“Pa. town appeals to keep body of Jim Thorpe”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Adoptive parents take custody of Veronica from biological father”: The Tulsa World has this news update.

“Stanford Law School Constitution Day 2013 with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: You can view the video on YouTube at this link.

“Deeper Than God: Ronald Dworkin’s Religious Atheism.” Stanley Fish has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“Retiree appeal in case vs. NFLPA rejected by court”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The retirees who sued the NFL Players Association over benefit negotiations during the lockout have lost their appeal.”

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

“Court restores death sentence in 1974 South Dade murder case”: The Miami Herald has this news update reporting on the ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“Campaign funding and affirmative action come back before the Supreme Court”: Mark Walsh will have this article in the October 2013 issue of ABA Journal magazine.

“Appeals court sides with Microsoft over Utah-based Novell’s antitrust claims; Decision could put an end to 20 years of litigation against Microsoft”: The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

“About 2,000 petitions await Supreme Court’s return; The annual glut of appeals that accumulates throughout the summer must be whittled down by the justices’ law clerks; Only the strongest cases survive”: Richard Wolf will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of USA Today.

“Conn. court weighs if horses are innately vicious”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Baby Veronica case: Parents’ negotiations end with no settlement.” The Tulsa World has this news update.

“Tenth Circuit considers justiciability of Guarantee Clause today”: Law professor Derek Muller has this post today at his blog, “Excess of Democracy.”

“Ninth Circuit Holds Annual Law Clerk Orientation”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit posted this item online today.

“This appeal stems from ongoing attempts by various news organizations to gain access to sealed court proceedings, transcripts, and discovery documents.” So begins an opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Chamber of Commerce turns to small courts for big wins”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“In Supreme Court Opinions, Clicks That Lead Nowhere”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Religion, Law, Politics Mix on Contraception Issue”: Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

“The D.C. Circuit and the Guantanamo Detainees’ Right of Access to Counsel”: Steve Vladeck has this post today at the “Lawfare” blog.