“Judge Cries Foul Over a Chicago Law That Favored the Cubs”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Court Rebukes FCC Over Long Delay in Updating U.S. Media-Ownership Rules; Federal appeals panel threatens to toss out the regulations altogether if agency doesn’t act soon”: John D. McKinnon of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And Reuters reports that “Court strikes down U.S. FCC broadcaster sales rules.”

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

“Chief Justice John Roberts speaks on diversity, consensus”: The Associated Press has this report.

“South Carolina Gov. signs 20-week abortion ban”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Get Ready For A Raucous Kansas Supreme Court Retention Race”: Sam Zeff of KCUR Radio has this report.

“Foes of teacher tenure, seniority appeal to state Supreme Court”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, “Opponents of teacher tenure and seniority laws in California asked the state Supreme Court to take up their case Tuesday, arguing that an appellate court disregarded evidence that the laws shield incompetent teachers and harm low-income and minority students.”

And Joy Resmovits of The Los Angeles Times reports that “California’s teacher tenure battle is reignited by Vergara appeal and a new bill.”

“Appeal argued before Virginia Supreme Court in Confederate flag controversy”: John R. Crane has this front page article in today’s edition of The Danville Register & Bee.

“Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments over whether ballot initiative to reinstate death penalty is valid”: Joe Duggan of The Omaha World-Herald has this report.

And Lori Pilger of The Lincoln Journal Star reports that “Attorneys battle over whether death penalty should end up on November ballot.”

“Donald Beatty elected chief justice of South Carolina Supreme Court”: Maya T. Prabhu of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has an article that begins, “S.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Donald Beatty will serve as the court’s next chief justice, becoming the second black man to hold the post.”

“Supreme Court judge first Canadian woman to receive honorary Yale degree”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella has become the first Canadian woman awarded an honorary degree by Yale University in its 315-year history.”

“Sen Mike Lee On Trump’s Supreme Court Picks: That Was The Best, Most Conservative Supreme Court List I Have Ever Seen From Any President.” FOX News Radio has this report.

“In High-Profile Case, Texas Defends Its Voter ID Law”: Jim Malewitz of The Texas Tribune has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “US appeals court revisits Texas voter ID law.”

“After Supreme Court victory, Stephen Bright won’t rest his defense of the poor and the powerless; Over 34 years with the Southern Center for Human Rights, the Atlanta-based legal nonprofit’s longtime leader has argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court — and never lost”: Max Blau of Atlanta Magazine has this post.

“7th Cir. Sides With Cops in ‘Parking While Black’ Spat”: Lance J. Rogers of Bloomberg BNA has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued last week.

“A hundred days later, White House isn’t giving up on replacing Antonin Scalia”: Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post has this report.

And Chad Klimack of The Newark (Ohio) Advocate reports that “Local teacher pushes for Supreme Ct nomination.”

“RBG Is First Among Equals . . . at Oral Arguments, That Is”: Kimberly Robinson has this post at the “US Law Week Blog.”

“Why Legislate When Judges Will Do It for You? While the Supreme Court remains hobbled and deadlocked, the lower courts are making power grabs.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“The Transgender Bathroom Debate and the Looming Title IX Crisis”: Law professor Jeannie Suk has this post online at The New Yorker.

“Constitution Check: How far can a federal judge go to punish lawyers’ ethical misconduct?” Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.