“The Murder Of Dan Markel: Wendi Adelson Speaks (Part 2).” David Lat has this post this evening at “Above the Law.”

“O.C. judge who was censured for having sex in chambers wins reelection bid”: Veronica Rocha of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“Strippers Notch Significant Victory In Quest To Be Treated Fairly”: Bryce Covert has this post at ThinkProgress about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

“Is it art? Only partly, court rules in case of bus-turned-ship burned to scrap.” Sandra Chereb of The Las Vegas Review-Journal has this report.

And Dan Levine of Reuters reports that “Replica galleon at Burning Man festival not visual art, court says.”

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

“3rd Circuit Vacates Ruling Holding 2257 Constitutional”: Rhett Pardon of XBIZ Newswire has this report.

And Mark Kernes of AVN News reports that “After 3rd Hearing, 3rd Circuit Sends 2257 Case Back to Trial Judge.”

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

“Why the Supreme Court Won’t Impact Gun Rights: The Second Amendment has been vigorously protected by the elected branches of government — don’t look for the next Court to change that.” Law professor Adam Winkler has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Constitution Check: In deciding who may be executed, can judges ignore medical advances?” Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Justice Clarence Thomas’s Solitary Voice”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“NC Supreme Court race likely to be a partisan battle”: Anne Blythe of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has an article that begins, “In a judicial race that is supposed to be nonpartisan, politics played a major role in when and why voters went to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of candidates seeking a seat on the state’s highest court.”

“How the Class-Action System Works (and Doesn’t)”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

Programming note: Due to an out-of-the office event that I will be attending in south Philadelphia this afternoon, additional posts will appear here this evening.

“Adelson speaks on Markel’s death in December podcast”: Sean Rossman of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

David Lat had a related post yesterday evening at “Above the Law.”

“Are American Samoans American?” Law professor Christina Duffy Ponsa has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times.