“Justices May Hold Fate of Children Who Lost Place in Immigration Line”: James Barron will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Wading through the malarkey of judges as umpires”: Law professor Alan Garfield has this essay online at The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware.

“Keep politics out of the courthouse”: Online at The Washington Post, Ruth McGregor and Randall Shepard have an op-ed that begins, “The chaos surrounding the execution of convicted murderer Clayton Lockett was not just a wake-up call on capital punishment and how it is administered. The final hours also saw political efforts to bully and weaken Oklahoma’s courts. Similar battles are playing out around the country, threatening the ability of our courts to be fair and impartial.”

“Why Abortion-Rights Activists Should Fear the Supreme Court; A high-court ruling is seen as a likely last-ditch effort to stop sweeping antiabortion legislation passed in Texas and other states; But counting on a win is a very risky gamble for the law’s opponents”: Sophie Novack and Sam Baker have this report online at National Journal.

“Progressives Hailed Filibuster Reform, But It Could Haunt Them On Michael Boggs”: Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has this report today.

“Coats had front-row seat to two U.S. Supreme Court nominations”: Dan Carden of The Times of Munster, Indiana has an article that begins, “Hoosiers today know Dan Coats as their U.S. senator, but nine years ago his informal title was far more exotic — Sherpa.”

“Delaware’s ties to Brown decision strong, unique; When the Supreme Court heard Brown, it was actually dealing with combined lawsuits from several states, including two from Delaware”: The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this report.

“Alabama abortion law set for federal trial”: Brian Lyman has this front page article in today’s edition of The Montgomery Advertiser.

“Supreme Court Decisions to Shape Policy, Campaigns”: David Hawkings has this blog post online today at Roll Call.

“Taser death in La. could get Supreme Court review”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Everyone should know just how much the government lied to defend the NSA; A web of deception has finally been untangled: the Justice Department got the US supreme court to dismiss a case that could have curtailed the NSA’s dragnet. Why?” Trevor Timm has this essay online today at The Guardian (UK).

“Down on the Farm: Why do American farmers need some of the strongest anti-whistleblower laws in the land?” Josh Voorhees has this essay online at Slate.

“Senate Democrats should quit stalling on two judicial nominations”: The Washington Post has an editorial that begins, “Two of President Obama’s judicial nominees are having trouble. But this time, Democrats are behind much of the obstruction.”

“Holder swipes at Roberts on race”: Josh Gerstein has this blog post at Politico.com.

“Same-sex marriage sure to return to Supreme Court”: This front page article appears today in The Boston Globe, together with a front page article headlined “Celebrating 10 years of gay marriage in Mass.; For a time, it seemed the gay marriage revolution might stop where it started; Then came a wave of change.”

In today’s mail: I received a review copy of the book “Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution,” by Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz. The book is scheduled to go on sale June 3, 2014.

According to “Above the Law,” Matz is currently clerking for Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt and will clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court next Term for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.

“U.S. marks 60th anniversary of Brown ruling that desegregated schools”: Michael Muskal of The Los Angeles Times has this news analysis.

And online at The New Yorker, Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger has a blog post titled “Sixty Years Later, We Need a New Brown.”

“Is GOP minority recruitment affirmative action?” The Associated Press has an article that begins, “The Republican Party is hiring people to reach out to black and Hispanic communities, and setting goals for the number of minority candidates it will recruit. At the same time, Republican judges are moving closer to a long-held conservative goal of ending affirmative action.”

“Utah Supreme Court halts same-sex adoption cases; The ruling is in response to a request by Utah Attorney General’s Office”: Michael McFall and Marissa Lang have this article today in The Salt Lake Tribune.

And The Deseret News reports that “Utah Supreme Court issues stay in same-sex adoption cases.”

You can view last night’s order of the Supreme Court of Utah at this link.

“The Worst Argument Ever Made Against Gay Marriage: And that’s saying something.” Law professor David S. Cohen has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“After 1st gay marriages, ‘joy spread'”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Newlyweds and couples celebrated Friday along with the lead lawyer in the landmark case behind the first same-sex marriages in Massachusetts and the nation 10 years ago.”

“Federal judge halts forced-feeding of 1 Guantanamo captive; A federal judge in Washington has ordered a temporary halt to the military’s forced-feeding at Guantanamo of a long-held Syrian captive”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“Meat labeling vs. free speech: A fine meal for judges.” Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this article previewing an en banc oral argument scheduled for Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

“California finds ‘right to privacy’ for anonymous online commenters”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report.

“You Don’t See What I See: The Supreme Court Justices can’t stop calling each other ‘blind.'” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate today.

“Gay Marriage Is Off Again in Idaho and On in Arkansas”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“At Diploma Ceremony, Justice Scalia Reflects on the Future of the Legal Academy”: William & Mary Law School has this report.

“‘Jock tax’ exemption in Ohio law is unconstitutional, ex-NFL player tells Supreme Court”: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has an article that begins, “An Ohio law allowing most visiting professional athletes and entertainers to be charged municipal income tax is unconstitutional, according to an Ohio Supreme Court brief filed Wednesday by a former National Football League player.”

“NJ lawyers to highlight judicial independence at annual conference”: The Newark Star-Ledger has an article that begins, “As Gov. Chris Christie tries to reshape the state courts, New Jersey’s largest group of lawyers will meet today to discuss ‘how today’s political climate affects judicial independence.'”

“U.S. Report Addresses Concern Over Obama’s Plan to Close Guantanamo”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Frankie Valli wins divorce case in California Supreme Court”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Frankie Valli wins case in California Supreme Court.”

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

“The case for term-limiting Supreme Court justices: Lifetime appointments were meant to preserve judicial independence; But the high court has devolved into a political body with too much power.” Matt Bruenig has this essay online today at The Week.

“Harry Reid slams President Obama judge pick Michael Boggs”: Burgess Everett of Politico.com has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Reid opposes Obama court pick.”

“Why Texas Is So Good at the Death Penalty — Killing people, sad to say, is like most anything else: The more you do it, the better you get.” Law professor David R. Dow has this article online at Politico Magazine.

And online at The New Republic, Lane Florsheim has an essay titled “How Texas Keeps Putting the Intellectually Disabled on Death Row; The Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional but gave states wiggle room.”

“9th Circuit Court temporarily halts Idaho same-sex marriages”: The Idaho Statesman has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court puts Idaho gay marriages on hold.”

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