“Obeying the law starts at the top: If politicians don’t treat the law as worthy of respect, don’t expect citizens to either.” In Monday’s edition of USA Today, law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds will have an op-ed that begins, “Some people are now encouraging President Obama to basically ignore the Supreme Court where its rulings might impede the implementation of Obamacare.”

“The GOP’s new favorite law professor: Obama’s mentor.” Timothy Cama of The Hill today has an article that begins, “President Obama’s law school mentor has emerged as a leading critic of the administration’s landmark climate change regulations.”

“Shriveled grapes, shriveled liberty”: Online at The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has an essay that begins, “In oral arguments Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear the government defend its kleptocratic behavior while administering an indefensible law.”

“Remembering The Day The Murrah Building Was Bombed”: This audio segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“Reagan shooter finds rejection, indifference in future home”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Time hasn’t healed all wounds: The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building has had a lasting effect on Oklahoma; Twenty years later, many survivors and people who lost loved ones, co-workers and friends remain in an emotional struggle that doesn’t answer to time.” Darla Slipke of The Oklahoman has this report. The newspaper’s extensive coverage of the bombing’s 20th anniversary can be accessed via this link.

And The Los Angeles Times reports that “After Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh’s arrest almost went unnoticed.”

“In Changing Times, Rethink Life Tenure for Justices”: Kenneth Jost has this post online today at his blog, “Jost On Justice.”

“Gender, not sexuality, matters in marriage fight; Bans on gay unions illegal because they discriminate against men & women, not gays”: Law professors Andrew Koppelman and Ilya Somin have this essay online at USA Today.

“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gives Pittsburgh, Erie dioceses birth control opt-out win”: Peter Smith of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

Ed Palattella of The Erie Times-News reports that “Erie diocese gets temporary stay in birth-control case.”

And Natasha Lindstrom of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Justice halts religious groups’ birth control opt-out role.”

My earlier coverage of Wednesday night’s U.S. Supreme Court order can be accessed here.

“Utah Supreme Court request could have big implications for state’s bid to claim roads on federal land”: Kristen Moulton of The Salt Lake Tribune has an article that begins, “Three federal judges are asking the Utah Supreme Court to clarify the meaning of a short section of Utah law that has big implications for counties’ claims to roads criss-crossing federal lands.”

“Nevada appeals court creation forces cut in number of Supreme Court justices”: The Las Vegas Review-Journal has this report.

“States Can’t Get Elite Attorneys to Defend Their Gay Marriage Bans? Good!” Law professors David S. Cohen and Leonore Carpenter have this essay online at Slate.

“FBI overstated forensic hair matches in nearly all trials before 2000”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.

“Voting Rights, by the Numbers”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an editorial that begins, “When the Supreme Court struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, its main argument was that the law was outdated.”

“40 years later, story of a same-sex marriage in Colo. remains remarkable”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post.

“SJC upholds $63m verdict in Children’s Motrin case”: Jeremy C. Fox and Martin Finucane have this article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

Neal Simpson of The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Massachusetts today has a front page article headlined “Court upholds $63M judgment in allergic reaction case.”

The Boston Herald has an article headlined “Court OKs $63m award in Children’s Motrin case; Rules against Johnson & Johnson.”

NJ.com reports that “Judge upholds $63M ruling against Johnson & Johnson for girl’s rare reaction.”

The Associated Press reports that “Massachusetts highest court upholds $63M judgment against maker of Children’s Motrin.”

And Sindhu Sundar of Law360.com reports that “J&J Can’t Dodge $63M Verdict In Children’s Motrin Case” (subscription required for full access).

You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

“Amicus: The Politics of Law — In anticipation of big decisions on marriage equality and Obamacare, many are talking about the balance of political power on the Supreme Court; Is that fair?” Slate today has posted online the new installment of its “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick, with guests Eric Segall and Adam Liptak.

Segall discusses his recent essay at The Daily Beast titled “The Supreme Rivalry That Runs America: The power struggle between Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy might have more say in this summer’s same-sex marriage vote than you think.”

“Appellate court panel considers states’ case against Obama immigration plan”: Aaron Nelsen of The San Antonio Express-News has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

And Josh Gerstein of Politico.com reports that “Court chilly to Barack Obama immigration moves.”

This blog’s earlier coverage of yesterday’s Fifth Circuit oral argument (129 MB mp3 audio file) can be accessed here and here.

“Obamacare repeal falls off Republicans’ to-do list as law takes hold”: Noam N. Levey of The Los Angeles Times has this report today.

“Response to media coverage of Lord Neuberger’s lecture ‘Fairness in the courts'”: Today, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a news release that begins, “A Supreme Court spokesman said: ‘Following various media reports based on a lecture he gave last week, Lord Neuberger would like to emphasise that he did not say that Muslim women should be allowed to wear a full-face veil while giving evidence in court.'”

The news release concludes by stating that “The Supreme Court has written to the editors of the national newspapers which carried inaccurate stories with a letter for publication” and by providing a link to the text of Lord Neuberger’s prepared remarks.

My earlier coverage of this matter appeared in this post from yesterday.

“Court: Rare coins belong to jeweler’s family.” Chris Mondics has this front page article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s divided three-judge panel Third Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Preview on same-sex marriage — Part IV, Supporting the state bans”: Lyle Denniston has this post — the fourth in a four-part series — today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Court Orders U.S. Mint to Return Famed Coins to Family; Government confiscated Double Eagle gold coins from Langbord family in 2004”: Ashby Jones will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

The Associated Press reports that “Family wins back seized gold coins that could be worth $80M.”

And Kurt Orzeck of Law360.com reports that “3rd Circ. Says Feds Must Return Seized Coins Worth $76M” (subscription required for full access).

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“When Associates Leave Their Jobs to Clerk at the Supreme Court: Four Bancroft associates to leave this summer for the high court and the D.C. Circuit.” Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

“Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signs bill adding nitrogen gas as state execution method”: Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World has this news update.

“The Rule of History: Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, and the hold of time.” Jill Lepore has this “A Critic at Large” essay in the April 20, 2015 issue of The New Yorker.

“Kansas Becomes First State To Ban Second Trimester Abortion Procedure”: This audio segment appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Death for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? It’s not the victims’ call.” Michael McGough of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Amen, Canada! The Canadian Supreme Court, unlike the United States’ Supreme Court, understands that sectarian prayer is sectarian.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Appeals Panel Weighs Fate of Obama’s Immigration Overhaul After Intense Hearing”: Michael D. Shear of The New York Times has this news update.

David Nakamura of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Justice lawyers make appeal to lift stay on Obama immigration actions.”

The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Constitutional or not? Court weighs Obama’s deportation deferrals.”

Nathan Koppel of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Obama Administration Appeals Texas Judge’s Immigration Order; Justice Department and lawyers for a coalition of 26 mostly Republican states face off at hearing.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

And this evening’s broadcast of the PBS NewsHour had a video segment titled “What’s next for Obama’s immigration actions in court?”

“Business group, econ profs urge SCOTUS to hear foreign antitrust case”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Appeals court hears arguments on Obama immigration action”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Federal appeals judges peppered lawyers on both sides with questions in a fight over President Barack Obama’s move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.”

And Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court judges skeptical over lifting hold on Obama immigration order.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link (129 MB mp3 audio file).

“Obama’s Immigration Overhaul, Halted by Judge, Comes Before Appeals Court”: Michael D. Shear of The New York Times has this report.

The Washington Post reports that “Panel to hear appeal on Obama immigration actions.”

The San Antonio Express-News reports that “26 states battling Obama’s expanded immigration plan go to court today.”

Reuters has reports headlined “Immigration fight heads to federal appeals court” and “Obama lawyers may face favorable court in immigration fight.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Obama Seeks Conservative Court’s Relief on Immigration Plan Halt.”

“Federal appeals court to take up Obama’s immigration action”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “As demonstrators gathered Friday outside a New Orleans federal courthouse, appellate judges were preparing to consider whether to lift a temporary hold imposed by a federal judge in Texas on President Barack Obama’s executive action seeking to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.”

“Scalia: Statutes’ merit not my call; Justice visits Mountain Home.” Bill Bowden of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has this report. According to the article, “When asked about media coverage of the Supreme Court, Scalia had plenty to say. ‘They don’t like conservatives on the court, or anywhere else for that matter,’ he said. ‘They do a lousy job. You can’t expect them to do a good job.'”