“The (Un)Importance of the Supreme Court”: Michael Dorf had this post Monday at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Courts: Hobby Lobby ruling does not mean you don’t have to sign a form.” Irin Carmon of msnbc.com has this report.

As the article discusses, today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an order denying rehearing en banc in one such case. The order was accompanied by a concurrence and two dissents.

In articles of interest available online via SSRN: Law professor Elizabeth G. Porter has an article titled “Pragmatism Rules” whose syllabus begins, “The Roberts Court’s decisions interpreting the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are reshaping the litigation landscape.”

And Bradley Girard has an article titled “Don’t Try This at Home: The Troubling Distortion of Rule 68.”

Both articles via “Legal Theory Blog” (here and here).

“Appeals court denies Don Siegelman’s bid for new trial”: Brian Lyman of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Don Siegelman denied new trial: Bribery conviction, prison sentence upheld by federal appeals court.”

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

“Sixth Circuit creates circuit split on private search doctrine for computers”: Orin Kerr has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Federal court rejects Notre Dame birth control challenge”: The South Bend Tribune has this report.

Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times reports that “Notre Dame suit to duck Obamacare birth-control mandate denied — again.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court won’t exempt Notre Dame from birth control provision.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Seventh Circuit ruling appears here and here.

“Capital punishment’s slow death”: Columnist George F. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Supreme Court Showbiz: These new dramatizations miss the real drama.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Lethal Entanglements: Lethal injection was supposed to be a cleaner, more humane version of capital punishment; Over the past five years, it has become a messy, largely unmonitored testing ground for toxic drugs.” Ben Crair will have this article in the upcoming issue of The New Republic magazine.

“The Obamacare Curse: What If, Next Month, the Republicans Finally Get What They Want?” Jonathan Chait has this article in the May 18, 2015 issue of New York magazine.

“Drop in Patent Lawsuits, Damages Blunts Call for Congress to Act”: Susan Decker of Bloomberg News has this report.

“This appeal concerns the constitutionality of four provisions of Hawaii’s campaign finance laws under Citizens United“: So begins an opinion that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Nebraska lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty; Ricketts has promised a veto”: Joe Duggan of The Omaha World-Herald has this news update.

And The Lincoln Journal Star has a news update headlined “Death penalty repeal passes Legislature, awaits veto.”

“My new book ‘The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain.'” Ilya Somin has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Catholic soul-searching in Ireland over vote on gay marriage”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Notre Dame birth-control protest denied again”: Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Seventh Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Kansas Lawmakers’ Budget Links Court Funding to Judicial Decision; Judicial budget would self-destruct if any court blocks a 2014 law that gave local courts control over their own budgets”: Joe Palazzolo has this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

“Pa. Supreme Court race narrows to six candidates after primary”: The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that “Three Allegheny County judges win Supreme Court nominations” and “Philadelphia judge beats Colville for Superior Court nomination.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Dougherty wins spot on November ballot for Supreme Court race.”

The Times Leader of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania reports that “Pa. Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens concedes effort to retain seat.”

And The Standard Speaker of Hazleton, Pennsylvania contains an article headlined “Streak over for Justice Stevens.”

“Appeals court to rehear military medals conviction”: The Associated Press has this report on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued on Tuesday.

My earlier coverage of the original three-judge panel’s now-vacated ruling in the case can be accessed here.