“Racist Obama e-mail leads judge to retire”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this statement by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski.

Update: In other coverage, at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Montana Judge Behind Racist Obama Email Retires.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email.”

“Obama Pushes Republicans to Stop Blocking Judicial Picks”: Bloomberg News has this report.

The Washington Times reports that “Obama falls behind on key federal court; faltering nominations set a dubious record.”

And Sahil Kapur of TPM DC reports that “Conservative Legal Stars Back ‘Swift Confirmation’ Of Obama’s Nominee For Top Judge.”

“FOIA requesters score major win over Obama Administration”: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has this blog post reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.

“Lawmakers likely to battle over anti-abortion measure”: This article appears today in The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch.

The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser reports today that “Senate passes bill further restricting abortion clinics.”

AL.com reports that “Lawmakers give final approval to abortion clinic legislation, bill goes to Gov. Robert Bentley.”

Reuters reports that “Alabama Senate passes bill tightening rules for abortion clinics.”

The Associated Press reports that “Ala. lawmakers tighten rules for abortion clinics.”

Earlier, Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contained an article headlined “States Harden Views Over Laws Governing Abortion.”

And yesterday at Justia.com’s Verdict, law professor Joanna L. Grossman had an essay titled “What’s the Matter with North Dakota and Arkansas? Two State Legislatures Pass Highly Restrictive and Unconstitutional Abortion Laws.”

“Alabama tells U.S. Supreme Court nine other states also want arguments on immigration law”: Brian Lawson of The Huntsville Times has this report.

“Justice Sotomayor visits Puerto Rico on book tour”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Patience Roggensack defeats Edward Fallone for second term on state Supreme Court”: Patrick Marley has this article today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Supreme Court: Pat Roggensack beats Ed Fallone.”

“Arizona defends transport portion of SB 1070”: Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic has this news update.

And Howard Fischer of The East Valley Tribune has a news update headlined “Attorney argues Arizona should be able to enforce ‘harboring’ law because its unlikely anyone will be prosecuted.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Ninth Circuit oral argument appears at this link.

“We hold that in determining the scope of restitution to be awarded to a child pornography victim, section 2259 requires a showing that the victim’s losses are proximately caused by the defendant’s offense.” A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued this decision today.

Fifth Circuit affirms federal district court’s ruling that policy of Texas state prisons prohibiting prisoners from wearing beards for religious reasons violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Obama seeks to shift conservative tilt of key court”: Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, “President Obama has pressed senators from both parties in recent weeks to confirm a new federal judge for one of the country’s most powerful courts, using an aggressive strategy to campaign for a judicial nominee whom White House officials consider a potentially crucial figure in boosting the president’s second-term agenda.”

“For the Supreme Court, Silence Can Be Golden”: Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“After Protests, Prison Firm Pulls Donation”: Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Sports stadiums have been named for fast food companies, office supply chains, and banks, but apparently there is one sector of the economy that is not welcome in the sports world: the private prison industry.”

“Court asked to bar piece of Ariz. immigration law”: The Associated Press has this report on a case argued today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

You can access the audio of the oral argument via this link.

“Justices throw up Comcast obstacle in two more class actions”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“The Real Problem With Law Schools: They train too many lawyers.” Law professor Eric Posner has this essay online at Slate.

“Aaron Swartz’s Prosecutors Were Threatened and Hacked, DOJ Says”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

I collected additional coverage in this post from earlier today.

In related coverage, Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica reports this afternoon that “Swartz death inspires expanded effort to liberate paywalled court docs; Document-sharing extension for Firefox now covers Chrome and appellate courts.”

And Declan McCullagh of c|net reports that “‘Aaron’s Law’ rewrite backfires, reformers now on defensive; Congressional sausage-making in Washington threatens to rewrite a controversial anti-hacking law used against the late Aaron Swartz — by replacing it with an even more Draconian version.”

“Justice Dept. Asks Court to Dismiss Suit over Secret Court’s Opinions”: Mike Scarcella has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Programming note: Due to a meeting out of the office with co-counsel in a pending appeal, additional posts will appear here later this afternoon.

“The next SCOTUS battle”: Jonathan Bernstein had this entry yesterday at the “PostPartisan” blog of The Washington Post.

“Appeals court hears Mass. inmates sex change case”: The Associated Press has this preview of a case scheduled for oral argument today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

“Could Clarence Thomas Vote In Favor Of Gay Marriage?” Sahil Kapur of TPM DC has this report.

Kapur also has a related report headlined “John Roberts’ Ruse To Trap Kennedy On Marriage Equality.”

“Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Threatened With Guillotine Postcards”: Ryan J. Reilly of The Huffington Post has this report.

Main Justice reports that “Aaron Swartz Supporters Harass Prosecutors, Prompting U.S. to Call for Redacting Material.”

Today’s edition of The Tech, MIT’s student newspaper, contains articles headlined “MIT in favor of redactions in Swartz case documents; Legal filing made Friday focuses on privacy” and “Faculty meeting focuses on gunman disruption response; Head of MIT Police discusses emergency alert system.”

You can access the recent federal district court filings relating to the possible unsealing of the criminal case file via this link (beginning with docket entry 109).

“Judicial Vacancies Languish On Key Federal Appeals Court”: NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition.”

“Law school graduates aren’t finding much on the employment docket; The Internet and other technologies have reduced job openings for lawyers; Some graduates have joined in class-action lawsuits, alleging that schools lured them in with misleading reports of success”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Aereo Wins a Court Battle, Dismaying Broadcasters”: Brian Stelter has this article today in The New York Times.

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Aereo beats broadcasters’ legal challenge, trial likely.”

And The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Comcast, others angry over Aereo ruling.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Second Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“In Washington, Abortion Debate Counters Trend”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

“D.C. Circuit nominee wins backers”: Josh Gerstein has this blog post at Politico.com.

“The States Move On Abortion”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “On Point” with Tom Ashbrook.

“Marriage Equality: Not Now, But Soon?” Law professor David Cole had this post Saturday at the blog of The New York Review of Books.

Available online from National Public Radio: Today’s broadcast of “Talk of the Nation” contained an audio segment titled “Life Under Death Threats: Dangers Faced By Judges, Prosecutors.”

And today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “Supporters Of Gay Marriage Appear To Gather Momentum.”

“Supreme Court sends back lawsuit on washing machines”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Whirlpool Gets Hearing in Bid to Stop Moldy Washer Suit.”

“Confirmation Hearing Set for D.C. Circuit Nominee”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Todd Ruger has a post that begins, “U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit nominee Sri Srinivasan will get a confirmation hearing this month, and he’s receiving more support from some top Washington lawyers.”

And in related news, The Associated Press reports that “Bipartisan group pushes appeals judge confirmation.”

“Supreme Court won’t hear Spirit Airlines’ appeal of ad price policy”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Airlines Rejected by Top Court on Price Advertising Rules.”

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court won’t hear airline appeal of ad rule.”

“Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Will Achieve Goals ‘Or Die Trying,’ Lawyer Says”: Ryan J. Reilly of The Huffington Post has this report.