“Inside John Roberts’ Decades-Long Crusade Against the Voting Rights Act”: Ari Berman has this article online at Politico Magazine.

And Berman was law professor Rick Hasen’s guest on the inaugural ELB Podcast, which you can access via this post at the “Election Law Blog.”

“[W]e hold that an unaccepted offer of judgment cannot moot a named-plaintiff’s claim in a putative class action”: So held a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a ruling issued today.

“On Johnson retroactivity, the Eleventh Circuit splits with the Seventh Circuit”: Brian Toth has this post today at the “Southern District of Florida” blog.

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

“When Innocence Is No Defense”: Law professor Julie Seaman has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Process of Marriage Equality”: Law professors Josh Blackman and Howard M. Wasserman have posted this article online at SSRN.

“Judge: Clerk must issue gay marriage licenses.” The Louisville Courier-Journal has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge orders Kentucky clerk to issue gay marriage licenses.”

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

“14-year-old raped during botched sting can sue Madison County school board”: AL.com has this report.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Suit over using teen as bait in sex sting can proceed.”

You can access today’s 75-page ruling of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

“Federal court: Anti-Muslim group can’t post ads on buses.” The Associated Press has this report.

And Courthouse News Service reports that “Anti-Muslim Group’s Misleading Terrorist Ad Won’t Run in Wash.”

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

“Free Press wins appeal over release of mug shots”: The Detroit Free Press has this news update.

The Detroit News has an update headlined “Release mug shots, federal appeals panel says.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Detroit newspaper wins appeal over getting federal mug shots.”

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

“Mississippi Ban on Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples Is Challenged”: Tamar Lewin will have this article in Thursday’s edition of The New York Times.

And Reuters reports that “Suit challenges Mississippi ban on adoption by same-sex couples.”

“U.S. government appeals judge’s ruling over 2008 AIG bailout”: Reuters has this report.

“Why the Leo Frank lynching resonates a century later: A conversation with Steve Oney, author of the definitive account of the secretive hanging in Marietta that was never prosecuted and amounted to an attack on Georgia’s justice system.” Rebecca Burns has this article online at Atlanta magazine.

“Bridging the Debate Over Florida’s ‘Docs vs. Glocks’ Law: An appeals court just ruled that the state is allowed to ban physicians from talking about guns with their patients; But educating doctors about firearms could lead to an honest conversation about health risks with gun owners.” Adam Weinstein has this commentary online at The Trace.

“Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It; A closer look at get-tough DAs”: Simone Seiver of The Marshall Project has this report.

And online at The Conversation, law professor Brandon L. Garrett has an article headlined “Coerced confessions and jailhouse snitches: why the death penalty is so flawed.”

“N.F.L.’s Bogus Settlement for Brain-Damaged Former Players”: Columnist Joe Nocera has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit now has pending before it objectors’ appeals challenging the trial court’s approval of the settlement.

“First-filed rule dooms banana farmers’ pesticide suit — 3rd Circuit”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Federal appeals court hears arguments on polar bear habitat”: The Associated Press has this report on an appeal orally argued today before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

You can view the oral argument video on YouTube by clicking here.

“New Mexico court strikes down ruling that allowed assisted-suicide; Decision a blow to right-to-die movement in one of few states permitting euthanasia”: Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “New Mexico Court of Appeals strikes down ruling that essentially allowed assisted suicides.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the New Mexico Court of Appeals, in which each of the judges wrote separately, at this link.

“Any Sexual Abuse by Guards May Violate Inmates’ Rights, Court Says”: Stephanie Clifford will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

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

“D.C. Circuit takes broad view of attorney privilege, bails out KBR — again”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

My earlier coverage of today’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Chastened Ex-Blogger Urges Other Judges to Use Social Media”: Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has an article that begins, “A month after U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf of Nebraska abruptly shut down his controversial blog, he still believes federal judges and even Supreme Court justices would do ‘far more good than harm’ if they publicly blogged and tweeted.”

You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

“Judges eye legality of grand jury process in Penn State case”: The Associated Press has this report.

And The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has an update headlined “Court hears arguments in appeal in Penn State cover-up case.”

It’s same-sex marriage decision day in the Eighth Circuit: Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued per curiam decisions addressing the same-sex marriage bans of Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

“DC Circ. Upholds KBR Doc Privilege In Iraq War FCA Suit”: Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

“Judge orders jail to deliver mail to inmates after complaint from ACLU”: Gannett Michigan had this report in April 2014.

Today. a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued this decision affirming the preliminary injunction.

“Law School’s Lessig Considers White House Bid”: Andrew M. Duehren of The Harvard Crimson has this report.

“SCOTUSblog on camera: Walter Dellinger (Part three).” This post, the third of five parts, appears today at “SCOTUSblog.”

Why a Third Circuit panel decided a Fourth Circuit appeal: According to Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Fourth Circuit “Judge G. Steven Agee is married to Nancy Howell Agee, the CEO of [defendant/appellee] Carilion Clinic.”

“Third Circuit Oral Arguments Coming Soon to YouTube?” This month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column appears in today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

You can freely access the full text of this month’s column via Google News.

“Democrats urge ‘fair, and open hearings’ on Supreme Court justice”: Jim Nolan of The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.

“Full Federal Circuit upholds International Trade Commission on patent ruling”: Reuters has this report on an en banc ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued yesterday.

“Appeals court won’t reconsider ex-Virginia governor’s case”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Frank Green of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Appeals court turns down Bob McDonnell’s request for rehearing.”

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

“Foes of solitary confinement see hope in Kennedy comments”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report.

“States, religious groups, colleges, retirement homes file Supreme Court briefs; All oppose government-forced birth control rule on religious institutions”: Cheryl Wetzstein of The Washington Times has this report.

Third Circuit judges resolve Fourth Circuit appeal: Three judges serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit yesterday issued this ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.