“Justice Sotomayor’s toss down the middle”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Sonia Sotomayor was right down the middle with her ceremonial pitch at Yankee Stadium.”

MLB.com has a report, featuring video, headlined “Justice Sotomayor throws out first pitch; Molina catches lifelong Yankees fan ceremonial throw.”

And at the “Bats” blog of The New York Times, Jack Curry has a post titled “Justice Sotomayor Throws Out First Pitch.”

Available online from law.com: Tony Mauro reports that “Corporate Disputes Dominate the Docket as a New Justice Joins the Court.”

And Marcia Coyle reports that “High Court Justices to Take Up Lawyer Ethics, Errors; Six cases on the calendar will have direct consequences for the practice of law.”

“AP sources: Gitmo closing goal of Jan. may slip.” The Associated Press has this report.

“In Richmond court, Moussaoui lawyers argue for new trial”: Frank Green has this article today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

In commentary available online at FindLaw: Julie Hilden has an essay entitled “Should Lawyers Be Allowed to Blog Critically About Judges?”

And Laura Hodes has an essay entitled “Schools’ Suits Against Students Who Mock Them Online.”

“Two-tiered justice for terror suspects? The detainees at Guantanamo deserve their day in court.” The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

“Illinois Supreme Court: Wills can use religious tests; Jewish family restricted inheritance based on which heir married within their religion.” This article appeared yesterday in The Chicago Tribune.

My earlier coverage of the ruling appears at this link.

“Carlos Moreno, California high court justice, is raising his profile; The justice’s opposition to Proposition 8, a bold move for someone being considered for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, may signal a departure from the middle of the road”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

According to the article, “Moreno has declined to be considered for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, an intermediate court where judges have lifetime tenure. He said he would not leave the state’s top court for any court except the U.S. Supreme Court.”