“Cleveland Solo Takes His Civ Pro Case Before the Justices”: Mark Walsh has this post at ABA Journal’s “Law News Now” blog.

You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Ortiz v. Jordan, No. 09-737, at this link.

“Supreme Court to decide schoolchildren’s rights; A student questioned on campus argues that police should have given him a Miranda warning”: David G. Savage will have this article Tuesday in The Los Angeles Times.

In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have an article headlined “Court to Weigh Legal Aid in Contempt Cases.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has articles headlined “Advocacy groups won’t get Supreme Court’s ear on campaign finance; US Supreme Court declined Monday to examine whether nonprofit political advocacy groups can enjoy less stringent campaign finance rules that corporations and labor unions now do” and “Supreme Court declines to hear wrongly accused man’s Patriot Act challenge; A Muslim American who was wrongly accused of involvement in a terror attack challenged a Patriot Act change to FISA as violating the Fourth Amendment; A federal judge agreed.”

“In Wis., Feingold feels impact of court ruling”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “Sometimes, it takes years to see the impact of a Supreme Court decision on American life, and sometimes a ruling lands with an explosion. The Roberts Court’s game-changing decisions on campaign finance reform have been both.”

“Ottawa agrees to repatriate Omar Khadr”: The Toronto Globe and Mail has this news update.

The Toronto Star has a news update headlined “Foreign minister on hot seat over Khadr deal.”

And CNN.com reports that “Canada says it will accept Guantanamo detainee Khadr in a year.”

“Appeals court extends life of gay military policy”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal appeals court on Monday indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy.”

Update: You can access today’s order of a divided three-judge Ninth Circuit panel at this link.

In other coverage, Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has a news update headlined “‘Don’t ask’ will be the law until at least spring.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein reports that “‘Don’t Ask’ policy kept in place.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Military gay policy continues.”

“Grand Theft First Amendment: Will the Supreme Court limit the sale of violent video games to children?” Emily Bazelon has this essay online at Slate.

“Don’t Defend, Don’t Appeal? When may a president decline to defend a federal law?” Edward Whelan has this article in The Weekly Standard.

“A First Amendment Case, Shrouded in Secrets”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.

“High Court to Weigh ‘Miranda’ Rights of Juveniles at School”: Mark Walsh has this post today at the “School Law” blog of Education Week.

“Law Review: Justice Breyer seeks a multidimensional approach to dissecting constitutional questions.” This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Lawrence Hurley is reporting: In his new position as legal reporter for Greenwire, he has articles headlined “Supreme Court Asks Obama Admin to Weigh In on Riverbed Dispute” and “Debate Continues Over Impact of Supreme Court’s Whale Ruling on Enviros’ Bids to Halt Projects.”

“New Iowa Poll: Voters tilt toward axing justices.” The Des Moines Register has this report.

“Custody upheld for Vt. lesbian non-biological mom”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Vermont Supreme Court says a family court was right to award custody of an 8-year-old girl to her non-biological mother in a lesbian custody case.”

“Woman convicted in deadly Pa. collar bomb robbery”: The Associated Press has this report.

“9th Circuit Court hears AZ immigration enforcement law”: C-SPAN has posted the video of today’s oral argument at this link.

The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Arizona illegal immigration law gets appeals court hearing; Bill sponsor Pearce: Hearing ‘went fairly well.’”

And The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law.”

“Romantic note interrupts Conn. home invasion trial”: The Associated Press has this report.

And The Hartford Courant has a news update headlined “Judge: Final Alternate Juror In Steven Hayes Case Can Stay Despite Note To Marshal.”

“Immigration-law fight far from over as Appeals Court considers injunction”: Today’s edition of The Arizona Republic contains an article that begins, “With battle lines over immigration drawn and the nation watching, attorneys for Arizona and the U.S. Department of Justice will debate Monday lifting a preliminary injunction against portions of the state’s controversial immigration law, known as Senate Bill 1070.”

Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star reports today that “Three US judges being asked today to let state enforce immigration law; Arizona to make case for SB 1070.”

Jerry Markon of The Washington Post reports that “Arizona’s immigration law goes before U.S. appeals court.”

The Contra Costa Times reported yesterday that “Arizona immigration law gets its day in San Francisco court.”

And ABCNews.com reports that “Showdown Over Arizona Immigration Law Reaches Federal Appeals Court; Lawyers for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Justice Department Make Oral Arguments Before Three-Judge Panel.”

C-SPAN plans to broadcast live at noon eastern time today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link.

The Court today granted review in five cases and called for the views of the Solicitor General in two cases.

Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissent from the denial of certiorari in Wong v. Smith, No. 09-1031. The Chief Justice and Justice Antonin Scalia joined in Justice Alito’s dissent.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court to decide university patent case“; “High court rejects campaign finance appeal“; “High court turns down Patriot Act challenger“; and “Court won’t hear Nintendo patent case.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Youth Miranda rights at issue.”

“Skilling puts legal theory to test; ‘Honest services’ doctrine is focus of former Enron CEO’s appeal today”: This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.