“EPA Emission Rules Face Test at High Court”: Brent Kendall has this article today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Does section 5(3) of New York’s Domestic Relations Law void as incestuous a marriage between an uncle and niece ‘of the half blood’ (that is, where the husband is the half-brother of the wife’s mother)?” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today certified that question to the New York State Court of Appeals in an immigration case.

“Court of Appeals hear[s] arguments on Evansville cross display”: This front page article appears today in The Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press.

And The Associated Press reports that “Judges hear dispute over Evansville cross display on public land scuttled by court order.”

You can access at this link (mp3 audio file) the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Can a State Carry Out the Death Penalty in Secret? The Georgia Supreme Court ponders whether death-row inmates can demand to know about the drugs being used to kill them — a question with profound national significance.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“New Confederate license plate brings skirmishes”: Today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains this front page article.

“Kansas Senate leaders kill controversial religious freedom bill”: This article appears today in The Wichita Eagle.

And The Associated Press reports that “Kansas Senate Judiciary chairman says anti-gay bill is dead in Legislature.”

“Argentina asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear bonds case”: Lawrence Hurley and Kevin Gray of Reuters have this report.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is reporting: An article headlined “Honolulu’s rail project wins 2 key federal court rulings” reports on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

And in other news, “Governor names Michael Wilson to state Supreme Court.” The Hawaii Governor’s Office yesterday issued this official announcement.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting: In today’s newspaper, he has an article headlined “Baseball sued over low minor-league wages.”

And in Sunday’s newspaper, he had an article headlined “Retiring California justice Kennard’s 25-year legacy.”

“Cameras In the Supreme Court? Not So Fast.” Ariane de Vogue has this post at “The Note” blog of ABC News.

“NJ appeals sports betting case to U.S. Supreme Court”: The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “NJ appeals to US Supreme Court on sports betting.”

“Another Chance for the Justices to Say No to Prosecutorial Misconduct: Virginia prosecutors hid exculpatory evidence and defied a federal judge in a death-penalty case; Will the Supreme Court let them get away with it?” Andrew Cohen has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“Judicial Nominations Debate Looms After Recess”: Online at Roll Call, Niels Lesniewski has this blog post today.

“Idaho Supreme Court justice Daniel T. Eismann at odds with three of his colleagues”: The Idaho Statesman recently published an article that begins, “The Idaho Supreme Court delivered a legal opinion on Valentine’s Day , with one justice spreading a bouquet of black roses among his colleagues.”

You can access last Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Idaho at this link.

Justice Daniel T. Eismann‘s notable dissenting opinion begins, “Courts decide cases in one of two ways: (a) they apply the law to the facts and thereby arrive at the result or (b) they determine the desired result and then twist the law and/or the facts to justify it.”

“Some Kansas GOP lawmakers would rather religious freedom bill would just ‘go away'”: In today’s edition of The Wichita Eagle, Bryan Lowry has a front page article that begins, ” It’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, Kansas House speaker Ray Merrick said as lawmakers returned to work after facing national criticism for passing a bill critics say would have legalized discrimination against same-sex couples.”

“State high court says warrants are needed for law enforcement to obtain cellphone location data”: The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “The state’s highest court ruled today that law enforcement must generally obtain a search warrant before acquiring cellphone data showing the past locations of a cellphone.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

The majority opinion begins: “The central question we address in this appeal is whether, consistent with the Massachusetts Constitution, the Commonwealth may obtain from a cellular telephone service provider historical cell site location information for a particular cellular telephone without first obtaining a search warrant supported by probable cause.”

“Writers On A New England Stage: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.” New Hampshire Public Radio has posted online this report containing a link to the audio (mp3 audio file) of an approximately 50-minute interview with Justice Sonia Sotomayor earlier this month on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

“USS Cole bombing hearing halted at Guantanamo; defendant may fire lawyer”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report. The newspaper has posted an unofficial transcript of yesterday morning’s hearing at this link.

And Reuters reports that “U.S. hearing paused for alleged USS Cole bombing mastermind.”

“Advertising Campaign Pitches Cameras in Supreme Court”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

You can access the web site of the Coalition for Court Transparency at this link.

“Class action appeal in G-P suit heard in Ga. Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Savannah Morning News.

“State’s lethal-injection secrecy law challenged”: Bill Rankin has this article today in the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Associated Press reports that “Georgia High Court Hears Arguments In Hill Case.”

Atlanta’s NPR Station WABE 90.1 FM has a report titled “Attorneys Ask Georgia Supreme Court to Strike Down Execution Drug Secrecy Law.”

And the “fresh loaf” blog of Creative Loafing Atlanta has a post titled “Georgia’s Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Warren Hill appeal.”

“Abortion showdown: U.S. Supreme Court weighs limits on clinic protests.” Howard Mintz has this front page article today in The San Jose Mercury News.

“Constitution Check: Do school uniform policies violate the First Amendment?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Supreme Court could decide legality of poker games”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“Ads push cameras in Supreme Court”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post.

“Okla. pharmacy won’t give drug for Mo. execution”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “An Oklahoma pharmacy has agreed not to provide Missouri with a made-to-order drug for an inmate’s execution scheduled for later this month, according to court documents filed Monday.”

“Same-sex marriage laws, religious business owners on collision course; Churches, businesses want to be able to turn away same-sex couples”: This article appeared yesterday in The Tulsa World.

“The next battle in the abortion wars”: Politico Magazine has this report.

“Alvin Holmes: Clarence Thomas an ‘Uncle Tom’; Representative clarifies comments.” In yesterday’s edition of The Montgomery Advertiser, Kala Kachmar and Brian Lyman had this installment of that newspaper’s “Under the Dome” column.

“California Supreme Court Justice Kennard talks adversity, gratitude”: Southern California Public Radio 89.3 KPCC today has this report (with audio).

“Ann Arbor teen’s legal brief: Juvenile lifers deserve a 2nd chance.” This front page article appears today in The Detroit Free Press.

And Freep columnist Brian Dickerson has a related blog post titled “Michigan Supreme Court justices should take high schooler seriously” that begins, “A junior at one of the state’s most prestigious Catholic high schools thinks she and her classmates have a lot in common with 353 Michigan prison inmates serving mandatory life sentences for crimes that they committed as teenagers.”

The newspaper has posted online both the amicus brief and the accompanying motion for leave to file.

“Memo reveals Clinton’s difficulty over Supreme Court choice”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

“Supreme Court may rule on guns outside the home; Lower courts are split on whether the Second Amendment’s right to self-defense includes the right to carry a gun in public”: Richard Wolf will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of USA Today.

“Compounding Pharmacies Called On To Make Execution Drugs”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“In Kansas, Right Joins Left to Halt Bill on Gays”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “A bill that would have allowed individuals to refuse to provide business services to same-sex couples in Kansas because of religious beliefs met a surprising and quick end last week when conservative senators sided with liberal advocates in saying that the measure promoted discrimination.”