“Appeals court refuses to weigh in on 1st Amendment rights of anonymous online commenters”: Andy Grimm of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this news update reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Fish-pedicure business may head to Supreme Court”: In today’s edition of The Arizona Daily Star, Howard Fischer has an article that begins, “A Gilbert spa owner wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rule she has a constitutional right to have fish nibble on her customers’ toes and charge them for that.”

“Justice Ridgely announces retirement”: Sean O’Sullivan of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this news update.

“Copyrighting Software? Google v. Oracle.” Dennis Crouch had this post yesterday at “Patently-O.”

“Roberts at 10 — Campaign Finance and Voting Rights: Easier to Donate, Harder to Vote.” The Constitutional Accountability Center has posted online the latest installment in its year-long project, “Roberts at 10.” written by David H. Gans.

“Racial Gerrymandering Switcheroo: The Supreme Court is asked to decide when districts drawn to protect black officeholders have too many black voters.” Edward Blum will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google.

“An army of one: Ted Cruz is leading the charge against Obamacare. But no one’s following.” David Nather of Politico.com has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court mulls Kansas same-sex marriage ban”: Brad Cooper of The Kansas City Star has this news update.

And The Wichita Eagle has a news update headlined “ACLU files brief with Supreme Court in Kansas same-sex marriage case.”

“Banks try, try again at SCOTUS for time limits on regulators’ suits”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Grassley to Oversee Obama Judgeships”: Iowa Public Radio has this report.

“Supreme Court to consider political segregation”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Supreme Court Weighs Case Over Cuts to Retirees’ Health Benefits”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

ou can access at this link the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, No. 13-1010.

“Irony alert: Justices miffed by rulings without reasons.” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And online at Bloomberg View, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “T-Mobile Takes on a Georgia Town.”

You can access at this link the transcript of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, No. 13-975.

“Nevada finally establishes a court of appeals”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Justice hasn’t always been swift in Nevada, which until last week’s election was one of 10 states in the nation without an intermediate court of appeals.”

“Justices review racial makeup of Alabama districts”: Mark Sherman and Kim Chandler of The Associated Press have this report.

“Obamacare May Die So Gay Marriage Survives”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“The Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Conundrum: Did Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters?” Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

“Supreme Court Denies Insider-Trading Appeal; Doug Whitman’s 2012 Conviction Tied to Trades in Google, Other Tech Stocks”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report. Today’s edition of the newspaper also contains a related editorial titled “Scalia’s Insider-Trading Invitation: The Justice says he’s looking for a good case for the Court to accept.” You can freely access full text of the editorial via Google.

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court rejects Whitman Capital founder’s appeal.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court lets stand conviction of hedge fund founder.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court denying certiorari in Whitman v. United States, No. 14-29, and the statement respecting the denial of certiorari that Justice Antonin Scalia issued, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined, at this link.

“John Roberts’s Legacy May Be Decided in the Next Few Months”: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay online at The New Republic.