Disneyland? Could Happen.’”

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Scalia Says He Had No ‘Falling Out’ With Chief Justice”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Scalia dismisses talk of internal court rancor.”

Reuters reports that “Scalia says no fallout with Roberts over healthcare decision.”

National Journal reports that “Scalia Defends ‘Citizens United,’ Reflects on Term in Rare TV Appearance.”

And The Hill has a report headlined “Scalia, on healthcare ruling: ‘I haven’t had a falling out with Justice Roberts.’”

“Public’s Opinion of Supreme Court Drops After Health Care Law Decision”: Adam Liptak and Allison Kopicki will have this article Thursday in The New York Times.

“Scalia says no ‘falling out’ with Roberts”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Scalia Says He Had No ‘Falling-Out’ With Roberts On Health Care.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Scalia says he’s not feuding with Roberts.”

“State Attorney General Kamala Harris backs undocumented immigrant’s law license bid”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an update that begins, “California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Wednesday sided with an undocumented immigrant’s bid to become a lawyer, telling the state Supreme Court that the law school graduate has a legal right to get his license to practice.”

“Poll: John Roberts more popular among liberals than conservatives.” CBS News has this report.

“Lawsuit filed for girl injured by foul ball at Braves game”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this news update.

“Roberts: Maryland can resume DNA collection.” The Associated Press has this report.

Update: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “DNA ruling blocked, for now.”

“Scalia Plans Book Tour, Interview”: Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.

Seventh Circuit affirms rejection of flight attendant’s Federal Tort Claims Act suit alleging that the U.S. government was responsible for injuries she sustained while working on a commercial airline flight that encountered severe turbulence: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Melvin seeks hefty file on former employees”: In today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Paula Reed Ward has an article that begins, “Attorneys for a variety of Pennsylvania court administrators believe a request by state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin to turn over a slew of records relating to employment, bookkeeping, expenses and policies is not only overbroad but outside the scope of her preliminary hearing scheduled for July 30.”

And in related coverage, today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer contains an article by Gina Passarella headlined “Orie Melvin Loses Bid for Recusal of Allegheny Co. Bench” (subscription required) reporting on an order that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued yesterday.

“Intention and the Canons of Legal Interpretation”: At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times, Stanley Fish has a post that begins, “Those who are still wondering why Chief Justice John G. Roberts voted as he did in NFIB v. Sebelius might find an answer (not necessarily the answer) in Antonin Scalia’s and Bryan A. Garner’s new book ….”

“Civil Rights Groups Seek To Stop Arizona Immigration Law”: Bloomberg News has this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Ariz. immigration law opponents file new offensive.”

And Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has a news update headlined “New effort by group to block SB 1070 provision.”

“States saying no to ‘Obamacare’ could see downside”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Scalia and Garner on statutory interpretation”: At the blog “LAWnLinguistics,” Neal Goldfarb has four posts about the new book. The posts are titled “Introduction“; “Prescriptivist Statutory Interpretation?“; “Syntactic ambiguity“; and “Three syntactic canons.”

“Justices Overturn Restitution Order to Estate as ‘Victim'”: Metropolitan News-Enterprise has a report that begins, “The state Supreme Court yesterday unanimously agreed with a drunk driver’s argument that the estate of the man he killed when he drove the wrong way on the freeway was not a ‘victim’ entitled to restitution.
The court overturned a $446,486 restitution award against Paul Dean Runyan in favor of the estate of Donald Benge, who left no heirs or relatives.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

“In Kiobel filings, human rights group queries AG Holder conflicts”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.