Programming note: On Thursday morning, I will be meeting in northeastern Pennsylvania with co-counsel in an appeal on which I am working. As a result, additional posts will appear here on Thursday afternoon.

“Court sides with jail officers in case involving 2007 inmate suicide”: The News Service of Florida has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“US 4th circuit: Pitt County schools free from desegregation orders.” The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report on the ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

Unwanted faxes produce a Sixth Circuit decision worth reading: Circuit Judge David W. McKeague issued an interesting and highly readable decision today in a case captioned Sandusky Wellness Center v. Medco Health Solutions.

“Amgen, Novartis Battle in U.S. Court Over Neupogen Copycat”: Susan Decker of Bloomberg News has this report.

And Diane Bartz of Reuters reports that “Novartis tries to get U.S. ban lifted on sale of Neupogen copycat.”

You can access via this link (11.7 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

“Justices Urged to Provide More Access to Financial Disclosures; House Transparency Caucus seeks SCOTUS finance sunshine”: Mike Sacks has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Colowyo Coal to appeal federal ruling on permits for Craig-area mine”: The Denver Post has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Colorado coal mine appeals climate change court ruling.”

“Hearing next week for Pa. appeals court nominee”: The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, “After controversy over why his nomination has remained pending, a Pennsylvania appeals court nominee will get his day before a Senate panel next week.”

You can view the Senate Judiciary Committee‘s hearing notice at this link.

“How do justices weigh loss of health insurance for millions?” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Judge disputes state’s execution of convicted rapist-murderer”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court judge says a convicted rapist-murderer who was executed at San Quentin in 1998 was ‘likely innocent’ of a capital crime and was put to death only because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred a lower court from considering the merits of his case.”

My most recent earlier coverage appears at this link.

“U.S. Appeals Court overturns death sentence for man who killed sheriff’s deputy”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Reporter-Times of Martinsville, Indiana.

And The Associated Press reports that “7th US Circuit Court of Appeals throws out Pruitt death sentence in 2001 deputy shooting.”

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

“Appeals court: no immunity for Casaus.” The Albuquerque Journal has an article that begins, “The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a young woman killed in a crash by a police sergeant speeding through a red light will move forward based on a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday.”

Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch wrote yesterday’s ruling on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and for good measure Judge Gorsuch also added a concurring opinion.

“Former Wallingford fire captain found guilty of arson; George Allen, 29, denied setting two dozen blazes”: The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press published this article back in July 2013.

Today. a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming the defendant’s conviction.

“Feds, not states, have last word on death penalty”: Bob Egelko recently had this article in The San Francisco Chronicle. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

“The Subculture of Embattled Abortion Workers”: Chloe Angyal has this essay online at The New Republic.

“Congress threatens Fuller with impeachment”: Mary Troyan has this front page article in today’s edition of The Montgomery Advertiser.

And at “The Brad Blog,” Brad Friedman has a post titled “‘Wife-Beating’ Judge Mark Fuller Will NOT Receive Federal Pension After He ‘Resigns in Shame’: U.S. House Judiciary Committee Statement.”

“Supreme Court Jail Suicide Case Illustrates the Breadth of Qualified Immunity”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay today at Justia.com’s Verdict.

He also has a related post today at “Dorf on Law” titled “Case-or-Controversy Limits and Qualified Immunity.”

“Does a True Threat Require a Guilty Mind? The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case at the intersection of First Amendment rights, violent hip-hop lyrics, and online harassment.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Motorola’s Global Tangle in Antitrust Law”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“In big EPA win, court denies challenges to ozone designations”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Appeals court stays release of prisoner photos”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com yesterday had a blog post that begins, “A federal appeals court issued a stay Tuesday allowing the Defense Department to keep secret about 2,000 photos of prisoners abused in U.S. military custody.”

“Supreme Court To Decide Whether To Hear Four High-Stakes Cases Asking When A Suit May Be Litigated As A Class Action”: Tim Bishop and Chad Clamage have this post at Mayer Brown’s “Class Defense” blog.