“Appeals court rules for Allegiant Air in dispute with pilots”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Ninth Circuit Recalls First Hispanic Judge”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.

“Legal fight over prairie dog could chew hole in ESA”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

“2nd Circuit punts on rule for defense counsel to report juror suspicions”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Huckabee must face movie telemarketing lawsuit: U.S. appeals court”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“Supreme Court won’t hear Alaska ‘permit shield’ case”: Jeremy P. Jacobs of Greenwire has this report.

“Obama Holds Trump Card Over Passports”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Reid rips McConnell over judges”: Jordain Carney of The Hill has this blog post.

“We must decide whether a magistrate judge is empowered to issue an order remanding a removed case to state court, and whether such an order, once made, may be reviewed by the district court.” So begins an interesting decision that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

E-filing non-horror story: Seventh Circuit holds that emailing complaint to the clerk’s office constitutes timely initiation of suit. At least in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“Supreme Court refuses to take up challenge to San Francisco gun law”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court won’t overrule gun ownership restrictions.”

Henry K. Lee of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “High court lets stand S.F.’s gun-control law, bullet ban.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court declines potentially key Second Amendment case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “New doubts on Second Amendment rights.”

“Obama: Supreme Court shouldn’t even be hearing Obamacare case.” Ben Wolfgang of The Washington Times has this report.

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Obama: High court shouldn’t consider health care challenge.”

And in somewhat related news, Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Obama derides judge who blocked amnesty.”

“Supreme Court Backs White House on Jerusalem Passport Dispute”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Supreme Court strikes down ‘born in Israel’ passport law.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court sides with president in Jerusalem passport case.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau reports that “Supreme Court upholds president on passport place-of-birth case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Mark Walsh has a post titled “A View from the Courtroom: International Day.”

“Conservative Action: The battle over race preferences at Harvard; A litigious activist’s latest cause — ending affirmative action at Harvard.” Joan Biskupic of Reuters has this report.

Access online today’s ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, No. 13-628. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas issued an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Samuel A. Alito joined. And Justice Antonin Scalia issued a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito joined. You can access the oral argument at this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court strikes down ‘born in Jerusalem’ passport law.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court invalidates Jerusalem passport law.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Jerusalem-Born Americans Lose at Top U.S. Court on Passports.”

And Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “Court: U.S. passports must say ‘Jerusalem,’ not ‘Israel.’”

“Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s Commencement Address at Stone Ridge”: myMCMedia has posted on YouTube at this link the video of Justice Scalia’s entire commencement address delivered last week at his granddaughter’s high school graduation.

My earlier coverage appears here and here.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in three new cases.

In Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco, No.14-704, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a dissent, in which Justice Antonin Scalia joined, from the denial of certiorari.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Justices to take on new case over frozen assets“; “High court to weigh three-judge rule for redistricting cases“; “Justices to review Tyson Foods appeal over class-action suit“; “Justices reject NRA appeal over San Francisco gun laws“; “High court won’t hear Maine appeal over Medicaid cuts“: and “High court won’t hear appeal over anti-whaling campaign.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court takes up Tyson Foods class action challenge“; “U.S. top court rejects challenge to San Francisco gun regulation“; and “U.S. justices reject Maine challenge to Medicaid funding.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Tyson’s Bid to Curb Class Actions Gets U.S. High Court Hearing“; “NRA Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court on San Francisco Gun Law“; and “Maine Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court on Obamacare Requirement.”

“Counting Everyone for ‘One Person, One Vote'”: Kenneth Jost had this post yesterday at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

“Obama administration stops work on immigrant program”: Jerry Markon of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “A series of legal setbacks have halted the government’s intensive preparations to move forward with President Obama’s executive actions shielding millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, even as community organizations continue a rapid push to get ready for the programs, according to U.S. officials and immigrant advocacy groups.”