“In case alleging discrimination against bankruptcy attorneys, Ninth Circuit asks for [Calif.] Supreme Court help on internet standing issue”: David Ettinger has this post at the “At the Lectern” blog about an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued today.

“Under Johnson, the guidelines residual clause is unconstitutionally vague insofar as it determined mandatory sentencing ranges for pre-Booker defendants.” So holds a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a decision issued today. Chief Judge Diane P. Wood wrote the opinion of the Court.

“The Establishing Shots of a Heist: The Trump DOJ Meets the Affordable Care Act.” Ian Samuel and Leah Litman have this post at the “Take Care” blog.

Also at that blog, Nick Bagley has a related post titled “Texas Fold ‘Em.”

“Bill Cosby wins legal fee case against insurer AIG”: Jim Kinney of The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts has this report.

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled “Bill Cosby’s Insurer Has a Duty to Defend Him, Appeals Court Rules; Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter issues Thursday’s decision.”

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

“In Masterpiece, Kennedy Solidifies His L.G.B.T. Legacy”: Evan Gerstmann and Jonathan Rauch have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Trump names Dordt College grad, former CIA attorney, to appeals court”: Jonathan Ellis of The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has this report.

Randy Ludlow of The Columbus Dispatch reports that “Trump nominates two Ohioans to federal appeals court.”

Eric Heisig of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “Federal appeals court nominees from Ohio defended voter purge, Trump travel ban.”

And Tim Ryan of Courthouse News Service reports that “Trump Goes on Judge-Nominating Spree, Picking 12.”

The White House today issued a news release titled “President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees.”

“Trump administration tells court it won’t defend Obamacare against lawsuit seeking to cripple it”: Tom Howell Jr. of The Washington Times has this report.

In Friday’s edition of The New York Times, Robert Pear has an article headlined “Justice Dept. Says Crucial Provisions of Obamacare Are Unconstitutional.”

Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Justice Department Won’t Defend Affordable Care Act in Lawsuit Brought by States; Filing creates uncertainty for insurers now setting rates for 2019.”

And Ariane de Vogue and Tami Luhby of CNN report that “Trump administration tells court it won’t defend key provisions of the Affordable Care Act.”

“Arizona court sides with Phoenix on same-sex wedding invitations”: Jessica Boehm of The Arizona Republic has this report.

Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports that “Arizona court rejects business owners’ challenge to same-sex wedding invitations.”

Terry Tang of The Associated Press reports that “Court upholds Phoenix law over same-sex wedding invitations.”

Erik Larson of Bloomberg News reports that “Same-Sex Couples Score Victory in Phoenix Calligraphy Fight.”

And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Making Sense of Masterpiece Cakeshop: The Arizona Court of Appeals interprets the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to protect gay couples’ right to equal access.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of Arizona at this link.

“How The Supreme Court Could End Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering This Month; And how it could also keep it going”: Galen Druke has this post at FiveThirtyEight.

“There’s a big problem for the FTC lurking in 11th Circuit’s LabMD data-security ruling”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post.

This blog’s earlier coverage of yesterday’s Eleventh Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Senate Judiciary panel advances 9th Circuit judge nominee despite Democratic home-state opposition”: Karoun Demirjian of The Washington Post has this report.

Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian reports that “Nomination of Oregon prosecutor Ryan Bounds to 9th Circuit heading to full Senate.”

And online at The Stanford Daily, Lizet Ocampo has an essay titled “Senators should oppose judicial nominee with a record of incendiary writings.”

“How the Supreme Court Avoided the Cake Case’s Tough Issues”: Linda Greenhouse has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Chief Justice John Roberts to high school graduates (and his daughter): ‘Beware the robots.'” Richard Wolf of USA Today has this report.

You can view the graduation ceremony remarks of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on YouTube via this link.

“Supreme Court considering taking same-sex wedding flowers case”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

“Trump Nominee Porter Denies Opposing Sotomayor Confirmation”: Patrick Gregory of Bloomberg Law has this report.

And at Salon.com, Amanda Marcotte reports that “Yet another far-right Trump judicial nominee plays dumb about his own past; David Porter has a lengthy history of fringe opinions but tried to sound reasonable in his confirmation hearing.”

“Interview: Neal Katyal.” The “High School SCOTUS” blog has this post.

“A Seismic Shift?” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.