“High-stakes suit pits ranchers against water-sampling greens”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

“Turley Agrees to Serve as Lead Counsel for House of Representatives in Constitutional Challenge”: Law professor Jonathan Turley has this post today at his blog.

In news coverage, Politico.com reports that “GOP hires legal scholar to oversee Obama lawsuit.”

The Hill reports that “Boehner hires new lawyer for Obama suit.”

WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” has a post titled “House Republicans Hire Jonathan Turley to Pursue Obama Lawsuit.”

And Vox.com reports that “Boehner finally found a lawyer to sue Obama.”

“California Can’t Enforce Rules Tracking Sex Offenders Online”: Karen Gullo of Bloomberg News has this report on the ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“U.S. court to rehear Africa ‘conflict minerals’ disclosure rule”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report on an order granting panel rehearing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Hijinks in the Ninth Circuit Clerk’s Office?” Ed Whelan has this post today at National Review Online’s “Bench Memos” blog.

If anyone connected with the Ninth Circuit wishes to offer any response, I will be glad to post it here in full.

“Appeal pending for Missouri man awaiting execution”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Whether New Orleans’s tour-guide licensing requirements violate the First Amendment.” So asks a petition for writ of certiorari that the Institute for Justice filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court.

A related news release that the organization issued today can be accessed here.

Update: In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court asked to rule on tour-guide licensing.”

“Sunnyvale gun law up in the air in federal appeals court”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

And Courthouse News Service reports that “9th Circuit Hears Arguments on Ammo Law.” (This article’s identification of the judges on the oral argument panel seems a little creative, to say the least.)

You can access via this link the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“High court allows delta water contracts to be challenged”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

“Nurses take Michigan gay marriage case to high court”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Detroit Free Press.

Today’s edition of The Detroit News contains an article headlined “Michigan couple take gay marriage plea to high court.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Same-sex marriage: A simple appeal.”

“Key abortion lawsuit judge recuses himself”: On Saturday, The Cincinnati Enquirer posted this article online.

“Certiorari Practices When Lower Federal Courts Hold State Laws Unconstitutional”: Michael Dorf had this post yesterday at his “Dorf on Law” blog.

“There is no such thing as objective judging”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan on Being Jewish Justices”: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly has posted this video online at YouTube.

“Copyright for APIs is going to be a disaster and only the Supreme Court can stop it”: Timothy B. Lee has this post today at Vox.com.

“Judge Pamela Harris and the Fourth Circuit’s Collaborative Culture”: Derek Stikeleather has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

“Appeals court blocks LePage’s MaineCare cuts for young people; The ruling preserves health coverage for about 6,000 of Maine’s 19- and 20-year-olds, which costs the state roughly $4 million a year”: Today’s edition of The Portland Press Herald contains this report.

The Bangor Daily News reports that “Federal appeals court rejects LePage administration attempt to trim Medicaid rolls.”

And Reuters reports that “U.S. court rejects Maine’s effort to trim Medicaid rolls.”

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

“Suit Alleges Race-Based Discrimination in Harvard Admissions Practices”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Harvard Crimson.

“Samuel Alito v. The Press”: Ed O’Keefe of CNN.com has this interesting report.

“Guantanamo prosecutors: Prison needs female guards touching, moving ex-CIA captives.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report today.

“Is Texas Getting Ready to Kill An Innocent Man?” Jordan Smith has this article online today at The Intercept.

“‘Grubergate’ Is Giving the Supreme Court Cover to Destroy Obamacare”: Brian Beutler has this essay online today at The New Republic.

“Justice Scalia sings ‘Pour Some Souter on Me'”: Harvard Parody has posted this video online at YouTube.

“Abortion Clinic Protesters: ‘Sidewalk Counselors’ or ‘Sidewalk Terrorists’? Demonstrators outside Planned Parenthood aren’t just protesting abortion; What really worries them is that women would prioritize anything over motherhood.” Jill Filipovic has this report online today at Cosmopolitan magazine.

“Gawker’s Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Story Is Turning Out to Be a Very Expensive One; The first year of the ongoing legal battle cost $600,000, and now the gossip site fights with its insurer over what’s an ‘injury’ and what’s an ‘accident'”: Eriq Gardner has this post Friday at the “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“AP Impact: ‘Vaccine court’ keeps claimants waiting.” The Associated Press has this report.

“By Using Executive Order on Immigration, Obama Would Reverse Long-Held Stance”: In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times, Michael D. Shear will have an article that begins, “President Obama is poised to ignore stark warnings that executive action on immigration would amount to ‘violating our laws’ and would be ‘very difficult to defend legally.’ Those warnings came not from Republican lawmakers but from Mr. Obama himself.”

“Magna Carta’s Legal Legacy: Conversation with Chief Justice Roberts & Lord Judge.” You can view the video via this link.

“Why The Best Supreme Court Predictor In The World Is Some Random Guy In Queens”: Oliver Roeder has this post online today at FiveThirtyEight Politics.

“Eric Holder on His Legacy, His Regrets, and His Feelings About the Death Penalty: An interview with the outgoing attorney general.” Bill Keller and Tim Golden have this interview online today at The Marshall Project.

“Scalia Says It’s Not Judges’ Job To Police ‘Garbage’ Laws”: Jess Davis of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access).

“Direct new challenges to Bakke ruling”: Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Update: In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Harvard and UNC sued over their admission policies.”

And The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina reports that “Group files suit challenging UNC on use of race in admissions.”

“An Almost-Convincing Case Against Marriage Equality”: Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

And The Associated Press reports that “Gay marriage issue squarely before high court.”

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in two related cases that will receive a combined total of one hour of oral argument.

In addition, the Court issued a per curiam summary reversal of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Glebe v. Frost, No. 14-95.

In early coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court to consider when second mortgage can be void” and “Court denies plastics exec’s appeal of SEC fines.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court to hear Bank of America cases on second mortgages” and “U.S. Supreme Court declines Dean Foods antitrust appeal.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Bank of America Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review on Mortgages.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Dealing with ‘underwater’ mortgages.”

“The courts set a new record for invalidating software patents in 2014”: Timothy B. Lee has this post at Vox.com.