Programming note: Tomorrow I will be in Scranton, Pennsylvania preparing for the oral argument of two appeals next Tuesday before a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania sitting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As a result, additional posts will not appear here until tomorrow evening.

As is often the case, additional appellate-related posts may appear at this blog’s Twitter feed while I am away from the computer.

“Federal appeals court weighs challenge to anti-hacking law”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

You can view the video of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Nosal on YouTube via this link.

“Ventura says he was ‘booster rocket’ propelling sales of defamatory ‘American Sniper’; Ventura says he is prepared to fight the case again if retrial is ordered”: Randy Furst and Abby Simons of The Minneapolis Star Tribune have this news update.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press has a news update headlined “Ventura says he will fight ‘Sniper’ case again if court orders retrial.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court weighs $1.8M award to Ventura in ‘Sniper’ case.”

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit via this link (21.9 MB mp3 audio file).

“Scalia: ‘Wouldn’t surprise me’ if death penalty struck down.” The Associated Press has this report.

“Yale wins court fight over Van Gogh’s ‘The Night Cafe’ painting”: The New Haven Register has this news update.

And Reuters reports that “New York court rejects appeal, lets Yale keep van Gogh painting.”

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

“Law School Alma Mater Honors Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.

“Former judge with local ties dies at 90; Former Judge Richard J. Cardamone of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit died Friday”: The Utica (N.Y.) Observer-Dispatch has this report.

“Guantanamo Detainee’s Request Delays Progress Toward 9/11 Trial”: Charlie Savage has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that “Accused 9/11 plotter asks about self-representation at Guantanamo war court, snags hearing.”

“Federal Appeals Court Upholds Connecticut Gun Law; Appeals court rules post-Newtown gun laws ‘pass constitutional muster'”: Jenny Wilson has this front page article in today’s edition of The Hartford Courant.

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Benjamin Weiser has an article headlined “Bans on Assault Weapons in New York and Connecticut Are Upheld.”

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “Supreme Court May Have Last Word On States’ Assault Weapons Bans.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Second Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“After a decade-long Conservative reign, what’s on Trudeau’s justice agenda?” Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “Following the decade-long reign of a prime minister determined to erase the Liberal Party’s imprint on the justice system, Justin Trudeau inherits a tough-on-crime approach and judicial appointment processes vastly different than the ones left behind by his party forebears.”

“Constitution Check: Does the Supreme Court need stronger ethical rules?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Supreme Court Landmark Case, Slaughterhouse Cases”: C-SPAN has posted the video of last night’s broadcast, featuring Paul D. Clement, at this link.