“Appeals court: State can try ‘Angola 3’ inmate a 3rd time.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued today.

“Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan”: The Associated Press has this report.

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

“Briefly Noted: Notorious RBG, by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik (Dey Street).” From the November 16, 2015 issue of The New Yorker, which you can access at this link.

“The Supreme Court and Contraceptive Coverage — Take 2”: Gregory M. Lipper recently had this post at the “Bill of Health” blog of Harvard Law’s Petrie-Flom Center.

And yesterday at “Balkinization,” Marty Lederman had a post titled “Who is the ‘Zubik’ in Zubik v. Burwell . . . and why is he allegedly complicit in the use of contraception?”

“Cameras in the Supreme Court”: Professor Ronald D. Rotunda has this essay online today at Justia.com’s Verdict.

“Tennessee appellate courts lack diversity, raising concerns; More than three-quarters of Tennessee’s appeals court judges are white men”: Stacey Barchenger has this front page article in today’s edition of The Tennessean.

And in related coverage, Owen Bowcott of The Guardian (UK) has an article headlined “Lady Hale: supreme court should be ashamed if diversity does not improve; UK’s only female supreme court judge criticises all-male, all-white appointments and says a search committee should be set up to find candidates.”

“Supreme Court Sides With Police Officer Who Shot Man in Car Chase”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court gives police using deadly force in chases more immunity.”

“Locking in Votes and Doling Out ‘Dogs’: How Roberts Assigns Opinions.” Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

And online at The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “Chief justice favors some when assigning court’s major decisions.”

Both articles discuss law professor Richard J. Lazarus‘s Harvard Law Review Forum commentary posted online today titled “Back to ‘Business’ at the Supreme Court: The ‘Administrative Side’ of Chief Justice Roberts.”

“U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Cleveland’s jock tax lawsuit”: The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this news update.

“Birth Control Is Back Before The Supreme Court. Liberals Could Win This Time.” Ian Millhiser has this post today at ThinkProgress.

“The Right Leader for New York’s Courts”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “The job of running New York State’s highest court is open once again, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has an important decision to make in filling it.”

According to the editorial, a certain former D.C. Circuit nominee now at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is under consideration for the post (not him, but her).

If you prefer your coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court with a British accent (and frankly who doesn’t): This morning’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” included a segment titled “Supreme Court Contraception Ruling” featuring Lawrence Hurley of Reuters.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court did not grant review in any new cases.

In Mullenix v. Luna, No. 14-1143, the Court issued a per curiam summary reversal. Justice Antonin Scalia issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court sides with state trooper over fatal shooting“; “High court won’t hear challenge over nonprofit donor lists“; and “High court rejects Cleveland’s appeal over ‘jock tax.’”

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court rejects cellphone search warrant case” and “U.S. top court allows Apotex to pursue generic version of Daiichi drug.”