“10th Circ. Reluctantly Bars USAF Capt.’s Childbirth Injury Suit”: Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

“Death penalty repeal advance called ‘a step of historical significance'”: The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star has this news update.

And The Omaha World-Herald has a news update headlined “Nebraska lawmakers advance death penalty repeal to final round.”

“Frito-Lay loses battle over rival’s ‘Pretzel Crisps’ name”: Reuters has this report.

And Law360.com reports that “Fed. Circ. Nixes Ruling That ‘Pretzel Crisps’ Is Generic.”

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

Earlier, “The TTABlog” had a post titled “Precedential No. 6: TTAB Finds PRETZEL CRISPS Generic for Pretzel Crackers” about the ruling of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in the case.

And even earlier, The New York Times reported on the underlying dispute in an article headlined “Trademarks Take On New Importance in Internet Era.”

“Tsarnaev sentenced to death”: Patricia Wen, Kevin Cullen, and Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe have this updated report.

“Tsarnaev jurors reach verdict in penalty phase”: Patricia Wen, Kevin Cullen, and Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe have this news update.

The court has announced that it will go into session to receive the verdict at 3 p.m. eastern time today. Update: CNN has just reported that the verdict will be announced at 3:10 p.m. eastern time.

“9th Circuit Court overturns $85M award for Oregon soldiers”: The Oregonian has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court overturns $85 million award for Oregon soldiers.”

You can access yesterday’s non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Lululemon yoga pants lawsuit properly dismissed — US appeals court”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Debate to repeal death penalty begins”: The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star has this news update.

And today’s edition of The Omaha World-Herald contains a front page article headlined “Nebraska has purchased drugs necessary for lethal injections, Gov. Ricketts says.”

“Religious freedom bill sponsor Rep. Mike Johnson: Superman for Louisiana’s religious right?” Emily Lane of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

“U.S. appeals court restores guilty plea in ‘squawk box’ case”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“3rd Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of 2257; Remands requirement that recordkeepers be available to inspectors 20 hours per week”: Mark Kernes of AVN News has an article that begins, “In a ruling that is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals [yesterday] issued a ruling upholding the constitutionality of the federal recordkeeping and labeling law, 18 U.S.C. sec. 2257, despite the fact that the law does little to prevent minors from appearing in adult content.”

“Anti-gay marriage bill author says his measure may not be dead”: Robert T. Garrett of The Dallas Morning News has this blog post today.

“Justice Kagan Highlights Day 3 of the 2015 Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference”: Steve Delchin has this post today at the “Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog.”

“TSA air marshal reinstated after Supreme Court win”: USA Today has this report.