“Second Circuit tosses price-fixing case against Chinese vitamin exporters; The court found for a second time that Chinese price-fixing mandates shielded exporters from private parties’ antitrust claims under U.S. law”: Andy Monserud of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

“Appeals panel revives North Dakota women’s hockey lawsuit”: Dave Kolpack of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today.

“Variety of Indiana abortion restrictions and requirements struck down by federal judge”: Johnny Magdaleno of The Indianapolis Star has this report.

And Tom Davies of The Associated Press reports that “Federal judge rules against several Indiana abortion laws.”

You can access today’s 158-page ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana at this link.

“8th Circuit court partially upholds Iowa’s 2012 ‘ag-gag’ law; a new lawsuit challenges the state’s 2021 statute”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report.

Maya Earls of Bloomberg Law reports that “Iowa ‘Ag Gag’ Law Partially Upheld Despite Free Speech Concerns” (subscription required for full access).

And Rox Laird of Courthouse News Service reports that “Federal appeals court strikes down part of Iowa ‘ag gag’ law; An Eighth Circuit panel found the Hawkeye State’s law violates the First Amendment by making it a crime to lie on a job application to expose animal abuse in agricultural facilities.”

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

“New appellate court nominee is veteran prosecutor, Hawaiian studies teacher”: Dan Nakaso of The Honolulu Star-Advertiser has this report.

And Jennifer Sinco Kelleher of The Associated Press reports that “Hawaiian prosecutor appointed to appeals court judge vacancy.”

Last Friday, the Office of Hawaii’s Governor issued a news release titled “Governor Ige appoints Sonja McCullen to Intermediate Court of Appeals.”

“AP Exclusive: Biden to tap Prelogar for solicitor general.” Aamer Madhani of The Associated Press has this report.

“Will the Supreme Court take on EPA’s climate rule?” Maxine Joselow and Niina H. Farah of Energywire have this report.

“Justices pick Wallace as congressional redistricting tiebreaker; Supreme Court sides with Democrats on 13th member of panel to draw new congressional districts”: David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe has this report.

“Oklahoma Asks High Court to Nix Landmark Tribal-Land Ruling”: Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law has this report.

My earlier recent posts about this cert. petition appear here, here, and here.

“Interview: Rick Hasen.” Elise Spenner has this post at the “High School SCOTUS” blog.