“N.Y. Stop-And-Frisk Judge Denies Bid to Delay Decision”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “NY judge won’t delay effects of stop-frisk rulings.”

“What To Expect From the Supreme Court’s Abortion Case This Term”: Law professor Sherry F. Colb has this essay online today at Justia.com’s Verdict.

“Attorney wants N.J. Supreme Court to hear case against sender of text message”: The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey has this report.

“Judge grants new trial for ex-New Orleans police officers convicted in notorious Danziger Bridge slayings after Hurricane Katrina”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report, along with related articles headlined “From improper online posts, scandal grew to mire an U.S. attorney and Justice Department“; “Justice Department attorney Karla Dobinski posted on NOLA.com about Danziger Bridge trial, judge reveals“; and “Reversal of Danziger Bridge convictions a ‘bitter pill’ for Hurricane Katrina survivors.”

Today’s edition of The New York Times reports that “Judge Throws Out Officers’ Convictions in Killings After Hurricane Katrina.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge orders new trial in Katrina bridge killings.”

You can access yesterday’s 129-page ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana at this link.

“Obamacare: Court declines company request to block contraception mandate; In all, more than 50 companies have challenged the Obamacare contraception mandate on religious grounds; Given a split in how appeals courts have ruled, it’s likely the US Supreme Court will eventually take up the issue.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Dan Horn of The Cincinnati Enquirer has a news update headlined “Ruling: Provide birth control despite religious objections.”

Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade has a news update headlined “Appeals court sides with administration over Obamacare contraception mandate.”

The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Second court backs Obama birth control mandate; Cases could end in Supreme Court.”

And The Hill has a blog post titled “Appeals court rules in favor of ObamaCare birth control mandate.”

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

“Federal court rejects N.J. sports betting”: Wednesday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer will contain this article.

The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey reports that “Christie says N.J. will appeal sports betting case to U.S. Supreme Court.”

Bloomberg News reports that “New Jersey Can’t Legalize Sports Betting, U.S. Court Says.”

The Associated Press reports that “Fed court nixes NJ appeal in sports betting case.”

And Reuters has a report headlined “NJ to appeal ruling that keeps ban on sports betting: Christie.”

You can access today’s 128-page ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Extended Ruling by Secret Court Backs Collection of Phone Data”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an article headlined “FISA court releases opinion upholding NSA phone program.”

And at the “Lawfare” blog, Benjamin Wittes and Jane Chong have a post titled “Congress Has No Clothes: A Quick and Dirty Summary of the New FISC Opinion.”

You can view the ruling at this link.

Programming note: Additional posts will appear here tonight, as this afternoon I will be in Washington, DC to serve as a panelist at The Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies symposium titled “The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue: A Look at the October 2012 and 2013 Terms.”

My written contribution to the 2012-2013 issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review, issued in print today, is titled “Looking Ahead: October Term 2013.” Earlier editions of that publication can be accessed online via this link.

“Jerry Brown touts video game program rooted in Supreme Court loss”: This article appears today in The Oakland Tribune.

“Will the Supreme Court Stop Cops From Reading Your Text Messages? In many states, police can rifle through your smart phone — even if you’ve just been arrested for not putting on your seat belt.” Dana Liebelson has this article online today at Mother Jones.

“Supreme Court Weighs When Online Speech Becomes an Illegal Threat”: David Kravets has this post online today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

“Complex Science at Issue in Politics of Fetal Pain”: This front page article will appear in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Oral arguments heard in Lafave probation case”: The Tampa Tribune has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Debra Lafave asks Florida Supreme Court to end her probation.”

“Justice Antonin Scalia says constitution not meant to answer moral questions”: The GW Hatchet has this report.

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Scalia Chides ‘Activist’ Colleagues on Eve of Constitution Day.”

“Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare.” The Cato Institute has posted online at this link the video from last Friday’s event.

I will be in Washington, DC at Cato tomorrow to participate as a panelist in an event titled “The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue — A Look at the October 2012 and 2013 Terms.”

“A&E Television Can’t Escape Gang Whistleblower’s Privacy Lawsuit; An appeals court rules that a man whose identity wasn’t concealed on a documentary series has a reasonable probability of prevailing against the cable network”: Eriq Gardner has this post at the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

Variety has a report headlined “‘Gangland’: Appeals Court Refuses to Dismiss Police Informant’s Claim Against A&E.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “‘Gangland’ Accuser Suit Survives Anti-SLAPP.”

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

“Big business, class actions and the Supreme Court: It’s complicated.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“Reflecting on Secrecy in 4th Circuit Panel Composition”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

I expressed some similar thoughts in April 2006 in my Law.com column titled “Who’s on the Argument Panel: Why Ignorance Isn’t Bliss” (registration may be required for free access).

“Gay bias in jury selection: Appeals court to consider issue in fight between drug giants.” Howard Mintz will have this article Tuesday in The San Jose Mercury News.

“Leaks and Consequences: Why treating leakers as spies puts journalists at legal risk.” Lincoln Caplan has this cover story in the Autumn 2013 issue of The American Scholar.

“Reagan’s Court v. the Libertarians’: A new crop of Supreme Court books show Chief Justice Roberts siding with his hero’s ghost — for now.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The American Prospect.

“Plaintiff in iconic school speech case starts tour”: The Associated Press has this report.

“For Justice Kennedy, the Power of Being Earnest”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

“Missouri Supreme Court hears appeal from man who was injured by a hot dog”: Missouri Digital News has this report on a lawsuit stemming from an eye injury allegedly sustained during a hot dog toss into the stands at a Kansas City Royals baseball game.

Via the web site of the Supreme Court of Missouri, you can access the appellate briefs (here, here, and here) and the oral argument audio (mp3 audio file).

“Constitutional Law Scholars Preview Supreme Court Term”: C-SPAN is planning to provide live coverage of this event, hosted by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. C-SPAN’s coverage is scheduled to get underway at 12:30 p.m. eastern time today.

“Supreme Court’s ruling in Baby Veronica case leads to more legal wrangling over adoption”: Robert Barnes has this new installment of his “The High Court” column in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Stevens has ‘easy transition’ to state high court”: The Standard Speaker of Hazleton, Pennsylvania contains this article today.

And one month ago today, the Pennsylvania Cable Network posted online a video titled “Courts 101 with Justice Stevens: From Superior to Supreme Court.”

“Local woman adjusts to Supreme Court bench”: This article appears today in The Record-Journal of Meriden, Connecticut.

“Court upholds Bonds’ obstruction conviction”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Oklahoma Supreme Court: Baby Veronica to stay in state for time being.” Today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains an article that begins, “Baby Veronica will celebrate her fourth birthday with her biological father this weekend after the Oklahoma Supreme Court decided to keep her in the state at least a while longer.”

“Sandusky’s bid for new trial going to court in Pa.” The Associated Press has this report.

And The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania reported recently that “Sandusky’s appeal moved out of high school.”

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Footnote Four”: Lincoln Caplan has this blog post online today at The New Yorker.

Programming note: Additional posts will appear here Saturday night.

“Souter decries cuts in humanities funds; Retired Supreme Court justice delivers views in State Museum speech”: This article appears today in The Times Union of Albany, New York.

“Home run king Barry Bonds obstruction conviction upheld”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Henry K. Lee of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “Court upholds Bonds’ obstruction conviction.”

Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Barry Bonds’ obstruction of justice conviction upheld by appeals court.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Conviction of baseball’s Barry Bonds upheld by U.S. appeals court.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court upholds slugger Bonds’ conviction.”

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