“Court to get one, maybe two, big cases on war crimes”: Lyle Denniston has this blog post today.

“Appeals court considers claim against agent in fatal cross-border shooting”: Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court considers Arizona cross-border shooting case.”

You can view via YouTube at this link today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Appeals court revives lawsuit by Abu Ghraib inmates”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Iraqis Who Sued Over Torture At Abu Ghraib Win New Round In Court; The long-running case seeks to hold accountable a military contractor blamed for egregious abuses.”

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

“Short-handed Supreme Court delays action in 3 cases”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Why doesn’t Clarence Thomas get his due? He’s a black man who challenged liberal orthodoxy; After a remarkable 25-year career on the nation’s highest court, the fact that he’s not celebrated by all Americans is a travesty.” Mark Paoletta has this entry today at the “PostEverything” blog of The Washington Post.

“Alito delights Shea’s crowd with insights into Supreme Court”: Jay Tokasz has this front page article in today’s edition of The Buffalo News.

“After 25 years, Clarence Thomas still dissents”: Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

“Worse Than Trump: The GOP’s Merrick Garland blockade is more disastrous for democracy than anything Donald Trump will do after Election Day.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Fighting Clinton’s Court Nominees? That’s Crazy.” Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

“Flake says it might be Garland time”: Burgess Everett of Politico.com has this report.

“Geoffrey Stone – Public Affairs – 2016-10-12”: Public Affairs TV with Jeff Berkowitz has posted on YouTube this interview with law professor Geoffrey R. Stone discussing the upcoming presidential election and its impact on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“College of Law Dean Craig Boise described as the ‘most interesting man in the world'”: Alex Erdekian of The Daily Orange, the student newspaper of Syracuse University, has this report.

Law professor Josh Blackman‘s foray into physical fitness while clerking for the Sixth Circuit gives rise to the Petition of the Day at “SCOTUSblog”: You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Military Can Try Guantanamo Detainee for Conspiracy, Court Rules; Ruling, involving bin Laden follower, could lead to expanded military prosecutions”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

And in today’s edition of The Washington Post, Ann E. Marimow has an article headlined “Appeals court upholds conspiracy conviction of Guantanamo Bay detainee.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s en banc D.C. Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Kagan and Urofsky share admiration for Justice Louis Brandeis”: Andrew Hamm has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”