“Feds: Ex-judge should go to prison for drug crimes.” Greg Bluestein of The Associated Press has an article that begins, “Federal prosecutors say a former federal judge who pleaded guilty to two drug-related charges involving a stripper should serve at least 15 days in prison.”

And The Times-Herald of Newnan, Georgia reported yesterday that “Former judge has court date March 11.”

“Veteran federal judge visits drug gang’s NYC turf”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The scene in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood had the feel of a political campaign stop, except the stately man trailed by aides, a bodyguard and two news photographers wasn’t making speeches or working a crowd.”

“‘Most important case’ for Georgia in decades”: In today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bill Rankin has an article that begins, “As far as legal arguments go, the stakes don’t get much higher: water supply for more than 3 million people in metro Atlanta. On Wednesday, the state of Georgia will ask the federal appeals court in Atlanta to overturn a judge’s ruling that found it illegal for the Army Corps of Engineers to draw water from Lake Lanier to meet most of the metro area’s needs.”

“Don’t take Supreme Court ruling personally, AT&T”: Columnist Linda P. Campbell had this op-ed last Wednesday in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

And online at The Atlantic, Ben Zimmer has a blog post titled “The Corpus in the Court: ‘Like Lexis on Steroids,’” while law professor Garrett Epps has a blog post titled “Chief Justice John Roberts: Word Nerd.”

“Why Obamacare will survive in the Supreme Court”: Richard J. Bonnie and Andrew J. Peach have this op-ed today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

“Exhibit A, m’lud, a helmet for a stormtrooper; Man who created stormtrooper helmets is taken to Supreme Court by George Lucas”: Today’s edition of The Independent (UK) contains an article that begins, “The Stars Wars stormtrooper has terrified a generation of film-goers since the film director George Lucas launched them in a galaxy far, far away. Tomorrow the empire’s henchmen will be at the centre of a battle in the UK’s Supreme Court, when Lucas attempts to stop the British designer who made the first helmets from continuing to make and sell them.”

And The Daily Mail (UK) contains an article headlined “From a galaxy far far away to a battle in court: British designer in fight over Star Wars stormtrooper copyright.”

“Marijuana, guns and the law: State Supreme Court hears case of medical pot patient’s concealed weapons permit.” This article appeared Friday in The Mail Tribune of Medford, Oregon.

“Supreme Court takes up Sparks ethics case”: Martha Bellisle has this article today in The Reno Gazette-Journal.

“Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court’s privacy cop”: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

In related coverage, The Boston Globe reports today that “Mass. to maintain curbs on protests; AG says US ruling doesn’t nullify law on funeral pickets.”

The York (Pa.) Sunday News reports that “In Snyder v. Phelps, high court avoided Internet speech issue; An attorney for Albert Snyder contends the Supreme Court should have considered an online ‘epic’ written about his son by Westboro Baptist Church; Some say the court will address the issue in the future.”

In The Detroit Free Press, columnist Mitch Albom has an op-ed entitled “Westboro case sounds right, but feels wrong.”

And in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger, columnist John Farmer has an op-ed entitled “Supreme Court abandoned good judgment in Snyder family case.”

“Her baby wasn’t expected to live, but Nebraska law banned abortion”: This article appears today in The Des Moines Register.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Justices get down, get funky with Tea Party.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.