“Subway ‘Footlong’ settlement gets appeals court grilling”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit via this link (11.0 MB mp3 audio file).

“U.S. drops corruption charges against former Virginia governor, wife”: Reuters has this report.

And Jim Nolan of The Richmond Times-Dispatch has an article headlined “Bob McDonnell reflects on the end of his ordeal.”

“Biden, Supreme Court nominee on Hill to pressure GOP”: Alan Fram of The Associated Press has this report.

“E&Y asks for SCOTUS review of employee class waivers, days after Epic petition”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

“Constitution Check: Do online publishers have a right to gather news?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Why is Judicial Biography So Hard To Write?” At the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation, Peter Conti-Brown has a post that begins, “I don’t envy the reading load that William Domnarski undertook on his way to writing his biography of Richard Posner.”

“How One of DC’s Most Powerful Judges Got Accused of Rape: Richard Roberts was the star prosecutor who helped lock up Marion Barry, then became DC’s chief federal judge; Now comes the revelation that Roberts slept with a 16-year-old witness in a career-making case 35 years ago; As his accuser doubles down, and an ethics probe plods on, here’s a look at how Roberts rose to the top in spite of his past.” Marisa M. Kashino of Washingtonian magazine has this article.

“The Yiddish phrase ‘Tracht gut, vet zein gut!’ translates to ‘Think good, and it will be good!'” So begins today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case captioned In re Tracht Gut, LLC.

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remarks at Georgetown Law”: C-SPAN has posted online at this link the video of yesterday’s event.

“Texas appeals judge questions fairness of life without parole”: Chuck Lindell of The American-Statesman has this report.

“Did Orange County’s Justice System Imprison an Innocent Man for Murder?” R. Scott Moxley of OC Weekly has this report.

“Justice Elena Kagan on Supreme Court and Constitutional Law”: C-SPAN recently posted this video online.

“Ginsburg suggests Senate should act on Garland nomination, but says it cannot be forced to”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Should ex-Philly cop suspected of sharing child porn be forced to divulge computer passwords?” In today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Chris Palmer has a front page article that begins, “If police think someone has child pornography on his computer, should investigators be able to force him to provide his passwords — or would that violate his constitutional right against self-incrimination? That issue was at the heart of an appellate hearing Wednesday in federal court in Philadelphia in the case of Francis Rawls, a former Philadelphia police sergeant, who has not been charged with a crime but who has been in custody for nearly a year in contempt of court for failing to unlock his encrypted electronic devices.”

Once the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit posts online the audio of yesterday’s oral argument, I will link to it.

Update: You can access the audio of yesterday’s Third Circuit oral argument via this link (24.2 MB mp3 audio file).

“‘Adult’ ad site Backpage.com tells SCOTUS it is First Amendment champion”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

“State justices question how to compel state in McCleary school-funding ruling; Two years after an unprecedented contempt ruling in the McCleary school-funding case, the state Supreme Court listened to arguments about whether to continue, lift or increase sanctions against the state”: Joseph O’Sullivan and Paige Cornwell of The Seattle Times have this report.

“Italy’s supreme court rules masturbation in public is not a criminal offence; Judges overturn three-month jail term for man seen ‘practising autoeroticism’ in front of students”: Adam Withnall of The Guardian (UK) has this report.

“Justice Ginsburg hopes ‘cooler heads’ prevail on high court vacancy”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

And Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Ginsburg: ‘Cooler heads will prevail’ on high court nominee.”

“Judge: Harvard need not disclose discrimination against Jews.” Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this blog post today.

“Can some people who have finished their felony sentences recover their Second Amendment rights?” Eugene Volokh has this post at the “Volokh Conspiracy” about an 8-to-7 ruling that the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Justice Department Bringing New Information to Case at Supreme Court; Move follows government apologizes for erroneous information provided in this manner”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“What Clinton Won’t Say: Whether Garland Is Her High Court Pick.” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“It’s a new day on state’s highest court with arrival of three justices”: Milton J. Valencia of The Boston Globe has this report.

“Court keeps GWB ‘unindicted co-conspirators’ list secret”: Salvador Rizzo of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey has this report.

Ted Sherman of NJ.com has an article headlined “John Doe’s identity in Bridgegate case to remain secret, appeals court rules.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court rules bridge conspirator list can be kept from public.”

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

“Court deals setback to Uber drivers in background check lawsuit”: Daniel Wiessner of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

Programming note: Due to an oral argument prep session that’s occurring at co-counsel’s office this morning, additional posts will appear here this afternoon.

In the interim, additional appellate-related retweets will likely appear on this blog’s Twitter feed.

“High court temporarily blocks subpoena over sex ads”: Sam Hananel of The Associated Press has this report.

“Kindergarten teacher who let student be kidnapped isn’t immune from lawsuit, U.S. court says”: Matt Miller of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“After 45 years, Rendells to divorce”: Claudia Vargas of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, “Former governor and mayor Ed Rendell and his wife, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Marjorie ‘Midge’ Rendell, are divorcing, Ed Rendell said Tuesday.”

“CVS must face revived lawsuit in U.S. over vitamin E label”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“Harry Reid Vows To Jam Up Committee Meetings Until GOP Moves On Supreme Court Vacancy; Democrats are renewing their push for Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination”: Amanda Terkel of The Huffington Post has this report.

Lyle Denniston minus “SCOTUSblog” versus “SCOTUSblog” minus Lyle Denniston: When news emerged earlier this year that Lyle Denniston would be departing from “SCOTUSblog,” many feared that Denniston’s thoughtful and extensive news coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court would no longer be appearing online.

Fortunately, that has not been the case, as Denniston’s coverage of the Court has continued, as timely and thorough as ever, at his personal blog (in addition to appearing at the National Constitution Center’s “Constitution Daily” blog). You can also follow Denniston on Twitter to receive prompt notice of new posts at his blog.

“What will the presidential election mean for SCOTUS?” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this post online today at the ABA Journal’s blog.

“New cert petition asks SCOTUS to review employer bans on class actions”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post today.

“Democrats launch new push for Obama U.S. Supreme Court nominee”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.