“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.”