“BP Tells 5th Circ. Deepwater Claims Admin Has Conflict”: Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access).

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — in which Theodore B. Olson squared off against Samuel Issacharoff — via this link (49.1 MB mp3 audio file).

“That bramble of prepositional phrases may excite the grammar teacher but it’s certainly kept the federal courts busy.” Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion for the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today in a case involving the meaning of an aspect of 18 U.S.C. sec. 924(c).

As with all Judge Gorsuch opinions, this one is certainly worth a read.

“San Jose to ask Supreme Court to help allow A’s to move”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this news update.

And The San Jose Mercury News reports that “San Jose appeals A’s lawsuit against MLB to U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Dad not guilty of child abuse for admitting to cursing in front of son, N.J. Supreme Court rules”: NJ.com has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued yesterday.

“The Supreme Court challenge against ObamaCare is rapidly falling apart”: Scott Lemieux has this essay online today at The Week.

“Republican Supreme Court hopefuls unvetted by their peers”:
Wallace McKelvey of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

“Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda”: Scott Shane will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Justice Elena Kagan gives an inside look at the U.S. Supreme Court”: The Chicago Tribune has this report.

“A University Recognizes a Third Gender: Neutral.” Julie Scelfo will have this article in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of the Education Life section of The New York Times.

“Fall in Fortunes for Pennsylvania Attorney General”: Jennifer Steinhauer will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Will gay marriage be legal in Alabama? It’s up to Supreme Court now.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Supreme Court Obamacare case poses political peril for GOP”: Jennifer Haberkorn and Manu Raju of Politico.com have this report.

“The Capital Punishment Cover-Up: Virginia wants to hide ‘all information relating to the execution process.'” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Tsarnaev lawyers ask that jury selection be suspended”: Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “Lawyers for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a federal judge Tuesday to suspend jury selection in the high-profile case until a federal appeals court can hear a second petition to move the trial to another district.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Tsarnaev lawyers ask appeals court to order trial moved.”

“With Obamacare on the line, Supreme Court gets literal”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“A High Impact Case”: Terry Eastland has this article in the February 9, 2015 issue of The Weekly Standard.

Received in the mail: In Saturday’s mail, I received a complimentary copy of “The Moot Court Advisor’s Handbook: A Guide for Law Students, Faculty, and Practitioners.” I look forward to perusing it.

“Justices Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia disagree about many issues. But not duck hunting.” Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report today.

“Freedom of speech vs. right of publicity in sports computer games”: Eugene Volokh had this post yesterday at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Slave’s attorney made Iowa history alongside his client”: In yesterday’s edition of The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Dennis Magee had this front page article — part two in a two-part series.

I previously linked to the article that was part one of the series in a post you can access here.

“BP urges judges to remove head of oil spill settlement fund”: The Associated Press has this report on a case argued today at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

When the oral argument audio becomes available online, I will link to it.

“Why I am thankful for Roy Moore”: Columnist J. Pepper Bryars has this essay online today at AL.com.

“No guns made Sotomayor’s Utah visit all the richer”: Columnist Paul Rolly had this essay online yesterday at The Salt Lake Tribune.

“A test for the Kochs’ influence: seeking justice and freedom for Weldon Angelos.” Douglas A. Berman has this post today at his “Sentencing Law and Policy” blog.

“Alabama asks Supreme Court to stay gay marriage ruling”: The Associated Press has this report.

Brendan Kirby of The Mobile Press-Register has a news update headlined “Federal appeals court denies Alabama’s bid to extend delay on same-sex marriages.”

And Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has a news update headlined “Federal court won’t stay same-sex marriage ruling.” Earlier, Lyman had an article headlined “Same-sex marriage would cause ‘confusion,’ says Ala. AG.”

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

“The Supreme Court’s Secret Decisions”: Law professor William Baude has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Perfect Storm On The Horizon That May Kill The Supreme Court Filibuster”: Sahil Kapur of TPM DC has this report today.