“Did the Founders’ Constitution Permit Federal Tort Reform?” Randy Barnett has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” linking to two contrasting views on the subject that you can access here and here.

Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc in case challenging ban that prohibits public television and radio stations from broadcasting paid political advertisements: Late Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this order granting rehearing en banc.

My earlier coverage of the original three-judge panel’s ruling in the case, which the order granting rehearing en banc has vacated, can be accessed here and here.

“Justice Diane Hathaway’s legal troubles tarnish Michigan Supreme Court”: Columnist Tim Skubick has this essay today at MLive.com.

“Court to decide if illegal act bars lawsuit”: Chuck Lindell has this article today in The Austin American-Statesman.

“Supreme Court nears gay marriage decision over Doma-related cases; Justices will decide next week whether to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage”: The Guardian (UK) has this report today.

And at the “She The People” blog of The Washington Post, Andrea Stone has a post titled “Soldier’s last wish: Let DOMA die before I do.”

“Top court to consider workplace harassment rules”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court case wouldn’t affect Kansas admissions requirements; Standard university entry based on tests and high school record”: This article appears today in The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“Voting Rights Act and the South on trial”: Jeffrey Toobin has this essay today at CNN.com.

“Argentina willing to go to U.S. Supreme Court in bond row”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Argentina will appeal a U.S federal court ruling ordering it to pay $1.33 billion to holdout bond investors, the government said on Thursday, vowing to fight ‘judicial colonialism’ all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.”

“Wash. high court wrestles with public trial right”: The Associated Press has this report, which notes that “The justices wrestled with the topic, issuing 14 lead, concurring and dissenting opinions Wednesday in four separate cases.”

You can access yesterday’s rulings of the Washington State Supreme Court via this link.

“S.C. Supreme Court, holding all the cards, finds poker players guilty, again”: This article appears today in The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. In addition, columnist Brian Hicks has an essay entitled “South Carolina has no room to lecture us on gambling.”

And Pokerfuse.com reports that “South Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates Guilty Verdicts in Poker Case; Skill game argument noted, but deemed irrelevant in decision to overturn Circuit Court’s previous ruling.”

You can access yesterday’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of South Carolina at this link.

“William Jefferson, Corey Miller should learn Monday if Supreme Court will hear appeals”: Bruce Alpert of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“State Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway fights to keep home amid scandal; denies rumors of resigning”: The Detroit Free Press contains this article today.

And The Detroit News reports today that “Hathaway to fight federal effort to seize Florida property.”

“Constitution Experts Denounce Oklahoma Judge’s Sentencing of Youth to Church”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Unfortunately, plaintiff’s briefs are textbook examples of how not to litigate a case on appeal”: Yesterday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued this per curiam opinion.

Although the decision does not identify its author, the opinion reflects the writing style of the First Circuit’s newest arrival, Circuit Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson. President Obama and the U.S. Senate deserve credit for nominating and confirming a talented writer to fill the vacancy created when another talented writer, Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya, took senior status. Back in March 2004, Judge Selya took part in this blog’s “20 questions for the appellate judge” feature. You can read his interview at this link.

“In New Orleans, Comments by Assistants Imperil Job of Federal Prosecutor”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

Wishing the readers of this blog a very happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for inspiring this blog to exist for the past ten years and into the future.

In a nod to new technology, earlier this year “How Appealing” made the leap to Twitter. You can be notified of new posts here by following this blog’s Twitter feed, which you can access here.

“Kansas disbars lawyer involved in Gitmo case; Concerned for the rights of inmates, Navy lawyer disclosed names of detainees at the base”: The Kansas City Star has this news update reporting on a disciplinary ruling that the Supreme Court of Kansas issued today.

“Appeals court revives Jacoby & Meyers’ bid for non-attorney owners”: Reuters has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“As Supreme Court Software Patent Ban Turns 40, It’s Time To Stop Ignoring It”: Timothy B. Lee has this post today at Forbes.com.

“FBI job applicant can’t take back pornography admission — court”: David Ingram of Reuters has a report that begins, “A man who applied for a job with the FBI and told agents he owned pictures of naked children cannot take back the interview answers that led to his conviction for possession of child pornography, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.”

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

“San Quentin inmate loses ruling on book”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this article today reporting on a non-precedential ruling that U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Supreme Court to hear California raisin growers’ case; Fresno raisin growers Marvin and Laura Horne are challenging a New Deal-era federal program that aims to prop up raisin prices by keeping some of the crop off the market”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Michigan’s Burdensome Amendment”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “In a persuasive ruling last week, a majority of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down Michigan’s ban on race-conscious affirmative action policies.”

“Feds say Justice Hathaway defrauded bank of $600,000; Civil complaint claims she hid assets in effort to avoid mortgage debt”: This article appears today in The Detroit News.

The Detroit Free Press reports today that “Feds seek forfeiture of Michigan justice Diane Hathaway’s Florida home.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Feds accuse Michigan judge of real estate fraud.”

“Warren Rudman, Dead at 82, Played Key Role in Souter Confirmation”: Todd Ruger has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Supreme Court will hear raisin farmers’ case”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

“In pay-for-delay cert competition, Merck offers SCOTUS an option”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Don’t Worry About the Voting Rights Act; If the Supreme Court strikes down part of it, black and Hispanic voters will be just fine”: Law professors Eric Posner and Nicholas Stephanopoulos have this essay online at Slate.

“Top court accepts raisin case tied to Depression-era law”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

“Judge tells agency lawyers to kill the acronyms ASAP”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.

The November 2012 issue of Harvard Law Review, focusing on the U.S. Supreme Court‘s 2011-2012 Term, can now be accessed online: You can access the complete contents via this link.

“Souter, back on the bench: Retired justice presides over Ames competition at HLS.” Harvard Law School has posted online this news release, which provides access to video of the competition.

“The next big affirmative-action case”: Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

Available online from The Bay Citizen: Today, that news organization posted articles headlined “Federal judge’s rulings favored companies in which he owned stock; Despite regulations, financial conflicts of interests slipped past safeguards” and “PACER federal court record fees exceed system costs.”