“Legal Prostitution Under Pressure in Rhode Island”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 1: Progressive Field (formerly known as Jacobs Field) in Cleveland is an impressive ballpark. The Indians, the ballpark’s main tenant, are not quite as impressive. But we shall nevertheless continue to enjoy today’s giveaway item, the Travis Hafner pen holder bobblehead. You can access the box score of today’s game at this link, while articles about the game can be accessed here and here.

Tomorrow morning, we will return to our home state of Pennsylvania to visit Pittsburgh, where tomorrow afternoon we will watch the Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals at beautiful PNC Park.

“Hillary movie puts campaign finance limits at risk”: Jesse J. Holland and Mark Sherman of The Associated Press have this report.

“Not Innocent Enough: The elusive search for the sufficiently innocent death-row victim.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Argument preview: Corporations in politics.” Lyle Denniston has this lengthy post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Bail denied in appeals by Simpson, Stewart”: The Las Vegas Review-Journal today contains an article that begins, “The Nevada Supreme Court Friday denied motions for bail from O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant while they appeal their convictions for kidnapping and armed robbery.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Nevada high court denies OJ bid for prison release.”

“Federal court ruling would let city’s adult shops run 24/7; Judges: City must show a compelling reason for ordinance that restricts businesses’ hours, days.” Today’s edition of The Indianapolis Star contains an article that begins, “Adult businesses selling books, movies and sex paraphernalia in Indianapolis will be able to open on Sundays — and 24 hours a day — unless the city can prove there is some compelling reason why it is singling out that particular day and particular hours. A federal appeals court ruling issued Thursday casts serious doubts on the future of key parts of a 2003 city ordinance that more strictly regulates ‘adult entertainment businesses’ in Indianapolis.”

Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is the author of the ruling, which that court issued in typescript format on Thursday.

Available online from law.com: Tony Mauro has articles headlined “Lots of Buzz Over High Court Campaign Finance Case, but Does FEC Have a Shot? Some advocates say fate of funding limits for political races is already set” and “In Revealing New Memoir, a Friend Remembers Rehnquist.”

And in other news, “High-Stakes Tax Dispute May Spell Solo’s Second Trip to U.S. Supreme Court; At issue is whether companies can collect nearly $212M in refund claims after Kentucky’s tax rules were changed.”

“Ashcroft can be sued over arrests, appeals court rules; A 9th Circuit panel says the ex-attorney general violated the rights of citizens held as material witnesses without cause after 9/11; Rights advocates praise the ruling in Abdullah Kidd’s case”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Today in The New York Times, John Schwartz reports that “Panel Rules Against Ashcroft in Detention Case.”

Carrie Johnson of The Washington Post reports that “Court Allows Lawsuit Against Ashcroft; Former Official’s Bid for Immunity In Ex-Detainee’s Case Is Rejected.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Ashcroft can be sued over jailing ‘witnesses.’”

The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case.”

Justin Blum and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News report that “Ashcroft Can Be Sued in Detention Case, Court Says.”

And law.com reports that “9th Circuit Blasts Feds for Post-9/11 Detention of ‘Material Witness.’”

You can access yesterday’s lengthy ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“California takes prison-overcrowding fight to U.S. Supreme Court”: Howard Mintz has this article today in The San Jose Mercury News.

And in related coverage, The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Cash-strapped states revise laws to get inmates out; Mandatory sentencing laws are relaxed, parole is accelerated, and time off for good behavior is increased as states scramble to save money.”