Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of privacy-related class action against Netflix: You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“The Next Wave of Court Challenges to Obama’s Legacy — Part One: The Meaning of King v. Burwell.” Simon Lazarus has this post today at “Balkinization.”

“Roberts at 10: Chief Justice Roberts and Big Business.” The Constitutional Accountability Center yesterday posted online this report, written by Tom Donnelly.

“Qualcomm wins appeal in $173 mln ParkerVision case”: Reuters has this report.

And Bloomberg News reports that “ParkerVision Plunges After Losing Appeal in Qualcomm Case.”

You can access today’s non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“Confirm Judge Restrepo”: Law professor Carl Tobias has this essay online at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

“Guantanamo base searching records amid cancer scare”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.

“Justice: ‘Work of freedom is never done’; Anthony Kennedy addresses capacity crowd in Sun Valley.” This front page article appears in today’s edition of the Idaho Mountain Express of Ketchum, Idaho.

And Ben Winslow of Fox 13 News in Salt Lake City reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy references same-sex marriage in speech to Utah lawyers.”

“The Never-Ending Story: More Attacks on Obamacare’s ‘Contraceptive Mandate.'” Kimberly Robinson has this post today at U.S. Law Week’s “On the Merits” blog.

“U.S. appeals major insider trading case”: Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Outcome of trial on N.C. election law changes will have national effect”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Sen. Grassley blocks judges, tells Schumer: ‘Put that in your pipe and smoke it.'” The Hill has this report.

And Seung Min Kim of Politico.com has an article headlined “‘Put that in your pipe and smoke it,’ Chuck Grassley tells Chuck Schumer on judges.”

“Obama’s Clean Power Plan faces tough legal scrutiny”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Google Fails to Overturn Microsoft’s Patent Royalty Victory”: Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

And Reuters reports that “Google loses bid to overturn low-cost patent licenses to Microsoft.”

My earlier coverage of the oral argument (YouTube video link) of this appeal can be accessed here.

Kathleen M. Sullivan argued the appeal for Google, while Carter G. Phillips argued for Microsoft.

“U.S. asks Supreme Court to reverse major insider trading ruling”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Asks Supreme Court to Review Insider-Trading Ruling.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Prosecutors ask justices to review insider trading case.”

You can view the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Appeals court: Kansas abortion opponent must stand trial.” The Associated Press has this report.

My earlier coverage of Tuesday’s 2-to-1 Tenth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“US court says drug-sniffing dog fails the smell test”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Tuesday.

“Court reinstates ‘roadless’ rule for Tongass; Close vote by full panel of judges is major defeat for state’s effort to revive the Southeast timber industry”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of Alaska Dispatch News.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s 6-to-5 en banc Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects On A Polarizing Term One Month Out; ‘It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court,’ she said”: Samantha Lachman and Ashley Alman of The Huffington Post have this report.

And at the “First Draft” blog of The New York Times, Adam Liptak has a post titled “Justice Ginsburg Discusses Disappointment and the Notorious B.I.G.”

“7th Circuit roundly rejects 3rd Circuit ‘ascertainability’ framework”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

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

Access Fix the Court’s Term-end report: At this link.

Sharply divided en banc Ninth Circuit upholds district court’s reinstatement of the Tongass Forest Roadless Rule: You can access today’s 6-to-5 ruling of the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Wheaton College ends coverage amid fight against birth control mandate”: The Chicago Tribune has a news update that begins, “Taking a firm stand against Obamacare’s controversial contraception mandate, Wheaton College on Friday will stop providing any health insurance for students.”

My most recent coverage of this matter can be accessed here. As the Seventh Circuit’s decision issued earlier this month explains, Wheaton College has argued that the Affordable Care Act makes Wheaton complicit in the provision of emergency-contraceptive coverage to its employees and students. Presumably Wheaton will still have employees, and thus its decision to exit the student health insurance market provides only a partial solution.

“Ivy Honors and the Justices”: John O. McGinnis had this post recently at the “Library of Law and Liberty” blog.

“A Dream Undone: Inside the 50-year campaign to roll back the Voting Rights Act.” Jim Rutenberg has this article online today at The New York Times Magazine.

“Obamacare case to be turned against government on emissions rule”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Federal court says state can enforce ‘docs vs. glocks’ law”: The Associated Press has this report on an amended ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued yesterday on panel rehearing.

And in other coverage, Jim Saunders of News Service of Florida reports that “Appeals court upholds doctor-patient gun law.”

“Woman: Letter to doctor did not intend ‘true threat.'” This article appeared in The Wichita Eagle back in April 2011 reporting on a civil case that the United States brought against the author of the letter in question under a federal law known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

Ultimately, the district court agreed with the defendant and entered summary judgment against the United States. The federal government appealed, and today the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a ruling that reinstates the case.

Seventh Circuit rejects Third Circuit’s heightened “ascertainability” requirement for Rule 23(b)(3) class actions: You can access today’s ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

Third Circuit gold coin saga isn’t over yet: On April 17, 2015, I had this post reporting on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued that day in a case captioned Langbord v. United States Dep’t of the Treasury.

Today, the Third Circuit issued this order granting rehearing en banc in the case.

In the August 2015 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Supreme Court’s Abercrombie ruling marks a setback for employers.”

Lorelei Laird has an article headlined “Judge’s movie night brings the court and the public closer together.”

Stephanie Francis Ward has an article headlined “Courts are giving reduced terms to many child-porn defendants.”

And the new installment of Bryan A. Garner’s “On Words” column is headlined “The Bluebook’s 20th edition prompts many musings from Bryan Garner.”

“Appointment of Russ Brown extends Harper’s influence on Supreme Court”: Sean Fine has this front page article in today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail.

And Ian MacLeod of The Ottawa Citizen has an article headlined “The art of judging, not ideologies, govern Supreme Court, say experts.”

“Bill Kuebler, Pentagon-appointed lawyer who fought for Omar Khadr, has died at 44”: Columnist Steven Edwards has this front page essay in today’s edition of The Ottawa Citizen.

In related news, Reuters reports that “U.S. Navy investigates report of cancer cluster at Guantanamo.”

And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has an article headlined “Cancer connection? Guantanamo lawyers anxious about ill colleagues, 3 deaths.”

“Appeals court orders resentencing for NOPD officer who burned Henry Glover’s body”: Andy Grimm of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “1 count thrown out, 2 upheld in Katrina burned body case.”

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

“U.S. appeals court upholds bulk of Obama air pollution rule”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

In other coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court orders EPA to redo air-pollution limits in 13 states.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “EPA Ordered to Review Limits on Cross-Border Coal Emissions.”

“SCOTUS Halliburton ruling finally helps a defendant — Halliburton!” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.