“Verdict Reached in Boston Marathon Bombing Trial”: Katharine Q. Seelye of The New York Times has this news update.

“Thibodaux attorney to present case to U.S. Supreme Court”: Bridget Mire of The Houma (La.) Courier has an article that begins, “In his 20 years practicing law, Mark Plaisance has stood before all of Louisiana’s appellate courts, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Congratulations to longtime “How Appealing” reader Mark D. Plaisance on his upcoming U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in this very important case.

“Pa. Justices Nix ‘Kids For Cash’ Abuse-Of-Process Suits”: Matt Fair of Law360.com has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued orders on Tuesday nixing a series of appeals aimed at reviving abuse-of-process claims a businessman launched against a group of law firms after he was named as a defendant in class actions stemming from the state’s infamous ‘kids for cash’ judicial bribery scandal.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania dismissing review as improvidently granted at this link.

The appeal was argued last month before only three Justices serving on Pennsylvania’s highest court, because the remaining two current justices were recused. You can view the video of last month’s oral argument of the case via this link (scroll down to part 3 of 3 for March 11, 2015).

“Texas judge refuses to lift block on Obama immigration plan”: Reuters has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge denies request to let immigration action take effect.”

At “Josh Blackman’s Blog,” you can access a post titled “Two Orders From Brownsville: Motion for Stay Denied and Motion for Discovery Granted” containing this link to the district court’s memorandum opinion and order denying a stay.

“Guam Public Health turns down same-sex couple’s marriage license application”: The Pacific Daily News of Hagatna, Guam has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Guam rejects lesbian couple’s marriage license application.”

“The Irony of Justice Stevens’s Immunity Amendment”: At “PrawfsBlawg,” Richard M. Re has a post that begins, “Justice Stevens is one of the most famous and persistent critics of the Supreme Court’s broad view of state sovereign immunity.”

“Activists Target State Supreme Court Chief Justice”: Daniela Altimari of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “Activists with a variety of grievances against the court system are joining together to try to scuttle the reappointment of one of Connecticut’s most powerful jurists.”

“Huguely to appeal case to U.S. Supreme Court”: The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia has this report.

“Alan Page leaving Supreme Court to focus on youth”: The Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minnesota has this report.

“Rauner: Can’t trust Illinois Supreme Court justices ‘to be rational.'” Kim Geiger of The Chicago Tribune has an article that begins, “Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has been barnstorming the state to promote his message that Illinois government is corrupt and in need of ‘structural reform,’ took aim Tuesday at the Illinois Supreme Court, saying he doesn’t trust its justices.”

“Lawyers for health agency, religious nonprofits present case to federal appeals court; Federal lawyers ask 5th Circuit panel to overturn ruling in favor HBU, other religious nonprofits on mandated”: Allan Turner of The Houston Chronicle has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

And Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times reports that “Religious colleges seek contraception mandate exception like for-profit companies.”

Last night, I linked to the oral argument audio and identified the composition of the three-judge Fifth Circuit panel in this post.

“Kansas Limits Abortion Method, Opening a New Line of Attack”: Erik Eckholm and Frances Robles have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Wisconsin Re-elects Liberal Judge, but Opens Door for Conservative Chief Justice”: Mitch Smith has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that “Voters back amendment on chief justice selection.”

“Bradley wins re-election over Daley in high court race”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Dee J. Hall of The Wisconsin State Journal reports that “Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wins re-election to Supreme Court.”

“States’ Obama amnesty challenge could be undercut by ‘Dreamer’ lawsuit ruling”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report.

The Dallas Morning News has a blog post titled “5th Circuit strikes down ICE agents’ suit over 2012 immigration initiative, review to be requested.”

Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Appeals court sides with Obama on immigration action.”

And The Hill has a blog post titled “Appeals court sides with Obama over 2012 deportation program.”

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

“Bradley eases past Daley to win 3rd term on Wisconsin Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

Access online the audio of today’s Fifth Circuit oral argument in East Texas Baptist Univ. v. Burwell: Via this link (77.3 MB mp3 audio file).

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit before whom this appeal was argued today consisted of Circuit Judges Jerry E. Smith and James E. Graves, Jr. and Senior Circuit Judge Thomas M. Reavley.

“‘Woman in Gold’ reporter scene hits home”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this blog post today.

“Influential U.S. judge calls on Congress to define insider trading”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Larry Flynt can intervene in lawsuits to unseal execution protocol records, appeals court rules”: Jeremy Kohler of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “US court OKs Larry Flynt’s push for Missouri execution info.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Eighth Circuit per curiam ruling can be accessed at this link.

“U.S. judge denies request by Prince Andrew accuser to join lawsuit”: David Ingram of Reuters has a report that begins, “A woman who said in court papers she was forced as an underage girl to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew, prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz and other men cannot join an ongoing lawsuit in Florida, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.”

And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a blog post titled “Judge tosses out sex claims against Alan Dershowitz.” Via Gerstein’s blog post, you can access today’s order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida at this link.

“Justice Denied: Why do we still tolerate the Supreme Court?” Online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has this review of Ian Millhiser’s new book, “Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted.”

“Supreme Court race, constitutional amendment top Tuesday’s ballot”:
Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

“After 3rd high court protest, the most severe charges yet”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Gov. Sam Brownback signs bill banning dismemberment abortion procedure; Abortion procedure was used in 8 percent of state’s abortions”: Jonathan Shorman of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Kansas governor signs nation’s 1st ban on abortion procedure.”

“Larry Flynt wins right to pursue Missouri execution records”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a per curiam ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

Fun with FERC rulings: Try as one may, it is exceedingly difficult to have fun with FERC-related rulings. See, for example, a “How Appealing” post from 2003 titled “Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da FERC.”

Today, however, D.C. Circuit Judge Patricia A. Millett managed to have some fun in a concurring opinion in a FERC-related decision by using the word bafflegab in the second sentence of her concurrence.

“Pa Supreme Court to hear defamation case”: Terrie Morgan-Besecker of The Scranton Times-Tribune has this report.

“Prosecutors, defense close as Tsarnaev case goes to jury”: Milton J. Valencia and Patricia Wen have this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

And Laurel J. Sweet of The Boston Herald has an article headlined “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev strategy ‘all about the next phase.’”

“Big impact on women if Supreme Court rules against health care tax credits”: Tony Pugh of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this report.

“How Jim Obergefell became the face of the Supreme Court gay marriage case”: Michael S. Rosenwald has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“A Response to Chief Justice Roberts’ Put-Down of Law Reviews”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

My earlier coverage appears here and here.

“Court mulls revealing secret government plan to cut cell phone service; Feds: SOP 303 mobile-phone kill-switch policy would endanger public if disclosed.” David Kravets of Ars Technica has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court is asking the Obama administration to explain why the government should be allowed to keep secret its plan to shutter mobile phone service during ‘critical emergencies.'”

“99Rise protesters charged with Class A misdemeanor in federal court”: Orin Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

Eighth Circuit rules that in Miller v. Alabama the U.S. Supreme Court announced a procedural rule that is not of watershed magnitude and thus the decision does not apply retroactively on collateral review: You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.