“We all expect better than these 2 Trump judicial nominations”: Attorney Mary L. Bonauto has this essay online at The Bangor (Me.) Daily News.

“Fifth Circuit Ruling Threatens LGBT Rights & Religious Freedom”: Joshua Matz has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“A Supreme Court mystery: Has Roberts embraced same-sex marriage ruling?” Robert Barnes has this article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

“Woman suing Planet Fitness appeals to Michigan Supreme Court”: John Kennett of The Midland (Mich.) Daily News has an article that begins, “A local woman’s lawsuit claiming sexual harassment and retaliation against a Midland gym where she encountered a transgender woman has been appealed to the state’s highest court, the Michigan Supreme Court.”

And Bob Johnson of MLive.com reports that “Planet Fitness transgender locker room case heads to Michigan Supreme Court.”

“Supervisor stole $116,000 from Louisiana Supreme Court with elaborate plan, State Police say”: Earlier this month, Matt Sledge of The New Orleans Advocate had an article that begins, “A payroll supervisor bilked the Louisiana Supreme Court of $116,000 by setting up an elaborate web of fake judicial appointments and far-flung bank accounts, according to the State Police.”

“Don’t Let Our Democracy Collapse”: In the SundayReview section of today’s edition of The New York Times, law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has an essay that begins, “The strength and integrity of the American electoral process are under tremendous strain, but the worst may be yet to come.”

“Mohamed Mohamud’s lawyers petition U.S. Supreme Court to review conviction”: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian has an article that begins, “Federal defenders are asking the U.S Supreme Court to review the conviction of Mohamed Osman Mohamud for trying to detonate a bomb during downtown Portland’s holiday tree-lighting ceremony.”

“D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed: The Dissents of Judge Janice Rogers Brown.” Aaron Nielson has this post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

“Did This Judge’s Tweeting Constitute Reversible Error? The Ninth Circuit has spoken.” David Lat has this post, linking to my most recent coverage of this matter, at “Above the Law.”

“Trump faces obstacles in bid to re-shape key U.S. courts”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.

“Legal Arguments in ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case Are Bananas at Hearing”: At the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Ashley Cullins has this post reporting on an oral argument that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard on Wednesday.

You can view the video of the oral argument on YouTube at this link.

And in related news coverage, Camilla Turner of The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Photographer in bizarre selfie court battle reveals that being sued by a monkey has left him broke.”

“Rowan County commissioners’ prayer practices again ruled unconstitutional”: Josh Bergeron of The Salisbury (N.C.) Post has an article that begins, “By a 10-5 count, a federal court on Friday ruled that Rowan County commissioners’ prayer practices from 2007 to 2013 were unconstitutional.”

Michael Gordon and LaVendrick Smith of The Charlotte Observer report that “Appeals court tells Rowan County to find another way to pray.”

Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “Appeals court calls North Carolina county’s prayer unconstitutional.”

And Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Court: Commissioners’ prayer practice violated Constitution.”

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

“Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Reverse New Limits On Travel Ban; A federal judge in Hawaii on Thursday has provided protections from the travel ban for grandparents and some other family members, as well as additional refugee protections”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

“Richland floral shop owner wants U.S. Supreme Court to review discrimination ruling”: Kristin M. Kraemer of The Tri-City Herald of Kennewick, Washington has an article that begins, “Barronelle Stutzman is taking the discrimination case against her Richland flower shop to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Court sides with NY archdiocese in major religious liberty decision”: Matt Hadro of Catholic News Agency has a report that begins, “A federal court ruled Friday that the Archdiocese of New York had the right not to [re]hire a diocesan school principal in a First Amendment religious freedom decision.”

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

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch to Attend Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.

And in related coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court justice cancels visit after wife fractures hip.”

“California Supreme Court Moves to Make Bar Exam Easier to Pass”: Elizabeth Olson has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

A corrected appended to the article notes that “the public information officer for the California Supreme Court . . . , Cathal Conneely, is a man.”

“At Site of Scopes Trial, Darrow Statue Belatedly Joins Bryan’s”: Richard Fausset of The New York Times has this report.

“Plot Thickens on Class Member Test Awaiting SCOTUS Eye”: Perry Cooper of Bloomberg BNA has this report.

“Justice David R. Stras — Nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit”: Harsh Voruganti has this post at his blog, “The Vetting Room.”

“Silver May Start ‘Parade of Horribles’ Out of McDonnell Case, Critics Say”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“Timber giant loses in court again over $100 million Moonlight Fire settlement”: Sam Stanton of The Sacramento Bee has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected efforts by Sierra Pacific Industries to back out of a $100 million settlement over the massive Moonlight Fire that it claims was based on fraud and deception by government prosecutors in Sacramento.”

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

And in earlier coverage of the case at “Above the Law,” David Lat had a post titled “A Federal Judge And His Twitter Account: A Cautionary Tale; Do you think this judge crossed the line in his use of social media?”

“Md. redistricting case could stall while Supreme Court hears Wisconsin case”: Josh Hicks of The Washington Post has this report.

“Four of Trump’s judicial nominees clear Senate committee”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

And last week, Melissa Nann Burke of The Detroit News reported that “Trump’s Michigan judicial nominee hits a snag.”

“Former Pitt neuroresearcher Robert Ferrante appeals conviction for killing wife”: Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

“Sheldon Silver’s 2015 Corruption Conviction Is Overturned”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

Matthew Hamilton of The Times Union of Albany, New York reports that “Appeals court overturns conviction of Sheldon Silver; Judges cite McDonnell decision in ruling in former Assembly speaker’s case.”

Kaja Whitehouse and Lia Eustachewich of The New York Post report that “Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction is overturned” and “Prosecutors vow to retry Silver on corruption charges.”

Victoria Bekiempis, Glenn Blain, and Larry McShane of The New York Daily News report that “Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s 2015 corruption conviction overturned.”

Jonathan Stempel and Joseph Ax of Reuters report that “Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Silver has conviction voided, faces retrial.”

David Klepper and Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press report that “Conviction of ex-NY Assembly speaker tossed; retrial sought.”

And Bill Mahoney of Politico.com reports that “Appeals court overturns Sheldon Silver conviction.”

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

“Yes, Trump Can Accept Gifts”: Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Benched: Abortion, Terrorists, Drones, Crooks, Supreme Court, Kennedy, Nixon, Demi Moore, and Other Tales from the Life of a Federal Judge.” Senior Second Circuit Judge Jon O. Newman has written a new book, and you can learn more about it here and here.

“Why the U.S. could see more executions this year”: Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report.

“Uncertainty swirls around Trump nominations; White House delay in floating names for Oregon seat on powerful U.S. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and top federal prosecutor job has sparked speculation U.S. Rep. Greg Walden’s picks are not a sure thing”: Nick Budnick of the Portland (Ore.) Tribune has this report.

“Two Trump federal appeals court nominees survive judiciary committee votes”: Ryan Lovelace of the Washington Examiner has this report.

“Developing the Court’s Precedent 2016”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Wisconsin’s ‘right-to-work’ law”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And Timothy Mclaughlin of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court upholds Wisconsin ‘right-to-work’ law.”

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

“U.S. appeals court blocks release of HSBC money laundering report”:
Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Court orders new trial in case over shooting of Kevin Callahan”: John Riley of Newsday has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a new trial in the civil suit over the controversial 2011 Suffolk police shooting of Kevin Callahan, an unarmed Selden man fatally shot three times in his home.”

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