“Obama Plan for Immigration Action Gets a Cold Reception at Appeals Court”: Julia Preston will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Judges appear skeptical of Obama immigration actions”: Reuters has this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals panel hears arguments on Obama immigration action.”

And The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that “Outside court hearing on Obama immigration action, advocates rally.”

You can access here (118 MB mp3 audio file) and here (60.9 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

“From Peoria High to the U.S. Supreme Court: Redistricting case draws classmates together.” This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Peoria Journal Star.

“Interview with Richard Kopf, Senior Judge in the U.S. District Court of Nebraska, speaking about his decision to end his controversial blog, ‘Hercules and the Umpire.'” Nebraska Educational Telecommunications has posted online this video interview.

A related article is headlined “Nebraska Federal Judge Ends Controversial Blog; Will Remain On Bench.”

“Ginsburg: Liberal Justices Make A Point To Speak With One Voice.” Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report today.

“Health Law’s Contraceptive Rule Eased for Businesses With Religious Objections”: Robert Pear of The New York Times has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “New birth control rule for employers with religious qualms.”

You can access the new federal regulations via this link.

“Court upholds light sentence for Beanie Babies creator”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today.

“Judges Should Blog More But Learn From Judge Kopf’s Mistakes”: Steve Klepper has this post today at the “Maryland Appellate Blog.”

“Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 Term.” The Heritage Foundation has posted this video online at YouTube.

“Federal judge says he will stop blogging; Ted Cruz post isn’t the reason”: Debra Cassens Weiss has this blog post online today at ABA Journal.

“Woman Makes Lace Collar for RBG, Gets Elegant Thank You Note in Return”: Anna Merlan has this post today at “Jezebel.”

“Court says AT&T can ban workers from wearing prisoner shirts”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court says AT&T can ban unionized workers from wearing t-shirts that say ‘Inmate’ on the front and ‘Prisoner of AT$T’ on the back.”

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

“May It Displease the Court: Race and Justice Sotomayor; A book on Justice Sotomayor reveals the bruising backstory to the Texas affirmative action case set to be heard again this fall.” ProPublica has posted online this interview with Joan Biskupic.

“American Samoa questions gay marriage validity in territory”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Lawsuit in cross-border shooting of Mexican teen can proceed”: The Arizona Daily Star has an article that begins, “A civil lawsuit from the family of a Mexican teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in a cross-border shooting can proceed, a Tucson federal judge has ruled.”

And today at “Just Security,” Steve Vladeck has a post titled “Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth Amendment.”

You can view yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona at this link.

“Stalled nominee Restrepo clears Senate committee”: Jonathan Tamari of The Philadelphia Inquirer has a blog post that begins, “Philadelphia Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, whose nomination to a federal district court seat has become a flashpoint in a broader political battle over President Obama’s judicial picks, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning in a voice vote.”

“Appeals court upholds former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s convictions”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this news update.

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Bob McDonnell loses appeal over public corruption convictions.”

The Virginian-Pilot reports that “Appeals court upholds Bob McDonnell conviction.”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court upholds former Virginia governor’s convictions.”

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

“Illegal Defiance on Same-Sex Marriage”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Judicial politics: Those ‘activist’ judges.” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“Court orders Florida’s congressional districts redrawn”: The Miami Herald has this report, along with an article headlined “Democrats see hope in Florida Supreme Court ruling for new districts, but much remains unclear.’

Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines.”

The Tampa Bay Times reports that “State Supreme Court ruling shakes up Florida’s political landscape.”

The News Service of Florida reports that “State Supreme Court strikes down congressional districts.”

And The Tampa Bay Tribune reports that “Court adds Tampa area in ordering House districts redrawn.”

The Supreme Court of Florida yesterday issued an opinion and order in this matter.

“U.S. court invalidates Versata patent in $391 million case”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued yesterday.