“Employer health mandate upheld”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has this post on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Reid, McConnell clash harshly over nominations”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Triggering an unusually personal clash, Democrats threatened Thursday to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama’s top-level nominees, including some long in confirmation limbo.”

“Full Sixth Circuit grants en banc review in Blewett“: Douglas A. Berman has this post this evening at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

“Scalia V. Ginsburg: Supreme Court Sparring, Put To Music.” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“The Cost of Compromise”: Linda Greenhouse had this post last night at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

Greetings from Seattle: Thanks to bad weather approaching the Philadelphia area yesterday evening, my arrival into Seattle last night was delayed until very late. Finally arrived to find what appear to be a great city and a great hotel, so today is already off to a very good start.

Programming note: As noted in this earlier post, I will be presenting an appellate oral argument on Friday before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle. Thanks so much to all of this blog’s readers who responded to my earlier request for Seattle-related suggestions.

While I am on the road, new posts will appear here less frequently. In addition to continuing to visit this blog for those less frequent new posts while I am traveling, readers are also encouraged to visit “SCOTUSblog“; “The Volokh Conspiracy“; Michelle Olsen’s “AppellateDaily” Twitter feed; “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times“; and the “Trial Insider” blog, which despite its name offers timely coverage of the Ninth Circuit.

None of these plaintiffs has standing to challenge Nevada’s “None of these candidates” voting option, three-judge Ninth Circuit panel holds: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Catsimatidis on hook for $3.5M Gristedes-worker suit”: The New York Post has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday.

“Mike Lee Slams Obama For Trying To Fill Judicial Vacancies”: Sahil Kapur of TPM DC has this report.

You can access the video of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for D.C. Circuit nominee Patricia Ann Millett by clicking here.

“Kluger’s 12-Year Insider-Trading Term Upheld on Appeal”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Lawyer’s record 12-year prison term for insider trading is upheld.”

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

“Video Interview with Elena Kagan”: Ilya Somin has this post tonight at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“U.S. Senate unanimously approves Wyoming Attorney General Greg Phillips for judgeship”: Today’s edition of The Casper Star-Tribune contains an article that begins, “Wyoming Attorney General Greg Phillips sailed through his U.S. Senate confirmation on a unanimous 88-0 vote Monday to earn a seat on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals based in Denver.”

And today’s edition of The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle of Cheyenne contains an article headlined “Wyoming AG confirmed as federal judge; President Obama picked state Attorney General Greg Phillips for a seat on 10th Circuit bench.”

“Seeking death penalty in Boston case? A long road.” Pete Yost of The Associated Press has an article that begins, “If the Obama administration tries for the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it could face a long, difficult legal battle in a state that hasn’t seen an execution in nearly 70 years.”

“After supplemental Blewett briefing, Sixth Circuit panel stands pat”: Douglas A. Berman has this post today at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

“There’s No Justice When the Spied-On Have No Voice”: Online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay that begins, “If you’re not a U.S. Supreme Court junkie, you wouldn’t know that the single topic that most exercised the justices in the decisions issued in late June was the arcane law of standing.”

“Effects of Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Start Rippling Out Through Government”: This article will appear Wednesday in The New York Times.

“Senate Democrats set for decisive meeting on ‘nuclear option'”: Peter Schroeder of The Hill has a report that begins, “Senate Democrats will huddle Thursday to determine whether to trigger the ‘nuclear option’ to ram through nominees with a simple majority vote.”

“Gay Rights Likely to Be ‘Major Part’ of Kennedy’s Legacy”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.

“Republicans accuse Obama of exceeding authority”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “In the courts of law and public opinion, congressional Republicans increasingly accuse President Barack Obama of exceeding his constitutional authority for the benefit of special interests, most recently by delaying a requirement for businesses to provide health care for their workers.”

“General Assembly overrides governor’s veto of concealed carry bill”: The Chicago Tribune has a news update that begins, “Illinois today became the last state in the country to legalize the concealed carry of guns after both the House and Senate rejected Gov. Pat Quinn’s attempt to rewrite the compromise bill.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Illinois enacts nation’s final concealed-gun law.”

“Senate confirms Dorsey for federal judge post in Nevada”: The Las Vegas Review-Journal has a news update that begins, “Las Vegas attorney Jennifer Dorsey survived a suggestion of scandal and won confirmation Tuesday to become a federal judge in Nevada. The Senate vote was 54-41.”

You can access the U.S. Senate‘s official roll call vote tally at this link. It appears that only one Republican Senator voted in favor of confirmation.

“A Nuclear Summer? Filibuster Wars Return As Senate Considers Key Nominations.” Sahil Kapur has this report online today at TPM DC.

“NY court finds NYC pistol licensing fees are legal”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “An appeals court says it’s constitutional for New York City to charge a much higher application fee for a handgun permit than elsewhere in the state.”

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

Access online today’s adult entertainment ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: The decision can be accessed here.

“Father, other Oklahoma relatives file to adopt Baby Veronica as James Island couple seek adoption OK”: The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina contains this article today.

“House overrides governor’s veto of concealed carry bill”: The Chicago Tribune has this news update.

“Former judge admits flaws in secret court”: The Associated Press has this report.

And yesterday, Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight had a post titled “Do surveillance court’s secret rulings violate U.S. Constitution?”

“Will the Supreme Court Make an 11th-Hour Intervention in Georgia? A mentally retarded man is scheduled to be executed next Monday, and he has an appeal pending to the Supreme Court, which is not in session.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“The Myth of a Pro-Business SCOTUS: Commentators inaccurately condemn the five conservative justices as corporate shills.” Law professor Richard A. Epstein has this essay online at the Defining Ideas site of the Hoover Institution.

“High Court Gives Ninth Circuit a Habeas Head-Scratcher”: Scott Graham of The Recorder has this report.

My earlier coverage of last Wednesday’s Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“State Supreme Court overturns $375K award for lost ocean view”: MaryAnn Spoto of The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “NJ court overturns award for view lost to dune.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “New Jersey Court Rules Against Homeowners in Dune Dispute.”

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

“BP, plaintiffs’ lawyers argue before 5th Circuit on challenge over oil spill payments”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this news update.

Bloomberg News reports that “BP to Urges Court to Reject Costly View of Oil Spill Deal.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court hears BP challenge on spill claims.”

You can access via this link (20.2 MB Windows Media audio file) the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

“Some ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court’s ruling on Indian adoptions”: Cronkite News has this report.

“Meet The Chief Justice Of America’s Secret Supreme Court: Judge Reggie Walton believes while ‘we have an obligation to vigorously prosecute people, we don’t do it at all costs’; But the ‘fair but harsh’ judge has overseen a breathtaking expansion of domestic surveillance in the United States.” John Stanton has this article online at BuzzFeed.