“The Supreme Court: The last bastion of American leadership? No branch of government is popular these days; But the courts are faring better than the rest.” Matt K. Lewis has this essay online at The Week.

“Florida Supreme Court suspends lawyer ‘tortured’ by microchip fears”: The Tampa Bay Times has an article that begins, “The Florida Supreme Court has suspended indefinitely a lawyer who drew attention with assertions that others controlled and tortured her through a microchip illegally implanted in her brain.”

“Video: Chemerinsky, Lawrence review a big Supreme Court term.” This post appears today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“The Supreme Court’s 2013-2014 Term: Notable Cases for Educators.” Mark Walsh has this article in today’s issue of Education Week.

“Supreme Court requests rare rehearing, new judge may break a tie”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “The first big job for the Supreme Court’s newest judge may be to break a deadlock in an important case as the court takes the rare step of asking for a rehearing.”

“Abortion buffer zone laws begin falling after Supreme Court ruling”: The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Democrats Push Bill to Reverse Supreme Court Ruling on Contraceptives”: Robert Pear has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Justice Ginsburg’s Hobby Lobby dissent does not mention Koch Industries”: Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Democrats prepared to counter Hobby Lobby”: Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico.com has an article that begins, “Senate Democrats plan to introduce a bill as soon as Wednesday that they say would override the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision.”

And at TPM DC, Sahil Kapur reports that “Senate Dems Ready To Unveil Bill Reversing Hobby Lobby Ruling.”

“Faith Groups Seek Exclusion From Bias Rule”: Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “After a setback in the Supreme Court in the Hobby Lobby case, President Obama is facing mounting pressure from religious groups demanding to be excluded from his long-promised executive order that would bar discrimination against gay men and lesbians by companies that do government work.”

“Hobby Lobby’s Disturbing Sequel”: This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Active Liberty Lives! Justice Breyer’s opinion in the recess appointments case deals a blow to originalism.” Law professor Adam Winkler has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Court rejects company’s attempt to avoid EPA cleanup”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Left frets on Ginsburg’s next steps”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report today.

“Nebraska judge says it’s time for Supreme Court to ‘shut up'”: Lori Pilger has this front page article in today’s edition of The Lincoln Journal Star.

“Does Alabama fuel tax discriminate against railroads? U.S. Supreme Court to again hear appeal.” The Birmingham News has this report.

“Religious freedom cases to fill Supreme Court docket”: Meredith Somers of The Washington Times has this report.

“EPA win streak the lone bright spot in a tough term for Obama”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

“Dechert Partner Cheryl Krause to Get Vote for Third Circuit”: Todd Ruger has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Appeals Court says to give ‘dreamers’ licenses”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court halts denial of licenses for immigrants.”

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

“Critics Fault Court’s Grip on Appeals for Patents; Calls to Loosen Federal Circuit’s Hold Grows Amid Complaints Over Rulings”: Ashby Jones has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

“Gov. Jerry Brown likes to break the mold with his judicial picks”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, “As he mulls over candidates for the California Supreme Court, Gov. Jerry Brown has shown a willingness to break from tradition and draw from a wider pool of attorneys than previous governors.”

“Stanford law school clinic at center of epic U.S. Supreme Court privacy ruling”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

“Corporations, ‘artificial people’ and the unintended risks of Hobby Lobby; The supreme court decision on corporations’ religious rights could open the door for the outsize influence of business across American life”: Suzanne McGee has this essay online at The Guardian (UK).

“Rare Unanimity In Supreme Court Term, With Plenty Of Fireworks”: Nina Totenberg has this written report online today at NPR.

“Waning ranks at law schools; Institutions fear recession’s effect could be lasting”: Peter Schworm has this front page article today in The Boston Globe.

“Where was Justice Breyer in the Wheaton College fight?” Tom Goldstein has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Nonprofits’ contraceptive cases next for justices”: Mark Sherman and Rachel Zoll of The Associated Press have this report.

“What Standard of Review Did the Court Apply in Wheaton College?” Richard M. Re has this post today at “Re’s Judicata.”

“The Illogic of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance”: Uwe E. Reinhardt has this essay online at The New York Times.

Therein he writes, “Score it 1-0 in ‘Supremes v. Economists.'”

“Marcus and Gerson on agreement and division at the Supreme Court, immigration protests”: This video segment appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of the PBS NewsHour.

“The Supreme Court reins in government bullies”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Supreme Court conservatives are playing a long game”: David G. Savage will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

“Obama Weighs Steps to Cover Contraception”: Robert Pear and Adam Liptak will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

And The Washington Post has a news update headlined “High court’s college birth-control ruling may further outrage Democrats, mobilize them.”

“High court is right’s backstop”: Niall Stanage has this report online today at The Hill.