“One View of Chief Justice Nominee Roberts”: This segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Law Professor Cass R. Sunstein appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Weekend Edition – Saturday.”

Available online from The Economist: The magazine has posted online articles headlined “The battle begins: John Roberts’s nomination as chief justice makes the coming Senate hearings all the more momentous” and “William Rehnquist, America’s chief justice, died on September 3rd, aged 80.”

“Schedule for Roberts Confirmation Hearings”: Via The Associated Press, you can access it here.

“The Memo That Rehnquist Wrote and Had to Disown”: In Sunday’s issue of The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have this article in the Week in Review section. The newspaper will also contain an article headlined “Constitutional Lessons, Old and New, on Display.”

And Sunday’s edition of Newsday will contain an article headlined “Tilting the balance of power.”

“Roberts Cultivated An Audience With Justices for Years”: This front page article will appear Sunday in The Washington Post.

Sunday in The Philadelphia Inquirer, political analyst Dick Polman will have an article headlined “Roberts confirmation hearings may give Bush a brief reprieve” that begins, “Who could have ever imagined that President Bush’s safest port in the storm would be a Supreme Court confirmation fight?”

And Gina Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Roberts May Be Sidelined in Some Cases.”

“Judicial Entrepreneurs on the U.S. Courts of Appeals: A Citation Analysis of Judicial Influence.” Jeffrey A. Berger and Law Professor Tracey E. George have this essay online at SSRN (via “Appellate Law & Practice“).

“Pa. trial program: Jurors take notes in criminal cases; Before the two-year test began, the state was one of a handful prohibiting the practice; The notepads will be confidential.” This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Judge Loosens Library Gag; FBI Can’t Curb Speech, She Says”: Lynne Tuohy has this article today in The Hartford Courant.

And The New York Times reports today that “Plaintiffs Win Round in Lawsuit on Patriot Act.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut at this link.

“Elite colleges’ welcome brings unexpected boon”: The Boston Globe today contains an article that begins, “When Marc Mandel applied to law schools three years ago, he didn’t consider Harvard. The Pittsfield native figured it was beyond his reach. But with the upheaval of Hurricane Katrina, his thinking changed: The Tulane University School of Law student, in a striking academic trade-up, has gained admittance to Harvard Law School this semester as part of the school’s relief efforts.”

“Pivotal Politics, Appointments Gridlock, and the Nuclear Option”: Professors David S. Law and Lawrence B. Solum have this essay online at SSRN.

“Pitfalls of Senate hearings are well known to Roberts”: This article appeared yesterday in The Sacramento Bee.

“Judge Roberts, the Committee Is Interested in Your View on…” Linda Greenhouse will have this article Sunday in The New York Times.

“Judge supports CNN request to cover Katrina’s toll”: CNN.com provides this report. My earlier coverage is here.

“U.S. Wins Court Ruling in ‘Dirty Bomb’ Case; An appellate panel says Jose Padilla can be detained indefinitely without trial or charge”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

In The Boston Globe, Charlie Savage reports that “Court backs Bush on detainee; Says citizen can be held without trial.”

The Washington Times reports that “Court upholds Padilla detention.”

In The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Court rules against terror suspect; U.S. can continue to detain citizen without charging him with a crime.”

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Court rules U.S. can detain suspect; President has power to hold citizen seen as ‘enemy combatant.’”

And in commentary, The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled “Indict Jose Padilla.”

“Justice touts importance of top court”: The Gainesville Sun today contains an article that begins, “Sandra Day O’Connor, who broke ground as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke Friday at the dedication of the $25 million expansion and renovation of the academic facilities at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.”

And the newspaper also contains an article headlined “Humble start didn’t stop Sandra Day O’Connor.”

“Gonzales Is Defended As Suitable for Court; Allies Call Attorney General a True Conservative”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Much at Stake for Democrats in Confirmation Hearings; The party might use the spotlight to try to broaden its electoral appeal; The tactic of showcasing values carries some risk.”

In news from Maine, The Portland Press Herald reports that “Collins finds Roberts to be ‘very forthright,’” while The Bangor Daily News reports that “Pro-life group’s ads blast senators; Collins lauds justice nominee.”

The Rocky Mountain News reports that “Salazar, chief justice nominee discuss issues; Senator says he still has questions he’d like answered.”

The Denver Post reports that “Salazar sees a leader in Roberts.”

And from Alabama, The Associated Press reports that “Coach speaks against Supreme Court nominee.”

In commentary, The St. Petersburg Times contains an editorial entitled “A model of judicial restraint.”

The Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois contains an editorial entitled “No need to intensify scrutiny of Roberts.”

In The San Antonio Express-News, columnist Gary Martin has an op-ed entitled “Minorities, women land in Bush’s Supreme spotlight.”

And in The Naples Daily News, Amie Parnes has an essay entitled “Nominee wins over Martinez in meeting.”