“Roberts’s Picks Reshaping Secret Surveillance Court”: Charlie Savage will have this article Friday in The New York Times.

“Federal appeals court rules that serial killer facing death penalty should get new sentencing hearing”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

The Boston Herald has a news update headlined “Appeals court rules Gary Lee Sampson must get second penalty trial.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “New death penalty hearing for Mass., NH killer.”

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

“Same-Sex Couple Wins Federal Health Insurance”: Pamela A. MacLean has this post today at her “Trial Insider” blog.

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

“Equality and the Roberts Court: Four Decisions.” Law professor David Cole will have this article in the August 15, 2013 issue of The New York Review of Books.

“Supreme Court Urged to Speed Up Financial Disclosures”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Holder Wants Texas to Clear Voting Changes With the U.S.” Charlie Savage and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this news update.

Richard A. Serrano of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Justice Department to challenge Texas on voting rights.”

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Justice Department to challenge states’ voting rights laws.”

The Austin American-Statesman has a news update headlined “Feds seek new scrutiny of Texas election laws.”

The San Antonio Express-News has an update headlined “Holder takes aim at Texas in challenge to voting rights case.”

The Associated Press reports that “Justice Dept. to challenge states on voting rights.”

David Ingram and Dave Warner of Reuters report that “Justice Department wants renewed authority over Texas voting laws.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Justice Department to Take Action on State Voting Laws.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Preclearance requirement sought for Texas on voting.”

“Gay immigrant spared deportation because of bias in Philippines”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Another Senate Battle Looms Over Judicial Nominees”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”