“Industry groups seek court rehearing over GHG regulations”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

“None of the Supreme Court Justices Has Battle Experience”: Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Hawaii at a time like this? Judges’ trip to Maui raises eyebrows.” This article appeared Saturday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Supreme Court to hear international child custody dispute”: Jonathan Stempel and Terry Baynes of Reuters have this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court grants one new case.”

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

“California unlikely to meet prison crowding reduction requirement; An early plunge in the prison population to address a court order has leveled off; Federal jurists have asked the state to come up with an early release plan or other ideas to reduce its prison population”: This article will appear Monday in The Los Angeles Times.

“When is a campaign contribution a bribe?” Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

“Supreme Court ruling leaves Jefferson County capital murder cases in limbo”: The Birmingham News today has an article that begins, “The Jefferson County capital murder trial of an Ensley teen charged at age 16 has been delayed as Alabama courts grapple with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned mandatory no-parole sentences for juvenile killers.”

“Kansas, Nebraska head to court over years-old water dispute”: The Wichita Eagle has an article that begins, “Kansas and Nebraska are continuing their fight for water in the Republican River Basin. On Monday, the two states will begin a trial in Portland, Maine, before a special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“High court case looks at affirmative action at universities”: Melanie Eversley will have this article in Monday’s edition of USA Today.

“Iowa Supreme Court’s Wiggins must go, too, foes say; Bid begins to oust another who found marriage law illegal”: Today’s edition of The Des Moines Register contains an article that begins, “A socially conservative political rally at a Waukee church Saturday served as the kickoff for a renewed effort to throw out the Iowa Supreme Court justices who made same-sex marriage legal.”

And The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports today that “Vander Plaats launches effort to oust another Supreme Court justice.”

“A chief justice’s time to eschew partisanship?” Columnist Michael Smerconish has this op-ed today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Public faces barriers in accessing Canadian courts, chief justice says”: The Globe and Mail of Toronto has an article that begins, “The chief justice of Canada’s Supreme Court says the legal system risks a loss of public faith unless barriers to public access to the courts, especially for civil matters, are lowered.”

“Illegal immigration battle heads back to court”: Today’s edition of The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania contains an article that begins, “Lawyers on both sides of an immigration battle that propelled Hazleton into the national spotlight nearly six years ago will base testimony on court rulings from related disputes in Arizona and Farmers Branch, Texas, when the case resumes Wednesday in federal appeals court.”

“Tribes want new powers to prosecute non-Indians”: Rob Hotakainen of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Drones in the sky over America.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Supreme Court To Decide Whether Floating House Is Really A Boat”: Daniel Fisher has this blog post at Forbes.com.

“GOVERNINGWorks Interviews: Tom Goldstein.” You can access online the first four parts of an interview with the publisher of “SCOTUSblog.” The segments are titled “That Guy With the Web Site“; “SCOTUSblog–Without Papers“; “Courting Media“; and “To Your Health.” Part five of the interview is scheduled to appear next Tuesday.

“Child Pornography and the Restitution Revolution”: Cortney Lollar has posted this article online at SSRN (via “Sentencing Law and Policy“).

“Judge Susie Morgan tells lawyers trying to thwart Bernette Johnson suit that they don’t represent ‘the State'”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has an article that begins, “U.S District Court Judge Susie Morgan ruled Friday that it does not appear to her that the New Orleans lawyers seeking to intervene on behalf of the state in the matter of Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson’s claim to be the next chief justice do, in fact, represent the state.”

“Sanders holding on to 2nd place in state Supreme Court race”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Former Justice Richard Sanders’ bid to return to the Washington Supreme Court is still alive.”

“Judge blocks same-sex marriages”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “Ruling that the Supreme Court settled the issue forty years ago, a federal judge in Hawaii has declared that same-sex couples do not have a constitutional right to get married.”

“Ex-Judges, Prosecutors Join Fight Over Prosecutorial Misconduct”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post that begins, “More than 50 former federal judges and prosecutors are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a dispute over alleged government misconduct, taking a position in the case against the Justice Department.”

You can view the amicus brief at this link.

“Test ahead for U.S. law limiting gun-seller liability”: Andrew Longstreth of Reuters has an article which reports that “A 2005 law that protects the gun industry from certain lawsuits has been challenged in Alaska in case that may give gun-control activists their next chance to test the law before the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Justice Scalia Writes How-to Read Guide for Interpreting the Law”: This interview with Justice Antonin Scalia appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of The PBS NewsHour.

“Court defies Congress, heads to Hawaiian junket”: The Washington (D.C.) Examiner has this report.

You can view the schedule for the conference at this link.

“African hair braider gets federal court win; Centerville woman says she’s ready to get back to work”: In today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune, Brooke Adams has an article that begins, “A federal judge said Wednesday the state’s demand that an African hair braider get a cosmetology license was unconstitutional since most of the training required is ‘irrelevant’ to her home-based service. In ruling in favor of Jestina Clayton, U.S. District Court Judge David Sam cited a 1915 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that held the right to work for a living in common, community-based occupations is the ‘very essence of the personal freedom and opportunity’ protected by the U.S. Constitution.”

And today’s edition of The Deseret News contains an article headlined “Court ruling: Centerville woman has a right to braid hair without a cosmetology license.”

You can access Wednesday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah at this link.

“Parnell appoints Anchorage lawyer to state Supreme Court; Anchorage’s Maassen selected to fill slot on Alaska top bench”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed an Anchorage lawyer to the state Supreme Court to replace a justice recently named to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

You can access the news release announcing the appointment at this link.

“Halligan’s nomination for DC Circuit blocked again”: Reuters has this report.

“Jane Roberts, Chief Justice John Roberts’ Spouse, Breaks The Mold Of Supreme Court Wives”: Christina Wilkie of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Racial Preference in Austin: The University of Texas goes to great lengths to disguise the role of race in admissions.” John S. Rosenberg has this essay today at National Review Online.

“Wal-Mart beats janitors’ appeal on immigration, lockups”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Mass. high court: What judges think is protected by state and federal constitution.” John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “The state’s highest court said today that judges cannot be forced to disclose to ethics investigators what they were thinking when they made their rulings, a decision that creates a ‘judicial deliberative privilege’ in Massachusetts for the first time.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

“New Study Finds Obama Had Some Success with Circuit Court Nominees”: Todd Ruger has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

My earlier coverage of the study can be accessed here.

“Supreme court throws out million-dollar award over Gophers job; Coach candidate not entitled to protection under law, justices say; The ruling vacates the jury award to Jimmy Williams, saying the U owed no duty of care”: The Minneapolis Star Tribune contains this article today.

And Minnesota Daily reports that “Supreme Court overturns $1 million award to Williams.”

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

“Judge rejects lawsuit attempting to remove justices from ballot; An attempt by a conservative legal group to get three justices thrown off the ballot, and the court, gets halted when a circuit judge rejects the lawsuit”: This article appears today in The Miami Herald.

The Palm Beach Post reports today that “Judge dismisses lawsuit trying to throw 3 Florida Supreme Court justices off ballot.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Suit to kick Florida justices off ballot dismissed.”