“Flags of convenience: Ideological foes apply constitutional principles inconsistently.” Roy T. Englert Jr. and Alex Potapov will have this essay in the October 19, 2009 issue of The National Law Journal.

“Supreme Court race ‘a dead heat,’ says pollster”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Perry uses clemency sparingly on death row; Governor has never called off an execution on a claim of innocence”: The Houston Chronicle contains this article today.

“Justice system failings in wake of Hurricane Katrina left wounds that remain unhealed”: This article appears today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

“U.S. Supreme Court: Gun control on culture war’s front burner.” Michael Kirkland of United Press International has this report today.

“California gives the poor a new legal right; Under a new law, the state will provide lawyers in key civil cases, such as those dealing with eviction and domestic abuse; Advocates say underprivileged litigants will get a better shot at justice”: Carol J. Williams had this article yesterday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Justice returns to city: Sotomayor is star at 30th reunion”: Today’s edition of The New Haven Register contains this article.