“Teen rights to abortion in dispute; News outlets seek to make high court decision public”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Warrants in AZ shooting case remain sealed; San Diego federal judge presiding over case says he may soon make them public”: Greg Moran of The San Diego Union-Tribune has a news update that begins, “A federal judge from San Diego declined Friday to unseal search warrants served in the investigation of Arizona shooting defendant Jared Loughner but indicated the documents could well be made public in the near future.”

The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Request to unseal Loughner search warrants denied.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge delays records release in Arizona shooting.”

“Fla. ruling Big Tobacco won comes back to bite it”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A Florida Supreme Court ruling that threw out a $145 billion award against cigarette makers is biting Big Tobacco back, making it dramatically easier for thousands of smokers to sue and turning the state into the nation’s hot spot for damage awards.”

“Ten Commandments in school stirs fight in Va. district”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“The Thomas Issue”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “When the Supreme Court hears arguments next week, it will mark the fifth anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas’s silence during oral argument — unless he chooses to re-enter the give-and-take. We hope he will.”

In addition, the newspaper offers an online discussion on this topic under the heading “Does Clarence Thomas’s Silence Matter? Can a Supreme Court justice effectively perform his duties without participating in oral arguments?”

“Judge throws out Padilla suit over alleged torture”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit brought by a man convicted of plotting terrorism and who alleged he was tortured at a Navy brig in South Carolina, saying a trial would create ‘an international spectacle.'”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Padilla torture claim rebuffed.” That blog has posted the decision at this link.

Earlier this week, The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier published an article headlined “Padilla’s attorneys push civil lawsuit; Terrorism conspirator’s lawyers want case about treatment at Navy brig in Hanahan to go forward.”

“Black files new highest court appeal”: National Post today has an article that begins, “Conrad Black has again sought the intervention of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling in his protracted legal battle.”

The Canadian Press reports that “Conrad Black’s lawyers ask top U.S. court to review two remaining convictions.”

And CBC News reports that “Conrad Black appeals to U.S. top court.”

I have posted the petition for writ of certiorari, filed yesterday in the U.S. Supreme Court, at this link.