“Appeals court to hear challenge to Virginia’s voter-identification law”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

And Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court to hear arguments on Virginia’s voter ID law.”

“How Mexico Saves Its Citizens from the Death Penalty in the U.S.: A fund is designated to train, pay and advise American defense lawyers.” Maurice Chammah has this article online today at The Marshall Project.

“N.H. Supreme Court hears arguments in whether to unseal details of Lizzi Marriott’s sexual history”: Alyssa Dandrea of The Concord (N.H.) Monitor has an article that begins, “National attention is on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, whose five justices face an unprecedented decision — one that could ultimately weaken a decades-old privacy protection for rape victims.”

“California Voters Face Choice: End Death Penalty, or Speed It Up.” Jennifer Medina has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Supreme Court Will Consider Education Ruling”: Matthew Kauffman of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “The Connecticut Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear challenges to Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher’s controversial order calling for sweeping changes to the way the state teaches children and pays for their education.”

“Jani-King Can’t Undo Franchisees’ Class Cert. At 3rd Circ.” Dan Packel of Law360.com has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Cranston may count ACI inmates in election districting, court rules”: Gregory Smith of The Providence (R.I.) Journal has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “City plan to put all inmates in 1 political district upheld.”

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

“California Supreme Court to hear Yelp free-speech case”: Carolyn Said of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “California Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review.”

“Court steps into new health care dispute”: Lyle Denniston has this blog post today.

“Does 2nd Circuit give foreign defendants an escape hatch via Vitamin C decision?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

Access online the September 2016 edition of “Appellate Issues,” a publication of the American Bar Association’s Council of Appellate Lawyers: Via this link. And you can access past editions via this link.

“Minor Leagues, Minimal Wages: Legal technicalities dating back to 1922 have kept many players’ pay below poverty level.” Jeremy Venook has this article online today at The Atlantic.

“Justice Newby lets controversial cat out of his bag”: This editorial appears online at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer.

In earlier related news coverage, Steve DeVane of The Fayetteville Observer recently had an article headlined “Prayer rally speakers call HB2 supporters courageous.”

“Notorious RBG: How the diminutive Supreme Court justice came to be depicted on the biceps of fans nationwide.” You can access at this link the new installment of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast featuring Dahlia Lithwick.

Courtney Gross of NY1 News reports that “Notorious RBG Speaks to Students at Fordham Law School About her Time on the Supreme Court.”

And Marilyn Odendahl of The Indiana Lawyer reports that “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg entertains, educates Notre Dame audience.”

“When a County Board’s Prayer Goes Too Far”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Restoring the Lost Confirmation”: Law professors Randy E. Barnett and Josh Blackman have this article in the Fall 2016 issue of National Affairs.

“Trump and the Truth: The ‘Mexican’ Judge.” Jia Tolentino has this post online at The New Yorker.

“If Printing Guns Is Legal, So Is Distributing the Plans”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online today at Bloomberg View.

“The Obama administration lacks the authority to pick and choose which religious groups are exempted from the contraceptive mandate”: Josh Blackman has this guest post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Erwin Chemerinsky & Joan Biskupic on Supreme Court Term Preview”: You can access the newest installment of the UCI Law Talks podcast at this link.

“State high court says racial profiling is a ‘recurring indignity'”: John R. Ellement and Jan Ransom have this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

You can access yesterday’s unanimous ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at this link.

“The Nixon Court and the Rise of Judicial Conservatism”: The National Constitution Center will be live-streaming on YouTube via this link beginning at noon eastern time today the video of this event, featuring Linda Greenhouse and law professor Earl Maltz.

“The Future of the Supreme Court, Regardless of Who Wins the Election”: Law professor Michael C. Dorf has this essay today at Justia.com’s “Verdict.”

“State-Sponsored Christianity: A federal appeals court just told religious minorities to stop being so whiny.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Day 9: President Clinton fills first Supreme Court vacancy with Debbie Wasserman Schultz . . . .” So writes David Mandel in a piece titled “Hillary’s First 100 Days,” which appeared in the Sunday Book Review section of last Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“‘Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power.'” Josh Blackman has this guest post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Divided U.S. Supreme Court turns to less sensitive IP cases”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“EFF to Court: Posting 3-D Design Files Online Is Free Speech; Government Has Created Impermissible Licensing Regime for Computer-Readable Designs.” Electronic Frontier Foundation issued this news release in December 2015.

Today, the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected that argument in a ruling that you can access here. Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones issued a dissenting opinion that begins, “This case poses starkly the question of the national government’s power to impose a prior restraint on the publication of lawful, unclassified, nototherwise-restricted technical data to the Internet under the guise of regulating the ‘export’ of ‘defense articles.'”

And in news coverage of Defense Distributed, the lead plaintiff in the case, Rob Walker of Bloomberg Businessweek recently had an article headlined “A Crypto-Anarchist Will Help You Build a DIY AR-15: Cody Wilson’s Ghost Gunner milling machine makes the most crucial element of an assault rifle; It costs just $1,500 and there’s a waiting list to get it.”

“Facebook to ‘millions of Internet users’: Relax, you’re not engaged in computer fraud.” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

“Lawsuit over artifact looting case suicide in appeals court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Court rejects class-action over lawyers for immigrant kids”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Federal appeals court questions D.C.’s restrictions on concealed-carry of firearms”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “DC gun law gets hearing before Washington appeals court.”

You can access via this link (34.0 MB mp3 audio file) the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

“In Philadelphia, Justices Roll Back Clock to 1794”: Jess Bravin has this post today at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

“Trumpism Is the Symptom of a Gravely Ill Constitution; No matter what happens in November, the sickness may be terminal”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

“U.S. Court Throws Out Price-Fixing Judgment Against Chinese Vitamin C Manufacturers; Ruling says companies can’t be held liable in U.S. courts”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.