“Same-sex marriage II: The arguments for.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Press Clips”: Linda Greenhouse has this post today at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“To Frisk or Dive for Cover”: At her “Trial Inside” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post that begins, “Chief Judge Alex Kozinski doesn’t usually mince words in his appellate opinions. He really doesn’t mince them in his dissent today from a decision suppressing marijuana found taped under a defendant’s clothes.”

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

“Senator Backs Away from ‘No’ Vote Policy on Obama Judicial Nominees”: Todd Ruger has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Six appeals filed in ‘Taj Mahal’ art case”: The Tampa Bay Times has a news update that begins, “The Florida Supreme Court has assigned the 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach to hear appeals in a squabble over an unpaid $357,000 bill for framed photos ordered for the new 1st District Court of Appeal building in Tallahassee.”

“U.S. appeals court grants emergency halt on Argentine bond payment”: Reuters has this report.

“Crazy Making: The Supreme Court is wrong to let Idaho have no insanity defense.” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Obama determined to fill federal judgeships; The president plans to fight for Senate confirmation of his judicial nominees”: Richard Wolf will have this article Thursday in USA Today.

“Leak of Traffic Court report stirs fury in Pa. high court”: Craig R. McCoy has this article today in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The newspaper also contains a related article headlined “Philadelphia judges could face discipline in Traffic Court probe.”