“Commission votes 7-1 to remove Ten Commandments from Oklahoma Capitol grounds”: Barbara Hoberock of The Tulsa World has this news update.

Reuters reports that “Oklahoma to remove Ten Commandments monument from Capitol by Oct. 12.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Oklahoma panel orders removal of Ten Commandments monument.”

“NFL’s ‘Deflategate’ appeal to be heard in February — court order”: Reuters has this report.

Remember, last year orders from the U.S. Supreme Court‘s long conference were not issued until Thursday: See my post from last year at this link. The extra few days of delay was part of the Court’s ongoing effort to be even more careful to grant review only in cases that are truly deserving.

“U.S. appeals court backs SEC’s use of in-house trials”: Reuters has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals Court upholds SEC power to resolve cases in-house.”

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

“El Paso abortion clinic reopens amid Texas court battles”: The Associated Press has this report.

“New York credit card surcharge ban revived by U.S. court”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Appeals court refuses to rehear Kansas abortion threat case”: The Associated Press has this report on an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued today.

“What Next Year’s Attack on Obamacare Will Look Like: Houses of worship don’t have to offer employees contraceptive coverage; But other religious employers do; Supreme Court, here we come.” Ilya Shapiro and Josh Blackman have this essay online today at The Daily Beast.

In the October 2015 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has articles headlined “John Roberts marks 10 years as chief justice by taking the long view” and “Will the Supreme Court ‘peck away at’ capital punishment?”

And the new installment of Bryan A. Garner’s “On Words” column is headlined “Tips on organizing your table of contents for statutory and contractual interpretations.”

“Protester who disrupted gay marriage case takes plea deal”: The Associated Press has this report. No word on whether the “refreshing” nature of the disruption helped mitigate the penalty.

“Legal fight over Obama’s immigration orders may outlast his presidency”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com has this report today.

“Hogan urges people to collect tax refunds”: Today’s edition of The Baltimore Sun contains a front page article that begins, “Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday encouraged taxpayers to apply for more than $200 million in refunds they are entitled to under a Supreme Court ruling.”

“Why one reporter is suing Missouri over death-penalty secrecy — again”: Deron Lee of Columbia Journalism Review has this report.

“The Disappearing Precedent: When courts ‘de-publish’ rulings to limit their impact.” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Marshall Project.

“How Prosecutors Get Away With Cutting Black Jurors: This term, the Supreme Court will consider an outrageous case of prosecutorial misconduct; But will it do anything about it?” Jay Michaelson has this essay online at The Daily Beast.

“AG Kathleen Kane can’t do certain things during law license suspension, says PA. Supreme Court Chief Justice”: The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has an article headlined “Chief Justice: No partisan deal to forge unanimous opinion for Kane’s suspension.”

In today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Angela Couloumbis has an article headlined “Chief justice: Kane’s suspended license no bar to staying in office.”

And Robert Swift of The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has an article headlined “PA Chief Justice: Kane resignation a personal matter.”