“Partisan groups have keen interest in non-partisan NC Supreme Court races”: The Charlotte Observer has this report.

“Justice French: Court the ‘backstop’ for GOP legislation.” The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch has this blog post.

“A Call to Expose the Unnecessary Secrets of the Supreme Court: One justice publicly announced an error in her dissent, but such candor is rare.” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.

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

“Justices who graduated from Yale Law School hold court”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post.

In Sunday’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have an article headlined “Three Supreme Court Justices Return to Yale.”

The Associated Press reports that “US Supreme Court justices concerned over lack of diversity in the bench.”

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Three Justices Swap Stories at Yale Law School.” You can freely access the full text of the post via Google.

And Yale Law School issued a news release titled “Supreme Court Justices Thomas ’74, Alito ’75, and Sotomayor ’79 Receive Award of Merit.”

You can view the conversation with the Justices via YouTube in a video titled “2014 Alumni Weekend Award of Merit Ceremony.”

“The Courts’ Baffling New Math: By what logic do hundreds of thousands of people simply stop counting?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

In response at his “Simple Justice” blog, Scott H. Greenfield has a post titled “Horse-Trading Constitutional Rights” (via Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf‘s post at his “Hercules and the Umpire” blog titled “The evisceration of Dahlia Lithwick“).

“State Supreme Court rejects McDaniel appeal”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi.

And Reuters reports that “Mississippi Supreme Court rejects McDaniel Senate primary challenge.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Mississippi at this link.

“Republic sues state to reveal info on lethal injections”: Michael Kiefer has this article in today’s edition of The Arizona Republic.

“Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor gives UNH students ‘nuggets’ for life”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The New Haven Register.

And at 2:45 p.m. eastern time today, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Sonia Sotomayor will receive Yale Law School’s Award of Merit. You can view the ceremony, and a conversation among the Justices to follow, live on YouTube via this link.

“Despite hype, House still hasn’t sued Obama”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

“Court tosses Saab suit against GM”: The Detroit News has this report.

The Flint Journal has an article headlined “Appeals court: GM not on the hook for botched 200 million euro Saab deal.”

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court rules for GM over Spyker’s Saab sale.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Sixth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Judge nixes opposite-sex couple’s bid to join same-sex marriage lawsuit; Judge ruled Phillip and Sandra Unruh have no legal right to join suit”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge has spurned an effort by a heterosexual couple to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Kansas ban on gay marriage.”

“Kathy Ruemmler drops out of attorney general race”: Politico.com has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Former Obama lawyer nixes attorney general offer.”

“Oklahoma County judge rules against abortion doctor in effort to put new law on hold”: Today’s edition of The Oklahoman contains this front page article.

Today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains a front page article headlined “Judge refuses to block challenged law putting restrictions on abortions.”

The Associated Press reports that “Judge rules Oklahoma abortion law can take effect.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Oklahoma Abortion Doctor Privileges Law Upheld by Court.”

“Man accused of smashing Oklahoma Ten Commandments monument is identified; A man told authorities he smashed his car into the Ten Commandments monument outside the Oklahoma state Capitol because Satan told him to do it”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Oklahoman.

And today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains a front page article headlined “Authorities: Suspect says Satan told him to destroy the State Capitol’s Ten Commandments monument; Ten Commandments monument will be rebuilt, governor says.”

“Court upholds Scott Roeder’s conviction in George Tiller’s murder but orders resentencing”: The Wichita Eagle contains this front page article today.

Today’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal contains an article headlined “Kansas Supreme Court vacates Roeder’s ‘Hard 50’ sentence; U.S. Supreme Court decision cited for resentencing of abortion doctor’s killer.”

Tony Rizzo of The Kansas City Star reports that “Kansas Supreme Court orders new sentencing in the killing of Wichita abortion doctor.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Kansas court affirms verdict in abortion shooting.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Kansas at this link.

“Abortion Capital of Bible Belt? Tennessee Vote Tests That Idea.” This front page article appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And today’s edition of The Tennessean contains an article headlined “Abortion amendment backers urged to sit out gov’s race.”

“Judge’s One Wrong Word Overturns 50-Year Sentence”: Pamela A. MacLean has this post at her “Trial Insider” blog reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

And in other coverage, Courthouse News Service reports that “Judge’s Error Leads 9th Circuit to Grant Habeas.”

“Free bird”: Benjamin Gould has this post today at his blog, “Appellate Briefs,” discussing a ruling that the U.S .Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“The Supreme Court’s devotees go DIY”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“2014 Supreme Court Roundup: An explanation of the Court’s affirmations of our right not to go along.” Michael Stokes Paulsen has this article in the November 2014 issue of First Things.

“The Political Scene: President Obama’s Judicial Legacy.” The New Yorker has posted online this podcast featuring Jeffrey Toobin.

“Driver smashes Oklahoma Ten Commandments statue”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Authorities say someone drove across the Oklahoma Capitol lawn and knocked over a Ten Commandments monument that a group has been suing to have removed, smashing it to pieces.”

And The Oklahoman has a news update headlined “Car smashes Ten Commandments monument outside Capitol building; A car smashed into the Ten Commandments statue outside the Oklahoma State Capitol building Thursday night.”

“Saab * * * sued General Motors Company for tortious interference with economic expectancy under Michigan law, claiming that GM made public statements that caused a transaction between Saab and a Chinese investor to fall through, thereby driving Saab into bankruptcy.” Today, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a ruling that affirmed a district court’s order dismissing Saab’s lawsuit.

“Supreme Court Becomes Night Court in October of Oddities”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Why I am also #waitingforSutton”: Kevin C. Walsh has this post today at the “Mirror of Justice” blog.

“Tort Blowout Preventer: An opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify class-action law.” This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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

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

“Brownback doubles down on statements that justice hosted Davis event; Kansas State Troopers PAC endorses Davis”: The Topeka Capital-Journal has an article that begins, “Republican Gov. Sam Brownback doubled down Thursday on a TV ad and statement he made during a debate earlier this week charging a Kansas Supreme Court justice had hosted a fundraiser for his Democratic challenger.”

“If GOP takes back Senate, will parties flip views on filibuster, again?” Jack Pitney has this blog post online today at The Christian Science Monitor.

“Michigan Supreme Court rejects motion to reconsider ‘juvenile lifers’ ruling”: MLive.com has this report.

“Omar Khadr wins right to expand lawsuit against Ottawa; A Federal Court ruling means Omar Khadr can significantly expand his $20-million civil lawsuit in which he accuses Ottawa of complicity in what he claims was his torture at the hands of the Americans”: The Canadian Press has this report.

“Suspended Pa. Supreme Court Justice McCaffery won’t be charged over wife’s referral fees”: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has this report.

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News, columnist Christine M. Flowers has an essay titled “Judging judges who shouldn’t be judging.”

“Sixth Circuit agrees to rehear ‘heckler’s veto’ decision”: Eugene Volokh has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

You can view yesterday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link. My earlier coverage of the divided three-judge panel’s now-vacated ruling in the case can be accessed here.

“On Race and Voter ID, John Roberts Wants It Both Ways; Once, the chief justice said the only way to stop discriminating on race was to stop discrimination on race; Now his tune isn’t so clear”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Supreme Court grants Law School clinic petition; Henderson v. U.S. to appear before Court in February”: The Cavalier Daily has this report.