“Lawyers, activists call chief judge’s protest ban on Jacksonville courthouse unconstitutional; A new ban against some protests outside the Duval County courthouse has attracted some national attention and criticism”: The Florida Times-Union has this report.

“Is the Supreme Court Too Powerful?” This “Room for Debate” discussion appears online today at The New York Times.

“Court upholds EPA in putting Chesapeake Bay on ‘pollution diet'”: The Baltimore Sun has this report.

DelmarvaNow reports that “Appeals court upholds Chesapeake Bay cleanup.”

The Washington Post reports that “US appeals court upholds Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan.”

The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia reports that “Court upholds EPA’s Chesapeake Bay cleanup authority.”

The Associated Press reports that “US appeals court upholds EPA plan to clean up Chesapeake Bay.”

And Annie Snider of Greenwire reports that “Appeals court backs landmark cleanup plan in big win for EPA.”

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

“Tsarnaev defense asks for verdict, sentence to be overturned”: John R. Ellement of The Boston Globe has this news update.

Reuters reports that “Boston Marathon bomber files motion seeking new trial.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Condemned Boston Marathon bomber files motion for new trial.”

“Amazon must face trademark lawsuit over search results”: Dan Levine of Reuters has this report.

And Courthouse News Service reports that “Watchmaker’s Amazon Suit Revived by the 9th.”

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

“Citi banker’s brother-in-law loses insider trading conviction appeal”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Republican Christie criticizes high court’s gay marriage ruling”: Reuters has a report that begins, “U.S. Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said on Sunday Supreme Court justices of his liking would not have legalized same-sex marriage and would have struck down a key provision of a national health care law.”

“Supreme Court Justices Send Signals to Request Cases They Want to Hear”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Third Circuit issues opinion explaining the basis for its earlier order vacating injunction requiring Wal-Mart to conduct shareholder vote on a proposal to restrict firearm sales: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., at this link.

My earlier coverage of the Third Circuit’s order overturning the injunction can be accessed here and here.

“Feds and states in immigration fight split on SCOTUS ruling”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post today.

“Live! From New York! It’s Saturday Night!“ So begins a dissenting opinion that Circuit Judge Barry G. Silverman issued today from a trademark infringement ruling under the Lanham Act that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

Because a Senior U.S. District Judge sitting by designation provided the decisive vote on the panel, this case may have a better than average chance of attaining rehearing en banc.

“We Armed a Zoo: Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to bear arms; It took Jeffry Smith to test the law’s limits.” Danny Wicentowski has this cover story in the current issue of Riverfront Times.

“As death penalty debate reignites, Florida carves its own path”: Michael Auslen of The Tampa Bay Times has this report.

“Judge not: GOP blocks dozens of Obama court picks; The standoff could diminish the stamp that Obama leaves on the judiciary.” Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim of Politico.com have this report today.

And in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jonathan Tamari has a front page article headlined “Confirmation of judges gets bogged down in Congress.”

“Chief Justice John Roberts may be beyond reconciliation with conservatives”: Ben Wolfgang of The Washington Times has this report.

“Liberal Minority Won Over Conservatives In Historic Supreme Court Term”: Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Wins, setbacks mark the path to nationwide same-sex marriage”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

And The AP also reports that “Idaho’s gay marriage ban remains in state constitution.”