“National Constitution Center announces major new initiative”: Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Governor Wolf Announces Nominees For Supreme Court”: The Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania issued this news release today.

In early news coverage, Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news udpate headlined “Wolf announces Duquesne law dean Gormley as Supreme Court pick.”

Adam Brandolph of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “Duquesne law dean Gormley, Centre County judge nominated to Supreme Court.”

And The Centre Daily Times reports that “Centre County President Judge Kistler nominated to Pa. Supreme Court.”

“2nd Annual Dean’s Lecture to the Graduating Class: A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, moderated by Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor.” You can view the video of this event live, online beginning at 4 p.m. eastern time today by clicking here.

“House bill to increase state judges’ retirement age advances”: Wallace McKelvey of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report today.

“Moore: Probate judges not required to issue same-sex marriage licenses.” Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report, along with an article headlined “SPLC adds to complaint against Roy Moore.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Alabama chief justice: Don’t issue gay marriage licenses.”

“Roe v. Wade resolution could be walked into Supreme Court”: The American News of Aberdeen, South Dakota has an article that begins, “The Legislature’s resolution asking for the Roe v. Wade abortion decision to be reconsidered and overturned might be carried by hand to the U.S. Supreme Court, the lawmaker behind it said Tuesday.”

“Rapist sentenced to 112 years for crimes committed at 15 asks top Ohio court to overturn it”: The Associated Press has this report.

You can view at this link the video of this morning’s oral argument in the Supreme Court of Ohio. And the briefs filed in the case can be accessed here.

“Florida Supreme Court to decide whether legal definition of sex applies to gays”: The Florida Times-Union has this news update.

When the video of this morning’s oral argument in the Supreme Court of Florida becomes available online, I will link to it.

“Trust fund awaits Guantanamo detainee for hand-written book”: Reuters has this report.

“Alabama seeks same-sex marriage delay”: Lyle Denniston has this 3:23 a.m. post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Justice Elena Kagan visits law school, discusses law school model”: The Daily Northwestern has this report.

You can view at this link the video of Justice Elena Kagan’s discussion yesterday at Northwestern University School of Law, participating in the Howard J. Trienens Visiting Judicial Scholar Program.

“Same sex marriage, rational basis scrutiny and In Re Estate of Kittenbrink”: Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf has this post today at his “Hercules and the Umpire” blog.

“Missing Supreme Court Litigant Resurfaces, Aims to Revive Case; Homeowner Had Secured a Slot on High Court’s Docket Without Benefit of an Attorney, Then Disappeared”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report today. The article suggests that the pro se petitioner in the case is apparently not a regular reader of “SCOTUSblog.”

“Anxiety over Supreme Court’s latest dive into health care”: The Associated Press has this report.

“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.