“Aging Supreme Court justices may open seats for next president”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

“Justices weigh human rights claims against Shell”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument recap: In search of an ATS compromise.”

“5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gets first black chief judge”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at the “Tex Parte Blog” of Texas Lawyer, John Council has a post titled “Scarlet robe handed down to 5th Circuit’s new chief judge, a friend of the late jurist who originated the tradition.”

“Court seems unclear on house versus boat question”: The Associated Press has this report.

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Lozman v. Riviera Beach, No. 11-626.

“High court begins new term with human rights case”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court may narrow law in human rights cases.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Human-Rights Suits May Be Limited in Top Court Shell Case.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., No. 10-1491.

“Health Care Case Is Seen as Helping Law but Hurting Court”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column Tuesday in The New York Times.

Eighth Circuit opinion issued today contains helpful chart listing details of “Eighth Circuit cases on the constitutionality of punitive damages after BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore“: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link. In the decision, the Eighth Circuit also holds that a religious organization’s acts of beating and threatening of people are not protected by the First Amendment.

“Human rights in focus at U.S. Supreme Court”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s 88-page Order List at this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases, but the Court did request the views of the Solicitor General in three cases.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court rejects Wash. top-2 primary appeal“; “Court won’t get involved in Minn. elections fight“; “Court won’t hear anti-gay marriage group appeal“; “Court won’t hear challenge in Neb. abortion case“; “High court rejects challenge to roadless rule“; and “High court won’t hear wife’s appeal in murder case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “New look at health care?”

“Class-Action Lawyers Face Triple Threat At Supreme Court”: Daniel Fisher has this blog post at Forbes.com.

“How a rogue appeals court wrecked the patent system: Federal Circuit Appeals Court marks 30 years of spreading the ‘patent gospel.'” Timothy B. Lee has this blog post at “Ars Technica.”

“President Barack Obama has heavily influenced federal courts in Bay Area”: Howard Mintz has this Ninth Circuit-related article today in The San Jose Mercury News.

“Floating home or vessel? South Florida man’s case going before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Supreme Court will hear a S. Fla. case whose outcome will have wide implications for those who live and work on the water.” The Miami Herald has this report.

“Court Weighs Same-Sex to Race-Related Laws Following Obamacare”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Will court open with bad blood? Last term ended with contentious health care ruling; But justices won’t let animosity, as with Congress, infect them,” Tony Mauro has this op-ed today in USA Today.

“Lord Neuberger to be sworn in as new Supreme Court President”: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued this news release today.

“Another Big Supreme Court Term On The Docket”: Yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” contained this audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg.

And the start of the U.S. Supreme Court‘s October Term 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of “SCOTUSblog.”

“Election’s winner may shape Supreme Court; Vacancies likely within next 4 years”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

And Bill Mears of CNN.com has items headlined “Supreme Court possibilities if Obama is reelected” and “Supreme Court possibilities if Romney wins election.”