“Vikings great Page pens kids’ book about pinky; Justice’s finger permanently bent outward at a 90-degree angle”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Pro football Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page has written a children’s book about his odd pinky, a finger that’s permanently bent outward at a 90-degree angle.”

“High court questions legality of driving under the influence of marijuana in Ariz.” Howard Fischer has this article in today’s edition of Today’s News-Herald of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

“High court poised to upend civil rights policies”: Hope Yen of The Associated Press has this report.

“Moonlighting judges collect corporate pay; Pennsylvania is among few states that let jurists work in business world — for handsome pay”: This article appears today in The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“Cooperation needed for high court nominee”: The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania contains this article today.

In today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, law professor Bruce Ledewitz has an op-ed titled “Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, still broken; It’s been defined by arrogance and mired in scandal for decades.” And Friday’s newspaper contained an editorial titled “The next justice: Corbett should name a non-partisan to the court.”

On Friday at his “Baer Growls” blog, columnist John Baer of The Philadelphia Daily News had a blog post titled “Judging for the Ages.”

And last week in The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Scott Cooper had an op-ed titled “Merit selection will make picking judges more political, not less.”

“US to release Aaron Swartz papers”: This article appeared yesterday in The Boston Globe.

And recently at “DCist,” Martin Austermuhle had a post titled “Breaking the Law to Publish the Law: Open Government Advocate Digitizes Entirety of D.C. Code.”

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Do cases sound death knell for affirmative action?” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Summary Judgment”: Adam Liptak will have this review of retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s new book, “Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court,” in the Sunday Book Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.

“The compelling case for cameras: The notion that spectators have to camp out or spend money to see a public institution do public business is offensive; It is the direct result of the high court’s refusal to allow its proceedings to be broadcast.” Tony Mauro will have this essay in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.

“Same-sex marriage in U.S. Supreme Court: Justices as split as rest of the country on the issue.” Howard Mintz has this article today in The San Jose Mercury News.

“US appeals court grants Hobby Lobby full hearing”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has granted Hobby Lobby’s request for the entire court to hear its challenge of a requirement that it provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraceptive pills.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granting an initial hearing en banc at this link.

“Who Opted to Take Gay Marriage Case? Ask Justice Scalia.” Adam Liptak will have this article Saturday in The New York Times.

“The Clock Ticks on Racial Preferences: The Supreme Court may soon rule that universities cannot anymore use race as a factor in admissions — some 15 years sooner than Justice O’Connor predicted in 2003.” James Taranto has this op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Decades After O’Connor, Role of Women Judges Still Growing”: The Third Branch News, a publication of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, has this report today.

“Flip-Flopping Federalists: On Obamacare, conservative judges were glad to limit Congress’ power; To uphold DOMA, they’ll need to do the opposite.” Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online today at The New Republic.

“Argentina Has Last Chance to Influence U.S. Court in Bonds Case”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“Appeals court revives lawsuit against Justice Dept.” Pete Yost of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit by attorneys applying for a prestigious Justice Department program during the George W. Bush administration who alleged they were denied interviews because of their liberal political affiliations.”

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

Update: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a blog post titled “Lawyers rejected by Justice Department notch partial win.”

“Panel predicts high court will take middle ground on pay for delay”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report.

“Long Prison Term Is Less So Thanks to Regrets by a Judge”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Marriage debate revives questions about high court role as social change-maker”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for NBC News, has this report.

In today’s edition of USA Today, Richard Wolf has an article headlined “For same-sex marriage, progress without precedent? Even if the Supreme Court decides historic cases on narrow grounds, proponents of gay marriage say a win is a win.”

Online at Slate, law professor John Culhane has a jurisprudence essay titled “DIG It: Explaining standing and dismissal in the California gay marriage case.”

And Grant R. Darwin has posted online at SSRN an article titled “Originalism and Same-Sex Marriage” (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

“The case for keeping cameras out of the Supreme Court”: Walter Pincus has this essay in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Montco judge wins hearing on mandatory retirement”: Today’s edition of The Intelligencer of Doylestown, Pennsylvania contains an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court is taking a case that will determine whether judges throughout the state, including themselves, can serve on the bench past the age of 70.”

“Court Rejects School Search of Student’s Cellphone”: Mark Walsh has this post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.

My earlier coverage of today’s Sixth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Marriage Cases May Hinge on Procedure”: In Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article that begins, “In 1793, George Washington’s administration asked the Supreme Court for help interpreting treaties. The court politely declined, telling the first president that it was in business to resolve actual disputes, not to give advice.”

Friday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “For Obama, Tricky Balancing Act in Enforcing Defense of Marriage Act.”

And Reuters has a news analysis headlined “Gay marriage rights may carry bigger U.S. tax burden for some.”

“Guantanamo guard chief: Prison tap water is safe.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“On Gay Marriage, Moderation Could Be Disastrous”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Gay Political Power — or Good Survival Skills?” Richard Socarides has this blog post online today at The New Yorker.

And online at The New Republic, Linda Hirshman has an essay titled “A Delay on Gay Marriage Isn’t a Defeat; Equality activists shouldn’t worry if the Supreme Court punts the issue.”

“Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Laws Are Dangerous Even If Judges Reject Them”: Molly Redden has this essay online at The New Republic.

“The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Is a Failed Experiment”: At Forbes.com, Eric Goldman has a blog post today that begins, “In light of Aaron Swartz’s tragic suicide, there has been a lot of discussion — some productive, some not — about reforming the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act.”

“NYC appeals ruling striking down soda size limit”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Court inaction could return gay marriage to Calif.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Chief Justice hit by credit-card fraud”: Al Kamen has this post at The Washington Post’s “In the Loop” blog.

And Nick Wing of The Huffington Post reports that “John Roberts Hit By Credit Card Fraud.”

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Chief justice a victim of credit-card fraud.”

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania agrees to decide on an expedited basis two related challenges to the Pennsylvania Constitution’s mandatory retirement age for judges: You can access today’s orders granting review here and here.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Pa. high court takes case on judge retirement age.”

“Ginsburg Whisper Carries Weight in Gay-Marriage Arguments”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Woman can sue ‘Girls Gone Wild'”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update that begins, “A Cartersville woman whose photo was used without her permission in ads for a racy video can sue the producers of ‘Girls Gone Wild, College Girls Exposed,’ the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Thursday.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia at this link.

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court OKs right to sue in ‘Girls Gone Wild’ case.”