“Condemned man’s last words lead to questions about lethal injection ‘cocktail’ in Oklahoma, U.S.; States across the U.S. began using compounding pharmacies for a drug commonly used in executions after a key supplier stopped providing the drug”: This article appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Oklahoman.

“Hobby Lobby asks Supreme Court for exemption to Obamacare mandate”: CNN.com has this report on the merits brief that respondent Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Fate of Obama mountaintop crackdown may hinge on judges’ view of EPA guidance”: Jeremy P. Jacobs and Manuel Quinones of Greenwire have this report today.

“California wins two-year extension in fight over inmate releases”: The Sacramento Bee has this news update.

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has an update headlined “California prison overcrowding fix gets two-year extension.”

The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Gov. Jerry Brown wins two-year delay in prison crowding caps.”

And The Associated Press reports that “California gets 2 more years to cut prison numbers.”

“Circuit Reconsiders Darvocet Class Action”: Pamela A. MacLean has this post at her “Trial Insider” blog reporting on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

The original ruling of a divided three-judge Ninth Circuit panel in the case can be accessed here.

“Kagan Says Her Path to Supreme Court Was Made Smoother by Ginsburg’s”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Suit: Gay parents want on birth certificates.” The Cincinnati Enquirer has this news update. The newspaper has posted at this link the complaint filed today in federal court initiating suit.

And in other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Couples sue to force Ohio’s hand on gay marriage.”

“Ciavarella looks to high court decision; U.S. Supreme Court might rule by June”: This article appears today in The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

“Rules in flux on police use of GPS tracking”: The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch has this report today.

“Bill Keller, Former Editor of The Times, Is Leaving for News Nonprofit”: In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, Ravi Somaiya will have an article that begins, “Bill Keller, a columnist at The New York Times and its former executive editor, will leave the paper to become editor in chief of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit journalism start-up focused on the American criminal justice system.”

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Deciding how government prays.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Nebraska Supreme Court ruling could affect 27 teen murder cases”: This article appears today in The Omaha World-Herald.

And The Lincoln Journal Star reports that “Nebraska high court vacates life sentences of 3 men.”

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Nebraska issued three decisions applying the U.S. Supreme Court‘s 2012 ruling in Miller v. Alabama, and you can access those decisions here, here, and here.

“The Supreme Court probably won’t take on net neutrality. Here’s why.” Brian Fung has this entry today at “The Switch” blog of The Washington Post.

No more Justice Brennans? The Helena (Mont.) Independent Record reports today that “Brennan seeks Supreme Court seat.”

“‘Aid in Dying’ Movement Takes Hold in Some States”: Erik Eckholm has this front page article today in The New York Times.

“Diocese records stay secret; U.S. appeals court denies access to Albany sex files”: This front page article appears today in The Times Union of Albany, New York.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Second Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“DA responds to former state Supreme Court Justice’s conviction appeal”: Adam Brandolph of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update that begins, “The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Friday responded to former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s claims that prosecutors and a judge mishandled of her trial on public corruption charges last year.”

“High Court Asked to Review California Gay-Conversion Law”: Bloomberg News has this report. You can view the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Seattle judge will join super-secret spy court”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has an article that begins, “A Washington state-based federal appellate judge who once represented the Seattle Mariners baseball team has now joined the roster of one of the nation’s most unique and secretive courts.”

At Politico.com, Tal Kopan has a blog post titled “Roberts names 2 new FISA court judges.”

And Michael McGough of The Los Angeles Times has an essay titled “Is Chief Justice John Roberts ‘unpacking’ the FISA courts?”

“Attorney general says North Carolina will appeal abortion ultrasound ruling”: The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this update.

“A Missing Argument on Contraceptives”: Yesterday’s edition of The New York Times contained an editorial that begins, “One of the most anticipated showdowns of the Supreme Court’s current term will take place March 25, when the justices are scheduled to hear two cases brought by secular, for-profit corporations whose owners want an exemption, based on their religious beliefs, from the requirement that employers’ health plans cover the full range of contraceptive services without a co-payment.”

Programming note: Due to a meeting out of the office this afternoon with co-counsel in two cases I am working on, additional posts will appear here this evening.

“Diocese fights judge’s ruling; Rape victim of Albany priest seeks 40 years of clergy abuse files”: This article appeared last month in The Times Union of Albany, New York.

Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision granting the petition for writ of mandamus filed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and ordering the case filed in Vermont federal court dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.

“Why a Railroad Merger May Get the Supreme Court to Rule on NSA Spying”: David Kravets has this post today at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

In “How Appealing” power outage-related news from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Yesterday ended up delivering good news on the power outage front, as power at home was restored mid-afternoon, and power at work was restored at some point last night.

For those who are still not as fortunate, I hope that today will bring good news.

“ACLU fights Easton Area School District’s ‘boobies’ appeal; School district’s bracelets case doesn’t merit top court’s review, group says”: Peter Hall has this article today in The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“America Is Terrible at Killing People Legally: Even if you support the death penalty, you should be outraged.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online today at Politico Magazine.

“The Homogeneous Federal Bench”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“Motion Is Filed to Silence Prosecutor in Sept. 11 Case”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“L.A. County faces suit over adding religious cross to seal; Religious leaders and the ACLU have filed a suit against L.A. County after the Board of Supervisors voted to add a cross to the county seal”: This article will appear in Friday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Catch-22 Could Ensnare Chevron Lawyers Fighting Ecuador Verdict”: Adam Klasfeld of Courthouse News Service has this report today.

“Legal Lions Boies and Olson Set Back Gay Marriage”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“Toal wins historic duel for SC chief justice post”: This front page article appears today in The State of Columbia, South Carolina.

“Proposal would bar California judges from Scout participation”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update that begins, “The state Supreme Court’s ethics advisory committee wants the court to prohibit California judges from membership in the Boy Scouts because the 2.7-million-member youth organization bars gays and lesbians from becoming troop leaders.”

You can view the “Proposed Amendments to Canon 2C of the Code of Judicial Ethics” at this link.

“Big guns roll out to defend securities class actions as SCOTUS amici”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight today has this report.