“Federal judge clears the way for gay marriage to start in Mobile”: Brendan Kirby of The Mobile Press-Register has this news update.

Campbell Robertson of The New York Times has a news update headlined “U.S. Judge Orders Alabama Official to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Federal judge in Alabama orders county to wed gay couples.”

“Lawyers ask for broad order making clear that gay marriage is law of land in Alabama”: Brendan Kirby of The Mobile Press-Register has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Alabama county’s refusal to wed gays goes to federal court.”

“Chris Cuomo Battles AL Justice Roy Moore in Epic 25 Minute Interview on Gay Marriage”: Mediaite has this post linking to the video of the interview.

And Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser reports on the interview in a news update headlined “Sparks fly as Roy Moore, Chris Cuomo talk gay marriage on CNN.”

“A New Surprise Twist In The Big Anti-Obamacare Lawsuit Before SCOTUS?” Sahil Kapur of TPM DC has this report today.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg Isn’t Giving Up Her Fight for Women’s Rights; The Supreme Court justice’s biggest battle begins with the male majority sitting next to her”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

You can view the video of the Bloomberg News interview yesterday with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg via this link.

In reader email: A reader sends along an email with the subject line “Praise for ‘Down with Notorious R.B.G.‘ post.”

The reader writes:

As a daily reader of your blog, I take it for what it is: a serious effort to assist others in staying abreast of issues in appellate law. I treat time spent on your site as professional development time, and its reading is normally a somber and deliberate act.

So you can imagine my surprise when, in reading your post this morning captioned “Down with ‘Notorious R.B.G.”, I found that the example you cited for the meaning of that idiomatic phrase was Naughty by Nature’s OPP. My colleagues’ distraction and the coffee splashes on my desk are a small price to pay for that sort of quality laughter.

Why your comments for or against the proposed FRAP briefing word limit reductions can make a difference: Apparently this controversial proposal was approved for publication by the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules by a vote of 6-to-4.

The closeness of that initial vote to publish the proposal for public comment indicates that the proposal’s fate remains unclear. The draft minutes of the Advisory Committee from the session at which the word limit reduction proposal was discussed in greatest detail, before the 6-to-4 vote was taken, can be accessed here.

Public comments on the proposal can be submitted up until 11:59 p.m. eastern time next Tuesday via this link.

“Expanding Our Understanding of Narrowing Precedent”: Kevin C. Walsh had this post yesterday at JOTWELL.

Access today’s newly posted public comments on the FRAP word limit reduction proposal: The Center for Constitutional Litigation has submitted this comment opposing the reduction.

Jason C. Rylander, Senior Attorney, Defenders of Wildlife, has submitted this comment opposing the reduction.

And attorney Stanley Neustadter has submitted this comment supporting the reduction.

Whether you oppose or support the word limit reduction proposal, you can submit your own public comment via this link.

“Appeals Court to Hear Petition to Change Boston Marathon Trial Venue”: Katharine Q. Seelye of The New York Times has this news update.

Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe has a news update headlined “Court to hear defense request to move Tsarnaev trial.”

And Laurel J. Sweet and Owen Boss of The Boston Herald have a news update headlined “Court orders hearing on Tsarnaev bid to move Marathon trial.”

“Pawtucket murder victim was brother of R.I. Supreme Court justice”: The Providence Journal has this news update.

“Appeals court to hold hearing on Tsarnaev bid to move trial”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court to hear arguments on moving Boston bombing trial.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which includes a statement concurring in part and dissenting in part from Circuit Judge Juan R. Torruella, at this link.

“Down with ‘Notorious R.B.G.'” Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report today. The article suggests that the headline means to convey the positive, rather than the negative, meaning of “down with” (see, e.g.).

“Third Circuit rules narrowly on ‘authorization’ under the CFAA”: Orin Ker has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about an unpublished, non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued last Thursday.

“Federal court reverses injunctions by Pittsburgh judges on contraception mandate”: Torsten Ove has this article in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Third Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“The Harms of Issuing Non-Precedential Opinions”: David R. Cleveland had this post Tuesday at the “Appellate Advocacy Blog.”

“Facing Mixed Messages, Alabama May Gain Clarity on Gay Marriage”: Campbell Robertson of The New York Times has this news update.

In today’s edition of The Montgomery Advertiser, Brian Lyman has a front page article headlined “23 counties now issuing same-sex marriage licenses, says HRC.” According to the article, Alabama has 67 counties.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Gay couples in court in Alabama: Give us marriage licenses.”

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Americans Are Ready for Gay Marriage”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report, along with an article headlined “Ginsburg Wanted to Skip Hospital Trip During Workout Heart Scare.”

Bloomberg News has also posted online three video clips from yesterday’s interview: “Ginsburg: Doubt Gay Marriage Won’t Be Widely Accepted“; “Ginsburg: I’m Not Retiring Yet From Supreme Court“: and “Ginsburg on Same-Sex Marriage, Women’s Rights, Health.”