“Forest Grove asks U.S. Supreme Court to settle special education case”: This article appears today in The Oregonian. The newspaper has posted the petition for writ of certiorari at this link.

“Reject notion of ‘living constitution,’ Scalia tells USU crowd”: The Deseret News provides this update.

And The Herald Journal of Logan, Utah provides a news update headlined “Supreme Court Justice Scalia speaks to huge USU audience.”

“Supreme opportunity: New England Law students get chance to study with Justice Antonin Scalia.” This article will appear Tuesday in The Boston Herald.

“Kan. abortion provider seeks dismissal of charges”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“California’s deceptive Proposition 4: It says it’s about parental notification, but it’s really about attacking legalized abortion.” Francesca Ratner has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Brain test could be next polygraph; Seattle scientist making his pitch”: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer today contains an article that begins, “A Seattle scientist who has developed an electronic brain test that he says could improve our ability to force criminals to reveal themselves, identify potential terrorists and free those wrongly convicted may have finally broken through the bureaucratic barriers that he believes have served to stifle adoption of the pioneering technique.”

“Bush Was Shielded From Crisis: President was nowhere in the picture as Cheney fought to keep surveillance program on track.” This book excerpt appears today on the front page of The Washington Post.

“No heir apparent for exiting chief judge; Judith S. Kaye held job longer than anyone else”: This article appears today in The Times Union of Albany, New York.

“‘Libel Tourism’: When Freedom of Speech Takes a Holiday.” Adam Cohen has this “Editorial Observer” essay today in The New York Times.

“Put Palin on the Supreme Court: Washington’s old-boy problem hardly ends at the Oval Office.” Columnist Dahlia Lithwick has this essay in the September 22, 2008 issue of Newsweek.

“9/11 justice: War crimes tribunals don’t engage public; On Sept. 11, the trials at Guantanamo designed to get justice seem remote, military-run affairs that don’t capture the imagination of the American people.” Carol Rosenberg had this article last Thursday in The Miami Herald.

“All pants rise for judge of dignity”: Columnist Sue Carlton had this op-ed yesterday in The St. Petersburg Times.

“Animal rights drive dog lawsuit; Money ‘not the object’: Ellijay couple say the unnecessary loss of their pet has them left empty, angry.” This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Supreme Court visits Yale Law”: The Yale Daily News today contains an article that begins, “The Yale Law School auditorium was transformed Friday from a classroom into a courtroom. Students were privy to up-close Connecticut Supreme Court action when it set up shop at the Law School, part of a decades-old program that takes the court on the road to universities and high schools across the state.”

“Former Guantanamo chief takes helm at R.I. Veterans Home”: This article appears today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

“Senior Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya: ‘I love my court.'” Edward Fitzpatrick had this article yesterday in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

“High-Stakes Trial Is Set Against Alleged Hamas Arm”: Today in The New York Sun, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, “Prosecutors are set today to take a second run at convicting officers of a Texas-based charity that the government contends was a Hamas beachhead in America, the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development.”

And The Dallas Morning News reports today that “Holy Land prosecution begins again.”

“GIs Look to 9 for Justice on War Wounds; Several Cases on Supreme Court’s Docket Are Already Generating Interest”: Joseph Goldstein has this article today in The New York Sun.