“A Supreme Court Abortion Fight Could Come in Time for 2016 Elections”: ABC News has this report.

“Conestoga Wood Specialties loses health care law challenge in federal court”: The Intelligencer Journal of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court rejects Pa. firm’s health care law challenge.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Third Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Skepticism About the Third Circuit’s Rejection of Organizational Free Exercise Claims”: Will Baude has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Guantanamo medics: Forced feedings aren’t torture.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report today.

“The Case of the Moldy Washing Machines: The laundry litigation that could determine the future of class-action lawsuits.” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Appeals court rejects Texas, industry challenge to EPA’s GHG implementation rules”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

My earlier coverage of today’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Hazleton’s current and former mayors disspointed by immigration ruling”: The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court reaffirms ban on Pa. city’s immigrant laws.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Third Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“New Orleans tour guides lose free speech case against city licensing rules, vow to appeal”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“‘Let Us Pray’ Before Town Council Becomes High Court Case”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“U.S. court permits generic version of Teva MS drug a year sooner”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

“U.S. appeals court rejects states’ challenge over climate rules”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report on the ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Exxon Mobil’s $105 Million MTBE Defeat Upheld on Appeal”: Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

Following a GVR from the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today has “again conclude[d] that both the employment and housing provisions of the Hazleton ordinances are pre-empted by federal immigration law”: I have posted online today’s lengthy Third Circuit ruling at this link.

“[W]e conclude that for-profit, secular corporations cannot engage in religious exercise”: So holds the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a ruling issued today in the Conestoga Wood Specialties case.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Courts split on contraception law.”

“Ginsburg says push for voter ID laws predictable”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“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.”

“With Obama nominees to key appeals court at stake, filibuster struggle may resume”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for NBC News, has this report.

Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has a report headlined “Republicans Wrongly Accuse Obama Of Court-Packing — Again.”

At her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Obama Nominee to DC Circuit Grilled.”

At “Jezebel,” Erin Gloria Ryan has a post titled “Scary Feminist Nominated for Federal Judgeship; Conservatives Flip Out.”

And Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “The D.C. Circuit’s Judicial Math: The appellate court has more than enough judges for its work load.” You can freely access the full text of the editorial via Google News.

“Justices on the Job”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“How Gay Marriage Became Legitimate: A revisionist history of a social revolution.” In the August 5, 2013 issue of The New Republic, Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has this review of two new books — law professor Michael J. Klarman‘s “From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage” and Jason Pierceson‘s “Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: The Road to the Supreme Court.”

“Supreme Court’s Favorability Edges Below 50%; Blacks’ Views of Court Turn More Negative”: Pew Research Center for People & the Press issued this news release today. You can access the complete survey results at this link.

“Obama judicial nominee questioned on abortion, religion; Republicans accuse president of trying to ‘pack’ federal appeals court, considered the nation’s second most powerful, but three seats are vacant”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“GOP signals it will oppose nominees to key court”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Just a week after the Senate hashed out a compromise for approving seven of President Barack Obama’s nominees to run government departments, agencies and boards, Republicans on Wednesday signaled their opposition to Obama’s plan for filling vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Todd Ruger has a post titled “D.C. Circuit Nominee Under Fire on Capitol Hill.”

“Even Crazy Bloggers Deserve Safety From Subpoenas”: Online today at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay that begins, “The government has ways to make you talk, as writer James Risen was reminded when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered him last week to testify against the Central Intelligence Agency source who told him about covert operations regarding Iran’s nuclear facilities.”

“Fox appeal for preliminary injunction against AutoHop denied”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Reuters reports that “Fox loses appeal over Dish ‘Hopper’ feature; Fox brought copyright, breach of contract claims; Fox sought to stop sales of commercial-skipping device.”

At the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Fox Loses Appeal Asking for Injunction Against Dish’s ‘Hopper’ Ad-Skipper; An appeals court refuses to overturn a judge’s decision over a technology that broadcasters argue will irreparably harm the television industry.”

At The Verge, Greg Sandoval reports that “Judge denies Fox’s request to shut down Dish Network’s ad-skipping DVR.”

And Variety reports that “Appeals Court Refuses Fox Effort to Stop Dish’s Ad-Skipping Feature.”

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

“Appeal court upholds sea lions decision”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Alaska Commercial Fishing Limited to Protect Sea Lions.”

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

“California prison overcrowding issue goes back to Justice Kennedy; Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the Supreme Court in 2011 to uphold an order against California’s overcrowded prisons; Now Gov. Jerry Brown wants him to block a release of more than 9,000 inmates”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

At 10 a.m. eastern time, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Cornelia T.L. Pillard to serve as a D.C. Circuit Judge: Once underway, you can view the hearing live via this link.

“The Secret FISA Court Must Go: We are assured the secret FISA court is keeping a close eye on government surveillance, but the truth of what it has done and justified is terrifying.” Law professor Christopher Sprigman and Jennifer Granick, director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, have this essay online today at The Daily Beast.