“Gay Marriage Case Offers G.O.P. Political Cover”: Jeremy W. Peters and Jonathan Martin have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Argument preview: Judges, politics, and money.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “Justices’ choice: Free speech or judicial fairness.” In addition, David B. Rivkin Jr., and Andrew M. Grossman have an op-ed titled “Judicial candidates face loss of free speech rights: Supreme Court will hear campaign fundraising case.”

Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial titled “Judges, With Hat in Hand.”

And yesterday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contained an editorial titled “The complexities of keeping judicial candidates appearing impartial.”

“Supreme Court to Review Bans on Solicitations in Judge Races”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

“A question on the question of gay marriage”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Opening argument”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial that begins, “Word that a flock of candidates has already gathered to replenish the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ranks might remind wary judiciary observers of watching Sisyphus’ boulder make its mournful return to the bottom of the hill. Having lost two justices to scandal in as many years, the court is poised to regenerate through the same benighted political process that yielded the last crop.”

“States Stand Pat Ahead of Supreme Court Health-Law Ruling; Political and Practical Obstacles to Reworking Exchanges Raise Stakes in Legal Battle”: Louise Radnofsky had this article in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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

“From traffic ticket to Supreme Court: a gay couple’s legal odyssey”: Samantha Masunaga of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

In today’s edition of The Tulsa World, columnist Ginnie Graham has a front page essay headlined “More than 3,200 same-sex couples marry in Oklahoma in less than three months; Some businesses have benefited since same-sex couples have been allowed to marry in Oklahoma.”

And today at his “Jost On Justice” blog, Kenneth Jost has a post titled “Law, Politics Combined on Path to Marriage Equality.”

“Supreme Court to hear Hillsborough case regarding judicial candidate fundraising”: The Tampa Tribune has this report.

“Supreme Court to weigh hospitals’ right to higher Medicaid reimbursement”: In Friday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Steve Twedt had an article that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court next week will hear oral arguments on an Idaho case that could carry implications for Pennsylvania hospitals and others who treat medical assistance patients. The issue: Do providers have the right to sue a state for not adequately reimbursing them?”

“U.S. Supreme Court to hear Wisconsin inmate’s excessive force claim”: Sharif Durhams of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Wisconsin man who claims Monroe County deputies violated his civil rights when he was forcibly pulled from his cell and subdued with a stun gun while he was facing charges of cocaine possession four years ago.”

“Will the Supreme Court cement Obama’s gay rights legacy? It’s a surprising development for a president who has faced criticism on the issue.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

Yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Will Rule On Gay Marriage Later This Year.”

And Jorge Rivas of Fusion.net asks “Who’s the gayest Supreme Court justice?”

“End near for Michigan’s gay marriage ban”: Columnist Brian Dickerson has this essay online at The Detroit Free Press.

“Disciplinary board disbars ex-Supreme Court Justice Melvin”: Bobby Kerlik has this article in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

And The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Justice Joan Orie Melvin disbarred by consent agreement.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

“A Pennsylvania first: voters will pick three for Supreme Court.” Steve Esack and Peter Hall will have this article, in which I am quoted, in Sunday’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

“Is the Supreme Court really willing to kick 10 million people off health insurance?” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The Week.

“Gay Marriage Likely Back in the Hands of One Supreme Court Justice; To many, same-sex marriage seems inevitable; Constitutionally, though, it’s no slam-dunk; Here’s why the future may be harder to predict than you think”: Jay Michaelson has this essay online at The Daily Beast.

“Utahns on both sides welcome U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to rule on same-sex marriage”: The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

“Supreme Court and Gay Marriage: How Hollywood Paved Way for Upcoming Ruling.” Tina Daunt of The Hollywood Reporter has this report.

“Closed Chrysler dealers win appeals court ruling”: The Detroit News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Court fight breaks out over baseball hats”: The Hill has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued yesterday.

“Supreme Court Will Rule On Gay Marriage Nationwide”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.”

And on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court To Decide Whether States Can Ban Same-Sex Marriage.”

“Taking Up Gay Marriage, but on Their Own Terms”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Judge: U.S. District Court Chief Judge Joseph Tauro ’53 was the first federal jurist to legalize same-sex marriage; He forced Massachusetts to end its barbaric treatment of developmentally disabled children in state schools; For 40 years he’s been making sure government lives up to its responsibilities to treat all people as equals under the law.” The January/February 2015 issue of The Brown Alumni Magazine contains this cover story.

“The Supreme Court Has Been Preparing The Country For Marriage Equality; A majority of the court already has made the outcome of the same-sex marriage showdown — nationwide marriage equality — almost certain”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed has this report.

“SCOTUS Repeaters”: Richard M. Re had this post yesterday at “PrawfsBlawg.”

“Adopted Child Doe and the Supreme Court Marriage Fight”: Amy Davidson has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Symposium: Good faith and caution, not irrationality or malice.” Alabama Solicitor General Andrew Brasher has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Raisin farmer Horne will get his day in Supreme Court”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this article in today’s edition of The Fresno Bee.

And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court takes up dispute over California raisins.”

“Cuomo nomination tips N.Y. top court to Democratic majority”: Reuters has this report.

“Free speech or conflict? High court to hear judges fundraising case.” Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this report.

“Pivotal moment arrives for U.S. gay rights movement”: Reuters has this report.

“Supreme Court will take up Mich. same-sex marriage case”: The Detroit News has this report.

The Detroit Free Press has a news update headlined “Michigan same-sex marriage plaintiffs: ‘We’re in awe.’”

MLive.com has articles headlined “Supreme Court to review Michigan gay marriage case“; “Plaintiff in gay marriage case: Supreme Court review makes for ‘proudest day of my great lesbian life’“; “Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, AG Bill Schuette welcome gay marriage review by Supreme Court“; and “Muskegon area responds to U.S. Supreme Court taking up gay marriage cases.”

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a news update headlined “Plaintiffs in Ohio gay marriage cases look forward to their U.S. Supreme Court date.”

Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade has a news update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court to decide if same-sex couples have right to marry under Constitution; Hearing appeals of rulings in Ohio, Mich., Ky., and Tenn.”

The Cincinnati Enquirer has a news update headlined “‘Tears of joy & sadness’: Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage.”

The Tennessean has a news update headlined “Gay Tennessee couples see court move as first step toward equality.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal has a news update headlined “Supreme Court to take Ky. gay marriage cases.”

And The Lexington Herald-Leader has a news update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court to decide same-sex marriage cases from Kentucky, three other states.”

“The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage”: This editorial will appear in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

“John Roberts May Finally Be Ready to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage: The issue is returning to the Supreme Court — and the conservative Chief Justice could surprise onlookers.” Brianne Gorod and Judith E. Schaeffer have this essay online at The New Republic.

And at his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “Has SCOTUS Stacked the Deck Against Gay Marriage in How It Has Framed the Question?”

“Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gays Nationwide Can Marry”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court agrees to hear gay marriage issue.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court agrees to settle gay marriage dispute.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau reports that “Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court agrees to rule on whether same-sex couples nationwide can marry.”

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court to decide if states can ban gay marriage.” In addition, Joan Biskupic reports that “Justice Kennedy key figure as top court tackles gay marriage.”