“The Sex Amendment: How women got in on the Civil Rights Act.” Louis Menand has this “A Critic at Large” essay in the July 21, 2014 issue of The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court Shows Restraint in Voting to Overrule Precedents”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Discrimination is Un-Christian, Too”: At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times, Kathryn Pogin has a post that begins, “Much to the chagrin of women’s rights advocates, Hobby Lobby has won its legal battle — but claims of ‘victory’ for religious freedom must be emended.”

“Lawsuit over Kansas gun law recalls Brown v. Board aftermath”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Is Evangelical Morality Still Acceptable in America? People who disagree with same-sex marriage and birth-control use have been met with accusations of bigotry; Are some Christians being unfairly shamed out of the public sphere?” Alan Noble has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“Workload threatens to paralyze labor board”: The Hill today has a report that begins, “The National Labor Relations Board has identified scores of decisions that must be revisited in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court finding that President Obama appointed members to the board in violation of the Constitution.”

“Full Show: Is the Supreme Court Out of Order?” You can watch the video of the most recent broadcast of “Moyers & Company” — featuring New York Times columnist Linda Greenhouse and Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick — via this link.

You can also view bonus video footage via this link.

“Remembering my day with John Seigenthaler”: Yesterday at his “Hercules and the Umpire” blog, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf had a post that begins, “What is the motivation for my blog and my Jihad for judicial transparency?”

“How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the Most Popular Woman on the Internet: Web culture’s revolutionary celebration of powerful female leaders.” Rebecca Traister has this essay online at The New Republic.

“Colorado Attorney General John Suthers takes fire over gay marriage”: Jon Murray and Jordan Steffen have this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.

“Should felons have a right to Stand Your Ground? Florida Supreme Court to examine claim from Palm Beach County case.” The South Florida Sun Sentinel has this report.

“ObamaCare’s next court threat”: The Hill today has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court is poised to rule in a case that could blow a gaping hole in ObamaCare’s scheme for providing healthcare coverage.”

“DOJ Set to Fight Gay-Marriage Bans in Supreme Court”: This Week from ABC News has this report.

“Experts: Supreme Court may not take Utah’s same-sex marriage appeal; State’s bid for U.S. Supreme Court clarity is no certainty.” Marissa Lang has this front page article in today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.

“Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2013-2014 Term.” The Heritage Foundation has posted online at this link (via YouTube) the video of this recent event.

“A Two-Page Form Spawns a Contraceptive Showdown”: Robert Pear will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Among Justices, Considering a Divide Not of Gender or Politics, but of Beliefs”: Samuel G. Freedman has this “On Religion” essay in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“John Roberts’ Supreme Court Is the Most Meddlesome in U.S. History; How radical libertarianism is reshaping the bench”: Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic.

“N.J. Supreme Court won’t hear landmark gun case after all”: Salvador Rizzo has this front page article in today’s edition of The Star-Ledger.

“Motorola to 7th Circuit: Make Judge Posner follow the rules.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight had this report yesterday.

“Same-sex couples married in Utah may have rights in 10 days”: Marissa Lang of The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.

The Deseret News has an update headlined “Court lifts stay, but gives Utah chance to appeal same-sex marriage recognition.”

The Associated Press reports that “Utah gay couples who married could get benefits.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “New test on same-sex marriage due at Court soon.”

“‘Innocence of Muslims’: Appeals Court Amends Controversial Ruling; Judge Alex Kozinski attempts to soothe nerves by suggesting that Google can still prevail on a fair use defense, but stays firm in his opinion that an actor’s performance can be copyrightable.” Eriq Gardner has this post at the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

Variety reports that “Appeals Court Revises Ruling Over YouTube Posting of ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Video.”

And at Techdirt, Mike Masnick has a post titled “Kozinski Doubles Down On Ridiculous Garcia Ruling, But Hints At How District Court Could Correct Most Of His Mistakes.”

You can access today’s amended ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the amended dissent therefrom, at this link.

“Appeals court upholds EPA’s mining restraints”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Jeremy P. Jacobs and Manuel Quinones of Greenwire report that “Appeals court upholds Obama’s crackdown on mountaintop mining.”

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

Programming note: Due to out-of-town travel, additional posts will not appear here until Friday evening.

“4th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review”: UC Irvine School of Law is hosting this event tomorrow.

Beginning at 3 p.m. eastern time tomorrow, you can view a live webcast of the event at this link.

“Judge under fire for blog post on Hobby Lobby case”: David G. Savage will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Reading Hobby Lobby in Context”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Does the Hobby Lobby Decision Threaten Gay Rights?” Pema Levy of Newsweek has this report.

“N.J. Gay-Therapy Ban Debated in U.S. Appeals Court”: Bloomberg News has this report on a case argued today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

“Utah appealing gay-marriage case directly to Supreme Court”: Marissa Lang of The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.

Dennis Romboy of The Deseret News has an update headlined “Utah to appeal same-sex marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court.”

The Associated Press reports that “Utah to appeal gay marriage ruling to high court.”

Reuters reports that “Utah to appeal gay marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Utah same-sex marriage case on way to the Court.”

“Truck drivers are entitled to paid breaks, courts says”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update that begins, “Thousands of truck drivers in California are entitled to meal breaks and rest periods under state law, despite federal deregulation of the trucking industry, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.”

And Courthouse News Service reports that “Employee Rights Given a Boost by 9th Circuit.”

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

“U.S. court rules for Beirut bombing victims in Iran funds case”: Reuters has this report.

Bloomberg News reports that “Iran’s Central Bank Loses Appeal in Terror Suit Payout.”

And The Associated Press reports that “NY court OKs $1.75B award in Iran terror cases.”

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

Federal government shut-down and related fiscal crisis are not valid reasons for declining to impose a sentence of incarceration, Second Circuit holds: You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“The Supreme Court’s subterfuge”: Law professor Kent Greenfield had this op-ed in yesterday’s edition of The Boston Globe.

“Academic highlight: Measuring the circuits’ success in the Supreme Court.” Amanda Frost has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”