“Amid blockbuster cases, Supreme Court moving right; Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the court’s tenuous conservative majority doesn’t act quickly, but it acts eventually — and it doesn’t mind uprooting a few precedents or statutes along the way”: Richard Wolf will have this article Monday in USA Today.

“Senate confirms Stevens to state Supreme Court seat”: The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, “The Senate voted unanimously today to confirm Judge Correale Stevens to fill a pivotal vacancy on the state Supreme Court.”

The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has an update headlined “Judge Correale Stevens to fill Pa. Supreme Court seat left vacant by Joan Orie Melvin.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Stevens approved for Pa. Supreme Court vacancy.”

“Worries Swirl Over California’s Initiatives; Supreme Court’s Dismissal of State’s Gay-Marriage Ban Raises Concerns that the Move Sets Precedent Limiting Voter Power”: Tamara Audi will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

“How Patton Boggs got mired in an epic legal battle with Chevron over jungle oil pits”: This lengthy article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Grumpy Old Scalia v. Those Pesky Kids”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“War in the Supreme Court: Ron Castille and Seamus McCaffery Just Can’t Get Along; As allegations of impropriety pile up against Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, the real story may be his strained relationship with Chief Justice Ron Castille; Here, the inside tale of the very personal feud that’s tearing the state’s highest court apart.” This article appears in the July 2013 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

“Supreme Ct. to consider fight over frozen assets”: The Associated Press has this report.

“An Athens story: From sharecropping to the U.S. Supreme Court.” Today’s edition of The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald contains an article that begins, “When Fred Smith Jr. reports for work this week, the native Athenian will achieve something unimaginable by his forebears from just two generations ago. He is among the new crop of U.S. Supreme Court law clerks. Starting Monday, Smith will spend the next year working for Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.”

“Fewer elections for top court would restore civility, public trust, special task force says”: This article appeared yesterday in The Wisconsin State Journal.

And The Associated Press reports that “Panel suggests term limits for state Supreme Court; Task force of attorneys recommends one 16-year term for justices.”

“Supreme Court term ends with no easy way to label it”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this news analysis.

“Why states that ban gay marriage are resting easy after Supreme Court rulings: As gay marriage supporters celebrate this week’s rulings at the US Supreme Court, states that prohibit same-sex marriage are also elated, reassured that their bans are not in legal jeopardy.” The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

And USA Today reports that “Polygamists find promise in Supreme Court decisions; Polygamists view the Supreme Court’s repeal of DOMA and Prop 8 as a step towards wider social — and in turn, legal — acceptance of polygamy; Legal scholars, on the other hand, are not as optimistic.”

“The Supreme Court’s new view of equal justice; This term’s landmark decisions mark a fresh beginning for gay rights, and the end of an era for old civil rights laws”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Supreme Court ruling puts new focus on whether Texas’ ‘Top 10 Percent’ admissions rule is working”: This article appears today in The Dallas Morning News.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: DOMA and Prop 8, finding the light.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Don’t let DOMA fool you — the Supreme Court is restricting your rights”: Law professor David Cole has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Suicide by Pills Is Cited in Death of Guantanamo Detainee”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The New York Times.

“A Damaging Decision on Generic Drugs”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“For gay marriage, the battle now moves to the states”: Juliet Eilperin and Ruth Tam will have this article Sunday in The Washington Post.

“Secret-court judges upset at portrayal of ‘collaboration’ with government”: In Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post, Carol D. Leonnig, Ellen Nakashima, and Barton Gellman will have an article that begins, “Recent leaks of classified documents have pointed to the role of a special court in enabling the government’s secret surveillance programs, but members of the court are chafing at the suggestion that they were collaborating with the executive branch.”

“The Real John Roberts Emerges”: Linda Greenhouse will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Talented Justice Kagan”: Lincoln Caplan will have this editorial notebook essay in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

This afternoon, at The Aspen Institute’s Aspen Ideas Festival, law professor Jeffrey Rosen interviewed Justice Elena Kagan. You can view the interview on YouTube beginning at the two-hour and 53-minute mark. As first reported by two careful viewers of the interview (see here and here), Justice Kagan once again listed her must-read law blogs (at the three-hour and 11-minute mark of the YouTube video).

“Momentous Supreme Court term ends with flourish”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

C-SPAN has posted online two video segments from this morning’s program at the Fourth Circuit‘s Judicial Conference: You can access video segments titled “Supreme Court 2012-2013 Term Review” and “Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.”

In news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Roberts says high court asks too many questions.”

“U.S. Senate schedules vote on Wyoming AG’s nomination for Tenth [Circuit]”: The Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune has this report.

“Reinhardt’s Report Card: At Supreme Court, Success Amid Slapdowns.” Scott Graham of The Recorder has this report.

“The not-so-reclusive justices”: Tal Kopan of Politico.com has this report.

“In a Twist, Children Help Propel Gay-Marriage Ruling; Court, Citing Harm to Families, Turns Rationale for Invalid Laws on Its Head”: Jess Bravin will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Rio Tinto wins end to human rights abuse lawsuit in U.S.; Bougainville residents sued over activity linked to mine; 9th Circuit rules after top U.S. court narrows law’s reach”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

And Bloomberg News reports that “Rio Tinto Genocide Lawsuit Thrown Out by Appeals Court.”

You can access today’s order of the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Hobby Lobby wins temporary reprieve from fines”: The Oklahoman has a news update that begins, “Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has won a last-minute, albeit temporary, reprieve from millions of dollars in fines the company was to face beginning Monday while its lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act proceeds.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Judge: Hobby Lobby won’t have to pay fines.”

“Prop. 8 officially out — SF weddings begin”: Bob Egelko and John Cote of The San Francisco Chronicle have a news update that begins, “A federal appeals court issued an unexpected order Friday that allows gays and lesbians to marry in California.”

Anthony York and Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times have a news update headlined “Gov. Jerry Brown’s office ordering counties to resume gay marriage.”

The San Jose Mercury News has an update headlined “Prop. 8 stay lifted, same-sex weddings can resume immediately.”

The New York Times has a news update headlined “California Appeals Court Rules Same-Sex Marriages Can Start Immediately.”

The Associated Press has reports headlined “Plaintiffs in Calif. marriage case marry in SF” and “Calif. gay marriage foes call restart a ‘disgrace.’”

Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “Court lifts ban on gay marriage in California.”

Bloomberg News reports that “California Same-Sex Marriages Resume as Court Lifts Ban.”

At her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Same-Sex Marriages Resume in California.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Same-sex marriages can start in California.”

You can access this evening’s one-sentence order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Military faults guards in suicide by Guantanamo captive”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“The battle over Anna Nicole Smith’s billionaire former husband’s money may soon be coming to an end.” So began an article that The New York Daily News posted online late last month.

Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued that court’s latest ruling in the saga.

Majority on divided Eighth Circuit panel holds that federal law does not preempt a Fremont, Nebraska ordinance that limits the hiring of and provision of rental housing to “illegal aliens” and “unauthorized aliens”: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press has a report headlined “Federal panel: Neb. city’s immigration law legal.”

“The majority’s opinion illustrates the failure of today’s judiciary to stand up to clear abuse of governmental authority as well as its unwillingness to protect the fundamental right to privacy of all Americans.” So begins the dissenting opinion that Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt issued from the decision that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released today.

“D.C. Circuit Rejects Judicial Independence Case”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Zoe Tillman has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.