“Judge Kara Farnandez Stoll”: On Wednesday at “Patently-O,” Dennis Crouch had a post that begins, “The White House has announced the nomination of Kara Farnandez Stoll to fill the empty seat on the Federal Circuit Bench left by Judge Rader’s retirement in June 2014.”

The official White House announcement concerning the nominee can be accessed here.

“Appeals court declines to reinstate suits challenging West Virginia, Maryland strip searches”: The Associated Press has this report on two rulings (here and here) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Author Michael Lewis prevails in ‘Big Short’ libel appeal”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on the ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Split court backs police’s powers to share wiretaps with foreign nations”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has this news update.

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

“Jailed American in Cuba loses appeal in case vs. U.S. government”: Reuters has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court rules against imprisoned American.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Video-Streaming Patent Falls in Win for Google, Banks”: Susan Decker of Bloomberg News has this report.

Reuters reports that “Tech firms win as U.S. appeals court reverses itself, cancels patent.”

And at “Patently-O,” Dennis Crouch has a post titled “Federal Circuit: Novelty in Implementation of an Abstract Idea Insufficient to Overcome Alice.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“Pfander on Bruhl on the Supreme Court and Lower-Court Precedent”: Adam Steinman has this post today at the “Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog.”

“Judge, gay-marriage foe clash over rulings”: The Louisville Courier-Journal has this report.

And today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Doug Kendall and Brianne Gorod have a post titled “Judge Sutton’s Loving Problem.”

“SCOTUS Per Curiam Procedure Decisions Raise (At Least) As Many Questions As They Settle”: Michael Dorf has this post today at “Dorf on Law.”

“Supreme Court Justices Are Not Really Judges: They don’t take the law seriously enough.” Law professor Eric Segall has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

“Same-sex couples file Supreme Court appeal”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Gay marriage supporters ask U.S. Supreme Court to take new cases.”

Adam Liptak of The New York Times has a news update headlined “Same-Sex Couples Petition Supreme Court on Right to Marriage.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “First challenge to Sixth Circuit on same-sex marriage.”

“Inverted equal protection: same-sex marriage at the Sixth Circuit (Part I, originalism).” Dale Carpenter has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Appeals court rejects religious challenge to Obamacare”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

My earlier coverage of today’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.

Videos of interest from the Federalist Society’s 2014 National Lawyers Convention: Via YouTube, you can access videos posted online today titled “Religious Liberty after Hobby Lobby“; “Diversity Jurisdiction from Strawbridge to CAFA“; and “Time to Revisit Chevron Deference?”

“U.S. wants another health care case put on hold”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer, who has lesbian daughter, says ‘world view has changed’; Justice says same-sex marriage language does not belong in Ohio Constitution”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch.

And The Associated Press reports that “Justice says gay daughter prompted ban reflection.”

“U.S. court rejects religious objection to Obamacare contraception deal”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

Pete Yost of The Associated Press reports that “Challenge to Obamacare on contraceptives rejected.”

Andrew Zajac of Bloomberg News reports that “Obamacare Contraceptive Rules Challenge Tossed by Court.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Appeals court upholds birth control mandate.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.