“NC Supreme Court rejects state’s repeal of teacher tenure”: Craig Jarvis of The Raleigh News & Observer has an article that begins, “The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday ruled unconstitutional a state law that phased out job protections for teachers who had already earned them.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of a unanimous Supreme Court of North Carolina at this link.

“Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Richard Wolf of USA Today has an article headlined “As Supreme Court battle looms, undocumented immigrants seek truce.”

David Nakamura of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court showdown to begin over Obama’s moves to block deportations.”

Miriam Jordan of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court to Hear Case on Protecting Illegal Immigrants From Deportation; Challenge to Obama administration policy is one of the biggest issues before the high court this year.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

In today’s edition of The Austin American-Statesman, James Barragan and Jazmine Ulloa have a front page article headlined “Supreme Court to weigh Obama’s immigration programs.”

Daniel Gonzalez of The Arizona Republic reports that “Stakes high on both sides as Supreme Court hears arguments on Obama’s immigration actions.”

Seung Min Kim of Politico.com reports that “Obama’s immigration legacy goes to court.”

And online at USA Today, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “Texas immigration case should be an easy call.”

“George Clooney Puts Supreme Court at Heart of Fundraising”: Jordan Frasier of NBC News has this report today.

“NC Supreme Court hears arguments about retention elections”: Earlier this week, Anne Blythe of The Raleigh News & Observer had an article that begins, “Justices of the N.C. Supreme Court were in an unusual position Wednesday when they asked the lawyers before them about a case that will have an impact on how sitting justices and others seeking a seat on the state’s highest court stand for election.”

And The Associated Press reports that “NC Supreme Court hears arguments on retention.”

“Cheerleaders for Christ: The women of Kountze, Texas, have been fighting for four years to put Bible verses on their banners; Their case is a look at what’s ahead for religious-liberty conflicts in America.” Emma Green has this article online at The Atlantic.

“Contra Obama: As Senate Republicans refuse to consider the Obama’s SCOTUS nominee, the remaining eight justices take up his immigration directive.” Slate has posted online this “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick with Brianne Gorod.

“Christie Supreme Court nominee’s law firm donated big and reaped millions from N.J.” Matt Arco has this front page article in today’s edition of The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.

“UK legal aid residence test to be challenged in supreme court; Government’s denial of aid to people who have lived in UK for less than 12 months is being contested by Public Law Project”: Owen Bowcott of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“In last big test of Obama era, Supreme Court to take up immigration policy”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial titled “Immigration Politics at the Court.”

“High court takes up case for shielding immigrants from deportation”: Michael Matza has this article in today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer.