“Class Action Cases Get Top Court Review In Insurance Case”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court to review class-action case.”

And The Associated Press reports that “New case at high court aims to blunt class actions.”

“High court agrees to hear a long-time felon’s plea”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

“Appeals Court Revives Teacher’s Free-Speech Lawsuit”: At Education Week’s “School Law” blog, Mark Walsh has this post reporting on a ruling that Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Richard A. Posner’s Badly Confused Attack on Scalia/Garner”: Ed Whelan has this post today at National Review Online’s “Bench Memos” blog.

“Joint Infringement: Federal Circuit Changes the Law of Inducement.” At the “Patently-O” blog, Dennis Crouch has this post discussing an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

In recent posts of interest at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog: Yesterday, David Kravets had posts titled “TSA Denies Stonewalling Nude Body-Scanner Court Order” and “Warrantless Wiretap Victims Ask Court to Reconsider Letting Feds Spy Illegally.”

“Justice Orie Melvin should not get salary, judicial panel rules”: In today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Paula Reed Ward has an article that begins, “The Court of Judicial Discipline, citing conduct ‘so egregious,’ ruled Thursday that suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin should not receive pay as she awaits the outcome of criminal charges against her.”

“Texas Election Maps To Be Debated After ID Law Rejected”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “The Texas districts from which voters will elect congressional and state representatives will be argued today before a three-judge panel, one day after the state’s law requiring voters to have photo identification was rejected by a different court in Washington.”

“Court grants two more cases”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Does defendant’s sentence of 25 years to life under the three strikes law for failing to update his sex offender registration within five days of his birthday constitute cruel and unusual punishment?” The Supreme Court of California answered “no” in a decision issued today.

“Federal court strikes down Texas voter identification law”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Charlie Savage and Manny Fernandez of The New York Times have a news update headlined “Court Blocks Texas Voter ID Law, Citing Racial Impact.”

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Texas voter ID law is blocked.”

Chuck Lindell and Mike Ward of The Austin American-Statesman have a blog post titled “Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law.”

The San Antonio Express-News has an update headlined “Judges block Texas voter ID law.”

The Associated Press reports that “Federal court rejects new Texas voter photo ID law.”

Reuters reports that “U.S. federal court blocks Texas voter ID law.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Texas Voter Photo-ID Law Thrown Out By U.S. Judges’ Panel.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “D.C. Federal Court Unanimously Rules Against Texas Voter ID Law.”

You can access yesterday’s opinion of a three-judge court of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“Photo library can license Marilyn Monroe images, court rules”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Judicial vacancies adversely affect Midlanders”: Carol Bloch and Jan Schneiderman have this op-ed today in The Omaha World-Herald.

“Sixth Circuit Affirms Conviction for Threat Posted to YouTube — US v. Jeffries”: Venkat Balasubramani had this post yesterday at the “Technology & Marketing Law Blog” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued on Monday.

The decision is also noteworthy because the judge who wrote the opinion on behalf of the unanimous three-judge panel also issued a separate dubitante opinion.

“Circuit Split Watch: When Sanctioned Attorneys Can’t Pay.” Michelle Olsen has this post today at her “Appellate Daily” blog.

“Full-Court Press: State’s highest court can’t afford 3-3 deadlock.” This editorial appears today in The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

And in potentially related news, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined “ACLU: Court applied wrong standard in approving voter ID law.”

Programming note: Additional posts will appear here this evening.

“For his troubles, Embody has done something rare: He has taken a position on the Second and Fourth Amendment that unites the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Second Amendment Foundation.” So writes Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton in an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

The Sixth Circuit speaks about raising too many issues on appeal: A decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today begins, “When a party comes to us with nine grounds for reversing the district court, that usually means there are none.”

“Judge Urges 9th Circuit to Reconsider its Position in ‘Severe’ Split Over Laches Defense in Copyright Cases”: Nicholas J. Wagoner has this post today at the “Circuit Splits” blog.

“Appeals Court Backs Student Religious Club”: At the “School Law” blog of Education Week, Mark Walsh has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“News execs can sue Arpaio for arrest, court rules”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Bloomberg News reports that “Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio Must Face Lawsuit, Court Says.”

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

“The Triumph of the Text: In ‘Reading Law,’ Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writer Bryan A. Garner argue for paying close attention to the original meaning of the words in the Constitution and other legal documents.” David B. Rivkin Jr. has this book review today in The Wall Street Journal.

And online at The New Republic, Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has a review of the book headlined “The Spirit Killeth, but the Letter Giveth Life.”

In the September 2012 issue of ABA Journal magazine: John Gibeaut has an article headlined “Marriage Proposal: Court May Weigh Levels of Scrutiny for Same-Sex Couples.”

Lorelei Laird has an article headlined “Pricing Amy: Should Those Who Download Child Pornography Pay the Victims?”

And Bryan A. Garner has an article headlined “Kagan’s Teachers: 9th Justice Talks About Her Influences in Writing, Reading and Reasoning.” The magazine has also posted online the “Full Transcript of Bryan A. Garner’s Interview with Elena Kagan.”

“A Star Is Born: Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, Coming To A Movie Theater Near You.” David Lat has this post today at “Above the Law.”

“Split court upholds 30-year sentence for coach in ‘sexting’ case”: Reuters has this report.

And The New York Law Journal reports that “Split Panel Upholds Coach’s 30-Year Term on Child Porn Charges.”

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

“Texas redistricting plan denied preclearance; Abbott will appeal”: Chuck Lindell has this article today in The Austin American-Statesman.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Texas redistricting discriminates against minorities, federal court says.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Court rejects Texas legislative districts as discriminatory; The ruling, if upheld on appeal, will force Texas lawmakers to redraw the districts for Congress and the state Legislature so as to elect a greater number of minorities.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Texas Redistricting Hit Minorities, Court Rules.”

The New York Times reports that “Federal Court Finds Texas Voting Maps Discriminatory.”

The San Antonio Express-News reports that “Texas redistricting plan ruled illegal.”

And The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that “Federal judges overturn Texas redistricting maps.”

You can access yesterday’s opinion of a three-judge court of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“What the Supreme Court Did This Summer: Do the justices really deserve a three-month vacation?” Law professor Amanda Frost has this essay online at Slate.

Programming note: As has been the case in each of the past ten years of this blog’s existence, in the last few weeks of August I go on vacation. As a result, new posts cease to appear here for a little while.

Because this time next year my son will be heading off to college, this year’s vacation will include visiting seven colleges and seeing my first Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

Additional posts will appear here on Wednesday, August 29th.

“Indians Filing Cobell Appeals with US Supreme Court”: Indian Country Today has this report, along with an article headlined “Inside Kimberly Craven’s Cobell Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Fate of Pennsylvania’s voter ID law rests in the hands of 6 state Supreme Court justices”: This article appears today in The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

“State says it can’t reduce inmate total”: Bob Egelko has a news update that begins, “California officials, under U.S. Supreme Court orders to lower the population of its crowded prisons by 33,000 to bring a shoddy health care system up to constitutional standards, say they can’t comply and shouldn’t have to.”

“Iowa judge likely to avoid politics despite pressure”: Today’s edition of The Quad-City Times of Davenport, Iowa contains an article that begins, “Despite two groups actively seeking his ouster from Iowa’s highest court, Justice David Wiggins seems content to let others pick up his political fight.”

“Pa. lawyers pay judges travel costs; Most justices accepted money from attorneys to attend conferences, records show”: This article appears today in The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

In addition, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has posted online short profiles of each of the seven Justices on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. You can access the profiles here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

“Leaks at the Supreme Court: It would be an ethical violation for a law clerk to divulge court secrets to the press, even at the behest of a justice.” Todd C. Peppers will have this essay in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.