“Open the Shut Case: Why is KBR so afraid of letting Jamie Leigh Jones have her day in court?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“U.S. to Move 9/11 Trial From New York City, Official Says”: The New York Times has a news update that begins, “The Obama administration on Friday gave up on its plan to try the Sept. 11 plotters in Lower Manhattan, bowing to almost unanimous pressure from New York officials and business leaders to move the terrorism trial elsewhere.”

The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Administration drops plans to try alleged 9/11 conspirators in N.Y.C.”

And online at Slate, Dahlia Lithwick and Michael Newman have a short item headlined “YIMBY: Tell us why KSM should be tried in your hometown.”

“Senate bill says governor should choose Utah Supreme Court’s leader”: The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.

“Affiliates cheer Supreme Court; Decision on political ad spending may boost revs”: Variety has a report that begins, “The Supreme Court has delivered a stimulus package to local TV stations.”

Does the Second Amendment apply to the States?; Petitioners’ reply brief filed today in McDonald v. City of Chicago: You can access the reply brief at this link (via “The Volokh Conspiracy” and “Cockle Blog“).

“Vrdolyak’s probation-only sentence overturned”: The Chicago Sun-Times has a news update that begins, “Former Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak’s probation-only sentence for fraud has been overturned by an appellate panel, meaning he could face prison time when he is re-sentenced.”

The Chicago Tribune has a blog post titled “Appeals court overturns Vrdolyak’s probation sentence.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court says probation too soft for politician.”

Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner delivered today’s majority opinion for a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Circuit Judge David F. Hamilton issued a lengthy dissenting opinion.

Update: Thanks to the many, many readers of this blog who emailed to note that this post had originally misidentified the author of the dissent. That’ll teach me to mistake the Seventh Circuit’s second newest judge for the Seventh Circuit’s newest judge!

“Jury finds Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in death of George Tiller”: The Wichita Eagle has this news update.

The Kansas City Star has a news update headlined “Roeder found guilty of murdering abortion doctor.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Man convicted of murdering Kan. abortion provider.”

“Alito vs. Obama — who’s right? A criticism, and a retort.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Supreme Court won’t force Khadr repatriation; But Canada’s highest court also says Omar Khadr’s Charter rights have been violated and warns it has the power to act more overtly if Ottawa fails to take action”: Kirk Makin of The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update that begins, “Omar Khadr is not coming home yet — but the Supreme Court of Canada has moved his repatriation considerably closer.”

The Toronto Star has a news update headlined “Court refuses to order Khadr home; Supreme Court finds that Omar Khadr’s rights were violated at Guantanamo Bay, but rules lower courts went too far in ordering federal government to seek his return.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Canada’s top court won’t force detainee’s return.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

“Roeder takes stand, admits killing Tiller”: This article appears today in The Wichita Eagle.

The Kansas City Star reports today that “Judge bars Roeder jury from considering manslaughter conviction.”

The New York Times reports that “Doctor’s Killer Puts Abortion on the Stand.”

And The Wall Street Journal reports that “Roeder Says He Shot Abortion Provider; Murder Defendant Testifies He Acted to Protect Fetuses; Judge Rules Jurors Cannot Consider Lesser Manslaughter Charge.”

“Constitutionality of ‘Jessica’s Law’ questioned; Treating sex predators differently from other violent offenders may violate equal protection guarantees, the California Supreme Court says”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

And Greg Moran of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports today that “Calif court wants proof on confining sex predators.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s ruling appears at this link.

“A Rare Rebuke of Justices, in Front of a Nation”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Reactions split on Obama’s remark, Alito’s response at State of the Union.” The newspaper also contains an article headlined “Democrats prepare legislation to counter ruling on campaign spending.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Obama-Alito tensions surface at State of the Union address; There’s a history behind Justice Alito’s visible reaction to the president’s criticism of a Supreme Court ruling. Now opponents in the debate over corporate election spending are taking sides.” Meanwhile, in yesterday’s newspaper, Stephen R. Weissman had an op-ed entitled “Campaign finance ruling’s likely impact overblown; The Supreme Court’s decision striking down limits on corporate spending in election campaigns is unlikely to change the political situation on the ground.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Alito and Obama Face Alleged Breaches of Etiquette.” The newspaper also contains an article headlined “Foreign Spending on Politics Fought“; an editorial entitled “Obama v. the Supremes: Alito wins the oral, and factual, argument“; and an op-ed by law professor Randy E. Barnett entitled “Obama Owes the High Court an Apology; The justices were there as a courtesy to him.”

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Will Foreign Corporations Be Able To Influence U.S. Elections.”

“The Senate should confirm Dawn Johnsen: Obama’s choice to head the Office of Legal Counsel is more than qualified, and the GOP obstruction to her confirmation needs to end.” Yesterday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contained this editorial.

“Administration Considers Moving Site of 9/11 Trial”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports today that “Obama faces dwindling options in his effort to close Guantanamo Bay.”

And in The Miami Herald, Carol Rosenberg has an article headlined “Review: Most Guantanamo detainees should be released or transferred; A review of detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camps provides the first specific numbers for what the Obama administration thinks should be done with the remaining captives.”

“The Next Time”: At the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has a post that begins, “Three years ago, after Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. led the Supreme Court to the brink of overturning a few precedents but then blinked, a frustrated Justice Antonin Scalia accused the chief justice of ‘faux judicial restraint.’ It was foreseeable then that something would have to give: either the faux or the restraint. Now we know. Goodbye to restraint.”

We’re too Boring for Google Maps: Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a non-precedential ruling in a case captioned Boring v. Google Inc.

In news coverage of the ruling, Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer reports that “3rd Circuit OKs Homeowners’ Trespass Suit Against Google.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Google Must Face Trespass Suit Over Street View of House, Pool.”

“Justice Stevens Renews Criticism of Gerrymandering”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this article today, along with an article headlined “Justice Stevens on How He Joined the Court.”