“Texas lost when it thought it had won. The cost: $1 million.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog” reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“SCOTUSblog on camera: Neal Katyal (Part one).” This post, the first of five parts, appears today at “SCOTUSblog.”

And you can view the remaining four parts via this link.

“5 NOPD officers will get new trial in Danziger Bridge case, appeals court rules”: Andy Grimm of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “New trial upheld for 5 ex-cops in post-Katrina shootings.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at this link.

“Court restores activist Salvador Reza’s case vs. Russell Pearce; Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce violated the first amendment rights of immigration activist Salvador Reza by barring him from the Senate building in 2011”: Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic has this news update.

Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has a news update headlined “Court: Activist was unjustifiably banned from AZ Senate.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court revives activist’s suit against ex-Arizona Senate president Russell Pearce.”

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

“Familiar Talk on Women, From an Unfamiliar Trump”: This article about Senior Third Circuit Judge Maryanne Trump Barry will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“U.S. court backs companies’ free speech over conflict minerals”: Reuters has a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court declared on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission cannot force public companies to declare whether their products may contain ‘conflict minerals’ from a war-torn part of Africa because it violates their free speech.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Confirming federal judges during the final two years of the Obama administration: Vacancies up, nominees down.” Russell Wheeler has this post today at the “FixGov” blog of the Brookings Institution.

“Why the selfie is a threat to democracy”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen, author of the “Election Law Blog,” has this essay online at Reuters.

First Circuit confirms that the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in certain civil cases does not extend to non-federal courts in Puerto Rico: You can access yesterday’s per curiam ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

“Lawyers for Boston bomber seek new trial in new location”: Reuters has this report.

“Judges switch roles: Dems uphold drug conviction, Rep says it was entrapment.” Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this blog post about a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Q&A: Explaining ‘Birthright Citizenship'” Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Washington Wire” blog.

“Judge: No Rowan Co. same-sex marriages for now.” This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Louisville Courier-Journal.

The Associated Press reports that “Gay couples win, but still lose after Kentucky judge’s order.”

And Reuters reports that “U.S. judge stays order for Kentucky clerk on gay marriage licenses.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at this link.

“In surprise move, Senate Democrats adjourn special session”: Jim Nolan has this front page article in today’s edition of The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

According to the article, “The move, if it holds up to a parliamentary challenge by Republicans, will enable Gov. Terry McAuliffe to reappoint Supreme Court Justice Jane Marum Roush to another interim term when her current term expires in mid-September.”