“[P]ut simply, basketball is not fundamental to democracy.” So concluded the Supreme Court of Minnesota in a ruling issued today.

In news coverage, Rochelle Olson of The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that “Parents can be sued for false claims against high school coaches, Minnesota high court rules; The former Woodbury girls’ basketball coach claimed that parents had defamed him; The high court ruling reinstates his lawsuit.”

“Divided Third Circuit rules that immigration statute’s differential treatment of fathers and mothers violates equal protection”: Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog” about a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued today.

“Three North Carolina Judges Step In Where the Supreme Court Refuses”: The New York Times has published this editorial.

The Wall Street Journal has published an editorial titled “Eric Holder’s Redistricting Coup; North Carolina judges toss a GOP map as Democrats tee up 2020.”

And online at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern has a jurisprudence essay titled “Elena Kagan’s Blueprint to End Partisan Gerrymandering; North Carolina paid attention.”

“High court junks petition on same-sex marriage”: Jomar Canlas of The Manila Times has this report. In commentary, that newspaper has published an editorial titled “SC ruling may bring sanity to rights debate.”

And in other coverage, Julie Zaugg of CNN reports that “Philippines Supreme Court upholds ban on same-sex marriage.”

“No, Presidential Elector Litigation Will Not Lead To Chaos”: Jason Harrow has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

In the September-October 2019 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Supreme Court taking on big issues that have been percolating for a while.”

David L. Hudson Jr. has an article headlined “Lawyer speech triggers both civility and constitutional concerns.”

And Stephanie Francis Ward has an article headlined “A group of Harvard law students is trying to get rid of mandatory arbitration clauses.”

“Gov. Doug Ducey appoints Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to Arizona Supreme Court”: Maria Polletta of The Arizona Republic has this report.

Dillon Rosenblatt and Ben Giles of Arizona Capitol Times report that “Ducey appoints Montgomery to high court.”

And Jonathan J. Cooper of The Associated Press reports that “Ducey appoints Montgomery to Arizona Supreme Court.”

“Pineapple & Rage”: You can access today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw, via this link.

“History of controversial statements follows new federal judge to Galveston”: Nick Powell of The Houston Chronicle has an article that begins, “A Texas Supreme Court justice with a controversial background is poised to take over the federal bench in Galveston.”

“The Coming Reckoning Over the Electoral College; A ploy to bring the issue to the Supreme Court could backfire”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — author of the “Election Law Blog” — has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

And at Justia’s Verdict, law professor Michael C. Dorf has an essay titled “Could a Faithless Elector Ruling Doom an Attempt to Circumvent the Electoral College?“

“Confronting Online Advocacy”: Marin K. Levy has this review at “Jotwell” of a forthcoming law review article in which this blog’s Twitter feed is mentioned.

“How Many Bullets Do You Need?” Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“A 37-Year-Old Filmed His Legal Sex Acts With A 16-Year-Old And Sent Her The Videos. A Court Said He Distributed Child Porn. Matthew Rouse pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography and was sentenced to eight years in prison. An appellate court recently upheld his conviction.” Tasneem Nashrulla of BuzzFeed News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued yesterday.

“The Court’s Border Wall Fiasco”: Leah Litman and Kyle Skinner have this post at the “Take Care” blog.

“Appeals judge upholds conviction against Uber driver over violent Facebook threats against Rahm Emanuel, others”: Vandana Rambaran of Fox News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday.

“Conservative Judges Are Brawling Over Originalism; The union between the federal judiciary’s true believers in the primacy of our founding documents is fraying”: Matt Ford of The New Republic recently had this report.

“Fifth Circuit Releases Opinion and Dissent Finding Mississippi District Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog” about a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday.

Circuit Judge Don R. Willett‘s dissent is noteworthy among other reasons because therein he mentions that the Fifth Circuit has nonpublic ““Internal Court Policies” that improperly may have discouraged that court from previously granting en banc review in this very case.

“Lively crowd greets Ruth Bader Ginsburg in North Little Rock; Justice reflects on path that led to high court”: Linda Satter has this front page article in today’s edition of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

“Justice Sotomayor Reveals Her Nickname for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg”: Late Night with Seth Meyers has posted this video clip on YouTube, together with a video clip titled “Justice Sotomayor Wants to Inspire Children with Her Book.”