“Gay Marriage Opponents in Holdout States Vow Sustained Battle”: Mark Niquette, Esme E. Deprez, and Jennifer Oldham of Bloomberg News have this report.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Gay marriage focus returns to lower courts.”

Andy Grimm of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that “Gay marriage in Louisiana remains banned after Supreme Court denies appeals.”

In today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin have an article headlined “Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage to Begin in 5 States; Justices Decline for Now to Make Nationwide Decision on Issue.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Jack Healy, Michael D. Shear, and Erik Eckholm have an article headlined “Scenes of Exultation in Five States as Gay Couples Rush to Marry.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Supreme Court gives quiet momentum to marriage equality.”

Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court denies gay marriage appeals.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme mystery: Why didn’t the Supreme Court accept a gay marriage case?”

The Guardian (UK) reports that “US supreme court decision paves way for sweeping expansion of gay rights.”

And in commentary, at CNN.com, Jeffrey Toobin has an essay titled “How Supreme Court’s non-decision helps gay marriage.”

At Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “Justices Just Aren’t Ready for Gay Marriage.”

And at Politico Magazine, Richard Thompson and Erin Elizabeth Mersino of the Thomas More Law Center have an essay titled “Supreme Court to South Carolina: Drop dead; The justices don’t care what voters think; Is that democracy?”

“Arkansas prison beard case at U.S. Supreme Court”: Peter Urban of Stephens Washington Bureau has this report.

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Should Short Beards Be Allowed Behind Bars?”

And recently in The Los Angeles Times, law professor Michael A. Helfand had an op-ed titled “Is a prisoner’s beard dangerous?”

“How Justice Sotomayor Is ‘Busting’ The Supreme Court’s Steady Rhythms”: This audio segment, featuring Nina Totenberg and Joan Biskupic, appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Argument preview: Theft and workers’ wage rights.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”