“Is This Adversary Procedure? ‘Dr.’ Posner’s Potent Prescription.” Evan Bernick has this blog entry online today at The Huffington Post.

“‘Sister Wives’ family points to same-sex marriage cases in arguing against Utah polygamy ban”: “The Polygamy Blog” of The Salt Lake Tribune has a post that begins, “The family of Kody Brown on Wednesday answered Utah’s appeal to reinstate a ban on polygamy, and the family’s brief is notable for what’s there now that wasn’t before.”

You can access at this link the Brief of Appellees filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

“From the Bench, a New Look at Punishment”: Stephanie Clifford will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Doubting Jennifer Herndon: An appeals lawyer who has represented more than a half-dozen men put to death in Missouri faces questions about her competency.” Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project has this report.

“Richard family’s stance would have influenced Tsarnaev juror”: Patricia Wen of The Boston Globe has an article that begins, “One of the 12 jurors who agreed to sentence Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death said he ‘probably’ would have changed his mind if he had known that some victims opposed capital punishment in the case.”

The article reports on a WBUR-FM audio segment titled “‘Juror 83’ Is First Tsarnaev Juror To Speak About Trial Experience, Death Penalty Decision.”

“What’s next in N.J”s sports betting bid after court rejects plan?” NJ.com has this report. Earlier, NJ.com reported that “Federal appeals court rejects N.J.’s latest bid for legal sports betting.”

The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey reports that “Federal ban on N.J. sports betting upheld by appeals panel.”

Yesterday’s edition of The New York Times contained an article headlined “New Jersey’s Effort to Legalize Sports Betting Is Denied on Appeal.”

In yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Chris Mondics had an article headlined “Federal judges overturn N.J. sports betting law again.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Christie-Backed Betting Law in New Jersey Blocked by Court.”

Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court rules against New Jersey sports betting law.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Federal ban on sports betting upheld by appeals panel.”

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link. Because a senior Third Circuit judge provided the decisive vote (Donald Trump’s sister, in fact), this case would appear to have a better than average chance at rehearing en banc.

“Virgin Islands firm, like Amtrak, a public entity — court”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued on Tuesday.

“Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Is Constitutional, 3rd Circ. Says”: Andrew Strickler of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

“Court upholds broad FOIA fee exemption for media & groups”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post discussing a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued on Tuesday.

“U.S. court rejects Republican challenge to SEC pay-to-play rule”: Reuter has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court rejects challenge to SEC ‘pay-to-play’ rule.”

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

“Appeals court denies stay for Rowan Co. clerk”: The Louisville Courier-Journal has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court upholds gay marriage ruling in Kentucky.”

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

“What’s the Difference? How Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor brought wisdom to the Supreme Court.” Linda Hirshman has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

“Hunter Who Baitied Elk With Salt Loses Appeal”: Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued yesterday.

“Did Obergefell settle the same-sex marriage issue?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Jeb Bush distances himself from brother, father on judicial nominations”: David Sherfinski of The Washington Times has this report.

“Adnan Syed’s defense attorney says he has new evidence to overturn conviction”: Justin Fenton of The Baltimore Sun has this report.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “New motion on evidence used to convict ‘Serial’ killer.”

“Gay, straight couples say ‘I do’ to Justice Kennedy’s words”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

“Is a ballot-booth selfie free speech, or a threat to the sanctity of the secret vote?” Robert Barnes had this article in yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Can the Supreme Court Force Congress to Own the War on ISIS? Judicial intervention may be the only way left to break the political impasse on authorizing Obama’s use of force.” Law professor Bruce Ackerman has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“Abortion and Down Syndrome”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “It is tempting to dismiss the latest anti-choice salvo from Ohio lawmakers, which would criminalize abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome, as a blatantly unconstitutional ploy that would never be enforced.”

“Too Many Law Students, Too Few Legal Jobs”: Steven J. Harper has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Appeals Court Affirms FTC Authority Over Corporate Data-Security Practices; Challenge by Wyndham has been seen as a test of the commission’s powers”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has a report headlined “FTC has power to police cyber security: appeals court.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Wyndham Must Face Hacker Suit as Court Upholds FTC Power.”

Megan Geuss of Ars Technica reports that “FTC can sue companies with poor information security, appeals court says; Court says Wyndham hotels practices could be considered ‘unfair’ and ‘deceptive.’”

And Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has a report headlined “Thanks to 3rd Circuit, companies are accountable for lax cybersecurity.”

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

“From Whitewater to Email: the Clintons’ Dogged Lawyer.” Peter Baker has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Abortion Rights vs. Disability Rights in Ohio”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“Selfies in Voting Booths Raise Legal Questions on Speech and Secrecy”: Erik Eckholm will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Programming note: I will be visiting Atlanta, Georgia for the next several days. As a result, posts will appear on a more relaxed schedule during that period. Regular posting will resume on Wednesday morning.

As is often the case when I am on the road, more frequent updates may appear on this blog’s Twitter feed.

“U.S. Supreme Court ruling could affect local sign policies”: The Ledger of Lakeland, Florida has this report.

“Ohio Bill Would Ban Abortion if Down Syndrome Is Reason”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain this front page article.

“Chris Christie makes a Supreme Court promise”: CBS News has a report that begins, “New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday pledged that if elected president, his first Supreme Court nominee would not be a Harvard Law or Yale Law School graduate.”

“Death penalty, murder case rulings expose rift in high court”: The Associated Press has this report from Connecticut.

“From Supreme Court to Southfield: DeBoer and Rowse marry.” The Detroit Free Press has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Michigan couple that challenged gay marriage ban wed.”

“Could Birthright Citizenship Be Undone? Touting constitutional amendments on the campaign trail is more likely to rally voters than to produce changes in the law.” Matt Ford has this article online at The Atlantic.

“The War That Congress Won’t Declare: What happens when the legislature refuses to discharge its constitutionally assigned responsibilities?” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“What Students Post Online Can Get Them Suspended”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“9th Circuit’s Mortgage Interest Deduction Decision Adds To Tax Code’s Marriage Penalty”: Paul Caron has this post today at his “TaxProf Blog.”