“Democrats Defend Appointments”: Monday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “A leading Republican predicted Sunday that President Obama’s appointment of 15 officials while sidestepping Senate confirmation would make it more difficult to get bipartisan support for future legislation.”

“Obama Team Is Divided on Tactics Against Terrorism”: Charlie Savage will have this article Monday in The New York Times.

And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article headlined “No good options for President Obama in Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial.”

“Chief justice’s defeat in ’86 marked turning point; Contest altered complexion of judicial races; result set stage for GOP dominance on bench”: Jim Provance has this article today in The Toledo Blade.

“Time nearly up on malpractice suit against missing doctor; Family’s case against doctor who could not be found by legal deadline has gone to Texas Supreme Court”: Chuck Lindell has this interesting article today in The Austin American-Statesman.

“The ‘individual mandate’ an intrusion on civil society”: Law professor John Yoo has this op-ed today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“McDonald’s and strip-search victim settle lawsuit”: Yesterday’s edition of The Louisville Courier-Journal contained an article that begins, “With both sides unwilling to take their chances on an appeal, McDonald’s and strip-search victim Louise Ogborn have settled the lawsuit in which a jury awarded her $6.1 million.”

This blog’s earlier coverage of the case can be accessed here.

“Cocaine sentencing inequity goes to top court; Supreme Court will hear Percy Dillon’s plea for a substantial sentence reduction”: In today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Paula Reed Ward has this article about a case that is scheduled to be argued on Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.