“O’Connor’s Regrets”: Former U.S. Representative Barny Frank (D-Mass.) will have this letter to the editor in the next issue of the Sunday Book Review section of The New York Times.

“SCOTUSblog” on the verge of receiving U.S. Supreme Court press credentials: Tom Goldstein has this post today.

“Supreme Court denial of cert in Glaxo case could prompt new suits”: Reuters has this report.

“Trump School Must Show Malice to Prove Defamation in Suit”: Karen Gullo of Bloomberg News has this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Court tosses Trump U’s defamation claims.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Defamation Case Trumped.”

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

“Native American tribes challenge NLRB jurisdiction”: Amanda Becker of Reuters has this report.

“Constitution Check: Is the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay beyond court review?” Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that “Almost a third of Guantanamo captives now considered hunger strikers.”

“Supreme Court Urged to Correct Korematsu Decision”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report (free registration required for full access).

“‘Gay therapy’ ban may get judges’ support”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Court Hears Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Arguments.”

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that “9th Circuit hears arguments on therapy aimed at converting gays.”

Karen Gullo of Bloomberg News reports that “California Seeks to Enforce Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy.”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court hears challenge to gay therapy ban.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Should Gay Conversion Therapy be Legal?”

By clicking on the case names, you can access online the audio of yesterday’s Ninth Circuit oral arguments in Pickup v. Brown and Welch v. Brown.

“At Supreme Court, suspect’s silence speaks volumes; A Texas murder case hinged on one question that went unanswered; Now it could give new meaning to the Fifth Amendment’s right to remain silent”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Argument recap: Reading silence’s meaning.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Salinas v. Texas, No. 12-246.

“Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin reach deal on nominating federal judges”: Craig Gilbert has this post at the “All Politics Blog” of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“If (and when?) confirmed, will Judge William Pryor champion federalism concerns within the US Sentencing Commission?” Douglas A. Berman has this post today at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

“TV Broadcasters Petition for En Banc Review of Aereo Ruling”: Lisa Shuchman of Corporate Counsel has this report.

“Supreme Court limits warrantless blood tests for drunken driving suspects”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “High court wants warrants before testing drivers’ blood; But justices are willing to consider warrantless blood tests in some cases, citing drunken driving statistics and dissipation of blood-alcohol levels.”

And NPR’s Nina Totenberg has a blog post titled “Supreme Court Backs Warrants For Blood Tests In DUI Cases.”

“Of Judges and Judging”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“Vanishing files delay Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case”: Jane Sutton of Reuters has this report.

“Court considers California ban on gay conversion therapy”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an update that begins, “A federal appeals court on Wednesday tussled with the legality of California’s unprecedented ban on gay conversion therapy for minors, suggesting it could be upheld despite reservations about the free speech rights of counselors who support the practice.”

Once the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit posts online the audio of today’s oral argument, I will link to it.

“Court Rules Warrants Are Needed to Draw Blood in Drunken-Driving Cases”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Justices limit police power in drunken driver stops.”

Update: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion recap: Limit on DUI blood testing.”

“Justices Bar U.S. Suit in Nigerian Human Rights Case”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court limits civil lawsuits alleging atrocities committed abroad.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court blocks overseas human rights cases from U.S. courts.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Justices close U.S. courts to foreign human rights cases; Justices’ unanimous ruling closes courthouse doors to most cases with no direct connection to the United States, despite protests from human rights groups.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Rights questions remain in top court ruling for Shell.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices back corporations in overseas abuses case.”

Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire reports that “Justices back Royal Dutch Shell in landmark human rights case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion recap: Backing off of human rights cases.”

Access online today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued two decisions in argued cases.

1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor announced the judgment of the Court and delivered
the opinion of the Court in large measure in Missouri v. McNeely, No. 11-1425. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy issued an opinion concurring in part. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. And Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. And Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell Co., No. 10-1491. Justice Kennedy issued a concurring opinion. Justice Alito issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined. And Justice Breyer issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined. You can access the reargument of the case from earlier this Term via this link.

Update: In early news coverage, Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Companies Shielded as U.S. Court Cuts Human-Rights Suits” and “Forced Blood Tests Often Need Warrant, U.S. Court Says.”

The Associated Press reports that “High court limits suits over foreign abuses” and “Court rejects routine no-warrant DUI blood tests.”

“Expert Testimony Restored”: Inside Higher Ed has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a former student’s negligence lawsuit against Carthage College, saying that a lower court had incorrectly deemed an expert witness’s testimony to be inadmissible.”

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

“U.S. Supreme Court rules against nurse in wage-and-hour case”: Amanda Becker of Reuters has this report.

And Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has a post titled “Opinion recap: A ‘pick off’ strategy works.”

“High court says health plan terms prevail in ERISA case”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report.

“Circuit Rejects Most Allegations Overseas Groups Aided al Qaeda”: Mark Hamblett of New York Law Journal has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “NY court spares bin Laden family from lawsuits.”

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

“Suit Seeks to Block Arkansas Abortion Law”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

And in related news, The Associated Press reports that “North Dakota governor signs ‘fetal pain’ measure.”

“Wal-Mart plaintiffs, in second try, hope to distinguish case”: Carlyn Kolker of Reuters has a report that begins, “The plaintiffs who filed the original class action discrimination case against Wal-Mart that led to a signature Supreme Court decision limiting large class actions are asking a judge to certify a different, smaller class of women in an attempt to distinguish the case from its predecessor.”

“A Pulitzer Prize, but Without a Newsroom to Put It In”: Brian Stelter has this article today in The New York Times.

“Religion Clause Blog Is 8 Years old Today!” Howard Friedman has this post today.

“Argument preview: A penalty for silence?” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“In Defense of Citizens United”: Law professor Michael W. McConnell has posted this article online at SSRN (via “Election Law Blog“).

“Justices Hear Case of Indian Child Caught in Custody Fight”: Adam Liptak will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court conflicted about what law dictates for Baby Veronica.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “Native American adoption case creates high court rift; The Indian Child Welfare Act was intended to prevent the breakup of Native American families and tribes; Has it gone too far?”

The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has a news update headlined “Attorneys in Veronica case warn Supreme Court of decision’s effects.”

Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman has a news update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with case of Cherokee child at center of adoption dispute; Justices appear torn about whether a federal law passed in 1978 should give an Oklahoma man the right to take his biological daughter from a couple that raised her for more than two years.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Supreme Court tackles Native American adoption dispute.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Justices struggle in weighing American Indian adoption case.”

Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reports that “Justices Struggle With Indian Adoption Case.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Emotions Run High As Supreme Court Hears Adoption Case.”

And at the “School Law” blog of Education Week, Mark Walsh has a post titled “American Indian Education Legacy Cited in Bitter Custody Case.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, No. 12-399.

“Supreme Court seems open to nixing L.A. ‘clean truck’ program”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Los Angeles, No. 11-798.

“Justices Rule on 2 Disputes With Plaintiffs’ Employers”: Adam Liptak will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Man doesn’t have to pay back all of money.”

“Panel rules immigrants in S. Calif. can’t be held indefinitely”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Court backs detained illegal immigrants.”

“Details emerge of guards’ skirmish with Guantanamo captives”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

Update: In other coverage, Ryan J. Reilly of The Huffington Post reports that “Guantanamo Prison Raid Defended By U.S. Officials.”

“Scalia Calls Voting Act A ‘Racial Preferment'”: Jess Bravin will have this article Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal.