“Worry over Shariah law in Idaho jeopardizes child support”: The Associated Press has this report.

“How David Boies Became the Best Friend and Worst Enemy of Big Business”: Paul Barrett of Bloomberg News has this lengthy and interesting report.

“Toomey signs off on nominee for federal appeals court”: Tracie Mauriello of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update that begins, “A Philadelphia jurist’s nomination for a federal appeals court is moving forward now that Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., has given his endorsement and the Senate Judiciary Committee has finished vetting Judge L. Felipe Restrepo, who serves on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania bench.”

“The Legal Power of ‘Standing'”: William Baude has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Unanimity and Disagreement on the Supreme Court”: Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this article in the current issue of the Cornell Law Review.

Also in the issue, law professor Eugene Volokh has an article titled “Gruesome Speech.”

“US court halts contentious law on contact lens price-fixing”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court has halted a new Utah law banning price-fixing for contact lenses that could have wide-ranging implications for the industry.”

“3rd Circuit Upholds 2257 Recordkeeping Law”: Rhett Pardon of XBIZ Newswire has this report.

My earlier coverage of today’s Third Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Supreme Court: Omar Khadr should be treated as if he were sentenced as a juvenile.” Sean Fine and Colin Freeze of The Toronto Globe and Mail have this news update.

And The Canadian Press reports that “Supreme court rejects federal government’s argument that Omar Khadr is an adult offender.”

“Bin Laden, War Crimes and Gray Areas”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“How Star Wars Illuminates Constitutional Law”: Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has posted this paper online at SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

“Former justice calls for end to death penalty”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report.

“We need not consider and leave for another day the question of whether putative class action claims under Rule 23 generally provide an independent basis for justiciability after a plaintiff’s individual claims are rendered moot.” So concludes a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today. The defendants argued that the plaintiff’s individual claims had been rendered moot by an unaccepted offer of complete relief made pursuant to FRCP 68.

“Persuasion: Kannon Shanmugam on making his case before the Supreme Court.” This interview appears in the Spring 2015 issue of the Harvard Law Bulletin.

“Appeals court upholds pornography age-records law”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Death penalty repeal blocked in committee”: This article appears in today’s edition of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware.

And in somewhat related commentary available online at Slate, law professor Robert J. Smith has a jurisprudence essay titled “America’s Deadliest Prosecutors: The last stubborn, bloodthirsty devotees of the death penalty.”

“The Court Should Finish What It Started in the Fisher Case”: Roger Clegg and Joshua P. Thompson have this essay online today at National Review.

“The Morning After the Same-Sex Marriage Decision”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online today at The New York Times.

“Constitution Check: Could a state legislature scuttle a national right to same-sex marriage?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Pat Toomey Insists He’s Not Holding Up A Judicial Nominee He’s Holding Up”: Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Goodby Mike, Hello Judge”: Today at his “Hercules and the umpire” blog, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf has a post that begins, “I have written before about Myron (Mike) Bright, a judge, but not just any judge, on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. At 95, he continues to hear cases.”

“Jurors begin deliberations in Marathon bombing trial”: Patricia Wen and Milton J. Valencia have this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

In today’s edition of The Boston Herald, Laurel J. Sweet has an article headlined “Jurors left with Dzhokhar enigma.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Katharine Q. Seelye has an article headlined “Boston Jury Begins to Consider Sentence for Marathon Bomber.”

The Associated Press reports that “Jury begins deliberating fate of Boston Marathon bomber.”

Reuters reports that “Life on the line as Boston bombing jury weighs Tsarnaev’s fate.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Prosecutor Urges Boston Bomber Jury to Vote for Execution.”

“Pa. Supreme Court race long on name recognition”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

And today’s edition of The Standard Speaker of Hazleton, Pennsylvania contains an article headlined “Making his case” that begins, “Correale F. Stevens has been a judge for 24 years, as well as a district attorney and a state legislator.”

“Montana Supreme Court revives health insurance discrimination lawsuit”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Montana Supreme Court has revived the case of a woman who says it’s unfair for hospitals to charge different rates to treat insured and uninsured patients.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Montana at this link.

“AP Interview: Pelosi predicts GOP ruin on health care case.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi predicted Wednesday that Republicans will ‘rue the day’ if the Supreme Court buys their arguments and invalidates tax subsidies for millions of people under President Barack Obama’s health care law.”

“Is same-sex marriage anything new?” Robert Launay, professor of anthropology at Northwestern University, has this essay online at CNN.com.

“BP Can’t Nix Deepwater Rescuer’s $2.7M Settlement”: Nearly 14 months ago, Law360.com had a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “A Louisiana federal judge overseeing the BP Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Friday upheld a $2.7 million settlement award to a Tidewater Marine LLC seaman for trauma from rescuing survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, finding a disputed settlement agreement is binding.”

Today, the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision affirming the district court’s ruling that enforced the settlement.

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Addresses Participants in the New Lawyer Institute”: The New York City Bar Association recently posted this video online at YouTube.

“Due process for Don Quixote at the Shakespeare Theatre”: Kali Borkoski has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“California transgender inmate’s lawyers seek swift surgery”: The Associated Press recently had this report on a case now pending on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The Ninth Circuit is providing free access via this link to the significant filings in the case.

“Appeals court clears way for Toledoan to sue police; Claims officer allegedly detained him for openly carrying handgun”: Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade has this news update.

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.

“Wisconsin Judiciary Awash in Politics: Referendum, promoted by special-interest group, fuels infighting among justices over top spot.” Bert Brandenburg has this op-ed in this week’s edition of The National Law Journal.

“Court Throws Out Nun’s Sabotage Conviction For Nuclear Site Break-In”: Carrie Johnson had this audio segment on today’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Ex-Bills, Packers player to appeal NFL concussion settlement”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The first notice of appeal has been filed in an attempt to halt the planned $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion lawsuits.”

“Ralph Lauren Corp suffers setback in U.S. trademark fight”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Ralph Lauren Corp lost some ground on Wednesday in its long-running trademark fight with the United States Polo Association over the use of its logo depicting a horse-mounted polo player swinging a mallet.”

And The Associated Press reports that “US court lifts contempt finding in Polo sunglasses dispute.”

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

“I am not delaying Judge L. Felipe Restrepo’s 3rd Circuit nomination”: U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) has this letter to the editor in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

And in response at The Huffington Post, Paul Gordon has a blog entry titled “Toomey’s Explanation for Restrepo Delay Raises More Questions.”