“Gov. Brown appointees sway high court to rehear death penalty case”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “State high court to reconsider death sentence in Shasta slaying.”

“Federal judge offers views on U.S. Supreme Court”: The Naples Daily News has an article that begins, “Speaking about the role the U.S. Supreme Court plays in making changes in the country, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton visited the Ave Maria School of Law in Naples on Thursday.”

“U.S. court decision could force Golf Channel to return Ponzi scheme money”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Amish Bishop Sam Mullet appeals convictions and new sentence for beard-cutting attacks”: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Amish sect leader to appeal new sentence for beard cutting.”

“Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer with Noah Feldman”: You can view the video of this evening’s 92nd Street Y event via this link.

“Why Lawyers Object to Making Legal Briefs Briefer: Plan to shrink briefs to 12,500 words draws protests from attorneys, cheers from bleary eyed judges.” Jacob Gershman will have this front page article in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Ex-RBS trader’s plea highlights issue at 2nd Circuit: Can brokers lie?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Obama administration asks appeals court to block judge’s immigration order”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

“Legal experts: Cruz’s Canadian birth won’t keep him out of the Oval Office.” Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this blog entry today.

“‘The Originalist,’ a New Play About Justice Antonin Scalia by John Strand”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“BP employees won’t face charges of seaman’s manslaughter, court rules”: The New Orleans Advocate has this report.

The Associated Press has a report headlined “In BP oil disaster, appeals court says OK to drop ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ charges.”

And Reuters reports that “Court upholds dismissal of manslaughter charges against BP employees.”

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