Carlos Beltran loses Seventh Circuit appeal, must serve 168 months in prison: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Post-Dispatch, other media sue for execution drug disclosure”: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a news update that begins, “The Post-Dispatch and several other news agencies are suing the Missouri Department of Corrections to compel it to release information about the drugs the state uses for lethal injection executions.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Media file lawsuit to challenge execution secrecy.”

You can view the complaint initiating suit at this link.

“10 years later, gay marriage tactics still in use”: The Associated Press has this report.

“We All Have the Right to Be Forgotten: Europe is ahead of the United States in repairing the damage to privacy the Internet — and especially Google — has wrought.” Law professor Eric Posner has this essay online at Slate.

“Is Beshear trying to lose Kentucky gay-marriage appeal?” This front page article appears today in The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky.

“Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy: Pioneer was 1st female chief judge of a U.S. District Court.” The Detroit Free Press has published an obituary that begins, “Former U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy, a legal pioneer who was the first female judge appointed to the federal court bench in Detroit and the first female chief judge of any U.S. District Court, died Monday at her Grosse Pointe Woods home.”

“Conservative states emerge as battleground on same-sex marriage”: Dennis Romboy has this article in today’s edition of The Deseret News.

And at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Constitution Check: Who gets credit for the same-sex marriage revolution?”

“Segregation gains ground 60 years after Brown”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Education Week has a series of related articles under the heading “Brown at 60: New Diversity, Familiar Disparities.”

“Are Supreme Court justices becoming ‘party judges’?” Michael McGough has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

And at The Week, Scott Lemieux has an essay titled “Can the Supreme Court be rescued from politics? The court in recent years has only grown more polarized and ideological; And the trend lines don’t look good.”

“Federal court strikes down state rule on political issue ads”: Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this news update.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Wisconsin campaign finance laws went too far.”

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

“Don’t Force Google to ‘Forget'”: Online at The New York Times, law professor Jonathan Zittrain has an essay that begins, “The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that Europeans have a limited ‘right to be forgotten’ by search engines like Google.”

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

“Idaho scrambling over same-sex marriage ban ruling”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge’s decision to allow same-sex marriages in Idaho starting Friday has attorneys for the state scrambling to appeal and gay rights advocates planning their next steps.”

“Judicial bias: Playing favourites.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“Still Tinkering”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Top Court Champions Freedom to Annoy”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

And The Associated Press reports that “NY court upholds online impersonator charges.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of New York — that state’s highest court — at this link.

“Hyundai to Appeal $240 Million Montana Crash Jury Verdict”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Jury: Hyundai owes $240M in punitive damages.”

“U.S. lawsuit alleging SD memory card price-fixing is revived”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“ND appeals federal judge’s ruling on abortion ban”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Supreme Court bars police claims of racist juries to win confessions”: This front page article appears today in The Times of Munster, Indiana.

Tim Evans of The Indianapolis Star has an article headlined “Officer’s comments to black suspect go too far, court rules.”

And The Post-Tribune of Merrillville, Indiana reports that “Court throws out Gary man’s murder confession.”

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

“Don’t hold David Barron’s judicial nomination hostage”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Chief Justice Rabner, reporting for jury duty”: The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersey has this report.

“Motorists battle with BMV over quirky license plates”: Tim Evans has this front page article today in The Indianapolis Star.

“Drunk, yes, but was he annoying? State high court to rule on law’s vague wording.” Tim Evans has this front page article today in The Indianapolis Star.

“Campaign funders unite in wake of Supreme Court ruling; FEC gets slew of applications for joint committees”: The Washington Times has this report.

“Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution in Texas Based on Mental Disability Claim”: This article appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“U.S. court says trademarks can’t disparage religious, ethnic groups”: Diane Bartz of Reuters has this report.

My earlier coverage of today’s Federal Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Justice Dept. Criticized on Spying Statements”: In Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times, Charlie Savage will have an article that begins, “Two Democratic senators accused the Obama administration on Tuesday of seeking to ‘ignore or justify’ statements it made to the Supreme Court about warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency, contributing to what they called a ‘culture of misinformation’ by the executive branch.”

“Kennedy Versus Kennedy: Same-sex marriage divides the 4th Circuit.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Appeals court stays execution of Houston man”: The Houston Chronicle has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court halts execution over mental health claims.”

Update: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Oracle vs. SAP: Court may order damages retrial.” Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.

Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “Oracle faces scrutiny over $1.3 bln verdict against SAP.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Oracle Seeks to Revive $1.3 Billion SAP Copying Verdict.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Oracle wants $1.3 billion SAP verdict reinstated.”

“Judges question Arizona’s restrictions of abortion pills”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court appears poised keep blocking abortion rules.”

“Obama’s Best Judicial Nominee Yet: Why liberals should rally behind Pamela Harris.” Law professor David Fontana has this essay online today at The New Republic.

“Senators scrutinize Boggs’ past record”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update that begins, “Michael Boggs, President Barack Obama’s controversial judicial nominee, said Tuesday he would not let his personal beliefs guide his decision-making if confirmed to the U.S. District Court bench in Atlanta.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Senate Dems skewer Obama judge pick from Georgia.”

You can access the video from this morning’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing via this link.

Access online the audio from today’s Fourth Circuit oral argument in Bostic v. Schaefer: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has posted the oral argument audio at this link (64.4 MB mp3 audio file).

And in other coverage, Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed reports that “Federal Appeals Court In Richmond Skeptical Of Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban.”