“The GOP’s judicial logjam”: Juan Williams has this essay online today at The Hill.

“Clock Is Ticking for Decision on Landmark Insider-Trading Ruling”: Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News have a report that begins, “Time is running out for the U.S. to ask the Supreme Court to review a ruling that could lay the framework for how insider trading will be prosecuted for years to come.”

“Bulger attorneys appeal for new trial”: The Boston Globe has this news update.

Laurel J. Sweet of The Boston Herald has a news update headlined “Bulger decision to not testify hampers his retrial effort.”

The Associated Press reports that “Lawyers for ‘Whitey’ Bulger ask court to overturn conviction.”

And Reuters has a report headlined “Boston mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger was denied right to testify: lawyer.”

“Supreme Court unfair to Harper government, new Ontario justice says”: Sean Fine has this front page article in today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, along with a related front page article headlined “Legal observers urge Ottawa to revamp judicial appointment process.”

“The new look at ‘one person, one vote,’ made simple”: Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has this post today.