“Experts say free speech at stake in ‘American Sniper’ appeal”: The Associated Press has this report.

“No more scandal, no more embarrassment, from the state Supreme Court, please”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of LNP of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

And at NewsWorks, Dave Davies has a post titled “Stink bombs in Supreme Court race.”

“Former Kansas AG Phill Kline files federal lawsuit in attempt to recover law license; Kline argues recusal of justices left court unable to render decision”: Justin Wingerter of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this news update.

Tony Rizzo of The Kansas City Star has a news update headlined “Phill Kline files suit seeking reinstatement of Kansas law license.”

And Bryan Lowry of The Wichita Eagle has a news update headlined “Former A.G. Phill Kline files federal lawsuit over license suspension.”

“U.S. appeals court uphold core of N.Y., Connecticut gun laws”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “US appeals court upholds gun laws after Newtown massacre.”

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

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: Out with the Old (and In With the Older?)” Aaron Nielson has this post at the blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Business Groups Eye Court for Limits on Class Actions”: Kenneth Jost has this post at his blog, “Jost on Justice.”

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in four new cases, which combined will produce a total of only two hours of oral argument.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court won’t reinstate $250K award in police shooting.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. top court to hear bid to reinstate Maryland gas-fired plants plan“; “U.S. top court to hear Stryker appeal in Zimmer patent suit“; and “U.S. top court spurns father’s appeal in Maryland police shooting case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court takes on new energy pricing dispute.”

“Bay Area showdown over federal anti-hacking law”: Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this report.

“The media bring out the big guns as the Ventura verdict goes to 8th Circuit; They fear a new precedent against freedom of press”: Randy Furst has this front page article in today’s edition of The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“13 Words That Could Mean Freedom for Many: The debate over the federal ‘residual clause.'” Caroline Grueskin of The Marshall Project has this report today.

“The Constitution Doesn’t Matter to SCOTUS (and That’s a Good Thing)”: Law professor Eric Segall has this essay online today at The Daily Beast.

“At the Supreme Court, ‘Little Sisters of the Poor’ has a ring to it”: Robert Barnes will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Special interest groups in Pennsylvania funding ads targeting state Supreme Court candidates”: This article appeared in yesterday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Juvenile life terms still up in air after court case”: Jennifer S. Mann has this front page article in today’s edition of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“No Second Chances: Should hundreds of convicted murderers be allowed to make the case that they’ve changed?” You can access at this link the audio of the new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.

“US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to visit University of Richmond”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this report.

“Judge appointed to curb ‘very activist’ Arizona Supreme Court retires”: Michael Kiefer has this article in today’s edition of The Arizona Republic.

“Are Justice Eakin’s emails ‘just jokes’ or a darker cloud on the Pa. Supreme Court?” Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

The newspaper also has an editorial titled “With Supreme Court election, voters have a chance to clean house — they should take it.”

And yesterday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contained an editorial titled “Justice delayed.”

“Justices mull appeal of Chicago suburb’s assault weapons ban”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Nebraska to Vote on Abolishing Death Penalty After Petition Drive Succeeds”: Julie Bosman has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that “Death penalty to be on ballot in 2016; repeal on hold.”

The Omaha World-Herald reports that “Death penalty supporters put repeal on hold till 2016 vote.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Death penalty repeal officially on hold until 2016 election.”

“In first of three big class action cases at SCOTUS, worrisome hints for plaintiffs”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

“Stephen Glass Repays Harper’s $10,000 for His Discredited Work”: Ravi Somaiya of The New York Times has this news update.

“Breyer took part in case despite wife’s stock ownership”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report.

“Ten Years the Chief: Examining a Decade of John Roberts on the Supreme Court.” You can view the video of this event, which the Cardozo Law Review and the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy hosted yesterday, via this link.

“Goodbye, Newman: Why the Supreme Court doesn’t always take the big cases.” Alex Twinem, Michael Qian, Brittany Jones, and Danny Kane have this op-ed in today’s edition of The Stanford Daily.

“Oklahoma executions on hold until at least 2016”: Samantha Vicent of The Tulsa World has this news update.

Graham Lee Brewer of The Oklahoman has a news update headlined “All executions may be put on hold until 2016, court documents show; Attorneys for death row inmates and the attorney general’s office jointly filed a motion in federal court Friday requesting that executions and a legal challenge to the state’s death penalty be put on hold.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Oklahoma agrees to hold off executions until at least 2016.”

“Google book-scanning project legal, says U.S. appeals court”: Reuters has this report.

Bloomberg News reports that “Google Wins Appeals Court Approval of Book-Scanning Project.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court rules in favor of Google’s online library.”

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

“Cooper v. Aaron and Judicial Authority: Lessons From Little Rock.” Evan Bernick recently had this blog entry online at The Huffington Post.

“Superior Court affirms ruling in The Inquirer’s favor”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains this article reporting on a non-precedential ruling that the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued on Wednesday.

“Military child petitions Supreme Court over Feres doctrine”: Military Times has this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Hears Case Unaware of Stock Conflict”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“State’s Involuntary Commitment Law Ruled Unconstitutional”: CBS Miami has this report on a ruling that a two-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“Constitution Check: Do Obamacare rules do enough to protect religious employers?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“‘Integrity’ is mantra of candidates for spots on Pennsylvania’s scandal-tainted high court”: This article appears in today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains an article headlined “State Supreme Court candidates debate as pivotal election nears.”

Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article headlined “In debate, Supreme Court candidates vow integrity.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Pa. Supreme Court debate: Candidates say bench should steer clear of email probe.”

NewsWorks has an audio segment titled “Future Pa. justices on display.”

Pennsylvania Cable Network has posted the video of yesterday’s debate online at this link.

And in commentary, columnist John Baer of The Philadelphia Daily News has a blog post titled “Things not said in Supreme Court debate.” Baer also had an op-ed in yesterday’s Daily News headlined “It’s time to judge the judges.”

“Calls to defy Supreme Court ruling on marriage are futile”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Orange County Register.