“Dan Markel murder: Merging of suspects’ trials could prove problematic for evidence.” Karl Etters of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.

“U.S. court revives Dr Pepper challenge to Coca-Cola ‘zero’ drinks”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report.

My coverage of today’s Federal Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

Update: In other news coverage, Mehr Nadeem of Bloomberg News reports that “Coke’s Bid for ‘Zero’ Trademark Tossed Back on Dr. Pepper Appeal.” (Sorry Bloomberg News, but the “Dr” in “Dr Pepper” doesn’t include any punctuation.)

“Teen in ‘Making a Murderer’ asks high court to take his case”: Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has this report.

“WV Supreme Court justice Loughry indicted on fraud, other charges”: Lacie Pierson of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette-Mail has this report. The newspaper has posted a copy of the federal indictment online at this link.

“Don’t Cite Me Like That”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.

“Against the Rehabilitation of Hirabayashi v. United States”: Eric Muller has this post at “The Faculty Lounge” blog.

Today’s Federal Circuit ruling is of ZERO relevance: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today issued this ruling in a case captioned Royal Crown Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.

“The TTABlog” covered the ruling of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that today’s Federal Circuit decision reviewed in a post titled “ZERO Not Generic for Soft Drinks, Says TTAB, In Multi-Mark Battle.”

“Appeals Court Follows Bench Ruling With Opinion Backing Pro-Transgender Policy”: Mark Walsh has this post at the “School Law” blog of Education Week. You can access Monday’s opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Alaska Supreme Court elects new chief justice; Three-year term will start July 1”: James Brooks of The Juneau Empire has this report.

“In an exasperating abdication of responsibility, the Supreme Court says ‘never mind’ on gerrymandering”: The Los Angeles Times has published this editorial.

“Tucson-based Asarco must pay copper bonuses, appeals court rules”: David Wichner of The Arizona Daily Star has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday.

“The Supreme Court protects even the unruliest of government critics from retaliation”: The Los Angeles Times has published this editorial.

“Flake Holds Up Judicial Nominee, Won’t Say Why”: Todd Ruger of Roll Call has this report. According to the article, the nominee in question is Justice Britt C. Grant of the Supreme Court of Georgia, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

“A Jury May Have Sentenced a Man to Death Because He’s Gay. And the Justices Don’t Care.” Attorney Ría Tabacco Mar has this essay online at The New York Times.

And in local news coverage, Christopher Vondracek of The Rapid City (S.D.) Journal reports that “U.S. Supreme Court denies Rapid City murder appeal.”

“The Supreme Court punted on gerrymandering. But America’s redistricting problem can’t be fixed by judges. Instead of asking the judicial or legislative branches to come to the rescue, we need impartial third-party redistricting commissions.” Law professor Eric J. Segall has this essay online at NBC News.

“Sanctuary cities as the next nationwide injunction test case”: Steve Vladeck has this guest post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Longtime umpire Rennert dies at 88; Fan favorite was known for distinctive strike calls”: Ed Eagle of MLB.com has this report.

The Oshkosh (Wis.) Northwestern reports that “Longtime MLB umpire Dutch Rennert of Oshkosh dies at 88.”

And Barry Petchesky of Deadspin has a post titled “Umpire Dutch Rennert Has Died, But His Strikeout Call Is Probably Still Echoing.”

“Seventh Circuit Adopts Harassment, Discrimination Policies”: Melissa Heelan Stanzione of Bloomberg Law has this report.

The updated policies can be viewed at this link.

“An Obamacare Case So Wrong It Has Provoked a Bipartisan Outcry”: Law professors Jonathan H. Adler and Abbe R. Gluck have this essay online at The New York Times.

“Democrats seek to bring redistricting case back to Supreme Court before 2020 elections”: Molly Beck and Bill Glauber of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have this report.

“Gov. Pete Ricketts’ appointees now dominate Nebraska Supreme Court”: Emily Nitcher of The Omaha World-Herald has this report.

And Riley Johnson of The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star reports that “Newly appointed Lancaster County judge tapped for seat on Nebraska Supreme Court.”

“Richard A. Robinson Sworn In As Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice”: David Owens has this front page article in today’s edition of The Hartford Courant.

And in today’s edition of The Connecticut Post, Ken Dixon has a front page article headlined “State’s first black chief justice tells of overcoming racism.”

“The partisan gerrymander dispute goes on”: Lyle Denniston has this post at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

“Case challenging Wisconsin’s ‘cocaine mom’ law is dismissed”: Amy Forliti of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Maine ‘wrongful birth’ statute upheld in lawsuit against Merck”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

“A high court ruling in favor of judicial brevity — and a win for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Gives Prisoners Another Chance to Fix Sentencing Errors; Court also says appeals court must consider if houseboat owner was arrested solely for retaliation.”

And Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Embattled Rosenstein wins case at U.S. Supreme Court.”

“AG Sessions heading to Supreme Court over Chicago’s sanctuary city policy”: Jon Seidel of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “Trump administration seeks to limit court’s ‘sanctuary cities’ order.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Order on Sanctuary Cities.”

Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Trump admin asks Supreme Court lift ban on sanctuary city policy.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Justice Department asks SCOTUS to lift nationwide block on anti-sanctuary-city policy.”

“A ‘view’ from the courtroom: Down to the last few matches.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“A Persistent Gadfly Wins Again in the Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court allows retaliatory arrest lawsuit to move forward.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “First Amendment victory is Florida man’s second at Supreme Court.”

Alex Daugherty of The Miami Herald reports that “South Florida activist is 2-0 at the Supreme Court after First Amendment victory.”

Jane Musgrave of The Palm Beach Post reports that “U.S. Supreme Court hands Fane Lozman second win against Riviera Beach.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court sides with Florida man in free speech case.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Supreme Court Backs Florida Man Arrested at City Council Meeting.”

“Is NC partisan gerrymander case up next after Supreme Court ‘punts’ on Wisconsin and Maryland?” Anne Blythe of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

“The Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Decision Could Have Been Much Worse”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online at The New Yorker.

“The Supreme Court Is Not Going to Save You: Under John Roberts, SCOTUS has shied so far from anything resembling partisanship that it risks undermining its own authority.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“9-0 ruling masks deep division on gerrymandering at Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

“Will the Court Ever Address Gerrymandering?” Law professor Richard H. Pildes has this essay online at The New York Times.

“Supreme Court to consider cases on the seizure of a $40,000 Land Rover, iPhone apps and a moose hunter”: Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post has this report.