“Liberals, law profs rain fury on ‘sellout’ Laurence Tribe”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report today.

And in related coverage, in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times, Coral Davenport will have a front page article headlined “Laurence Tribe Fights Climate Case Against Star Pupil From Harvard, President Obama.”

“Court seeks U.S. views on terrorism case”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Appeals court: Bans on outdoor charity collection bins unconstitutional.” Michigan Radio has this report.

And The Detroit News reports that “Court says St. Johns can’t enforce collection bin ban.”

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

“Drexel professor sent students link to pornographic video”: Tommy Rowan of Philly.com today has an article that begins, “A Drexel University law professor is under internal investigation after emailing her students a link to a pornographic video, school officials said Monday.”

David Lat first reported on this matter on Friday in a post titled “Law Professor Who Sent Anal-Bead Porn To Her Students Now Under Investigation” at “Above the Law.”

“United Technologies wins reversal of $657 mln award over engine prices”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

And Margaret Cronin Fisk of Bloomberg News reports that “United Technologies Wins Tossing of $657 Million Judgment.”

Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton wrote today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Indiana, Arkansas retreat on religion bills may spark wider trend”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Oklahoma lawmakers have put the brakes on a religion bill similar to ones in Indiana and Arkansas that were overhauled last week after facing a storm of criticism for being seen as discriminatory against gays.”

“N.J. high court agrees to hear pension payment case”: NJ.com has an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Gov. Chris Christie broke the law when he slashed $1.6 billion from this year’s payment into the public worker pension system.”

Andrew Seidman of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “N.J. Supreme Court to hear appeal in pension funding case.”

And Reuters reports that “New Jersey Supreme Court to take up pension funding appeal.”

“AP: Handful of holdout tribes dig in against gay marriage.” Jonathan Drew and Felicia Fonseca of The Associated Press have an article that begins, “Even if a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this spring makes same-sex marriage the law, it would leave pockets of the country where it isn’t likely to be recognized any time soon: the reservations of a handful of sovereign Native American tribes, including the nation’s two largest.”

“The Price of a Life: What’s the right way to compensate someone for decades of lost freedom?” Ariel Levy has this Annals of Justice article in the April 13, 2015 issue of The New Yorker.

Programming note: It’s opening day at Citizens Bank Park as the Philadelphia Phillies host the Boston Red Sox. I will be at this afternoon’s game. Consequently, additional posts will appear here this evening.

In the interim, appellate- or baseball-related updates may appear at this blog’s Twitter feed.

“Closing arguments set to begin in Marathon bombing trial”: Patricia Wen, Kevin Cullen, and Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe have an article that begins, “Closing arguments are slated Monday in the death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose attorneys have acknowledged that he and his late brother, Tamerlan, were responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the murder of MIT Police Officer Sean A. Collier.”

And Laurel J. Sweet of The Boston Herald has a news update headlined “Judge preps jury for closing arguments in Tsarnaev trial.”

“Judge shot in March calls for end to gun violence”: Derek Draplin of The Detroit News has an article that begins, “U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg called for an end to ‘the scourge of gun violence’ during a rally for peace Friday, his first public appearance since he was shot in the leg outside his home last month.”

And David Jesse of The Detroit Free Press reports that “Judge Berg speaks against gun violence at march of hope.”

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases, but the Court did call for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court rejects North Carolina appeal on election law” and “High court rejects appeal from subcontractor freed from Cuba.”

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court seeks Obama administration views on Iran bank judgment” and “Supreme Court declines to review North Carolina voting law.”

“Can Rap Lyrics Send You to Jail? If You’re a Young Black Male, Yes; Prosecutors are using defendants’ use and posting of rap lyrics against them in cases where other evidence is lacking; An upcoming Supreme Court decision is crucial.” Lewis Beale has this essay online today at The Daily Beast.

“The ‘judicially unadministrable’ statute and why it matters”: Law professor Jonathan R. Nash has this essay online at The Hill.

“Supreme Court Asked to Look Abroad for Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Wyoming Supreme Court plans to open judicial learning center”: The Casper Star-Tribune has an article that begins, “Construction of an interactive judicial learning center in the Wyoming Supreme Court building is set to begin in May, according to the State Bar Foundation.”

“Appeals court to consider religious exemptions in Baptist-based contraception case; U.S. appeals court to hear challengeover federal health care mandate”: Allan Turner of The Houston Chronicle has an article that begins, “The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week will take up a Texas case centering on how — or if — employees of religious colleges and nonprofits will be given free access to ‘morning after’ pills and related forms of birth control as mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.”

You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

“Nonprofit tax break proposal in Pennsylvania divisive”: In Monday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Natasha Lindstrom will have an article that begins, “Auditor General Eugene DePasquale spent the past four weeks presiding over public hearings on a controversial proposal to change Pennsylvania’s Constitution so the Legislature has final say over which nonprofits get property tax breaks.”

“Transparency for Initiative Sponsors”: Pamela A. MacLean has this post today at her “Trial Insider” blog.

My earlier coverage of Friday’s Ninth Circuit en banc ruling can be accessed here.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Raises Partisanship Concerns”: Mitch Smith will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that “Voters on Tuesday to decide how state chief justice is selected.”

And Todd D. Milewski of The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin has an article headlined “Constitutional amendment is rush to replace chief justice, former Supreme Court member says.”

“Lawmakers: Supreme Court policy to blame for secret recordings.” Mario Trujillo of The Hill has an article that begins, “The Supreme Court has itself to blame for the surreptitious recordings of court proceedings that have surfaced in the past year, some lawmakers say.”

“After Supreme Court, MGM Settles ‘Raging Bull’ Rights Dispute; A deal announced in court on Friday ends a fight that lasted more than two decades”: Eriq Gardner has this post today at the redesigned “Hollywood, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter.

“Supreme Court hears lots of interpretations of what it just said”: In Monday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article that begins, “It would seem indisputable that the people who know better than anyone else what the Supreme Court was saying in its landmark decision on same-sex marriage are the nine justices themselves.”

“Conservative lawmakers weigh bid to call for constitutional convention”: Reid Wilson of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “Conservative state legislators frustrated with the gridlock in Washington are increasingly turning to a plan to call a convention to consider a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution — an event that would be unprecedented in American history and one that could, some opponents predict, lead to complete political chaos.”

“Political speech or corruption?” Monday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an editorial that begins, “In the Supreme Court’s landmark 2010 case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court declared that corporate independent political expenditures are protected free speech under the First Amendment and cannot be constrained.”

“Rolling Stone Retracts Article on Rape at University of Virginia”: Ravi Somaiya will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

And Paul Farhi and T. Rees Shapiro of The Washington Post report that “Review of Rolling Stone U-Va. rape story finds layers of journalistic lapses.”

Rolling Stone has posted online the retraction as an introduction to an article headlined “Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report — An anatomy of a journalistic failure.”

Update: The Columbia Journalism Review has itself published the critique at this link.

“Jay Edelson, the Class-Action Lawyer Who May Be Tech’s Least Friended Man”: Conor Dougherty has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Two High-Stakes High Court Debuts: Lawyers in first outings before Supreme Court will argue landmark marriage cases.” Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro will have this article in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.

“The Supreme Court election of 2016”: Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift have this essay online at The Pocono Record of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

“Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate’s daughter wanted by state”: The Associated Press has this report.

“David Prosser turned sleuth in OWI case before high court”: In today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patrick Marley has a front page article that begins, “Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser abruptly stepped down from a case earlier this year after a state lawyer said Prosser had apparently contacted a state lab asking questions related to a case before the state’s high court.”

“What’s behind gay rights attitude shift? People generally don’t change their minds very often or very quickly; But American views on hot topic have, dramatically.” John Wilkens of The San Diego Union-Tribune has this report.

“Religious conservatives are the targets of discrimination, lawyer says”: The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Defense attorney in Boston bombing may be facing her stiffest challenge yet”: Richard A. Serrano of The Los Angeles Times has this report.