“Supreme Court: Trooper shouldn’t have been fired for sex with domestic violence victim.” This front page article appears today in The Anchorage Daily News.

You can access last Friday’s 3-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Alaska at this link.

“N.H. Supreme Court backs ‘COPSLIE’ vanity plate, overturns lower court decision”: Jeremy Blackman has this front page article today in The Concord Monitor.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire at this link.

“Bill would address Supreme Court ruling on porn victims; Effort seeks ‘full restitution’ from porn viewers”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this report.

“Argentina’s bondholders urge against Supreme Court appeal”: Nick Brown and Lawrence Hurley of Reuters have this report.

“Supreme Injustice”: Online at The New York Times, Thomas B. Edsall has an essay that begins, “The Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this spring in McCutcheon v F.E.C., which increased the amount of money donors can contribute to political campaigns for federal office, has added new fuel to an 80-year-old debate between those who contend that the Supreme Court decides cases on the basis of abstract principles of law and those who argue that judicial rulings are based primarily on political and economic considerations.”

“Wide Majorities Losing Faith In John Roberts’ Supreme Court, Want Term Limits”: Ryan Grim of The Huffington Post has this article reporting on “a new survey by the Democratic-aligned firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner.”

“Mobile couple becomes latest to challenge same-sex marriage ban; adoption is focus”: The Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Alabama women sue to get marriage recognized.”

“Federal appeals court stays ruling halting Doe probe into Walker recall”: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update reporting on an order that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court delays Wisconsin governor’s big win.”

At his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen discusses the development in a post titled “7th Circuit Issues Stay in Wisconsin John Doe Case,”

“If Ruth Bader Ginsburg Retires, How Would the Court Shift?” Linda Killian has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog.

“After Oklahoma’s botched execution, here comes the cover-up; There is nothing independent about this ‘independent investigation'”: Andrew Cohen has this essay online today at The Week.

And in today’s news, The Tulsa World reports that “Lawyers for executed Oklahoma inmate say a second autopsy will be conducted; Lawyers for an executed inmate say a private doctor will do the examination.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Lawsuit: Controversy should delay Texas execution.”

And The Washington Post reports that “States should use a single drug for executions, criminal justice experts say.”

“High-stakes business cases take center stage at U.S. high court”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court Favorability Rebounds; Continuing Partisan Divide in Views of Court’s Ideology”: The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press issued this news release yesterday on its latest U.S. Supreme Court-related survey results.

In related news coverage, Adam Serwer of msnbc.com reports that “Conservative Supreme Court seen favorably by . . . Democrats?”

Fifth Circuit rejects antitrust challenge to BBCOR baseball bat standard: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

Lawyers may appreciate that the “R” in this particular acronym stands for “Restitution.”

“Drone memo author endorsed call for transparency”: Adam Serwer of msnbc.com has a report that begins, “Before he authored legal memos related to the Obama administration’s targeted killing program, David Barron joined a group of left-leaning legal scholars and endorsed a statement of principles urging more transparency from the very office now withholding his work from the public.”

“Town prayer case challengers: The debate matters.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Two upstate New York women who challenged their town board’s pre-meeting prayers before the nation’s highest court said Tuesday their disappointment in losing is softened by the dialogue the case has inspired.”

“Elena Kagan and the Politics of Politeness”: Amy Davidson has this blog post online today at The New Yorker.

“Schuette: An impact on same-sex marriage?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Programming note: Additional posts will appear here tonight.

“Yuma Courthouse Dedication Honors Memory of Slain Judge”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has this report.

“Like Stephen Colbert before her, Peta Lindsay didn’t want to become president of the United States. She just wanted to run.” So begins an opinion that Chief Judge Alex Kozinski issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

D.C. Circuit Judge David S. Tatel expresses his doubts about the constitutionality of the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s “three-strikes” provision: In a concurring opinion issued today.

“White House offers to show senators drone memo”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Hoping to head off another confirmation battle, the White House said Tuesday that it will allow senators to review a secret paper justifying the drone strike on an American citizen written by one of President Barack Obama’s appellate court nominees.”

“Sotomayor Finds Her Voice Among the Justices”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Kansas Supreme Court judge confirmed to 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Obama administration nominated Nancy Moritz in August”: The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “US Senate confirms Kansas justice to federal court.”

You can access the U.S. Senate‘s official roll call vote confirming the nomination last night at this link.

Celebrating 12 years of “How Appealing”: For those who like to keep track of such things, today is this blog’s 12th birthday. Thanks to all of this blog’s many friends and readers for all of their tips, input, enthusiasm, and loyal support.

“What are the Supreme Court justices hiding?” Law professor Eric J. Segall has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times. The newspaper is sporting a newly redesigned web site.

“The U.S. Constitution Is Impossible to Amend: Blame the founders — other countries routinely update their constitutions, but ours may as well be written in stone.” Law professor Eric Posner has this essay online at Slate.

“Justices Turn Away Case About Carrying Guns in Public”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Outside Spending Enters Arena of Judicial Races”: Erik Eckholm has this article today in The New York Times.

“America’s Capital Punishment Crisis: As governor, I oversaw the execution of 19 murderers; But now the death penalty is making me queasy.” Mark White has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“Judicial Nominee’s Memos on Drones Stirring Bipartisan Concern in the Senate”: In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times, Jeremy W. Peters will have an article that begins, “President Obama’s choice for a powerful appeals court appointment is in peril from both the left and the right, highlighting how the fraught politics of an election year are threatening the president’s agenda even among his allies on Capitol Hill.”

“Supreme Court to Hear T-Mobile Cell-Tower Case; Justices to Decide If Local Governments Must Give Detailed Written Reasons When Towers Denied”: Brent Kendall will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“When religion meets politics, U.S. justices sharpen their pencils”: Joan Biskupic of Reuters has this report.

“Let Us Pray: The Supreme Court gives its blessing for prayer at town meetings; Get ready for a lot more Jesus in your life.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Law students push to license dead Chinese attorney”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “In a decision still studied in law schools as a 19th century lesson in bigotry, the California Supreme Court in 1890 denied Hong Yeng Chang’s application to practice law solely because he was Chinese.”