“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.

“No Immunity for Cops Who Raided Little Girl’s Party”: Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Selling stuff outside Wrigley? Court says no — even to the Cubs.” Crain’s Chicago Business has this report on an opinion that Circuit Judge Frank H. Easterbrook issued yesterday on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Can “an order by a district court imposing a sanction on a lawyer for misconduct in a case * * * ever be appealed if the sanction lacks a monetary component”? Yesterday, Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued this interesting opinion answering that question in the affirmative.

“Poor Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968).” A concurring opinion that Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III issued today begins:

Poor Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968). It has fallen on hard times. A string of recent tragic street encounters involving the police has brought the stop-and-frisk procedure authorized in Terry under fire. But that is nothing new.

You can access the complete ruling at this link.

“Baylor not commenting on reports of President Kenneth Starr’s firing”: Cindy Boren of The Washington Post has this report.

And The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that “Baylor regent chairman says Starr still president, more information to come soon.”

“Why the Law Failed to Punish Wrongdoers in the Financial Crisis”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Sore Losers: Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas are still trying to keep juvenile offenders behind bars for life.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Federal court questions whether Texas voter-ID law can offer accommodations”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s en banc oral argument of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link (63.2 MB mp3 audio file).

“Opening Doors: North Carolina’s bathroom bill is reminiscent of the days of de-facto discrimination.” Jelani Cobb has this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the May 30, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.

“The Big Uneasy: What’s roiling the liberal-arts campus?” Nathan Heller has this article in the May 30, 2016 issue of The New Yorker.

“Justices Let Court-Imposed Redistricting Stand in Virginia”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Robert Barnes and Jenna Portnoy of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court leaves in place Va. redistricting decision, rejects GOP lawmakers’ challenge.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court upholds Virginia redistricting.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices rule against Virginia Republicans in black voters case.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Republicans Lose at U.S. High Court on Virginia Voting Map.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Opinion analysis: Racial gerrymandering case ends.”

“Tom Brady fights on, asking Second Circuit for rehearing”: Ben Volin of The Boston Globe has this report. In related coverage, Andrew Mahoney of The Boston Globe reports that “Tom Brady’s attorney had some things to say about Roger Goodell.”

And Bob McGovern of The Boston Herald has an essay titled “Tom Brady’s team is courting a higher power.”

“The Passive-Aggressive U.S. Supreme Court: Even in the face of clear precedent, some justices just don’t like it when a convicted petitioner is right on the law.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Supreme Court upends murder case, race a factor in 1987 conviction”: John Bailey has this front page article in today’s edition of The Rome (Ga.) News-Tribune.

“How Clarence Thomas Broke My Heart”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“Strict Texas voter-ID law faces federal court test ahead of presidential election”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “A high-stakes election-year legal battle over voting rights gets an important test Tuesday as 15 judges will consider whether Texas’s strictest-in-the-nation voter-identification law will be in effect for the presidential contest this November.”

In related coverage, Sari Horwitz of The Washington Post has an article headlined “Getting a photo ID so you can vote is easy. Unless you’re poor, black, Latino or elderly.”

Bobby Cervantes of The Houston Chronicle reports that “Texas voter ID law back in court; Full appeals court will hear case today.”

Jim Malewitz of The Texas Tribune reports that “Five Years Later, Voter ID Suit Still Moving Forward.”

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

Once the audio of today’s oral argument before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit becomes available online, I will link to it.

“Penalty Against Bank of America Overturned in Mortgage Case”: Michael Corkery will have this article in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel of Reuters report that “Bank of America $1.27 billion U.S. mortgage penalty is voided.”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court reverses fraud finding against Bank of America.”

Bloomberg News reports that “BofA $1.3 Billion ‘Hustle’ Judgment Tossed by Appeals Court.”

And Jon Prior of Politico.com reports that “Appeals court throws out Bank of America $1.27 billion penalty.”

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