“Conservatives’ sentencing law gets a grilling at Supreme Court hearing”: Sean Fine has this article today in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

“Sotomayor to law students: ‘You give me hope.'” The GW Hatchet has this report.

“Appeals court: Indian inmate can use sweat lodge.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

“Riddle’s suit overturns law on political money”: The Durango (Colo.) Herald has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

“Appeals court orders new hearing for Yuma rest-stop killer”: Cronkite News has this report.

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean has a post titled “Split Court Temporarily Stops Arizona Execution.”

You can access today’s ruling of an 11-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Orange County lawyer disbarred for possessing child pornography”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Lawyers will be disbarred over child porn.”

And at her “Trial Insider” blog, Pamela A. MacLean — who previously wrote a lengthy article about the case for California Lawyer magazine — has a post titled “Child Porn Possession Means Lawyer Disbarment in All Cases.”

You can access today’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court of California at this link.

“U.S. tobacco companies’ appeal to delay court-ordered advertising blitz”: David Ingram of Reuters has this report.

“MBS investors bring in Paul Clement to appeal N.Y. timeliness opinion”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“San Jose appeals antitrust case against MLB”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

“Attorney accused of defending Amendment 3 to impose religious viewpoint”: The Deseret News has this report.

“High-court majority reaffirms Freshwater’s dismissal”: The Columbus Dispatch has an article that begins, “The Ohio Supreme Court will not revisit its 4-3 decision that found a Mount Vernon teacher was legally dismissed for insubordination when he refused to remove religious symbols from his classroom.”

My earlier coverage of the ruling appears at this link.

“Constitution Check: Has the Supreme Court already settled the fate of gay marriage bans?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Can Gays Be Kept Off Juries?” Online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay that begins, “The last liberal lion is on the hunt again.”

“A closer look: Pa. Supreme Court decision on fracking.” This front page article appears today in The Williamsport Sun-Gazette.

In posts of note at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog”: Liz Hoffman has a post titled “Delaware Takes Fight Over Arbitration To U.S. Supreme Court” containing this link to the petition for writ of certiorari.

And Jacob Gershman has a post titled “New Study Counters Assumptions About Impact of Citizens United.”

“Opinion analysis: Justices unimpressed with Federal Circuit’s mastery of federal procedure curriculum.” Ronald Mann has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Puerto Rico judge’s son convicted of murder”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The son of a U.S. district court judge has been found guilty of killing his wife at their home in a wealthy suburb in Puerto Rico.”

In local coverage, Primera Hora reports that “Pablo Casellas ya esta en la carcel de Bayamon.”

And El Nuevo Dia has a report headlined “Vestido de preso y en maxima seguridad Casellas Toro.”

“Circuit Split Watch: Are ‘Boobies’ Bracelets the New Black Armbands?” Michelle Olsen has this post today at her “Appellate Daily” blog.

“Drugmakers May Face Liability For Design Defects in Pa. Court”: Max Mitchell has this front page article, in which I am quoted, in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

And today at the defense-oriented “Drug and Device Law” blog, James M. Beck has a post titled “Lance — If This Is Negligence, Who Needs Strict Liability?”

Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in this case, in which I represented the plaintiff on appeal, consisted of a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion.

The following merits briefs filed in Pennsylvania’s highest court in this case can be accessed online: (1) Wyeth’s Brief for Appellant; plaintiff’s Brief for Appellee/Cross-Appellant; the amicus brief of the American Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice in support of plaintiff; Wyeth’s Reply Brief for Appellant/Brief for Cross-Appellee; and the plaintiff’s Reply Brief for Cross-Appellant.

In addition to The Legal Intelligencer, thus far Dan Packel of Law360 (subscription required for full access) and Jessica Dye of Reuters (subscription required to access) have reported on the ruling. And Bloomberg BNA’s Product Safety & Liability Reporter (subscription required) is also preparing a report on the decision.

“Supreme Court will hear Fifth Third 401(k) lawsuit; Employees: Bank knew stock too risky for 401(k).” The Cincinnati Enquirer has this report.

“Drakes Bay Oyster Co. files court action to remain open while preparing for Supreme Court”: The Marin Independent Journal has this report.

“Supreme Court ruling on Abramski could limit Obama’s radical, gun-control aims; ATF using straw purchase law to expand government control of private firearms transfers”: Columnist Emily Miller has this essay online at The Washington Times.

“Virginia to fight same-sex marriage ban”: Robert Barnes has this front page article today in The Washington Post.

“Anti-abortion group seeks Supreme Court changes; Selection of justices key to fight against abortion, group says”: The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

“Supreme Court considers who should pay damages to child-porn victim; The justices are asked to decide whether the Crime Victims’ Rights Act should let a child-pornography victim collect $3.4 million in damages from one of thousands who had photos of her rape”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

The Dallas Morning News reports today that “Supreme Court struggles to determine how to compensate child-porn victim.”

And Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Time reports that “Supreme Court struggles with restitution for child porn.”

“Supreme Court denies stay of execution in Texas for Mexican”: Reuters has a report that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Mexican national Edgar Tamayo on Wednesday, allowing Texas to put to death the convicted killer who is also at the center of a diplomatic dispute.”

You can view this evening’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Supreme Court weighs how much one person should pay pornography victim”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post.

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Child porn: $3.4 million for two photos? Court grapples with restitution; The US Supreme Court hears arguments on whether consumers of child pornography should pay full restitution for the harm caused the child victim — or some proportional share.”

“We’ve Got Your Number”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“U.S. appeals court won’t revisit California fuel standard ruling”: Dan Levine and Rory Carroll of Reuters have this report.

And Courthouse News Service reports that “Calif. Emissions Dispute Inspires Biting Dissent.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit denying rehearing en banc, and the opinions concurring in and dissenting from that order, at this link.

“Cape Wind and FAA win federal court case over turbines and radar”: The Cape Cod Times has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“How Much Does Doyle Paroline Owe? He possessed two pornographic pictures of 8-year-old ‘Amy’; Should he pay her $3.4 million in restitution? Or $0?” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Justices Struggle to Determine Restitution Over Child Pornography”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Justices debate restitution for child porn victims.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Carrie Johnson had an audio segment titled “In Child Pornography Cases, Collectors Might Be Charged Too.”

“Court: Marotta is a father, not merely a sperm donor; Man responding to Craigslist ad now responsible for child support.” The Topeka Capital-Journal has this news update.

Appellate pet peeve: Why not install the italics font pack? Much more frequently than I would prefer, I see appellate briefs and motions filed by major law firms that simply use slanted plain text for italics in place of actually installing and using the italics font pack for the font that the document’s author has elected to use.

Compare the italics used in this important rehearing petition (italics font pack not installed) filed today in the Seventh Circuit with the italics used on page one of Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s opinion (italics font pack installed) that a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued today in Medtronic Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp., No. 12-1128.

One readily identifiable difference is how an italicized lower case “a” appears if the italics font pack has or has not been installed. If the italicized font pack is good enough for the U.S. Supreme Court to use, then it is good enough for practicing lawyers to use as well. Just one appellate lawyer’s humble opinion.

“Appeals court rules offshore oil leases in Alaska Arctic are too flawed”: The Anchorage Daily News has this update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Judges say Arctic offshore lease sale was flawed.”

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