“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.

“State to create new lethal injection method under legal settlement”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has a report headlined “California death penalty: state agrees to propose execution method.”

And The Sacramento Bee reports that “State agrees to draft one-drug protocol for lethal injection executions.”

“Your Socks Can No Longer Get You Deported: The Supreme Court’s logical, humane decision.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

“When I was an AUSA . . . , I prosecuted a case involving 26 canisters that were supposed to be filled with bull semen.” So begins a post titled “The Legal Logic of the Case Against Hastert” that Jeffrey Toobin has online today at The New Yorker.

“Tampa man at center of U.S. Supreme Court bankruptcy ruling”: The Tampa Bay Times has an article that begins, “A green and white house in Tampa, home to a retired social worker and his 10 dogs, is at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting thousands of people in bankruptcy who are underwater on their mortgages.”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Justices Curb Bankruptcy Filers’ Ability to Have Second Mortgages Canceled.”

“6.4 Million Could Lose Obamacare Subsidies Under Supreme Court Ruling; That’s how many people are receiving financial help on the federal health exchange”: Dylan Scott of National Journal has this report.

“Supreme Court unleashes its inner libertarian”: Jeffrey Toobin has this essay today at CNN.com.

“Supreme Court asked to resolve Jim Thorpe case”: Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this news update.

The Associated Press reports that “Jim Thorpe’s sons ask Supreme Court to allow reburial.”

Via WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” you can view the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Goodlatte & Conyers Statement on Judge Fuller Resignation”: The House Judiciary Committee issued this press release today.

“Utah defends anti-polygamy law, saying it prevents abuse”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Washington florist files for state Supreme Court review in gay marriage case; She says her constitutional rights were violated in lawsuit”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this report.

And The Tri-City Herald of Kennewick, Washington reports that “Attorneys file brief with state Supreme Court in Arlene’s Flowers case.”

You can view at this link the appellants’ Statement of Grounds for Direct Review filed yesterday in the Washington State Supreme Court.

“Bharara eyes Supreme Court insider-trading case review”: Kevin McCoy of USA Today has an article that begins, “Undeterred by a federal appeals court rejection, Manhattan federal prosecutors are weighing an appeal of a precedent-setting insider-trading case to the nation’s highest court.”

“Marriage equality cases languish before elected judges”: Billy Corriher and Eric Lesh have this op-ed online at The Los Angeles Times.

“Should Supreme Court litigants be more aggressive?” Sasha Volokh had this post yesterday at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Appeals court sides with EPA on air pollution limits”: The Associated Press has this report.

And The Hill reports that “Court rejects challenge to EPA’s ozone powers.”

You can access today’s 87-page per curiam opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“The Greatest Concurrence Ever? Maybe….” David Lat has this post today at “Above the Law.”

“The Mezzanine of the Criminal Justice System”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

“Walker would sign abortion bill with no rape, incest exception”: Jason Stein of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Gov. Scott Walker said Monday he’s prepared to sign a 20-week abortion ban bill that has no exception for cases of rape or incest.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Expert: Wisconsin’s 20-week abortion ban bill could backfire.”

In other coverage, Brad Knickerbocker of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Is the ground shifting under abortion? Polls, court rulings seem to say so; Gallup finds increasing support for the pro-choice view on abortion as liberals now match conservatives on social issues for the first time since 1999; Will this impact the 2016 presidential election?”

“Supreme Court has a chance to distinguish legitimate class-action grievance from grift”: John Engler has this op-ed online at The Washington Times.

“Supreme Court rules for Tulsa woman in Abercrombie & Fitch head-covering case”: Today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains this front page article.

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Justices: Retailer Can’t Refuse To Hire Someone Because She Wears Hijab.”

And on today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition,” Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Religious Groups, Businesses Review Supreme Court’s Headscarf Ruling.”

“Supreme Court rules on headscarf dress code discrimination, threatening speech online”: This video segment featuring Marcia Coyle appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of the PBS NewsHour.