“Lawyer to appeal to high court on gay conversion”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “An attorney for people seeking to overturn New Jersey’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy says he will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case.”

“What cases matter most to Justice Scalia? Supreme Court justice speaks to San Diego lawyer’s group.” The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

“Supreme Court justice Sotomayor meets with groups in Oklahoma; Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor discussed diversity, the legal profession and the lessons of 9/11 during an appearance Thursday at Oklahoma City University”: The Oklahoman has this report.

“Ginsburg Speaks Out on Congress, Women and the Constitution”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

You can freely access the full text of the post via Google News.

“Hawver appears at Kansas Supreme Court dressed as Thomas Jefferson; Attorney faces possible disbarment for mistakes made in Philip Cheatham capital murder case”: Steve Fry of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this news update.

Majority on divided three-judge Ninth Circuit panel reverses child pornography conviction due to the NCIS’s violation of the Posse Comitatus Act: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Appeals panel questions why voter ID shouldn’t be in place Nov. 4”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court to decide on Wisconsin voter ID law.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Wisconsin Urges Voter ID Restoration Ahead of Elections.”

“Retired federal judge weighs in on Fuller charges”: WIAT 42 News, of Birmingham, Alabama’s CBS affiliate, has this report.

“Federal appeals judges to hear Wisconsin voter ID arguments”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

Bloomberg News reports that “Wisconsin Seeks to Revive Voter Photo ID Rule for Nov. 4.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court to decide on Wisconsin voter ID law.”

“Support for death penalty falls to 50-year low, Field Poll shows”: In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “Support for the death penalty among registered voters in California has dropped to 56 percent, the lowest level reported in nearly 50 years but one that still indicates a considerable majority in favor of capital punishment, according to a Field Poll released Friday.”

“Texas Seeks to Close Abortion Clinics While It Appeals”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Texas abortion restrictions at US appeals court.”