Access online the 2014-2015 Cato Supreme Court Review: Via this link.

“Mohamed Mohamud files formal appeal, sets stage for U.S. surveillance program showdown”: The Oregonian has this report today.

According to the article, “Mohamud’s defense team originally filed a 256-page opening brief in the case in May, about the length of a standard novel. But the appeals court ordered they resubmit a slimmer version. The court accepted a relatively svelt 202-page filing Monday.” As posted online, the brief appears to contain a mere 179 pages of text. No word count certification was provided.

“Podcast #33: Stephen Dillard on Judges Using Social Media.” Lawyerist has posted this podcast online.

“Constitutionally, Slavery Is No National Institution”: In today’s edition of The New York Times, Sean Wilentz has an op-ed that begins, “The Civil War began over a simple question: Did the Constitution of the United States recognize slavery — property in humans — in national law?”

“Execution day arrives: Debate continues over death penalty and Richard Glossip’s case; Fallin denies inmate’s latest request for delay.” The Tulsa World has this report.

The Oklahoman reports that “Oklahoma governor says lethal injection will go forward; Richard Glossip is to receive a lethal injection at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the state penitentiary in McAlester for setting up the killing of an Oklahoma City motel owner.”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial titled “Countdown to an Execution in Oklahoma.”

“When the House of Representatives Can Sue the President: A federal judge ruled that Congress has standing to sue Obama for his administration’s health care spending; Can the challenge succeed?” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Federal appeals court upholds Eizember death sentence”: The Tulsa World 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 today.

Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, and all three judges on the panel issued an opinion.

“4th Circuit judges debate boycott conspiracies in new antitrust decision”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today. Each of the three judges on the panel issued an opinion.

“3rd Circ. Upholds Chocolate Giants’ Win In Price-Fixing Row”: Law360.com has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“If Kim Davis should enforce law she opposes, what about AGs Brown, Harris and Prop. 8?” Bob Egelko has this blog post online today at The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Breyer v. Colbert: A comedian, a U.S. Supreme Court justice, and a missed opportunity.” Matt Ford has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“Appeals Court Rules Youtube Video Of Baby Dancing To Prince Was Fair Use”: This audio segment appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Appeal by ‘Diva of Distressed’ spotlights SEC in-house court”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Constitution Check: Is there, or should there be, a right to be forgotten?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“McAuliffe’s embattled Supreme Court pick makes debut with tenure in doubt”: The Washington Post has this report.

“Groundhog Day Nightmare: Oklahoma is about to execute a man who is probably innocent.” Robert J. Smith and G. Ben Cohen have this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“San Jose affordable housing law headed to U.S. Supreme Court”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

“Supreme Court must take a world view, Justice Stephen Breyer says”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

And in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Justice Stephen G. Breyer has an op-ed titled “The Supreme Court in an Interdependent World: A considerable number of cases require the justices to examine the law and practices of other nations.”

“The statistics of relists”: Michael Kimberly and Kristin Liska have this guest post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“‘Sisters in Law’ Looks at Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: Linda Greenhouse will have this review of Linda Hirshman book — “Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World” — in the Sunday Book Review section of this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Access online the “Justice Stephen Breyer Interview” from last night’s broadcast of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: At this link.

And the immediately preceding introductory segment was titled “Better Know A Breyer.”

“‘Let’s Go Crazy’ suit: Woman whose kitchen video was yanked from YouTube wins court ruling.” Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “Demand that mother remove home video from YouTube backfires.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “California court bolsters ‘fair use’ of music, movies in online posts.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court clears way for trial over dancing baby video.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Ninth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“SEC not entitled to deference in State Street fraud appeal — law prof”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Who Feeds the Supreme Court? The judges who send law clerks — the future leaders of the legal profession — are still white men.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online today at Slate.

Among other things, Lithwick’s essay discusses a paper that Alexandra G. Hess has posted at SSRN titled “The Collapse of the House that Ruth Built: The Impact of the Feeder System on Female Judges and the Federal Judiciary, 1970-2014.”

“A Shifting Balance at the California Supreme Court? A look at the state Supreme Court’s newest justices.” Law professor Gerald F. Uelmen and Kyle Graham have this article in the September 2015 issue of California Lawyer magazine.

“A Look Back on the Supreme Court’s Turbulent 2014 Term: An analysis of the year’s biggest Supreme Court decisions.” Law professor Douglas W. Kmiec has this article in the September 2015 issue of California Lawyer magazine.

“Religious scruples and birth control: Is Obamacare at war with religion?” Steven Mazie has this post at the “Democracy in America” blog of The Economist.

“Kentucky Clerk Allows Same-Sex Licenses, but Questions Legality”: Alan Blinder of The New York Times has this news update.

“Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court justice: History’s swing vote.” Politico Magazine has this profile.

“High standard set in YouTube takedown — U.S. appeals court; Toddler dancing to Prince’s ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ prompts case; Fair use must be assessed before demanding video takedowns”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

Joe Mullin of Ars Technica reports that “Appeals court strikes a blow for fair use in long-awaited copyright ruling; Copyright owners must consider fair use, and Universal now faces a trial over it.”

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Appeals Court: Copyright Owners Must Consider Fair Use Before Sending Takedowns.”

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

And the Electronic Frontier Foundation has this page devoted to the case.

In the September 21, 2015 issue of The New Yorker: Patrick Radden Keefe has “A Critic at Large” essay titled “Assets and Liabilities: The mobster Whitey Bulger secretly worked for the F.B.I.; Or was it the other way around?”

And Evan Osnos has an article headlined “The Imam’s Curse: A family accused of financing terrorists.”

“Virginia Has Solitary Confinement Case, if Justices Want It”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Stephen Breyer’s ‘The Court and the World'”: Law professor John Fabian Witt will have this review of Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s latest book — “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities” — in the Sunday Book Review section of next Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Elsewhere, Publishers Weekly offers this short review.

And yesterday at “Jost on Justice,” Kenneth Jost had a post titled “Justice Breyer Takes a Wide Worldview.”

“Law Beyond Our Borders: Justice Breyer Is On A Mission.” This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Kentucky clerk won’t interfere with gay marriage licenses”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A defiant Kentucky clerk said Monday she will not interfere with her deputies if they keep issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but she declared they will not be authorized by her and questioned their validity.”