“A vote of confidence for Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier”: The Chicago Tribune has posted this editorial online today.

“Obama appeals ruling on NSA disclosure”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this blog post today.

“N.Y. top court is good friend to global banks, foreign account holders”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Big unpublished opinion from the 11th Circuit reversing because of a judge’s refusal to ask voir dire questions related to sexual preference prejudices”: David Oscar Markus has this post today at his “Southern District of Florida Blog” discussing a non-precedential opinion that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

Circuit Judge Beverly B. Martin wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade joined. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle (N.D. Fla.) issued a dissenting opinion.

“NSA surveillance limits: The focus turns to courts.” The Associated Press has this report.

“SCOTUSblog on camera: Laurence H. Tribe (Part four).” “SCOTUSblog” has this post today.

“Seamus McCaffery retiring from PA Supreme Court”: Chris Brennan of The Philadelphia Daily News has a blog post that begins, “Seamus McCaffery, a former Philadelphia police officer elected in 2007 to the state’s highest court, is retiring today, one week after four of his fellow justices voted to suspend him from the bench.”

Jeremy Roebuck, Craig R. McCoy, and Angela Couloumbis of The Philadelphia Inquirer have a news update headlined “McCaffery steps down from Pa. Supreme Court.”

The Harrisburg Patriot-News has an update headlined “Justice Seamus McCaffery resigns from Pa. Supreme Court in wake of state email investigation.”

Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “Suspended justice retires because of porn emails.”

Steve Esack of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update headlined “PA Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery retires amid email scandal, investigation.”

The Associated Press reports that “Pennsylvania justice in porn email scandal retires.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Pennsylvania’s ‘Eagles Court’ Judge Retires Amid Porn Probe.”

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today issued this related order. In addition, Justice Debra McCloskey Todd issued a concurring statement.

Also today, the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania issued this news release.

“Not a Difficult Decision: Why the Court Shouldn’t Grant Cert. in King v. Burwell.” Brianne Gorod has this post today at “Balkinization.”

In the November 2014 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Fisherman convicted of violating Sarbanes-Oxley will be heard by the Supreme Court.”

David L. Hudson Jr. has an article headlined “NY high court says anti-cyberbullying law won’t pass First Amendment muster.”

Lorelei Laird has an article headlined “Cities get mired in civil rights disputes in trying to deal with growing homeless populations.”

And the new installment of Bryan A. Garner’s “On Words” column is headlined “How to regain the joy of reading.”

“A conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: The Aspen Institute has posted the video of Justice Ginsburg’s recent AspenX conversation with law professor Jeffrey Rosen on YouTube at this link.

“Supreme Court, With Terse Orders, Has Judges and Lawyers Reading Tea Leaves”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“OJ Simpson appeal in hands of Nevada Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“The Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture: Repointing the Constitution.” Last Wednesday, D.C. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown delivered this Heritage Foundation lecture, which you can view online via YouTube.

Today at National Review Online, Quin Hillyer has a related essay titled “On ‘Repointing’ the Constitution: It is not for judges to stand above the Constitution and impose their version of justice.”

“Actually, the Founders Rejected the Death Penalty: Washington, Adams and others embraced views of an Italian writer who opposed the punishment.” Law professor John Bessler has this op-ed in today’s edition of The National Law Journal.

You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google.

“Ex-judges raise concerns about pending execution”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Several former judges will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution of a Missouri man because they say a mistake by his attorneys denied him his right to a federal court appeal.”

“Ask the author: Chief Judge Katzmann on statutory interpretation.” Ronald Collins has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Fear Of Blowing Big Calls May Affect How Umpires Do Their Jobs”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Court in Va. examines death row isolation policy”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Virginia’s practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement will be reviewed by a federal appeals court in a case that experts say could have repercussions beyond the state’s borders.”

“Former U.S. Solicitor General shares insights with law students”: The Daily Beacon of the University of Tennessee has this report.

“Ted Olson: ‘Point of no return’ on gay marriage passed.” USA Today has this report.

“Star challenging publication ban that keeps identities of toddler and parents who killed her secret; The publication ban is the latest in a series of obstacles preventing the public from easily accessing Ontario’s court system”: The Toronto Star has this report.

“Law School honors Supreme Court justices”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Yale Daily News.

“High praise for special counsel to troubled Pa. high court”: In today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jeff Gammage has a front page article that begins, “Colleagues say Robert Byer practices law with the precision of a diamond-cutter: Disciplined, dispassionate, and led by keen intelligence.”

And in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bill Toland has an article headlined “Scandals raise question about whether Pennsylvania judges should be elected.”

“Carr brothers case thrusts Kansas Supreme Court into governor’s race; Victims’ families fighting to remake court for overturning death sentences”: The Associated Press has this report.

“UVa law school plays strong role in Supreme Court cases”: The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia has this report.

“Supreme Court Keeps a Widow Waiting”: Kenneth Jost has this post today at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

“‘Never dance with a Cuban,’ Sotomayor says”: Robert Barnes has this entry today at the “Post Politics” blog of The Washington Post.

“The good justice: ‘Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice.'” Judge David Wecht of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has this review of Joan Biskupic’s newest book in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Pa. Supreme Court in ‘sad state’ as scandals tarnish reputation”: Brad Bumsted has this front page article in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

“How to put order back in Pa. courts”: Lynn A. Marks and Suzanne Almeida of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts have this op-ed in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Chuck Schumer: Supreme Court Will Thwart Democrats For Decades If We Lose Midterms.” Zach Carter of The Huffington Post has this report.

“A boy’s passport becomes a big Supreme Court case”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

The Hill has a blog post titled “Zivotofsky v. Kerry: Jerusalem status in the hands of SCOTUS.”

And at the “Lawfare” blog, Jodie Liu has a post titled “Oral Argument Preview: Zivotofsky v. Kerry.”

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg confirms she’s a diva at Arena Stage”: Veronica Toney has this entry at the “Reliable Source” blog of The Washington Post.

“Swift justice”: In Sunday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Joseph Sabino Mistick will have an op-ed that begins, “Meteorologists tell us that lightning can strike on a sunny day. And when it happens, folks talk about little else. And so it is with the suspension of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery by his fellow justices last week.”

“National money flows into Montana Supreme Court race”: The Missoulian has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Colleague questions candidate’s skills for Montana Supreme Court.”