“Philly’s Power Players Bombard City Newspapers With Libel Suits; Could the newspaper industry’s economic crisis further empower litigious public figures?” Philadelphia City Paper posted this article online yesterday.

“Plaintiffs’ Experts Disavow Work in $19 Billion Chevron Case”: Paul M. Barrett of Bloomberg Businessweek has this essay.

“The Precarious Status of Class Action Antitrust Litigation after Comcast v. Behrend”: Law professor Richard A. Epstein has this post at PointofLaw.com.

“In Latest War Between the States, Georgia Says Tennessee Is All Wet; Wayward Surveyors Blocked River Access; Is Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Next on the List?” This front page article appeared yesterday in The Wall Street Journal.

“In gene case, Supreme Court to again address patent eligibility”: Erin Geiger Smith of Reuters has this report.

“Clerkship Hiring Is Getting Earlier and Earlier”: David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

“Hearing in Cole Attack Is Delayed Again, This Time by E-mail Security Issue”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The New York Times.

“Federal judges deny California bid to end prison oversight”: Denny Walsh has this front page article today in The Sacramento Bee.

In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Court rejects Brown on prison crowding.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Judges threaten Gov. Jerry Brown with contempt of court; Federal jurists demand Brown and the state quickly produce a plan to remove thousands of convicts from California’s packed prisons; They reject Brown’s bid to end court-ordered restrictions on the prisons.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judges deny Calif. bid to end prison oversight.”

“Read the fine print; Florida high court rules consumers disputing contracts can’t join class-action lawsuits.” The Palm Beach Post has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court ruling affects class action suits.”

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

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to speak at University of Portland”: The Oregonian has this report.

And The Portland Business Journal reports that “Clarence Thomas to speak at University of Portland.”

“Montana Hutterite colony asks Supreme Court to hear religious liberty case”: The Deseret News has this report.

“Court rejects governor’s bid to end judge control over California prisons”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

“A Few Good Defense Lawyers: Beware of clients who ask if your fee includes a bribe to the judge — and other best-practice tips from the country’s top defense attorneys.” In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, David Lat of “Above the Law” has this review of the book “Mistrial: An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works…and Sometimes Doesn’t” by Mark Geragos and Pat Harris.

“High court weighs taking up new case on gun rights”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“No monetary award for a Texas dog whose primary worth was just love”: Columnist Linda P. Campbell of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has this essay today in that newspaper.

“Battle over judicial appointments approaches crucial point”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for NBC News, has this report.

“SCOTUSblog publisher calls out press corps”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post.

“‘Diesel death zone’ cleanup faces Supreme Court challenge”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

In today’s mail: I received a copy of law professor Stuart Banner‘s new book, “The Baseball Trust: A History of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption.”

Last month, The New York Times published Adam Liptak’s very favorable review of the book.

“Guantanamo defense lawyers ordered to stop computer use”: Josh Gerstein has this blog post at Politico.com.

Update: In related news, Cora Currier of ProPublica reports that “Gitmo Defense Lawyers Say Somebody Has Been Accessing Their Emails.”

Reuters reports that “Guantanamo pretrial hearing delayed as legal files vanish.”

Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that “Pentagon computer problems postpone Guantanamo hearing.”

And The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Guantanamo dogged by new controversy after mishandling of e-mails.”

“New Journalism: SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein on winning the court press wars.” Eric Benson has this interview in the April 15, 2013 issue of New York magazine.

Second Circuit issues ruling in Sotomayor v. City of New York: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“Retired Supreme Court Justice Souter pays surprise visit to Manchester courthouse”: This article appears today in The New Hampshire Union Leader.

“Constitution Check: Can constitutional rights be suspended for lack of funding?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“House committee debates bill to pause NLRB”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Lawmakers held a spirited discussion on the immediate future of the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday, after a recent appeals court ruling that cast doubt on the board’s authority to make decisions.”

“Easy Hearing for Obama’s Choice for Court”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage has an article headlined “Obama appeals court pick has Republican support; Sri Srinivasan, a corporate lawyer and deputy solicitor general, appears headed for an easy confirmation, unlike other Obama nominees.”

And on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Justice correspondent Carrie Johnson has an audio segment titled “D.C. Circuit Court Limps Along With Four Vacancies.”

“Obama’s top judicial nominee wins Republicans’ praise”: Richard Wolf will have this article Thursday in USA Today.

In Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Evan Perez will have an article headlined “GOP Senator Likely to Back Key Judicial Nominee.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

Deseret News reports that “Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee and shaping tomorrow’s Supreme Court.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Obama nominee to key appeals court sails through hearing.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Senate Republicans Show Scant Opposition to Court Nominee.”

Todd Ruger of The National Law Journal reports that “Confirmation hearing turns political for D.C. Circuit nominee.”

And Main Justice reports that “Srinivasan Hearing Dominated by Debate Over Judicial Vacancies.”

“A Mother’s Fight Against 3 Strikes Law ‘A Way of Life'”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Dean Richard Revesz honored at unveiling of his official portrait”: New York University School of Law posted online this news release today.

“Bankruptcy clouds ‘Girls Gone Wild’ collection path”: Jennifer Mann of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report.

“Canon Law in American Courts, or, Real Nun or Fake Nun?” At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Eugene Volokh has this post about an interesting ruling that Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “A nun or not? Panel says it’s not up to courts.”

“Can human genes be patented?” Richard Wolf will have this article in Thursday’s edition of USA Today.

“Florida and federal court clash over health privacy laws”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

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

“NY appeals court puts stop to Madoff SEC lawsuit”: The Associated Press has this report.

Nate Raymond of Reuters has an article headlined “Victims of Madoff fraud can’t sue SEC: appeals court.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Madoff Investors Can’t Sue SEC, U.S. Appeals Court Rules.”

And Peter Lattman of The New York Times has a blog post titled “Court Expresses Antipathy for S.E.C. in Handling of Madoff Case.”

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

“GOP senator says he’ll support judicial nominee”: The Associated Press has this report.

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Todd Ruger has a post titled “Hearing Turns Political for D.C. Circuit Nominee.”

And at his “Suits & Sentences” blog, Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers live-blogged the confirmation hearing, culminating in a post titled “Sri Srinivasan confirmation hearing a love fest.”