“State courts struggle with Supreme Court ruling on young killers; The Miller v. Alabama decision banned automatic life prison terms without chance of parole for minors convicted of murders”: The Miami Herald has this report.

“Coffey dies; was municipal, circuit and appeals court judge”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an obituary that begins, “John L. Coffey, whose judicial career spanned nearly 60 years, died Saturday of congestive heart failure. He was 90.”

And the State Bar of Wisconsin has posted online a news item headlined “Hon. John L. Coffey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Dies at 90.”

“Kline disciplinary case goes before Kansas Supreme Court; Panel recommends Kline suspension, disciplinary office wants disbarment”: This article appears today in The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“Remembering Betty Fletcher, 1923-2012”: The Recorder has posted online these remarks from Senior Ninth Circuit Judge Dorothy Nelson.

“Supreme Court: No Invitation for President Obama.” Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

“In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president.” Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has this essay online at Slate.

“Beating Back the War on Judges: Voters rejected the crusade to politicize the courts.” Bert Brandenburg has this essay online at Slate.

“Case Asks When New Evidence Means a New Trial”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Mojave Desert: Cross stands again.” Today’s edition of The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, California contains an article that begins, “After more than a decade of First Amendment court battles, a cross stands again in the Mojave National Preserve, for the first time with the legal blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Veterans resurrect cross at Calif. desert site.”

“Study: U.S. judges’ criminal caseloads vary widely.” The Associated Press has this report on a study issued yesterday.

“Gay Marriage and Marijuana Are Coming to the Court”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“What did Supreme Court hear about same-sex marriage on Election Day?” Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

“Condoms and Content-Based Discrimination: The First Amendment Implications of ‘The Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act.'” Antonio M. Haynes has this essay online at Justia.com’s Verdict.