“The Dark Side of All Those ‘Friends’ at the Supreme Court”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“The Constitution Rules. (Not Valid in Puerto Rico.)” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Justice Elizabeth Warren? The Supreme Court pick that would be the drama of all dramas.” Pamela Brown and Dan Berman of CNN.com have this report.

“Walker, embattled state Supreme Court justice, go way back”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The personal and political lives of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and an embattled state Supreme Court justice have been intertwined for decades, starting with their overlapping semesters at Marquette University, where the future justice penned anti-gay opinion pieces and threatened to resign from the student government over a multicultural course requirement.”

“Del. Supreme Court offers live video starting today”: Jessica Masulli Reyes of The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this report.

“Supreme Court won’t tinker with ruling giving copyright to the Batmobile; The Batmobile is for Batman and Robin, unless you get a license from DC Comics”:
David Kravets of Ars Technica has this report.

“Senate Dems push for more judges amid SCOTUS fight”: Seung Min Kim of Politico.com has this report.

“False Modesty: Why the Supreme Court Does Not Need Judicial Minimalism.” Evan Bernick has this blog entry online today at The Huffington Post.

“Cuccinelli withdraws name; GOP backs McCullough for state Supreme Court”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this news update.

In today’s mail: From The Green Bag, a certificate that can be redeemed for a Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. bobblehead doll.

“This Anti-Obamacare Governor Is Proving How Hard Repeal Really Is; No Republican had a better chance to deal major damage to the Affordable Care Act than Matt Bevin; He didn’t”: Jeffrey Young of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Senators square off over Supreme Court vacancy”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

“Top name withdraws from Supreme Court consideration”: Manu Raju, Kevin Liptak, and Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com have a report that begins, “Adalberto Jordan, a federal judge in Miami seen as a top contender for the Supreme Court vacancy, has withdrawn his name from contention, a lawmaker told CNN on Wednesday.”

“Getting the Senate’s responsibilities on Supreme Court nominations right”: Law professor Michael Gerhardt has this guest post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Reid pounds GOP united against Obama Supreme Court choice”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Federal Judge: No Marriage Equality In Puerto Rico; As an ‘unincorporated territory,’ the judge ruled, the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage bans doesn’t automatically apply to Puerto Rico.” Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico at this link.

“Pennsylvania high court weighs challenge to local gun laws”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Eakin’s lawyers want to make proposed settlement public”: Craig R. McCoy has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Jordan would be Supreme Court’s first Cuban-American”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Adalberto Jordan, a federal appeals court judge twice confirmed by the U.S. Senate, could become the Supreme Court’s first Cuban-American justice if nominated by President Barack Obama and approved once again.”

“Indiana Seeks to Appeal Syrian Refugee Lawsuit”: Joshua Claybourn has this post today at the “Hoosier Law Review” blog.

“California leaders tell Supreme Court that undocumented workers are making the state stronger”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Senate Courts panel nominates Ken Cuccinelli for state Supreme Court”: Jim Nolan and Graham Moomaw of The Richmond Times-Dispatch have a news update that begins, “Republicans on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee on Tuesday used their majority to nominate former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to succeed Justice Jane Marum Roush on the Virginia Supreme Court.”

And The Washington Post reports that “Virginia Senate panel proposes Cuccinelli for state Supreme Court.”

“Liberals should thank Scalia for right to blast GOP on Supreme Court; Conservative justice would smile at ads targeting Republican senators sponsored by groups that would ban their own ads”: Eric Wang has this essay online at USA Today.

“Will Christie-Sweeney fight over N.J. Supreme Court spark ‘chaos’?” Brent Johnson of NJ.com has this report.

“The U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Adopt an Alabama Ruling; In a unanimous decision, the justices struck down a state-level ruling on a same-sex adoption case”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“President Obama Meets With Supreme Court Candidates”: Nina Totenberg of NPR has this report.

“Supreme Court [of California] to begin live streaming its oral arguments”: David Ettinger has this post today at the “At the Lectern” blog.

And The Associated Press reports that “California Supreme Court will stream arguments online.”

“In college column, Bradley likened abortion to Holocaust, slavery”: Jason Stein, Annysa Johnson, and Mary Spicuzza of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report. The newspaper posted the column at this link.

In addition, The Journal Sentinel has an editorial titled “What does Rebecca Bradley think now about gays?” Columnist Jim Stingl has an essay titled “My college writings compared to Bradley’s? Goofy, not hateful.”

The Associated Press reports that “Anti-gay, abortion college writings haunt Wisconsin justice.”

And at the “Taking Note” blog of The New York Times, Jesse Wegman has a post titled “Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Wisconsin Supreme Court!”

“Judge enters guilty plea in gun case, not in open court; Judge Henry Saad is accused of carrying a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at Metro Airport”: Eric D. Lawrence of The Detroit Free Press has this report.

Francis X. Donnelly and James David Dickson of The Detroit News report that “Appeals judge pleads to bringing handgun to airport.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Michigan judge pleads guilty to having gun at airport.”

“AG Lynch says she’s not interested in Supreme Court vacancy”: The Associated Press has this report.

Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times reports that “Lynch Says She’s Unable to Consider Scalia’s Seat.”

And in related coverage, The AP reports that “Democrats denounce GOP ‘pinata’ comment on Supreme Court.”

“Potential nominee: Raymond Lohier, former federal prosecutor.” Thomas Hopson has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Pa. Supreme Court Justice Eakin asks to present deal in email case”: Wallace McKelvey of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report.

Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that “Eakin asks permission to present proposed resolution; Justice Michael Eakin is scheduled for trial before the state Court of Judicial Discipline for allegations of improper emails on March 29.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Justice in ethics case over salacious emails wants hearing.”

“SCOTUS short-lister gets Osama bin Laden porn lawsuit”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post today.

“Antonin Scalia’s death halts lawsuit to fight Cuomo’s gun control law”: Kenneth Lovett of The New York Daily News has this report.

“The Conservative Era Is Over: Antonin Scalia’s death has already changed the way the Supreme Court — and conservative litigants — do business.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.