“Justice Department decision on terror memos sparks legal debate”: Carrie Johnson will have this article Sunday in The Washington Post.

The New York Times reports today that “Report Faults 2 Authors of Bush Terror Memos.”

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Waterboarding memo authors committed no misconduct, report says; An internal Justice Department finding says the two Bush administration lawyers used ‘poor judgment’ in authorizing harsh tactics on terrorism suspects, but it does not call for punishment.”

In The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin reports that “Lawyers Cleared Over 9/11 Memos.”

The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “‘Torture memos’ authors: Rebuked but won’t be disbarred; Bush administration lawyers who wrote the so-called ‘torture memos’ exercised ‘poor judgment’ in writing legal opinions that ‘contained significant flaws,’ according to the Justice Department; But they weren’t guilty of professional misconduct that might have meant disbarment.”

law.com reports that “Bybee, Yoo Got a Boost From Their Lawyers in Avoiding Ethics Charges.”

The “Main Justice” blog has a post titled “How Bybee Turned Liberal Critics’ Writings To His Advantage.”

And at National Review Online’s “The Corner,” Andy McCarthy has a post titled “Attorney General Mukasey and Deputy Attorney General Filip Shredded OPR’s Misconduct Allegations Against Bush Lawyers” summarizing this letter.

“Aging Supreme Court poised for change; With 7 out of 9 judges eligible to retire, Harper could have an historic opportunity to appoint a majority of the court”: Today’s edition of The Ottawa Citizen contains an article that begins, “Prime Minister Stephen Harper is positioned to do something U.S. President Barack Obama can only dream of — remake his nation’s Supreme Court more to his liking.”

“Supreme Court to consider another case on racial bias in hiring; Chicago firefighters say they were illegally discriminated against through test scores; A lawyer calls it the flip side to last year’s case involving white firefighters in New Haven, Conn.” David G. Savage will have this article Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Chief justice says initiatives paralyze state”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “California Chief Justice Ronald George escalated his criticism of the state’s initiative process Friday, saying unrestrained ballot-box lawmaking is paralyzing government.”

“Louisville man charged with threatening to kill president in poem”: The Louisville Courier-Journal today contains an article that begins, “Testing the limits of the First Amendment, federal prosecutors have charged a Louisville man with threatening to kill the president based on a poem he wrote and recently re-posted on a neo-Nazi Web site.”

“Bainbridge attorney to run against Justice Sanders”: Today’s edition of The Seattle Times contains an article that begins, “Bainbridge Island attorney Charlie Wiggins plans to seek the Washington state Supreme Court seat of Justice Richard Sanders, perhaps the most visible member of the court because of his penchant for making headlines.”

“States, Congress wrestle with judicial bias rules”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Does Justice Thomas’ Silence Thwart Advocacy? It’s been four years since Clarence Thomas asked a question — some say that’s too long.” Tony Mauro of The National Law Journal has this report.