“Judicial Vacancies Skyrocket During President Obama’s First Term”: Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has this report.

And in today’s edition of The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Ken Kobayashi has an article headlined “Seeing a need, Judge Ezra to take gavel to Texas; The federal jurist expects to be busy in the Lone Star State.” According to the article’s non-subscriber preview, the relocation is expected to be permanent.

“At 83, Plaintiff in Gay Marriage Case Just ‘Wants to be Alive When She Wins'”: The New York Observer has this report.

“Winning the Moot Court Oral Argument: A Guide for Intra- and Intermural Moot Court Competitors.” Gerald Lebovits, Drew Gewuerz, and Christopher Hunker have this article online at SSRN.

“Argument preview: Hospitals, money, and missing a deadline.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Australians Face Gangrene Photos as Tobacco Brands Vanish”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Australians buying cigarettes are now guaranteed to face warnings that include photos of a gangrenous limb and a cancer victim as the world’s first law requiring tobacco sales in uniform packages takes effect.”

And The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday that “Plain packs ‘put off’ smokers.”

“Fugitive ex-prosecutor caught in New Mexico; James Cameron was on the run for more than two weeks before being arrested in Albuquerque”: The Portland (Me.) Press Herald has this news update.

“Married — but not here in Michigan; Supreme Court may decide to rule on gay marriage laws”: The Detroit News contains this article today.

“Breyer’s recusal complicates outcome in environmental cases”: Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court Takes Case on Liability for Generic Drugs”: Brent Kendall will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.

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“Supreme Court’s next move awaited on gay nuptials”: The Washington Times has this report.

“Federal Judge Ranks Remain Thin In Connecticut”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this news update.

“Law Blogs Just Outside of the ABA Journal Top 100”: Kyle Graham has this post today at his blog, “Noncuratlex.com.”

“US Justice Department urges Supreme Court not to take up custody battle over accused killer Jason Pleau”: The Providence (R.I.) Journal has this news update.

“Make It One More Supreme Court Justice From the Perry Camp”: Ross Ramsey, the managing editor of The Texas Tribune, has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Why The Supreme Court Hasn’t Taken Either Gay Marriage Case Yet”: Mallory Ortberg has this post today at “Gawker.”

“CFO Jeff Atwater asks Supreme Court for help in ‘Taj Mahal’ art case”: This article appears today in The Tampa Bay TImes.

“Spokane attorney to argue before U.S. Supreme Court”: The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington contains this article today.

“Deep split on probe of Traffic Court; Some say Chadwick’s inquiry was vital and offered a reform map; Critics say it could harm FBI work and judges’ rights”: This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Obama Appointees Hold Cards on 2 Big En Banc Cases”: In news from the Ninth Circuit, Scott Graham had this post yesterday at the “Legal Pad” blog of The Recorder.

“Argument preview: Scuttling a workers’ pay case.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Supreme Court to decide if it will hear Arizona’s case against partner benefits for gay workers”: Howard Fischer has this article today in The East Valley Tribune.

“ACLU Says It Sues Georgia Over Law Limiting Abortions”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“U.S. solicitor general recommends that Supreme Court hear water case”: This article appears today in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

“High court to decide how logging roads regulated”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court wading into L.A. County storm water case; The Supreme Court may use an L.A. case to decide for the first time who can be held responsible for storm water runoff pollution”: David G. Savage will have this article Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Three appellate justices among seven candidates for NY Court of Appeals”: Reuters has this report.