Programming note: On Tuesday, my son and I will embark on a baseball-related road trip that will take us from the Philadelphia area to Cleveland and back over the next seven days.

Our first stop, on Tuesday, will be Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where on Tuesday night we will watch the Williamsport Crosscutters (the class A short-season affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (the class A short-season affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in New York-Penn League action.

On Wednesday, we will travel to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where on Wednesday night we will watch the Altoona Curve (the class AA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates) host the Akron Aeros (the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in Eastern League action.

On Thursday, we will travel to Niles, Ohio, where on Thursday night we will watch the Mahoning Valley Scrappers host the Jamestown Jammers (the class A short-season affiliate of the Florida Marlins) in New York-Penn League action. The logos of these two teams (see here and here) are alone worth the $3-per-ticket price of admission.

On Friday, we will travel to Akron, Ohio, where on Friday night we will watch the Akron Aeros host the Erie SeaWolves (the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) in Eastern League action.

On Saturday, it’s on to Cleveland, where we will see the Cleveland Indians host the Minnesota Twins.

On Sunday, we head to Pittsburgh to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals.

And on our way home from Pittsburgh on Monday, we’ll stop at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to visit the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Appellate law-related blogging and occasional baseball-related posts will continue to appear here during the days ahead while I’m on the road.

“Appeals court explains sports betting ruling”: The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware has this update.

And Tuesday in The Legal Intelligencer, Shannon P. Duffy will have an article headlined “3rd Circuit Explains Why It Sacked Delaware Sports Lottery.”

My earlier coverage of today’s Third Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Montana Court to Weigh In on Assisted Suicide Case”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

“Fewer Newspapers Fight to Open Court Proceedings”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.

“Major cigarette makers sue over new tobacco law”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Two of the three largest U.S. tobacco companies filed suit against federal authorities Monday, claiming a law that gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration new authority over tobacco violates their right to free speech.”

“We must decide whether California law allows a celebrity to sue a greeting card company for using her image and catchphrase in a birthday card without her permission.” So begins today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case captioned Paris Hilton v. Hallmark Cards.

Update: The Associated Press reports that “Court sides with Paris Hilton in Hallmark fight.”

And Reuters has a report headlined “Court: Paris Hilton can pursue Hallmark lawsuit.”

“Court limits Delaware betting plan to NFL parlays”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court on Monday dealt another body blow to Delaware’s plans for a new sports betting lottery, saying it must be limited to parlay bets on professional football games.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man?” David Grann has this article in the September 7, 2009 issue of The New Yorker.