“The Best Lawyers Money Can Buy”: Friday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an editorial that begins, “The United States Supreme Court decides cases involving the nation’s most pressing legal issues, affecting the daily lives of hundreds of millions of Americans — and yet so much about its functioning is shrouded in mystique and exclusivity.”

“Jerry Brown, Governor of California, Takes Second Chance to Shape Court”: Adam Nagourney will have this front page article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“A New York Court Celebrates Its Status as the Nation’s Oldest, but Others Aren’t So Sure”: Benjamin Weiser will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Appeals court rules Staten Island resident toll discount on Verrazano Bridge is constitutional”: The Staten Island Advance has this report.

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Appeals court: Staten Island toll discount allowed.”

And Courthouse News Service has a report headlined “Chilly Ruling for Luddites on New York City Bridges.”

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

“U.S. prepares to accelerate detainee transfers from Guantanamo Bay prison”: Missy Ryan and Adam Goldman have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Utahns of the Year: Same-sex marriage plaintiffs; Same-sex marriage plaintiffs will forever be linked to civil rights for gay partners.” This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.

“To Howard, Doug and Scott: Thank you for the wonderful gifts!” Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf has this kind post today at his “Hercules and the Umpire” blog.