“Court sides with Colorado supermax prison in censorship case”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court in Denver has ruled that officials at a supermax prison in Colorado sufficiently changed their policies and corrected their mistakes after refusing to distribute a magazine that provides legal information to inmates.”

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

“Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Birmingham minimum wage suit”: Howard Koplowitz of Alabama Media Group has this report.

Kim Chandler of The Associated Press reports that “Court says workers can’t sue over blocked minimum wage boost.”

And Izzy Kapnick of Courthouse News Service reports that “Full 11th Circuit Tosses Fight Over Alabama Wage Limits.”

You can access Friday’s 7-to-5 en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

“Candidates declare for two 2020 Ohio Supreme Court races, with control of the court on the line”: Jeremy Pelzer of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.

“U.S. Supreme Court accepts new Oklahoma case about Indian reservations”: Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman has this report.

“Legislature might bump up Michigan Supreme Court pay”: Craig Mauger of The Detroit News has this report.

“Democrats running for president need a plan for the Supreme Court”: Former U.S. Senator Harry Reid has this essay online at The Salt Lake Tribune.

“Barr Is Trying to Erase the Truth; He’s smearing the Russia investigation and covering up Trump’s guilt”: William Saletan has this essay online at Slate.

“Don’t Let the First Amendment Forget DeRay Mckesson; An activist is on trial for being an activist, and the Supreme Court needs to protect anti-police protesters”: Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

And in related news coverage, Marissa J. Lang of The Washington Post reports that “A police officer sued a Black Lives Matter protester for violence he didn’t commit. What’s next has free-speech advocates worried.”

Earlier this month, the ACLU issued a news release titled “ACLU, DeRay Mckesson Urge Supreme Court to Defend First Amendment Right to Protest; Lower Court Ruling, If Left Standing, Would Gut Civil Rights Era Speech Protections.” You can access the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.